2010 COMPETITION
"Mu-Reung-Do-Won" 39"x110", Korean Ink on Korean paper, 2009 Koo, Bon-A is a candidate for a PhD in Fine Art and received her B.F.A and M.F.A at Hong-Ik University, Seoul, Korea. She has had numerous solo exhibitions at Insa Art Center, Seoul ; Korean Culture Center in Paris, France and Contemporary Museum of Hong-Ik University, Seoul. The main themes of Koo’s pieces are based on an old Korean saying ‘Wol-In-Chun-Kang-Ji-Kog. It is one of the most important topics in the religious meditation ‘Son’. Translated, it means ‘the moon that sheds light over a thousand rivers’. She explains that depending on who notices it, the moon that is reflected in the rivers stirs a different emotion from everyone. Meditation is a reoccurring subject in her work; a Zen quality presents in all her pieces.
"Sameness, Division, Difference-1" 11"x11"x11", Eyeglass lenses, copper, acrylic and electronics, 2007
Lee, Sun-Me was born in Korea and received her M.F.A at Kook-Min University, Seoul, Korea. She has exhibited in galleries and museums in Korea; Dae-an Space Nun, UV House and the Museum of Art in Su-won. Lee's installation work, "Sameness, Division, Difference" using eyeglass lenses, examines the subjectivity of perception. She installs the lighting inside of the cube and it is refracted when passed through a frame of eyeglasses lenses. The shadow from the refraction makes various images. They seem to be traces of people. Due to its three- dimensionality, the work expands when viewed from various angles.
"The Rhythm of Life" 51"x63", Oil on canvas, 2007 Shin, Jung-Deok received his B.F.A and M.F.A at Hong-Ik University, Seoul, Korea. He was awarded a Vermont Studio Center Residency Program Freeman Full Fellowship in 2000 and 2001. He has had numerous solo exhibitions in Seoul, Paris, Italy, Geneva, and Beijing. He is a professor of Fine Art at Han-Nam University, Korea. Shin's art has been based on the formation of life. In his work, "The Rhythm of Life", he uses slices of Chinese quince to construct his work. The slices are randomly arranged to overlap on the picture and painted with colors. With overlapping technique and the monochromatic color scheme, Shin creates a very distinct aesthetic and rhythmical quality. In his work he expresses vivacity of life while creating a new form of Oriental based aesthetic.
"The Blue" 46"x35", Acrylic on canvas, 2010
Suh, Kyoung-Ja received her B.F.A and M.F.A. at Hong-Ik University, Seoul, Korea. She has had numerous solo exhibitions at Sun Gallery, Seoul; at Calerie EVERARTS, Paris, France; China Council, Shanghai and 9-Art Space, Beijing, China among other venues. Also she has participated in various art fairs in Asia, including China Shaghai Internatioanl Art Fair, MANIF Seoul-International Art Fair, Seoul and Beijing International Art Biennale
Like the title suggests, Suh’s piece “The Blue” is an exploration of the consciousness and its visual manifestation. The natural imagery can be perceived as a parallel for the artist’s own strive for life. Suh focuses on forms that remain strong and constant despite the ever-changing environment. Through color and form, she exposes her own spirit.
"Shadow Trace" 36"x25", Acrylic on canvas, 2010
Youn, Hye-Sung received her B.F.A. at Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea and studied at Ecole Superior of Fine Art of Marseille, and DNSP and DNSEP, France. She has exhibited in many galleries and museums in France, Korea and other countries; at Gallery 89, Paris, France; Yesong Art Museum, Seoul and Seoul Arts Center, Seoul; New York Open Center, New York.
Using shadow as a main theme, Youn expresses the duality of life. Through playing with light versus dark and visible versus invisible, she creates the shadow imagery. She addresses the active role of light as being the source of shadow, which serves as a metaphor for light being the source of life. In recent work, Youn focuses on the shadows of foliage. She attributes humanistic qualities to the leaves by composing them as if in conversation with one-another.ong and constant despite the ever changing environment. Through color and form, she exposes her own spirit.
THE EXHIBITION OF 2010 WINNERS
We provided the group exhibition of 2010 winners in our gallery on Dec.01- Dec. 15, 2010.
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