My Wedding | Love Is What Makes an Extraordinary Scene Possible
My Wedding's Love Gallery column introduced two of Kim Hyun Jung's paintings, 'Blooming' and 'Emptiness,' explaining that through images of women in hanbok checking their smartphones or choosing high heels, the artist depicts the extraordinary scenes that love makes possible. The artist was introduced as showing whimsical, audacious imagination distinctive enough to earn her the nickname 'the idol of Korean painting.'
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LOVE GALLERY
"Love Is What Makes an Extraordinary Scene Possible"
Written by reporter Jeon Hee-ran | Images courtesy of Kim Hyun Jung Art Creative Center (www.kimhyunjung.kr)
[Plate 1: 'Blooming,' 50x50cm, Color and collage on Korean paper, 2012]
[Plate 2: 'Emptiness (空),' 110x180cm, Color and collage on Korean paper, 2013]
About Artist Kim Hyun Jung...
Kim Hyun Jung has earned the nickname 'the idol of Korean painting' for her whimsical, audacious imagination. Grounded in the theory and technique of Korean painting, she never stops experimenting with fresh ideas, themes, and modes of expression. In her work, women wearing the classic married-woman chignon and hanbok are shown choosing high heels or checking their smartphones, offering a glimpse of the extraordinary amid the ordinary. Through her paintings, viewers can also sense the boldness and audacity of women who have fallen in love.