Porcelain Urn

About Porcelain Urn

This white ceramic urn is both figurative and decorative with hand painted pink, blue and gold accents.

The eclectic artwork of award winning ceramicist Joon Hee Kim has received international acclaim. She is known for her superbly crafted hand shaped pieces that embrace her own rich Korean culture and yet also reflect a modern sensibility. This oval shaped ceramic urn is finely detailed and hand painted. Tiny faces, symbols and shell-like pieces adorn the exterior and frame a doll-like face on one side; a checkboard pattern on the other. The white porcelain provides a neutral background for the pink and deep blue painted accents. The entire piece is elevated by delicate gold paint edging. The lid of the urn is decorated with three small seated figures.

"Human" is not a subject to be depicted but a metaphorical charge animating my practice—a condition, fragmented, inherited, and in motion. My work in ceramics attends to this condition by interrogating the ways in which intersectional identity is lived and felt, shaped through the convergence of race, gender, displacement, and cultural memory.” Joon Hee Kim

“ A striking display of ceramic innovation both strong and personal content and technical virtuosity. The work exemplifies a powerful commitment to her craft with tremendous momentum.” Bruce Cochrane, Professor Emeritus of Ceramics at Sheridan College, Judge--Best of Ceramics Award

Joon Hee Kim is a Korean-Canadian ceramic artist who has an MA in Fine Arts from Chelsea College of Art in London and an advanced diploma in ceramics from Sheridan College. Born in South Korea, Kim worked as both a graphic designer and an art director prior to emigrating to Canada. She has held exhibitions in Canada, the US, the UK, Germany and Italy. Kim has received numerous awards and grants including the Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics, Canada’s top prize for emerging ceramic artists. Her work can be found in numerous public and private collections, notably The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, and the Dan Lawrie International Sculpture Collection.