by RUTH KIM
A rather small city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, Icheon (not to be confused with the much larger city of Incheon) boasts a big achievement: the town is the center of traditional South Korean ceramic art. Inside a village, there are more 300 ceramics studios where masters revive the age-old artistic tradition. Nearly 40 of the studios still use wood-fired kilns.
This film, produced by the American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA), shows five masters from Icheon at work. The process is mesmerizing. Take a moment to appreciate the dexterity, artistry, and passion that goes into each ceramic masterpiece. “Although technological advances constantly redefine the ceramic industry, Korean ceramic artists strive to preserve the tradition of peace, simplicity, and spiritual temperance of Korean art,” the museum writes.
