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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tenri Cultural Institute invites you to the group exhibition Introspection: Jongsook Kang, Jungja Kim, Sungmo Cho, Hyongnam Ahn, Bongjung Kim, Byung Gwun Choy, Gil Seo from August 12th – 30th, 2013 with an opening reception on Friday August 16th, from 6-8 PM.
If to examine one¡¯s own mental and emotional state is called introspection, then how do artists examine their own inner selves, expressing them in their work? Similar to the saying, ¡°what you see isn¡¯t everything¡±, what is seen in the artwork may not be everything, but only a part of the truth; what is hidden in the work may have a completely different emotion and story. Depending on the artists¡¯ mentality, the speed of his brushstroke may change, the depth of her color may vary, and the subject matter will most likely, be different. Consequently, only through the work itself can we attain some understanding of the artist¡¯s state of mind. Through this exhibition, we wish to examine how the artists¡¯ introspection influences their work and how the concept behind their work represents their persona.
In certain parts of Jungja Kim¡¯s work we can see that she brushed as fast as lightning, yet blends her strokes using natural dyes giving us a calm feeling. The rapid painting in ¡°The Rain Shower¡± shows time that is frozen during a rain shower, while the other rapid brushwork in ¡°The Time Left¡± shows time that is continuously flowing. Humans have been struggling against the dark half of their consciousness and have tried to get out of this trap. Kim¡¯s work depicting revolving time shows these experiences of realizing and struggling against this trap.
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