Opera Gallery Dubai kicks off 2019 with a country-driven exhibition titled “Korean Art – A Contemporary Take on Texture.”
The exhibition will feature a curated selection of recent works by nineteen artists and will cover trends ranging from traditional Korean art up to the Dansaekhwa Movement of the 1970s, or the Minjung Misol from the 1980s onwards. The exhibits will present a panoramic representation of regional craft, with a highlight on texture and each artist’s relationship with uncanny mediums, whether using classical materials like oil paint, ink, ‘Hanji’ paper made from the Korean mulberry tree, or less expected industrial materials like cycle chains, steel nails, polycarbonate or copper piping. Despite their diversity, these creations are generally marked by a calm sense of minimalist clarity.
Bahk Seon-Ghi-An Aggregation 201301,2013-Charcoal, nylon threads and stone-300x400x100cm . 118.1×157.5×39.4in
Kim Chang-Young – Sand Play 1104-E,2011 – Sand and oil on canvas – 100x160cm . 39.4x63in
Kwon Yong Rae – Water Green & Parma Pink in Linght,2015 – Stainless steel on canvas – 45.5x53cm . 17.9×20.9in
Lee Jae Hyo- 0121-110=118042,2018 – Juniper wood – 102x97x81cm . 40.2×38.2×31.9in
Lee Jae Hyo-0121-1110=114114,2014-Stainless steel bolts, nails and wood-100x100x32cm . 39.4×39.4×12.6
Son Bong-Chae – Migrants,2017 – Oil on polycarbonate and LED – 84x124cm . 33.1×48.8in
Each of the nineteen artists, including Bahk Seon Ghi, Yoo Bong-Sang, Cho Sung-Hee and Lee Jae Hyo, attempt to reference complex issues that affect society’s evolution within nature that is influenced by industrialisation.
Chae Sung-Pil – Historie de bleu 170113,2017 – Natural pigments on canvas – 162x130cm . 63.8×51.2in
Hwang Ran – Angel Wing,2017 – Paper,buttons,beads,pins on resin – 111.8×73.7cm . 44x29in
Kim llhwa – Space Sample 17,2018 – Hand dyed Hanji paper – 119x93x13cm . 46.9×36.6×5.1in
Lee Gil Rae – Pine Tree 2018-2,2018 – Copper welding – 253x115x85cm . 99.6×45.3×33.5in
Seo Young-Deok – Meditation 75,2016 – Stainless steel chain,edition of 8 – 95x60x30cm . 37.4×23.6×11.8in
Cho Sung-Hee-Work A,2013-Hanji paper and oil on canvas-130.3x97cm . 51.3×38.2in.tif
Discover talented Korean artists on display in Dubai during this first of its kind exhibition between March 13 and 28, 2019. The Opera Gallery is located at Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC); Gate Village, Building 3.
