Asia Economy | “Coloring with a Pop-Art Artist~~~”
Asia Economy introduced a coloring event at Naru Art Center in Gwangjin-gu where pop artist Charles Jang engaged with children, reporting that ahead of it, on the 11th, artist Kim Hyun Jung, known for her paintings of a hanbok-clad woman's 'Naesoong,' took part in an artist talk with visitors.
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[Local] "Coloring with a Pop-Art Artist~~~"
Gwangjin-gu, 1 p.m. on the 17th, coloring event for children with a pop artist at the 1st-floor exhibition hall of Naru Art Center; from 3 p.m., artist Charles Jang gives a talk and conversation with visitors, followed by a fan signing
[Asia Economy reporter Park Jong-il] An event was held where the public could meet and engage with a 'pop art' artist known for bringing familiar, everyday subjects into the realm of art.
At 1 p.m. on the 17th, a pop artist held a coloring activity with 20 children using drawing templates at the 1st-floor exhibition hall of Naru Art Center in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu.
In particular, from 3 p.m. that day, pop artist Charles Jang gave a lecture titled 'On the Way to Becoming an Artist, the Happy Virus' to the general public, along with a conversation with visitors.
Afterward, a fan signing was held with the visitors who attended, followed by a coloring activity using Charles Jang's drawing templates.
The artist conversation series began on the 10th with artist Kwak Su-yeon, who paints satirical fables, and continued on the 11th with artist Kim Hyun Jung, who portrays the 'Naesoong' of a woman in hanbok.
On the 16th, artist Charles Jang, known for his Taekwon V and heart-series works, was followed on the 17th by meetings with artist Seo Mi-ji, who expresses a childlike world, and artist Raomi, who presents works on immortality.
Gwangjin-gu has been holding the pop art concert 'Popcorn Season 1' for about a month, from the 25th of last month through the 26th of this month, in the space in front of the entrance and on the 1st-floor gallery of Naru Art Center in Jayang-dong.
The exhibition hall displays about 50 works by 12 young pop artists, and in front of Naru Art Center stands a 4-meter by 4-meter 'Robot Taekwon V' head sculpture created by Charles Jang.
Reporter Park Jong-il dream@asiae.co.kr
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