Exhibition Information

forest
2019 Acrylic on canvas 110x110cm

Oh my little glacier
2018 Acrylic on canvas 110×60cm

SAD
2018 34x33x80cm

Female-UTOPIA
2018 acrylic on canvas 125x65cm

			The Revolution of Everyday Life

Group Exhibition of Ash




‘Ash’ is the grey or black powdery substance that is left after something is burnt. Also, ‘ashes’ are a dead person’s remains after the body has been cremated. ‘Ash’ is a name of a group of Daegu-based artists who wants to leave ashes symbolizing a meaningful work of art. The members of the group are Youngsam Kim, Hyeryoung Moon, Siyoung Lee, Daechun Jeon, Sukjoung Choi, Haeyoun Hwang, who have developed their work of art continuously. Through the critiques on the regular basis, they stimulate each other in the aspect of making art and exchange positive effect in the harsh art scene of Korea. So far, they have had three exhibitions, trying to make the group more stable. Each member has built his or her own world of art persistently, but we should also notice that they spare no pain to keep the group. In these days a lot of artists’ groups and alternative spaces under the slogan of protection of the rights and interests of artists appear and disappear repeatedly. After all, the honest souls who keep their first intention sincerely are the ones who survive as a good artists’ group. All members of Ash have been enduring the hardship of living as an artist perseveringly for a long time, which influence younger local artists a lot. Trying to communicate with the public through their work of art, they often have exhibitions in the public spaces like a subway station and hospital, etc. With a strong sense of solidarity, they show us a good model of an artists’ group, especially the one that includes artists who are in their 40s and 50s, whose role in the art world is considered important due to the life expectancy that has increased nowadays. They make us think of how to accept the life of an artist and make it a revolution of everyday life. 



- Realti Art Space Yoonkyung Kim