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Wed, July 28, 2021 | 12:41

'My painting is like an ever-shifting cloud traveling across the sky'

Is it a raging fire devouring anything that stands in its way or a river of dancing waves? Is it a horse striding through the darkness toward freedom or ultimate doom? The brushstrokes that traverse artist Kim Gil-hu's paintings let viewers' imaginations run wild, allowing them to witness two conflicting elements simultaneously within the same pitch-black canvas: fire and wat...

2021-07-28 11:48

Discover and experience Korea's unique cultural and natural heritage nearby

Korea's culture is enjoying unprecedented global popularity, with phenomenal music sales, mesmerizing drama series, award-winning movies, addictive webtoons and creative food shows feeding insatiable appetites around the world. The hallyu (Korean wave) that began some 20 years ago is indeed still gathering energy and has not even reached its peak yet.

Park Ji-won | 2021-07-27 16:57

Music you can see, smell and touch

Stepping into the Hyundai Seoul Alt. 1 gallery in Seoul's Yeongdeungpo District, visitors are met with a neon-lit arch, while an electronic melody inches closer and closer until it completely surrounds them.

2021-07-26 16:43

From parasols to non-functional benches

When naming some of the recent successful cases of public design in Korea, one popular answer would be the large, green parasols located at crosswalks throughout the country. Seocho District first installed the sunshade to protect pedestrians waiting for the green light under scorching heat in the summer of 2015. The design soon became popular and now, more than 5,600 of them...

2021-07-25 16:58

[INTERVIEW] How tattooist-painter's brush with death shaped his creation

For the artist Oh Si-young, the earliest memory of death came at the age of six. One day, during a visit to the workplace of his father, a professor of anatomy, he was briefly left alone in a medical lab filled with human skeletons. Minutes felt like hours. He still remembers the feeling of horror rushing through his tiny body.

2021-07-22 09:58

Artist captures tenderness, strength of female body in silks

Artist Kim Sun-jeong, who focuses on drawing portraits of women or their body parts on silk using traditional pigments, says she believes the meaning of art does not come from the artist's definition but from the feedback of those who enjoy it. “One of the most impressive responses I got from a viewer of my works was that they show images of the female body seen from a female...

Jung Da-min | 2021-07-21 14:57

Late Samsung chairman's art trove finally ready to meet public

Ever since the news of the late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee's unprecedentedly massive art trove being donated to state-run museums swept the country back in April, the public has been waiting with great anticipation to see firsthand the masterpieces that cover a wide array of eras and genres.

2021-07-20 17:03

Urban art fair for millennials, Gen Z to kick off next week

Urban Break 2021, a Korean art fair featuring contemporary urban art, will kick off next week following a successful debut last November.

2021-07-19 17:02

Ailing novelist Lee Oi-soo and his wife back together after years apart

Novelist Lee Oi-soo's wife, Jeon Young-ja, visited her ailing husband in hospital to comfort him, confirming that they are back together, years after they separated.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-07-17 09:00

Shadowlike sculptures that sit between reality and illusion

A gray-haired man in striped pajamas stretches his arms in front of a window after a good night's sleep. It looks like the typical beginning to an uneventful day. But there's something striking, even eerie, about him that immediately grabs viewers' attention.

2021-07-15 16:52

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