Damyang-gun Hosts Young Artists Exhibition at 'Damjudamidam Art District'

Lee Tae-hee 'Wayu', Kim Ha-seul 'Night Star Greeting'

[Damyang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] On the 23rd, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that solo exhibitions of promising young artists Lee Taehee and Kim Haseul are being held at Damju Damidam Art District, a cultural complex space.

Lee Taehee's work "Wayu" means "lying down and wandering," metaphorically referring to the enjoyment of ancient people who viewed landscape paintings indoors because they could not go to the mountains every day. It aims to gift a moment of leisure to city dwellers who live relentlessly.

By rubbing natural materials on hanji paper and layering them to express shades, creating his own version of a dreamlike utopia painting, the works shape the great nature of mountains. The pieces evoke interest as they resemble columnar joints or rock strata formed by giant axe strikes on rocky mountains.

Kim Haseul's "Night Star Greeting" begins with imagining overcoming the fear of dark nights in childhood and conveys the meaning of greeting the night through a healing process.

Using brilliant colors, symbolic images, and somewhat comical human expressions set against the universe as a background, the work unfolds in an imaginative and entertaining composition. The artist also uses hanji as a canvas and incorporates her research on coloring techniques using traditional pigments, reflecting her deep contemplation.

Artist Lee Taehee said, "Everything, including people, animals, and plants, leaves traces. Among them, I expressed the texture of time using tree rings, which represent the flow of time on wood," adding, "I hope people can take a moment of rest through natural landscapes that embody the unity of nature and self by respecting and observing the time of nature."

Artist Kim Haseul conveyed, "I hope visitors unconsciously face themselves and nature while viewing the works and experience moments of healing through the thought that life itself, though imperfect, is a process toward completeness."

Sponsored by Jeollanam-do and the Jeonnam Cultural Foundation, this exhibition is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. until the 28th.

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