Gyeongnam University Alumnus Kim Ju-young Receives Minister of Foreign Affairs Award at 'Daekyo International Form Symposium'

Recognized for Excellence with the Work 'Pasukkun'

Kim Ju-young, a graduate of the Department of Art Education at Gyeongnam National University, is taking a commemorative photo next to her award-winning work "Guardian," which received the Minister of Foreign Affairs Award. (Photo by Gyeongnam National University)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] The Department of Art Education at Gyeongnam National University announced on the 14th that alumnus Kim Ju-young recently received the Minister of Foreign Affairs Award in the Cultural Exchange Cooperation category at the ‘2020 Daekyo International Form Symposium’ held at Seoul Culture Station.

Hosted by the World Youth Culture Foundation and Daekyo Culture Foundation, organized by the World Youth Culture Foundation and Crown Haitai Art Valley, and supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this event has been held annually since 2012.

This competition invites artists selected through open calls from domestic and international art colleges and graduate schools to stay together during the symposium period to share know-how on artwork production, discuss artistic perspectives of their works, and engage in discussions.

At this event, Gyeongnam National University alumnus Kim Ju-young showcased the work ‘Pasukkun’ at the exhibition and was honored with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Award in the Cultural Exchange Cooperation category in recognition of its excellent artistic value.

The work ‘Pasukkun’ is a sculpture of a figure wearing glasses and holding an axe standing on a shadow; the glasses symbolize wisdom, the axe represents protection, and it embodies the artist’s persona ‘Go Gachi (Go 같이, 高 가치)’ meaning ‘High Value Together.’

In his acceptance speech, alumnus Kim Ju-young said, “Just as three types of standardized tiles are freely broken and the broken pieces are rearranged to form one artwork, if many people with their own individuality consider each other so that their edges do not touch and harmonize together, a more beautiful and good society will be created.”

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