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He has exhibited in several exhibitions in Korea and abroad including \"Seoul Arts Fair\", and \"From the Fire: Contemporary Korean Ceramics\", 2004-2007, in the U.S.\n\nThe form was built up using both coils and slabs of clay. In this sculpture, the artist has covered the entire form with a first coat of dark coloured glaze and then applied, on some localised parts, other bright coloured glazes (yellow, green, purple). The contours of the motifs have been deeply incised using engraving tools. (a technique known as <i>sgraffito</i>).  This decorative technique has been used in the past in Korean ceramic tradition on one particular type of the <i><i>Punch’ong</i></i> wares, from the Jeolla Province ca. fifteenth century. This piece is an example of how Korean contemporary artists reinterpret the old<i> pun’chong</i> tradition and combine it with their own research and contemporary vision. The form draws its inspiration from,<i> sotdae</i>, the wooden pillar with a bird carved on the top, traditionally found at the entrance of Korean villages to bring luck and ward off evil spirits.\r\n\r\nThe piece was shown as part of the  exhibition Tradition Transformed  (  from 20 May to 3 October 2011 at the  V&amp;A ). Tradition Transformed   showcases the work of contemporary  Korean ceramic artists who combine  traditional methods with modern  ingenuity and innovative techniques.","physicalDescription":"Asymmetrical dark glazed sculpture engraved with leaf pattern.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"PARK, Kyoung Soon","id":"A39998"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28674"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"ceramic","id":"AAT235507"}],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Sgraffito technique","categories":[{"text":"Ceramics","id":"THES48982"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"EAS","id":"THES48596"},"images":["2011FB6323"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"001","id":"THES376485"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Sculpture","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"South Korea","id":"x30519"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"2002","earliest":"2002-01-01","latest":"2002-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Gift of the artist through the arrangement of the Korea Foundation, Seoul, Korea, and International Arts & Artists, Washington DC","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"40","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"55","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"15","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Stoneware sculpture, 'Bird and Tree', by Park Kyoung Soon, 2002","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"Tradition Transformed: Contemporary Korean Ceramics, International Arts & Artists,  Washington DC, 2006, p.116","free":""}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"Coiled and slab built form of Bird and Tree recalls the sotdae pole that was once placed at village entrances, while also evoking through its carved & coloured surfaces traditional Punch'ong wares","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null}}],"partNumbers":["FE.198-2011"],"accessionNumberNum":"198","accessionNumberPrefix":"FE","accessionYear":2011,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2026-08-28","recordCreationDate":"2011-07-11","availableToBook":false}}