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Song Kwang Ik
Song Twang Ik, who sublimates Korean hanji paper into figurative works with delicate and skillful techniques, is a painter with a new approach that challenges the stereotypes of painting and sculpture. This exhibition, his first solo exhibition in Kyoto, will feature a total of nine works created between 2018 and 2021.
Hanji has been made in Korea for more than 1000 years. Song is very interested in this material and has given his own work the title "Jimul" (paper works). He says the following about hanji: "I want to reveal spatiality, refraction of light, translucency, and permeability between spaces. Hanji, made from mulberry, is a material that breathes and whispers. It communicates in visible and invisible ways. Hanji differs from modern paper in this respect."
Having been used since ancient times for house fittings and books such as sutras, hanji is a strong and durable material with a strong life span, yet it is flexible and can be easily processed. To accentuate the unique qualities of the material and take advantage of its texture, colors are applied to the back of the paper, rather than to the front, leaving the ink unevenly stained by the fibers. After the colors are applied, the paper is torn and folded by the artist's own hand, and becomes a piece that composes the screen. The patterns that appear on the screen are influenced by the traditional window frames of Korea, the lined patterns of the Yeongryeo Tae-mang Taejo Sutra, and the geometric decorative patterns of the Islamic world and China. The design is said to have been influenced by the traditional Japanese style.
Just as it takes many processes and a long time to produce a sheet of hanji, Song's works are created through the repetition of extremely delicate movements, and in this process, his hanji becomes more than just a material; it becomes an expression of the artist's very life and the truth of existence.
Hanji has been made in Korea for more than 1000 years. Song is very interested in this material and has given his own work the title "Jimul" (paper works). He says the following about hanji: "I want to reveal spatiality, refraction of light, translucency, and permeability between spaces. Hanji, made from mulberry, is a material that breathes and whispers. It communicates in visible and invisible ways. Hanji differs from modern paper in this respect."
Having been used since ancient times for house fittings and books such as sutras, hanji is a strong and durable material with a strong life span, yet it is flexible and can be easily processed. To accentuate the unique qualities of the material and take advantage of its texture, colors are applied to the back of the paper, rather than to the front, leaving the ink unevenly stained by the fibers. After the colors are applied, the paper is torn and folded by the artist's own hand, and becomes a piece that composes the screen. The patterns that appear on the screen are influenced by the traditional window frames of Korea, the lined patterns of the Yeongryeo Tae-mang Taejo Sutra, and the geometric decorative patterns of the Islamic world and China. The design is said to have been influenced by the traditional Japanese style.
Just as it takes many processes and a long time to produce a sheet of hanji, Song's works are created through the repetition of extremely delicate movements, and in this process, his hanji becomes more than just a material; it becomes an expression of the artist's very life and the truth of existence.
Schedule | Apr 13 (Wed) 2022-May 7 (Sat) 2022 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Venue | Sokyo https://sokyogallery.com/en/  | ||||
| Location | 381-2 Motomachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 605-0089 | ||||
| Access | 1 minute walk from exit 2 at Sanjo Station on the Keihan line, 5 minute walk from exit 2 at Sanjo Keihan Station on the Tozai subway line, 10 minute walk from exit 1B at Kyoto-kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu line. | ||||
| Phone | 075-746-4456 | ||||
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