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作家略歴
韓国光州生まれ。高麗青磁技法の復元に取り組んだ無形文化財の父を持ちながら、華僑学校を経て画家を目指しアメリカで美術を学ぶ。長い海外生活の末父の看病のため地元の光州に戻り、窯を継ぐことになりやがて青磁の世界に入りました。父親から伝授された伝統を継承しつつ、古今東西のアプローチを吸収しながら自分のアイデンティティを問いかけ続け、枠におさまりきらない自由で不思議な青磁世界を創り上げています。現在韓国光州無等陶窯にて制作。

Artist profile
Born in Gwangju, South Korea, Cho is a ceramic artist focusing on celadon. Despite having a father who devoted himself to the restoration of Goryeo celadon techniques, listed as an intangible cultural heritage, he pursued painting after attending a Chinese school, studying fine arts in America. After a long period abroad, he returned toGwangju to take care his father, eventually taking over the kiln and entering the world of celadon. While inheriting the traditions passed down from his father, he continues to question his own identity, absorbing approaches from various cultures and eras, ultimately creating a unique and boundless world of celadon.