Dunhuang Ceramic Residency 2016

All of the work below was made during my time as a ceramic sculptor in residence in the Gansu province, China. The culmination of the residency was a group exhibition entitled "Post Painted-Pottery Culture" at Lanzhou City University. All of the work was made using local Lanzhou clay, which was also the primary ingredient in most of the glazes.

​Silk Road Construction

ceramic & found objects (bicycle cart, reproduction Tang dynasty camel, sand)
approximately 9 feet tall

Badminton Garden (Mao Pao Tong)

ceramic, badminton net, tape

Monkey With Nimbus

ceramic, found objects

Shou Xing Constructions

Picture
Construction with Shou Xing 1
three ceramic sculptures
approximately 15-18" tall 

About David  

David J. P. Hooker lives and works in the greater Chicago area, where he is an artist and Chair of the Art Department at Wheaton College. He received an M.F.A. in Ceramics from Kent State University and a B.A. in English from Furman University. 
 
His artistic practice explores the inherent value of materials, objects, and places, hoping to find ways to better connect and understand the world we live in. Recently he was awarded the Dunhuang Ceramic Residency and spent two months as artist in residence in Lanzhou, China. 
 
When David is not freaking out over deadlines, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Elaine, his children Abbey and Samuel, and the family cat, Evee. He also enjoys baseball, BBQ, and tennis—not necessarily in that order.
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