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- [ Written and Materials Provided by Kim Hui-jin,Curator at The Columns Gallery ]
- Over the past 20 years, Jeon Gwang-yeong won international fame with a series of work entitled ‘Aggregation’ comprised of thousands of hanji-covered low wedge-shaped triangular columns. And recently, he finished eight etched mono-prints and nine paper-made jeobujo (low relief).
His past semi cubic works crossing the boundary between paintings and sculptures displayed dynamism and vitality through its projected elements. In contrast, the print works he finished this time show a new perspective on plain space with much underlying energy. He stayed in Singapore for a month, being engaged in the work in cooperation with the Singapore Tyler Print Institute (STPI), which boasts the best printing techs, with the support provided by the Singaporean government.
- The STPI had a skilled team of professionals and technicians with 30 years of experience support him to create spaces unique to his works. The team spent a lot of time producing the triangular frames often used in his work even before his arrival in Singapore. The work of covering and scooping out the sharp ends of the triangular pillars was a painful process requiring concentrated attention and close examination. The process required detailed experiments and examinations so as to prevent the sharp edges of the triangular pillar from easily wearing away and to make sure that the letters on the paper can be seen when making a model.
The mono prints display space unique to flat-surface paintings and the flow of lights promote an illusionary effect in contrast to the sense of reality displayed in a relief canvas. The canvas looks like a well-focused photo of a face. The widespread space remains out of focus, while the central space is sharply and clearly in focus. In areas where the copper plate is eroded by acid, the bottom reveals itself, creating a bleak scene pouring fragments as if it were pouring out lava.
- Aggregation 06-JL032M> (130x285cm), the second largest piece among the series, reminds one of the holy place where Moses received the Ten Commandments by quoting a verse from Exodus of the Old Testament. The phrase, which strongly reveals itself in the light, is displayed significantly like relic fragments left in an old castle. This can be displayed clearly or hidden among shadows according to the artist’s plan. Such diversified factors are mixed among his work but it has the audience feel the harmony and peace within the general work. And in large-scaled works, the audience can also enjoy a very strong visual effect.
Jeon’s work at the STPI this time provided him with an opportunity to test his philosophy and artistic expressions from a new perspective. And it is expected that his fans will have the opportunity to visually enjoy his work while feeling out new possibilities through the expansion of the media.
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- Hanji artist [ Jeon Gwang-yeong ]
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Born in Hongcheon, Gangwon Province in 1944, Jeon Gwang-yeong graduated from the Department of Painting, Hongik University and the Philadelphia University Graduate School of Fine Arts. He has submitted his works to many international fine art exhibitions, including the Seoul International Art Fair, the Chicago Art Fair and the New York Art Fair.
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His works, contained in a collection of paper bundles, give off a deep sense originating in the paper material. Hanji has the attribute of being plain but durable, not revealing itself conspicuously. The simplistic composition of his works and the softness contained in the entire canvas appears to stem primarily from such characteristics of hanji. (Excepted from http://www.kcaf.or.kr)
