Jeonju Korean Sound Culture Hall, Exhibition of Young Artists' Lacquer Paintings

Free Admission on 1st Floor of Exhibition Hall, from 4th to 19th

Lacquerware Piece Teong-e (Jeju Dialect for Dunguri)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Geon-ju] The Jeonju Korean Sound Culture Hall in Jeonbuk is hosting a free exhibition of the young artist space special exhibition "Park Ji-eun Lacquer Painting Exhibition" on the first floor of the exhibition hall until the 19th of this month.

The young artist space special exhibition is a project by the Korean Sound Culture Hall to provide continuous interest and affection to young artists who will lead the future of local art and create opportunities for their leap forward.

Artist Park is characterized by her rare use of lacquer as the main material in painting in the region.

Park has been praised for modernizing traditional subjects through special techniques and expressions using natural lacquer.

In particular, she combined the unique compositional beauty of Korean painting to enhance the aesthetics of painting and sculpture.

Regarding the material lacquer, Park said, "I started researching the material with the thought of how it would be to use it in my work after accidentally seeing mother-of-pearl decorations."

Lacquer requires the effort of mixing pigments to create colors one by one instead of using ready-made paints, but it has the advantage of better preserving traditional characteristics through repeated coating and drying processes.

Park said, "It has been 17 years since I expressed the advantages of lacquer with unique material techniques," adding, "I have tried to bring out the dignity and beauty of emptiness by purely expressing Eastern colors and Korean subjects."

This exhibition unfolds in four themes: "Human Performance," which expresses everyday actions in the form of still life; "Lacquer Landscape - Sansu Collection," which transforms emotions received from nature with a modern sensibility; and "Teong-e," which evokes the warm embrace of a mother.

In particular, "Teong-e" is a theme expressing the new happiness and subtle emotions the artist gained after leaving her hometown and settling in Jeonju, conveying the meaning that "a place where my heart is at ease can become my nest."

A representative of the Sound Culture Hall said, "In these suffocating times of 'COVID-19,' looking into the stories the artist has observed throughout her life may bring some peace of mind."

Meanwhile, the exhibition is only open to individual visitors of five or fewer, and group visits are not allowed. Also, entry is restricted without wearing a mask, and visitors must submit a questionnaire via QR code upon entry.