Leaky Boundaries

Artist Statement

My ceramics begin as functional forms - a candle holder, a cup, a bowl - then leak into surreal landscapes. Hand-built in clay with glazes, each piece invites non-ceramic guests: dried plants, fur, glass, and miniature plastic figures. A tiny worker sleeps beside his computer under a pink candle. A pig balances on a flower-filled glass. A baby waits for toast in a wobbly nest-bowl. These are functional containers, but also of dream logic and absurdity, creating leaky boundaries between utility, sculpture, and story.

Selected Works

Medium
Primary medium ceramic, with mixed media
Process
Hand-built stoneware, layered glazes, integrated found objects
Year
2026

Works

Candle Holder Landscape by Chun Wang featuring pink candle, dried grass, and miniature figure with computer
Work 1 — After Hours Altar. Hand-built stoneware, glaze, candle, dried grass, miniature computer and figure. Approx. 5 x 8 x 18 in.
Peach Cup by Chun Wang with ceramic peach base, glass, and miniature pig
Work 2 — Aperitif. Ceramics, glass cocktail cup, faux fur, fresh flowers, cherry stem, miniature pig. Approx. 5 x 5 x 6 in.
Nest Bowl by Chun Wang with dried twigs and miniature toaster
Work 3 — Morning in the Nest. Hand-built white stoneware nest-bowl on four legs, glaze, dried twigs, miniature toaster with toast, figure. Approx. 6 x 10 x 18 in.