Gochang-gun Hosts 'Artists' Creative Exhibition' at the Cultural Center

Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk, is hosting the Gochang Artists Creative Exhibition in two sessions at the Culture Hall Exhibition Room: from the 9th to the 15th featuring artist Sowon Lee Bok-nam’s "Embroidery Stories Painted with Thread," and from the 23rd to the 29th featuring artist Wolgang Kim Dong-hoon’s "The Meeting of Calligraphy and Literati Painting."

Gochang-gun will hold an art exhibition by artists at the Culture Hall exhibition room.
[Photo by Gochang-gun]

According to the county on the 12th, this exhibition showcases works painstakingly created over a long period by artists Sowon Lee Bok-nam and Wolgang Kim Dong-hoon. It is expected to contribute to the development of the local cultural and artistic community and provide opportunities for local residents and artists to share and appreciate culture and arts.

The exhibition is organized by the Gochang branch of the Korea Fine Arts Association (Branch Chief Kwon Ae-ran) and sponsored by Gochang-gun.

Artist Sowon Lee Bok-nam, whose works are on display until the 15th, has pursued embroidery for over 50 years since completing traditional embroidery training at the Gwangju Women’s Center in 1973.

She has intermittently studied Korean painting and incorporated sketch-like elements into traditional embroidery, thereby not merely following traditional embroidery techniques but building a pictorial embroidery world that expands the possibilities of traditional embroidery.

Artist Wolgang Kim Dong-hoon, whose works will be exhibited from the 23rd to the 29th, has significantly contributed to the development of Korean calligraphy art, having been selected four times in the calligraphy category of the Korea Fine Arts Exhibition, invited as an artist in the calligraphy category of the Jeollabuk-do Fine Arts Exhibition, and awarded special selection in the literati painting category.

Ko Un-gi, Director of the County Autonomous Administration Bureau, expressed gratitude, saying, “I would like to thank Branch Chief Kwon Ae-ran and the members, as well as the artists, for their efforts in organizing the Gochang Artists Creative Exhibition.”

He added, “Thanks to numerous cultural and artistic figures like artists Lee Bok-nam and Kim Dong-hoon who have quietly and steadily worked for the artistic development of Gochang, the status of Gochang-gun is rising, and I send them warm applause.”

Gochang = Kim Jae-gil, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy baekok@asiae.co.kr

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