John Pai, Shared Destinies,
2014 ©Gallery HyundaiGallery Hyundai presents the solo
exhibition of John Pai, “Shared Destinies”, from August 28 through October 20.
This exhibition is John Pai’s first solo exhibition in Korea over a decade,
providing a comprehensive overview of the artist’s 70-year-long career.
Starting with early steel sculptures
inspired by Constructivism that the artist created in the beginning of the
1960s, the exhibition introduces around forty works comprising welded steel
sculptures, drawings, and paintings that represent each era of Pai’s oeuvre.
Pai grasps the moving forces of points and
lines as well as their mutual relationship and principles of motion to guide
the development of his work. Pai begins without a predetermined result in mind,
spontaneously conversing with points and lines within space as they start to
coalesce as organic forms which, when finished, can surprise even the artist in
defying his expectations.
Also, he has ceaselessly undertaken
interdisciplinary inquiries spanning from art, human memory, and the
subconscious to music, science, East Asian philosophy, and literature. In
particular, his deep interest in music, athletics, ballet, and modern dance
informs his intuition and sharpens his perception of movement within space. At
this momentous solo exhibition, audiences will be invited to immerse themselves
in the artist's journey of self-exploration and ‘Shared Destinies.’
