Jeonnam Naju City Natural Dyeing Culture Foundation (Chairman Yoon Byung-tae) announced on the 10th that it will hold an exhibition of paintings and sculptural works under the theme "Tools for Conviviality" at the Korea Natural Dyeing Museum until the 28th.
Organized as the June special exhibition at the Korea Natural Dyeing Museum, this exhibition showcases works by five artists active in Korea and France.
In Korea, participating artists include Hong Jae-yeon, a retired professor from the Department of Western Painting at Kyonggi University, and Song Hee-jun, who majored in Fine Arts at Musashino Art University in Japan and Dongguk University Graduate School, and has been active in Tokyo.
From France, the exhibition features works by Antonin Grace, who studied painting at ?cole des Beaux-Arts in Le Havre, Normandy; Sounya Hwang, a master's graduate from Paris 8 University; and Isabelle Duarte, who majored in Fine Arts at Beaune University.
Although their nationalities and genres differ, these mid-career artists have steadfastly built their own artistic worlds as visual artists in an era where contemporary art is being replaced by digital video, and are gaining attention as Pascas (meaning crossing contemporary art closely) of contemporary art.
The exhibition theme, "Tools for Conviviality," aims to transcend region, race, and religion, sublimating the truth, goodness, and beauty inherent in pure art into a hopeful message to restore lost confidence and sensitivity amid the crisis of life and the wounds of disasters.
Im Kyung-ryeol, director of the Korea Natural Dyeing Museum, said, "The exhibited works contain the artists' concerns to convey healing and hopeful messages through contemporary art," adding, "We hope visitors enjoy the culture and take away hopeful messages through the works."
Naju = Kim Yuk-bong, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy baekok@asiae.co.kr
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