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The museum's exposed concrete and steel supports give it a grey exterior. Tall and pure in color, the museum has big glass curtains that allow sunlight to shine through and radiate the spacious interior with countless visual effects. The simple hues of the museum result in the indoor ceramic exhibits changing their texture and appearance with different sunlight. The museum is an arena where the artworks have limitless potentials. This is a character of the museum.
Behind the museum, the Ceramics Park demonstrates the diversity of ceramics. In addition to providing an outdoor exhibition space for the artworks, it also combines the earth, water, and plants to show the balance between human creations and nature. Different aspects of clay are integrated with the natural environment. The visitors can appreciate the boundless possibilities of ceramics while relaxing.
The main plan of the museum and the park incorporates Western building materials and technology. The elements are combined like cells. The space freely extends like a pursue of the Taoist and Buddhist realization of emptiness and truth. In addition, the simple design does not interfere with the art and visitors. This is a kind of “background architecture” that creates a sense of intimacy between the viewers and the artworks. As a result, the Yingge Ceramics Museum is an exhibition and activity space for ceramic art that has a beautiful architecture to accompany it.
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