Affectionate Things
Solo Exhibition of Dongyoon Park
Date : June 11 - July 8, 2015
Opening Reception: June 18, 2015 at 6:00 - 8:00pm
Chelsea, New York
Dongyoon Park creates paintings that cannot be described simply as pictures. They are sculptural as well.
They cannot be described as simply contemporary, as they are referencing and embracing ancient traditions and
forms, as well. They cannot be described as solely conceptual, as they embody the artist's philosophy and emotional
response to his world as well.
All the pieces from the same body of work share the same title – Affectionate Things. The artist describes his
approach as his attempt to express the traditional beauty and sensibility of the Korean aesthetic. Park utilizes Korea's
revered Hanji paper to construct bas-relief collage compositions that are once modern, and at the same time touching
Korea's five thousand year cultural history. His deep affection for the world around him and the world that came
before him comes through in his choice of shapes, colors and material.
| "Affectionate Things 201503- Flower"
31.5" x 31.5" Hanji on canvas 2015 |
| "Affectionate Things 201503- Flower II"
71.6" x 71.6" Hanji on canvas 2014
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| "Affectionate Things 201501-Moon"
39.3" x 39.3" Hanji on canvas 2015
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