Yellowave (black) 1

Jiha Moon, Yellowave (black) 1, 2020, black stoneware, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Alturas Foundation, 2021.50.2
Jiha Moon, Yellowave (black) 1, 2020, black stoneware, overall_​1: 11 1⁄8 × 7 1⁄2 × 5 3⁄4 in. (28.3 × 19.1 × 14.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Alturas Foundation, 2021.50.2

Artwork Details

Title
Yellowave (black) 1
Artist
Date
2020
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
overall_​1: 11 1⁄8 × 7 1⁄2 × 5 3⁄4 in. (28.3 × 19.1 × 14.6 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by the Alturas Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
black stoneware
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
2021.50.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2021.50.2

Artwork Description

Jiha Moon brings together inspiration from unexpected sources, like the stylized brushstrokes of Pop art painter Roy Lichtenstein, classical Korean calligraphy, Fu Dogs from traditional Chinese architecture, and even banana peels. “I am a cartographer of cultures and an icon maker in my lucid worlds,” the artist explains. Here, presented in the universal shape of a vase, she nimbly combines all these elements to upend perceptions of time and place.


This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, 2022

Works by this artist (2 items)

Jiha Moon, Tiger Banana, 2023, stoneware, underglaze, glaze, and synthetic hair, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Howard Kottler Endowment for Ceramic Art, 2024.12, © 2024, Jiha Moon
Tiger Banana
Artist
Date2023
stoneware, underglaze, glaze, and synthetic hair
On view
Jiha Moon, Yellowave (black) 1, 2020, black stoneware, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Alturas Foundation, 2021.50.2
Yellowave (black) 1
Artist
Date2020
black stoneware
Not on view

Exhibitions

Quilt featuring the portrait of a woman
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World
May 13, 2022–April 2, 2023
Renwick Gallery
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World showcases the dynamic landscape of American craft today.

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