'Peter Halley·Tim Bavington...' Unique Artists to Meet at K-Auction March Auction

Auction Closing on the 4th of Next Month

[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park] Works by somewhat unfamiliar but distinctive overseas artists such as Peter Halley and Tim Bavington will be featured in K-Auction's March 'Charity + Premium Online Auction.' Notable contemporary photographers including German photographers Klaus Goetdicke and Uta Barth, as well as Italian photographer Elisa Sighicelli, will also be exhibited, drawing attention.

Peter Halley's works at first glance appear to be geometric abstract paintings. The shapes appearing in his works express enclosed urban spaces like prisons, the isolation of modern people who communicate only through digital codes and the networks that transmit them. Halley understood the post-industrial society based on technology and digital networks as a system of simulacra where reality and models have disappeared, and through his works, he aimed to reveal the simulacra systems masquerading as society.

Tim Bavington, born in the UK, creates a harmony of light and color in the form of allover paintings filled with stripes. Influenced by dazzling guitar syllables and heavy beats, he vividly visualizes auditory elements. Following the color stripes filling the long canvas, one can feel the visual music planted by the artist. Bavington has held over 20 solo exhibitions in cities such as New York, London, and Paris. His works are held in collections including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, the Fredrick R. Weisman Collection, and the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art.

Peter Halley 'Blue Prison', acrylic on canvas, Day-Glo acrylic, Rollatex, 61x91 cm, 2004
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Team Babington 'Strange Town', acrylic on canvas, 82x81 cm, 2010
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German artists Klaus Goetdicke and Uta Barth, and Italian artist Elisa Sighicelli are influential figures in contemporary photography. Klaus Goetdicke is one of the 21st-century Becher School artists who studied under the masters of contemporary photography, Bernd and Hilla Becher, at the D?sseldorf Art Academy. His photographs, reminiscent of modern still life paintings, invite viewers to reconsider everyday objects that are consumed and discarded amid the mass culture and anonymity of modern society.

Uta Barth focuses on window frames and the views beyond them, with blurred forms suggesting what lies outside the photographic frame.

Elisa Sighicelli is known for her indoor photographs, which capture moments that might be overlooked by the naked eye but, when fixed in a photograph, offer new landscapes and interpretive meanings.

Klaus Goetdicke 'X-18', C-print, 164×130 cm (edition 2/5), 2002 [Photo by K Auction]

Uta Barth 'Untitled, from Nowhere Near', C-print, 88×111 cm (triptych, edition 2/4), 1999 [Photo by K Auction]

Elisa Sighicelli 'Untitled (Wall with Mirror)', C-print in lightbox, 123×123×5(d) cm, 2003
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Korean paintings that evoke the spirit of spring, such as Sojeong Byeon Gwansik's 'Chunsanhaengryeo' and 'Chungyeongsansu,' and Cheongjeon Lee Sangbeom's 'Chungyeongsansu,' will also be exhibited.

The auction preview exhibition is held at the gallery in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, until the auction closes on the 4th of next month, allowing visitors to view the auction items in person. The gallery is open daily during the exhibition period, and anyone can visit without a reservation to view the works free of charge. Auction items can also be viewed on the K-Auction website.

Bidding in the auction is available only to members who have registered online on the K-Auction website and completed identity verification. During the preview period, bidding can be done online 24 hours a day. The auction will close on the 4th of next month, starting at 4 p.m., with lots sold in groups of 10 at 5-minute intervals.

Sojeong Byeon Gwansik 'Chunsan Haengryeo (Spring Mountain Journey)', ink and light color on paper, 32.5×43 cm
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Cheongjeon Lee Sang-beom 'Chun-gyeong Sansu (Spring Landscape)', ink and light color on silk, 35.5×107.5 cm, 1937
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