Biography

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金煥基, Kim WhanKi

From the late 1930s, Kim Whanki (1913-1974) pioneered Abstract Art and led korean Modernism in art. In the 1950s his poetic world was accomplished by modernized and abstracted beauty based on Korean motifs; ceramics, traditional symbols of longevity, plum blossom. And later he used natural motifs : mountains, rivers, and the moon through his Paris period and Seoul period. 


His activity in art reached a culmination in his New York period from 1963, when he received the Honorary Award in the Sao Paulo Biennale, to 1974 when he passes away. Until the 1950s, his art realized Korean sentiments in refined and condensed form but, in the 1960s in the New York period, he intensified a more universal and inner lyrical world with basic formative elements such as dot, lines, and planes.


Works

Exhibitions

청유미감 淸遊美感 

(Chung-yoo-mi-gam)

The 4 Artists Exhibition: 

Kwon Jinkyu, Kim Whanki, Park Rehyun and Lee Ufan


An exhibition will be held where you can meet the four gurus of Korea’s modern art in one spot. Directed by The Korean Art Management Institute and led by Gallery Ju Young - a gallery renowned for showcasing Korea’s modern & contemporary artworks for over 40 years - this show takes the form of joint exhibition between HORI Artspace and AiF, both of which newly located at Noah Building.
News

The 4 Legendary Artists’ Grand Joint Exhibition “청유미감 (Chung-yoo-mi-gam)” opens at HORI Artspace

Presenting Artworks of Kwon Jinkyu, Kim Whanki, Park Rehyun and Lee Ufan


Kukminilbo |  2020-05-27