Jeonbuk Provincial Museum of Art Seoul Branch, 'Kim Hyunjung Solo Exhibition' from the 13th

Kim Hyunjung, Peacock (Gongjak), 210×110cm, partial mineral pigments on Korean paper.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Tae-in] The Jeonbuk Provincial Museum of Art (Director Kim Eun-young) Seoul Branch announced on the 11th that it will hold the "Kim Hyun-jung Solo Exhibition" from the 13th to the 18th.

Sungsan Kim Hyun-jung (誠山 金炫廷) graduated from the Graduate School of Calligraphy at Wonkwang University and completed the doctoral course at the same graduate school.

This solo exhibition is the artist's third solo exhibition, and she has been actively participating in over 100 planned invitational exhibitions. In 2003, she received the Namjeong Calligraphy Award in the academic category (Wonkwang University). Currently, she is an invited artist of the Korean Calligraphers Association, an invited artist of the Korea Literary Painting Exhibition, an invited artist of the Gyeonggi-do Calligraphers Association, vice president of the Suwon branch of the Gyeonggi-do Calligraphers Association, a member of Ma-eum Geurim, the Korean Calligraphy Society, the Korean Calligraphy Criticism Society, the Eastern Art Research Association, and a lecturer at the Yongin Lifelong Learning Center, among various other activities.

Under the title "Dialogue in Brush and Ink - Songs of Birds," this exhibition focuses on flower-and-bird paintings (Hwajohwa) within the genre of literary painting. The artist has devoted much time to studying and continuously working on flower-and-bird paintings.

Regarding this exhibition, the artist said, "Each bird carries its own expression. I believe the warm expressions of the birds will become a path to communicate with the audience."

The artist focused on expressing peacocks, owls, eagles, and hawks among flower-and-bird paintings, and also painted various other birds, allowing viewers to glimpse the diversity of Hwajohwa. Most notably, the peacock is a rare subject in literary painting. Since ancient times, peacocks have been regarded as precious guests welcomed with joy.

The artist delicately and warmly expressed the peacock using the Gureuk Jeonchae (鉤勒塡彩) technique, a coloring method that fills areas outlined by contours, and various materials. The peacock in the artwork reveals not only surface splendor but also an inner beauty endowed with elegance.

Additionally, the artist's literary paintings show a combination of unadorned aesthetic value, sincere and simple brushwork, and rustic antiquity, along with delicacy and brilliance. Through this, the paintings speak of humans and nature, offering consolation and prompting viewers to reflect on life.

Although literary painting has long embodied Korea's unique spirit and emotions, it has often been considered secondary within exhibition spaces. This exhibition aims to form a rapport with visitors by capturing the spiritual value of literary painting while not losing sight of contemporary aesthetic consciousness.

The artist seeks to open new horizons by embodying the life and wisdom of living as a woman in clear and dignified literary paintings, promising to offer the audience a gentle impression along with the rich scent of ink.

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