Olijug
Date2020
MediumEarthenware, glaze, underglaze
Dimensions17 × 11 1/2 × 9 inches (43.2 × 29.2 × 22.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Paul Miller, Savannah, GA
Object number2025.21
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextOriginally from Daegu, South Korea, Jiha Moon currently lives and works in Tallahassee, Florida. Describing herself as “a cartographer of cultures and an icon maker in my lucid worlds,” Moon mixes elements from Asian cultures, contemporary art, and popular culture to create a vibrant visual language. Moon often uses yellow to acknowledge the association of the color to racial prejudices towards Asian identities in the U.S. In Olijug, Moon mimics her son’s facial expressions, applying happy, cute smiles and naughty smirks to the sides of the form. She painted yellow brushstrokes around the stacked vessels to imitate the marks of Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997) known for his comic book-inspired style. Fortune cookies repeat as the stereotype for Asian Americans, and peaches symbolize long life and prosperity in Korean culture as well as the artist’s time spent in Georgia.
