Ray Bub - Competitions

The First World Ceramic Biennale 2001 Korea International Competition

This competition was held as part of the WORLD CERAMIC EXPOSITION 2001 KOREA. From August 10 to October 28, 2001 at three sites in Kyonggi Province the WORLD CERAMIC EXPOSITION 2001 celebrated the past, present, and future of ceramic art from all over the world. For more information, visit the Official Event Site at www.worldceramic.or.kr/eng/index.html.

The 15 exhibitions included:

World Ceramic Heritages
"A historical project shedding new light on the vestiges of the world's ceramic civilizations."

Northeast Asian Ceramic Interchanges
"An exhibition designed to re-illuminate the Northeastern ceramic cultures that enriched the world history of ceramics."

World Contemporary Ceramics
"The aim of this exhibition was to exhibit the great achievements of ceramic arts in the late 20th century and to prospect the future direction of ceramic arts through retrospection."

Korean Contemporary Ceramics
"This exhibition was designed to showcase the changing features of Korean contemporary ceramic arts and to suggest a new vision into the 21st century."

Korean Traditional Ceramics
"Korea is a nation possessing grand ceramic civilization and tradition." This exhibition illustrates the "aesthetics and craftsmanship of Korean potters."

International Ceramic Designs
"This exhibition showcased the latest trends in world ceramic designs and the beauty of livingwares, through the works of 20 leading international ceramic designers."

This highly successful series of events attracted 6,060,865 visitors, including 210,815 attendees from outside of Korea. The Korean Government and private sponsors spent approximately US$100 million to establish and promote this prestigious World Ceramic Exposition 2001 Korea.

My teapot, "Lemon Yellow Triangular Cross-Section Reassembled Hollow Ring Teapot," was one of 305 fired clay artworks slected from 4206 entries for the International Competition portion of the First World Ceramics Biennale 2001 Korea. The WORLD CERAMIC EXPOSITION 2001 KOREA hosted the First World Ceramics Biennale to "accomodate the varied trends of contemporary ceramic arts." In addition to the International Competition, the Biennale was comprised of an invited exhibition, an international ceramic workshop, and an international ceramic symposium.

View a full page version of the official certificate awarded my piece (left) and the page from the official competition catalog featuring "Lemon Yellow Triangular Cross-Section Reassembled Hollow Ring Teapot" (right).