Installation view of 《Snow at Dusk》 © The Kimdaljin Art Archives and Museum
The Kimdaljin Art Archives and Museum
presents 《Snow at Dusk》, a solo
exhibition by artist Donghyun Son, held at the Yi Sang-beom House in Nuha-dong,
Jongno-gu, through March 31, 2026.
The Yi Sang-beom House, once the residence
and studio of Cheongjeon Yi Sang-beom (1897–1972), a master of Korean painting,
was designated a Registered Cultural Property in 2005. This exhibition is the
second to utilize the Yi Sang-beom House as an exhibition space as part of the
"Utilization of National Heritage in Our Region" project, hosted by
the Korea Heritage Service, the Seoul Metropolitan Government, and Jongno
District.
Organized by the Kimdaljin Art Archives and Museum,
the exhibition features works by Donghyun Son, an artist recognized since the
2000s for creatively reinterpreting traditional Korean painting techniques
through contemporary subject matter, in line with the overarching theme of
"modern transformations of tradition."
Installation view of 《Snow at Dusk》 © The Kimdaljin Art Archives and Museum
In this exhibition, Donghyun Son presents
over 20 works, including the newly created 《Snow at
Dusk》 in a Cold Forest (2024–2025),
inspired by Cheongjeon Yi Sang-beom’s snow landscapes.
The artist notes, “I was influenced by
Cheongjeon’s signature gentle mountain forms and calligraphic abstraction in
his brushstrokes, but the influence varies depending on each work’s format.
Snow at Dusk in a Cold Forest assembles only Cheongjeon’s snowy landscapes to
form a new composition. Though the gentle mountain ranges accumulate, they
ultimately construct a grand, panoramic landscape unlike Cheongjeon’s.”
Another notable piece is the eight-panel
folding screen Landscape of the Four Seasons (2024–2025), in
which Son reinterprets the traditional “Four Seasons Landscape” format—popular
among Cheongjeon and other Korean painters—through a nonlinear approach.
Installation view of 《Snow at Dusk》 © The Kimdaljin Art Archives and Museum
Curator Kim Jeong-hyun, who organized the
exhibition, stated, “This exhibition by artist Donghyun Son, to be held at the
Yi Sang-beom House, will provide visitors with an opportunity to directly
reflect on and experience the ‘inheritance and development of tradition.’ I
hope this exhibition will serve as a catalyst for Yi Sang-beom House to become
more widely known and visited by many.”
