Yih Wen Kuo - Eternal Home

14 in x 15 in x 7 in

Fusing architectural and natural imagery, this striking piece is part of the artist's "Eternal Home" series. Asymmetrical with a minimalist, squared form, this work features a black glaze that catches the light, revealing the textured surface. Yih-Wen's fanciful reimagining of a home features two entry-points or "windows" that belie its solidity and encourages the viewer to peer inside.

In an artist's statement written for his 2006 exhibition at The Clay Studio, Yih-Wen Kuo revealed that he writes on the inside of his slabs before closing the form, making the finished piece "space containers" that both conceal and embody his thoughts. "Like a diary, it recorded my happiness and sadness, love and hate, affection and hostility, motivation and passivity, involvement and loneliness, up and down, and dreams"

Born in Taiwan, Yih-Wen Kuo began his studies at the National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei, Taiwan, where he received his Bachelor's degree. Upon completing his MFA study at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 1988, he became a Resident Artist at The Clay Studio under the Franklin Mint Fellowship. While his residency ended in 1990, Yih-Wen Kuo remained a champion of the Resident Artist Program. Many of his students, such as Andy Shaw, went on to become Residents themselves. Yih-Wen Kuo retired in 2021 with an Emeritus professorship from Northern Illinois University after 31 years of art teaching.

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