Gallery Talk and Performance

Young Sup Han: INFINITE RELATION

 

Saturday, January 27th, 2024 | 2 PM

Artist Performance: 2:30 PM

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Exhibition

NOVEMBER 16th – FEBRUARY 10th, 2024

SWPK/ THE SYLVIA WALD & PO KIM GALLERY

417 LAFAYETTE STREET, 2ND FLOOR, NYC

 

Earth, 2021, Ink on Korean mulberry paper, 89 x 57 1/2 in. (226 x 146 cm)

 

SWPK is pleased to invite you to our Gallery Talk and Performance on Saturday, January 27th, which is held as part of the exhibition Young Sup Han: Infinite Relation on view from November 16th, 2023, to February 10th, 2024. Young Sup Han will discuss his work with performance showcasing his rubbing process, Takbon.

 

SWPK will host Young sup Han’s performance which contextualize Han’s practice while drawing back to his dedication to nature in his works of art. As part of the Sylvia Wald and Po Kim gallery’s ongoing exhibition, Infinite Relation, this gallery talk and performance features Han’s unique rubbing technique, Takbon. Han’s use of Korean mulberry paper, hanji, and takbon is another manifestation of this meditation between the expression of form and the phenomena of nature through his art, while also expanding the boundaries of hanji techniques in contemporary art. Han employs the “Takbon” rubbing process, a form of Korean print making, over materials such as stones, twigs, perilla leaves and corn stems to create abstract patterns of bold, linear strokes that fill the entire surface with dynamic movement. The use of unconventional media, as well as the pressure and speed of his technique, create diverse textures that capture the beauty of the small, almost imperceptible changes found in nature.

 

Han’s artist performance examines the groundbreaking artistic production which focuses on the spirituality of nature and its correlation to the artist. The Korean philosophy of nature posits a complementary relationship between humans and nature – the self is inseparable from the surrounding environment. Rough, unpolished, and jagged lines imbue nature with sentiment. With hanji’s permeability for light and air, Han creates raw contours that portray the eternal and infinite cycles of nature. By manipulating the force and speed of his brush, Han seeks the undifferentiated state of the subject within a single movement. The abstract elements display the simplicity and poignancy inherent to the organic properties of hanji itself. Han’s forms capture the grandeur of nature that inspires him, and the Infinite Relation between nature and self.

 

ABOUT YOUNG SUP HAN

Born in Gaecheon, Pyeongannam-do, Korea, Young Sup Han recently relocated to the U.S. He currently resides in New Jersey. He received an advanced degree at Dongguk University and is a Professor Emeritus of Sangmyung University in South Korea. His work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions globally such as the National Museum of Contemporary Art (Korea), Osaka Foundation of Culture (Japan), Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art (Japan), Rade Museum (Germany), and Mt. San Antonio College Art Museum (US). His artwork was exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum, as part of the exhibition Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s-1970s.

 

ABOUT SWPK

SWPK—The Sylvia Wald and Po Kim Art Gallery— is a non-profit art foundation founded in 2005 by the artist couple Sylvia Wald and Po Kim. In addition to preserving and perpetuating the legacy of the founders’ uniquely accomplished artistic careers, the foundation is committed to promoting East-West cultural exchange through the arts by sponsoring and hosting art exhibitions of national and international artists. For more information visit: swpk.org

 

Young Sup Han: Infinite Relation is produced in collaboration with the Donghwa Cultural Foundation.

 

SWPK - THE SYLVIA WALD & PO KIM GALLERY

417 LAFAYETTE STREET, 2ND FLOOR,

New York, NY 10003

Phone: 212.598.1155