- 2014
- First place “2014 Emerging Artists juried show”, Palais de Seoul. KOREA
KIM DEOK HAN
KIM DEOK HAN
Kim Deok-Han (b. 1981) is of a newer generation and expresses the sense of “淡” through his use of a traditional material: lacquer. The artist overlays lacquer in multiple colours and repetitively peels them off, leaving only traces of each layer. This laborious process usually takes six to twelve months, as time and patience is required to allow each coloured layer to dry completely before another is applied. The artist explains that his process creates a record of time and space. By peeling off and leaving just traces of any one layer, he captures their accumulated presence and reveals individual moments of the past in the plane of a single painting. At the same time, using the ancient technique of lacquer work ensures that his painting will be preserved for thousands of years. Kim’s meditative approach to the material he uses, and his choice of earthy colours inspired by traditional Korean hanbok dresses, creates striking and thought-provoking paintings.
ARTWORKS
GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
AWARDS
MAJOR EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2019
- Solo exhibition, CICA MUSEUM, Gimpo, Korea
- 2018
- Solo exhibition, Gallery Palais de Seoul, Seoul, Korea
- 2017
- Solo invitation exhibition, Gallery H, Seoul, Korea
- 2016
- Solo invitation exhibition, Gallery Palais de Seoul, Seoul, Korea
- 2014
- First place-2014 Emerging Artists juried show, Palais de Seoul, Korea
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2019
- DAAM[담,淡], WHITESTONE Gallery, H’QUEENS 8F, HONGKONG
Korean Contemporary Artist Exhibition, Hong Kong Korean Cultural Center, PMQ, HONGKONG
Abstract Mind 2019, CICA MUSEUM, Gimpo, Korea - 2018
- SEEA (Special Exhibition for Emerging Artists)2018, Seongnam Art Center, Seongnam, Korea
Korea Young Artist, Chosunilbo Museum, Seoul, Korea - 2017
- Korea-China Young Artist, Feng Zheng jie studio, Jeju, Korea
- 2016
- Group exhibition, Artmora Gallery, New Jersey, USA
Group exhibition, Artmora Gallery, New York, USA
Group exhibition, Starr space Brooklyn, New York, USA - 2015
- Group exhibition “infinite chain mechanism” , Hanbyukwon Gallery, Korea
Annual Emerging Artists group exhibition, Palais de Seoul, Korea - 2013
- Lacquered sculpture exhibition, KOEX Aqua gallery, Korea
Invited artist “Korean cultural celebration”, Philippine Cebu, The Philippines
Invited artist Taishan Museum, Taishan, China - 2012
- Buk-chon special exhibition for handcrafts and decorative arts, Buk-chon Gallery, Korea
Korean artisan trend fair exhibition, KOEX, Korea - 2010-12
- Korean Lacquer artists association exhibition, Dongduk Gallery, Seoul, Korea
ART FAIR
- 2019
- KIAF Korea International Art Fair, Seoul, Korea
INDIA ART FAIR [ Korean Cultural Centres] New Delhi, India - 2017
- ART Gwangju 2017, Gwangju, Korea
JEJU International Art Fair, Jeju, Korea - 2016
- Gwangju International Art Fair, Gwangju, Korea
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