Hakgojae OROOM

Eui-geum-sang-gyeong
: Over her embroidered robe she puts on a plain garment

Eui-geum-sang-gyeong (衣錦尙絅) is an ancient word from 2,600 years ago, meaning, "A hemp robe on top of silk clothes." It appears once in Chapter 33 of Zhongyong (The Doctrine of the Mean) and twice in Shijing (The Classic of Poetry), meaning ‘majestic’ and ‘a man of great virtue.’ This poem was written by the people of the Wey (state) in praise of the virtue of Zhuangjiang (莊姜, ?-B.C. 690), a noblewoman of the Zhe who married the king of the Wey during the Warring States Period. A tall, slim, slender, pale and beautiful noblewoman wore a hemp robe on top of silk clothes at a national wedding event to avoid disturbing the eyes of the people while showing her courtesy. It is the basic aesthetic of East Asia to hide the glamorous and yet gently reveal the inner light. This spirit of beauty has been passed down to us for a prolonged time. This exhibition aims to appreciate the art worlds of 15 contemporary Korean artists who are reluctant to use various splendid colors and forms but have revealed their elegant inner light. Baozhao (鮑照, 385-433), a poet, once said, "It is like the first budding of a cotton rose. We have no choice but to love naturally (初發芙蓉, 自然可愛)," and this is what exactly our aesthetic is.

DATE

2023.01.18 - 2023.02.25
ARTIST

CHOI Myoung Young

Conditional Planes 22-710

2022

Oil on canvas

130x130cm

CHOI Myoung Young

Conditional Planes 22-712

2022

Acrylic on canvas

130x130cm

CHOI Myoung Young

Conditional Planes 22-715

2022

Acrylic on canvas

130x130cm

LEE Dong-youb

Interspace-Void 908

1991

Acrylic on canvas

162.2x259cm

PARK Young-Ha

Thou To Be Seen Tomorrow

2022

Mixed media on canvas

162x130cm

PARK Young-Ha

Thou To Be Seen Tomorrow

2022

Mixed media on canvas

146x97cm

PARK Young-Ha

Thou To Be Seen Tomorrow

2022

Mixed media on canvas

182x227.5cm

EE Inhyeon

L'épistémè of Painting

2022

Oil on canvas

10x160x10cm

EE Inhyeon

L'épistémè of Painting

2017

oil on canvas

80x240x10cm in 2 parts

CHEON Kwangyup

Omni no. 1

2017

Oil, mixed media on canvas

145x112cm

CHEON Kwangyup

Omni no. 3

2020-2021

Oil and mixed media on canvas

145x112cm

CHEON Kwangyup

Omni wave no. 2

2017

Oil, mixed media on canvas

145x112cm

CHEON Kwangyup

Omni wave no. 8

2018

Oil, mixed media on canvas

117x91cm

KIM Gil-hu

Jupiter

2014

Acrylic on paper

100x70cm

KIM Gil-hu

Mercury

2014

Acrylic on paper

100x70cm

KIM Gil-hu

Earth

2014

Acrylic on paper

100x70cm

WANG Shuye

A Space Time Nude Identical (152)

2021

Oil on canavs

181.8x227.3cm

WANG Shuye

A Space Time Nude Like The 20th Cave of Yungang: Identical (82)

2013

Oil on canavs

193.9x130.3cm

WANG Shuye

A Space Time Nude Identical (151)

2020

Oil on canavs

181.8x227.3cm

WANG Shuye

A Space Time Nude Identical (161)

2022

Oil on canvas

100×100cm

KIM Young-Hun

p22043_Electronic Nostalgia

2022

Oil on linen

100x100cm

KIM Young-Hun

p22048_Electronic Nostalgia

2022

Oil on linen

97x130cm

KIM Young-Hun

p22049_Electronic Nostalgia

2022

Oil on linen

112x145cm

PARK Ki Won

Width 13

2007

Oil on Korean paper

214x150cm

PARK Ki Won

Width 40

2007

Oil on Korean paper

214x150cm

PARK Ki Won

Width 44

2007

Oil on Korean paper

214x150cm

PARK Ki Won

Width 65

2007

Oil on Korean paper

214x150cm

PARK Ki Won

Width 91

2007

Oil on Korean paper

214x150cm