Gwangyang Art Warehouse Hosts 'Exciting Artists' Exhibition and Concert

Creating a Space for Creative Activities and Communication for Local Artist Families

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] Gwangyang Art Warehouse in Jeollanam-do announced that it will hold an exhibition and concert titled “Joyful Artists (家)” for artist families active in the region.

The “Family Exhibition” will be held from the 22nd to the 30th at the Gwangyang Art Warehouse Media Hall, featuring a total of 100 works by 8 artists from 4 families. The participating families are ▲ mother and son Kim Du-yeop (Western painting) and Jeong Hyun-young (Western painting) ▲ father and daughter Hong Eun-ok (calligraphy) and Hong Hyun-mi (calligraphy) ▲ brothers Park Yuk-cheol (wood carving) and Park Young-gil (Western painting) ▲ husband and wife Seo Eun-ah (watercolor) and Jeon Sang-jun (Korean painting).

In particular, artist Kim Du-yeop, born in 1928, began painting at the age of 83 and has been actively creating works, holding 20 mother-and-son exhibitions with his son Jeong Hyun-young. He has also published books such as “Grandmother Kim Du-yeop Who Paints” and “Just Like Now,” and was featured in KBS’s Human Theater program “Mother’s Painting.”

Calligrapher Hong Eun-ok, recipient of the Gwangyang Art Contribution Award and Jeonnam Artist Award, served as the inaugural president of the Gwangyang Seowoo Association and as a judge for the Jeonnam Art Exhibition and Seomjingang Art Exhibition. She continues to be active in the Gwangyang Calligraphy Association and Art Association alongside her daughter, calligrapher Hong Hyun-mi, who is an invited artist of the Jeonnam Art Exhibition.

Park Yuk-cheol, who has held 27 solo exhibitions, is a recipient of the Korea Wood Carving Exhibition Invited Artist Award and the Korea Federation of Arts and Culture Organizations Art and Culture Award. He is recognized as a master wood carver designated as a Korean Wood Carving Artisan.

His brother, Park Young-gil, is designated as artist No. 67 for the Korean Standard Portrait of Jang Yeong-sil, a master of portraits and figures who has appeared on the special program “Amazing World” multiple times. He is also an invited artist of the Korea Art Exhibition and a recipient of the Korea Artist Award.

Husband and wife artists Seo Eun-ah and Jeon Sang-jun are members of the Gwangyang Art Association, each having held two solo exhibitions and participated in over 100 group exhibitions. They continue their artistic activities through domestic and international art exchange exhibitions.

The “Family Concert” will be held on the 30th at 7 p.m. at the Gwangyang Art Warehouse Rest Area on “Culture Day” (the last Wednesday of every month), featuring performances in various genres such as traditional Korean music, vocal music, and instrumental music by 12 artists from 5 families.

The participating families are ▲ husband and wife Mok Hyun-su (daegeum) and Park Hee-jin (ajaeng) ▲ husband and wife Lee Chang-seong (vocalist) and Hwang Hye-young (cellist) ▲ siblings Lee Yeon-hwa (pansori), Lee Young-chae (percussion), and Lee Yong-chae (ajaeng and rapper) ▲ husband and wife Lee Won-pyo (kkwaenggwari) and Kim Bo-ram (janggu) ▲ sisters Heo Min-jeong (violin), Heo Min-ju (cello), and Heo Min-a (piano).

The couple Mok Hyun-su and Park Hee-jin are members of the Gwangyang City Traditional Music Orchestra and the fusion traditional music group Maro. Vocalist Lee Chang-seong is a member of the Gwangyang City Choir and has won first place in the national music competition grand prix. He performs with his wife Hwang Hye-young as part of the Sunshine Voice classical group.

The three siblings known as the traditional Korean music trio?Lee Yeon-hwa, Young-chae, and Yong-chae?have appeared on numerous TV programs such as KBS Morning Yard and SBS I Like Singing, actively engaging in various activities. The couple Lee Won-pyo and Kim Bo-ram, who run the traditional music education research institute Byeolgarak, are grand prize winners of the Jeonju Gosu Competition and Palma Gosu Competition.

The three sisters Heo Min-jeong, Min-ju, and Min-a are currently active as the Lala Ensemble. All three graduated from the Department of Music at Mokpo National University and hold master’s degrees in music education from the same university’s graduate school.

Kim Mi-ran, Director of Culture and Arts, said, “This year, we planned the ‘Joyful Artists (家)’ event for the first time to create a cultural city atmosphere where anyone can become an artist. We hope that the family exhibition and concert will serve as a place for artist families active in the region to interact and communicate with each other.”

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik hss79@asiae.co.kr

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