Exhibition Information

Park Sukwon Accumulation
1985 Wood 40 x 40 x 200(h) cm, 15.7 x 15.7 x 78.7(h) in.
(Source = Gana Art)

Youn Myeungro Anonymous Land
1993 Oil on canvas 227.5 x 182.5 cm, 89.6 x 71.9 in.
(Source = Gana Art)

Shim Moonseup The presentation
2022 Acrylic on canvas 162 x 170 cm, 63.8 x 66.9 in.
(Source = Gana Art)

			Gana Art presents To the Origin, an exhibition of four artists who played an integral part in the formation of Korean contemporary art’s own identity, namely: Lee Ufan(b. 1936), Youn Myeungro(b. 1936), Park Sukwon(b. 1942), and Shim Moonseup(b. 1943). This exhibition shows the oeuvres of artists who, in the mid-to-late 20th century, led a turbulent period in Korean contemporary art history through cumulative experiments in various media and forms, featuring their paintings, sculptures, and installation works. The four artists explore the origins of all things, seeking to return to nature by revealing the original materiality and primitiveness of natural objects, or by developing works that reflect on human existence through the means of nature. This exhibition, which observes each artists’ journey toward “the origin,” suggests that their works and the laws of life they believe in, are based on the fundamental principles of nature. Though their efforts to approach the essence of nature differ, it is clear that they share a tendency to move away from artist-centered work, and gradually gravitate toward the meditation of nature. To the Origin offers a chance to discover representative works of each artist and the flow of Korean contemporary art through works spanning from the 1970s to the present. Through this exhibition, Gana Art intends to explore and reflect on the meaning behind their artistic spirit, and how gearing it toward the origin has changed through time to become the contemporary art scene that we are familiar with today.

(Source = Gana Art)