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Artist Kim Taek Sang Puts Accumulated Time of Nature on Canvas
Kim Taek-Sang (b. 1958), a leading Korean Post-Dansaekhwa painter, captures the beauty of nature on canvas. As a child growing up in Wonju, Gangwon Province, the artist was greatly influenced by the colors of nature. Observing the beauty hidden in the colors of nature, Kim’s constant search for the essence of water to express its brilliance has led to his current work
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Artist Kibong Rhee Paints a World Beyond the ‘Layer’
Known for his fog landscape paintings, Kibong Rhee (b. 1957) is one of Korea's leading mid-career artists who has been working in-depth with installations and paintings since the 1980s. He has been primarily interested in the structure and flow that constitute the essence of people, objects, and the world, and the various meanings they derive.
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Kim Tschoon-su’s Blue Paintings: A Journey into the Nature of Painting
Kim Tschoon-su (b. 1957), a leading figure in the ‘Post-Dansaekhwa’ group and the artist of ‘Ultra Marine’, has attracted attention for his unique finger painting technique, in which he wears thin gloves instead of brushes, and uses paint on his palms and fingers to ‘touch’ the canvas to build up thin layers of color.
