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Artist Hyun Nahm: Constructing Today’s World through the Lens of Miniascape
Hyun Nahm (b. 1990) translates contemporary landscapes and social phenomena into the language of sculpture. His work navigates the concept of Miniascape (縮景), a method of compressing vast natural landscapes into miniature forms. Originating from traditional East Asian horticultural practices—such as suseok (scholar's rocks), bonsai, and seokgasan (artificial rock mountains)—miniascape is not merely a reproduction of scenic imagery. Rather, it involves discovering a landscape within an object shaped by natural forces, and presenting it as a self-contained, miniature world.
2025.05.12
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Artist Son Hyunseon’s Relational Paintings: Reflections on the Act of “Seeing”
Son Hyunseon (b. 1987) is a visual artist who continuously questions the act of seeing and explores the connection between the visible and the invisible. Her practice delves into the various abstract forms of sensations that are not visually perceived but felt through the body, rendering them onto the surface of the canvas.
2025.07.07
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The 34th Kim Sejoong Sculpture Award Winners Announced
The Kim Sejoong Memorial Foundation has announced the winners of the 2020 Kim Sejoong Sculpture Award. Established to honor the legacy of Kim Sejoong (1928–1986), a pioneering figure in modern Korean sculpture, this award marks its 34th edition this year. Since its inception, 74 artists have received the Sculpture Award, and 22 artists have been honored with the Art Publication Award.
2020.12.16
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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.
2024.07.30
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[Critique] Portrait of Anxiety
The faces of people from Heinkuhn Oh’s photos show a subliminal feeling of anxiety in some ways. It gives the strange, grotesque, or fretful feeling. I can’t distinguish whether it is their faces that show anxiousness or it is my mind that is disturbed from watching their faces.
2011
