Beyond thinking

This exhibition’s owner is artist who belongs to residency in Go-yang(My hometown). I didn't even know if there was an art museum near my house, but I accidently saw it on the street. It is difficult to define the theme of exhibition because it is an exhibition that releases each new work. So I focused each artist’s works and two of them remained impressive.

  

First, this work’s name is [Firework festival] of Moon sohyun. The artist focused on the festival. The festivals of the past were an important element of civilization that deviated from everyday suffering. During the festival, people were able to boil out their desire and stress and come back to their daily lives to do their part. In modern times, however, festivals are simply meant for idle, eating and eating. To criticize this point, the artist used stimulating video art and installation work. The video which shows flies are jumping into electronic insecticide and shows empty silicone mannequins singing and dancing. Stimulating and figurative images give shock to viewers. Our university festival cannot escape from this criticism. The main character of the university festival should be college students, but in reality, the famous singers are the main characters. And alcohol is essential element. It was an opportunity to think again about the meaning of the festival.

  

Second work is [Best service] of Seo hyunwook. The strating point of this work is a question. ‘Where human’s emotion comes from?‘ He assumed that emotion did not come from experience. When a certain emotion was felt, he measured brain waves and created sounds that could trigger them. In exhibition hall, there are three rooms. and one installation. Each room has headphone with sound. And each sound causes orgasm, comfort and the other one(I don’t remember well). In fact, only two or three out of ten people can feel brain wave clearly. I couldn't feel it because I was unlucky. This experience has given me second thought about cause and effect of emotion. Still, I think emotions are a product of experience. But I never imagined that advance in technology could digitalized. I also look forward to a time when emotions can be selected and felt the way we want. 

 

I also participated in docent program. But I did not expect I was the only participation. At the beginning I was nervous. t was the first time I've reactioned so hard on the docent program. She gave me lot of question too. Such as opinions about the work, my thoughts. I felt like I was actively participating in the exhibition. After the program was over, I looked around the exhibition hall slowly and enjoyed more. It was a day that I attracted small exhibition.

Kim hong do : Alive

This exhibition is [Kim hong do : Alive]. The main theme is re-birth media art of korean traditional painting which was famous in Joseon dynasty(The country before Republic of Korea). It placed in Yongsan, The war memorial of Korea. The exhibition hall is not so big because it is not a permanent exhibition. The exhibition consist of Kim hong do’s original paintings and media arts and divided with categories.

  

If someone is Korean student, that person would have seen Kim hong do in textbook. He can be called the greatest genius painter of the Joseon Dynasty. He drew Min sok do (the painting which drew ordinary people’s live), landscape painting, and painting of royal consciousness. This is what we usually know about Kim Hong Do. If there is no specific interest in him, people only know one or two representative paintings. The exhibition shows works which add imagination in original works but it is also an opportunity to learn more about Kim Hong-do as an artist.

  

In fact, it is hard to assign something to the new media art itself. It can be said that just turning a painting into a moving animation is all. However, this itself is meaningful. As far as I know, there is one more exhibition of this type. It's hard to compare in detail because I haven't been there myself. [Renoir : scent of lady] is another exhibition which is similar with this exhibition. These two exhibition have a common feature that replacing existing paintings with media art. The biggest advantage of these exhibitions is that existing works can also be reinterpreted. Those who are interested in original works and those who don't know anything will have new experiences. Some people think that oil paintings and Min sok do are boring. They have prejudice there are past one and be worth seeing in textbooks. And it is not easy for younger audiences to be interested. However, if these works are reborn with new technology(video, 3D, etc.) with new intentions, they will be more interesting to the audience. But interest should not be the only value in judging art. But interest can be the first step toward art. I think that is the ultimate goal of this exhibition. It is just to arouse the audience's interest in Kim hong do, in Min sok do and in media art.

  

I thought Korean people have far less interest in our own artistic culture than western or foreign artistic cultures. Because of western art trend is the main stream globally. I also had less interest in korean art. But by this exhibition, I found attractive point of our own painting.