Chunghi Choo, Blooming Vessel, 2004, copper with silver-plating, 19 x 8 x 7 1⁄4 in. (48.3 x 20.3 x 18.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 2007.1
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Blooming Vessel
- Artist
- Date
- 2004
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 19 x 8 x 7 1⁄4 in. (48.3 x 20.3 x 18.4 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of the James Renwick Alliance
- Mediums Description
- copper with silver-plating
- Classifications
- Object Number
- 2007.1
Artwork Description
“I find inspiration from wherever or whatever comes to my mind. It could be a form from nature, a flower, and, most of the time, I take risks and venture out and sail from whatever is there. Some of the better pieces I produced this way contain a spark that brings the pieces to life.” —Chunghi Choo
Chunghi Choo’s vase suspends the moment just before a flower fully blooms. She achieves organic, spontaneous forms in metal with an electroforming process adapted from industrial design, in which copper adheres to the surface of a wax mold in an acid bath. The wax melts and leaves the hollow copper form. Choo then uses a similar process to plate the copper surface with silver.
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