Jenchi Wu
February 25 – March 25, 2011
Opening reception: Friday, February 25, 5-7pm
Public lecture: March 16, 4:30pm, Room H111
Jenchi Wu, newly hired head of ceramics at Ventura College, pushes clay physically and conceptually. She will exhibit her often large clay works that, as she says, "challenges and provokes people to look at ceramics in a different way. Central to the role of ceramics as a contemporary art form is the thought process one instills in their work – whether it is a functional vessel or a conceptual art installation. My art challenges and provokes people to look at ceramics in a different way. I present the medium in a way that challenges their expectations and preconceptions. My work endeavors to demonstrate how external forces such as inertia and gravity affect the medium, as well how the work affects the environment and the very space it occupies.”
Jenchi Wu’s ceramics have been exhibited throughout Southern California, including the noted American Museum of Ceramic Art. Her sculpture confronts a traditional response to ceramics, showing viewers the flexible possibilities of a contemporary approach to clay. She and her work have been featured on KCET, Los Angeles public television.
Opening reception: Friday, February 25, 5-7pm
Public lecture: March 16, 4:30pm, Room H111
Jenchi Wu, newly hired head of ceramics at Ventura College, pushes clay physically and conceptually. She will exhibit her often large clay works that, as she says, "challenges and provokes people to look at ceramics in a different way. Central to the role of ceramics as a contemporary art form is the thought process one instills in their work – whether it is a functional vessel or a conceptual art installation. My art challenges and provokes people to look at ceramics in a different way. I present the medium in a way that challenges their expectations and preconceptions. My work endeavors to demonstrate how external forces such as inertia and gravity affect the medium, as well how the work affects the environment and the very space it occupies.”
Jenchi Wu’s ceramics have been exhibited throughout Southern California, including the noted American Museum of Ceramic Art. Her sculpture confronts a traditional response to ceramics, showing viewers the flexible possibilities of a contemporary approach to clay. She and her work have been featured on KCET, Los Angeles public television.
