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 18 × 7 12 × 5 34 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 18 × 7 12 × 5 34 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

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 (162 items)

Chiura Obata, El Capitán, 1931, color woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Obata Family, 2000.76.24, © 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani
El Capitán
Date1931
color woodcut on paper
Not on view
Chiura Obata, Untitled (Magnolia in a Blue Round Vase), ca.1930s, ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Estate of Chiura Obata, 2020.74
Untitled (Magnolia in a Blue Round Vase)
Dateca.1930s
ink on paper
Not on view
Chiura Obata, Landslide, 1941, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Estate of Chiura Obata, 2020.72.2
Landslide
Date1941
watercolor on paper
Not on view
Chiura Obata, Topaz, ca. 1942, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Estate of Chiura Obata, 2020.72.5
Topaz
Dateca. 1942
pencil on paper
Not on view

Exhibitions

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