As Yves Michaud points out in his … Installation view of Korean Abstract Art – Kim Whanki and Dansaekhwa with works by Chung Chang-Sup, Chung Sang-Hwa, Ha Chong-Hyun, Kim Whanki, Kwon Young-Woo, Lee Ufan and Park Seo-Bo at Powerlong Museum, Shanghai, 2018-2019, photo: Powerlong Museum & Kukje Gallery Browse upcoming auctions and create alerts for artworks you are interested in. Kim Whanki. The majority of his work is currently held by the Whanki Museum in Seoul, Korea. British Museum Art Images. Gradually Kim was drawn to abstraction culminating in his experiments in New York in the '60s and early '70s. Universe, epitomizes the peak of both spiritual and technical maturity in Kim's 'Pointillist' works. Kim Whanki (1913-1974) ... Kim’s works evolved towards greater simplicity and refinement. Celebrated in exhibitions throughout the world, Kim's unique blend of Eastern and Western sensibilities has had timeless appeal since he started breaking new ground in the 1930s. Where Newman had variegated his paintings with one or more vertical lines—or 'zips,' as he called them—Kim Whan- Ki filled his large canvases with dots, which signified stars. Barnett Newman's oversized monochrome paintings were another important inspiration to the Korean artist's later work. The artists also attempted to break away from the heritage of Japanese imperialism and Western abstraction. View Kim Whan-Ki’s artworks on artnet. The show primarily consisted of works on paper, but it also included a dozen canvases dated circa 1968. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by Kim Whan-Ki. Kim Whan-Ki's monumental canvas 05-IV-71 #200 (Universe) is widely regarded to be one of the most important paintings in the artist's oeuvre. (100 x 100 in.) oil on cotton (diptych) Kim Whanki (1913 - 1974) Untitled 1963 Gouache on Paper H 12.75" x W 9.375 Signed and Dated Lower Left Sold. Biography edited partially from wikipedia Kim merged traditional Korean subject matter with a Western style influenced by Fernand Léger and Mark Rothko. A prominent figure in the first generation of Korean Abstract artists, Kim Whanki's works combine traditional Korean concepts and ideals with abstraction. Jul 10, 2019 - Find the latest shows, biography, and artworks for sale by Kim Whanki. Description: Kim Whanki (1913-1974) Mountain and Moon Signed and dated Whanki 1964 Gouache on paper, framed and glazed 12 x 18½in. Kim merged traditional Korean subject matter with a Western style influenced by Fernand Léger and Mark Rothko. Drawing. The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul held a retrospective of his work in 1975. Explore. He was lucky to have two talented artists as his teachers, the poet Kim Kirim and the painter Kim Hagun. (30.5 x 21.5cm.) Initially he moved to Japan to study European modernism, incorporating elements he admired in the paintings of Klee, Matisse and Braque with traditional Asian motifs. Kim Whanki (1913 - 1974) Untitled 1963 Gouache on Paper H 12.75" x W 9.375 Signed and Dated Lower Left Sold. KIM WHANKI (1913-1974) Untitled 8-IIII-71 signed and dated ‘Whanki 8-IIII-71’ (lower right) gouache on paper 56.5 x 42 cm. Even though the two Kims were on different continents, their friendship grew stronger. Juli 1974 in New York City) war ein südkoreanischer Maler der abstrakten Kunstrichtung. When one turns to contemporary Korean art, one cannot deny the depth and breadth of the influence Kim Whanki had on the art movement. Kim began his artistic investigations with varied traditional motifs and natural landscapes. Apr 28, 2017 - Explore Dawoon Jung's board "Whanki Kim" on Pinterest. Kim's masterful control of blurring and the variation in tonality and washes generates an infinite depth of space and scalability. New York, USA, Poindexter Gallery, Whanki, 25th September – 21st October 1971. Neben der in diesem Artikel … Upon his 1953 return to Seoul Kim developed paintings of jars and taught at the College of Fine Arts and Hongik University. Kim Whanki, Daegue Art Museum, Daegue, Korea Whanki’s Works on Paper, Whanki Museum, Seoul, Korea 2017 The Aesthetics of Colors, Whanki Museum, Seoul, Korea The lines that I draw could reach to the end of the sky, Whanki Museum, Seoul, Korea 2016 The Man is gone and the Art has remained, Whanki Museum, Seoul, Korea 2015 KIM WHANKI LINE • SURFACE • DOT, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, … "It is thanks to Picasso that many artists can now paint difficult work without fear or apprehension," Kim Whan-Ki said (Kim W., quoted in Matthew Kim's Memoir: Modern and Contemporary Korean Artists I Have Loved, Kyonggi-do, 2016, p. 151). Best known for his works that epitomise archetypal Korean aesthetics, Kim Whan-Ki was a pioneering abstract artist of Korea. The Kims' home in New York became a gathering place for many members of the Korean art community, as the couple hosted regular dinners for their friends and family. each panel: 254 x 127 cm. Whanki Foudation (ed. In addition to being a supporter of the visual arts, Dr. Kim was an accomplished baritone; and as co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Korea Music Foundation, he was able to cultivate and support Korean musicians in New York. (100 x 50 in.) In 1940 he had a one-person exhibition at the Jung Ja Ok Gallery, Seoul. View 10-II-73 (1973) By Kim Whanki; Oil on korean paper; 22.6x18.3 in; Signed; . The only diptych that the artist painted, the two canvases suggest duality - sun and moon, light and shadow, man and woman, yin and yang - embodying the contradictory yet complimentary forces that drive the world and make up the core energies of the universe. In den westlichen Ländern wurden unterschiedliche Transliterationen seines Namens verwendet. The pioneers of Dansaekhwa are born between 1913 and 1936 and avoided any reference to Western realism in their works, creating primarily monochrome and minimalist paintings. signed ‘whanki’, titled and dated ‘5-IV-71 #200’ and inscribed ‘New York (100 x 50)’ (on the reverse of the left panel); titled and dated ‘#200 5-IV-71’ and inscribed ‘100 x 50 R’ (on the reverse of the right panel) Some of them based their work on traditional Korean ink portraits, and used traditional Korean … Kim combined Eastern insights and Western reasoning by employing both Korea’s distinctive features and western modernity, by integrating abstract and figurative features. He had his first one-person exhibition at the Amagi Gallery, Tokyo in 1937. Kim's philosophy that art should be drawn from nature and aim to return to nature became more and more mature, and the abstract patterns he painted during this time suggested landscapes, ripples and natural forms. . The show primarily consisted of works on paper, but it also included a dozen canvases dated circa 1968. Born 1913, in the South Jeolla province of South Korea, Kim Whanki moved to Japan at the age of 19, and enrolled in the Fine Arts programme at Nihon University, Tokyo. The Kims counted the video artist Nam June Paik, the painters Byung Ki Kim and Tschang Yeul Kim, and the sculptor Yongjin Han amongst their many friends. He actively pursued what would become a lifelong commitment to supporting painting, sculpture, literature, poetry, and music. Februar 1913 auf der Insel Anjwado im Landkreis Sinan-gun, der Provinz Jeollanam-do, Korea; † 25. Lee Jung Seob: Fighting Bulls Oil on paper, ×cm. Illustrated with works offered at Christie’s Kim Whanki (1913-1974) is hailed as one of the pioneers of abstract painting in Korea. Provenance He became friendly with Gottlieb, and through him met Mark Rothko, a painter whom Kim most admired for his purist philosophy and metaphysical understanding of colour. Kim Whanki FLIGHT 1913 - 1974 signed in English oil on canvas 62.9 by 92.7 cm; 24¾ by 36½ in. Two canvases when put together make a picture" (Kim W., Whanki – Life and Work, Paris, 1992, p. 124). Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt. In addition to Universe, the Kims acquired several other paintings by Kim Whan-Ki, including Mountains and Moon, Morning Star, and 20-V-69 #94, all of which the couple later donated to the Whan-Ki Museum in Seoul to benefit the institution's support of the artist's work. As one of the great pioneers of abstract painting in Korean modern art history, this canvas is the culmination of a lifetime spent synthesizing aesthetics and philosophy to articulate the essence of nature through art. The importance of Universe is not only evident in its aesthetic beauty but also in the significance the piece held for the artist. Dansaekhwa is an art movement born in South Korea in the 1970s. One of his closest and most enduring friendships would begin as a chance meeting in the street when he, Kim Malbong, and his then fiancée Chae Kum ran into the painter, Kim Whan-Ki. Oct 1, 2018 - Whanki Kim was a Korean painter best known for his softly colored abstractions. Learn about the artist and find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Born 1913, in the South Jeolla province of South Korea, Kim Whanki moved to Japan at the age of 19, and enrolled in the Fine Arts programme at Nihon University, Tokyo. Saved ... View Untitled (1970) By Kim Whanki; Oil on mulberry paper; 58.4 x 33.0 cm; Signed; . ), Whanki (Special Exhibition for the 13th Sao Paulo Biennial), exh. View additional info Filling the dual canvases that make up 05-IV-71 #200 (Universe), blue is a colour most intimately linked with earth and virtue, emanating hope, life, integrity and spirit. Dansaekhwa is deeply involved with the physicality of painting. And double that for a gorgeous Kim Whanki Landscape in Blue. He was a lecturer at Seoul University from 1946 to 1948 and a professor at Hong Ik University from 1953 to 1955 and 1959 to 1962. Whanki Kim was a Korean painter best known for his softly colored abstractions. This book, Whanki: Une lumineuse traversée (Whanki: A Brilliant Passage) , published by the Fondation Whanki, Paris, in 1981, is an excellent resource on the work of Korean-born artist Kim Whanki… Painted in 1971 Provenance. Mar 18, 2017 - Artwork by Kim Whanki, Untitled, Made of Oil on mulberry paper. It was in 1965 that Kim's signature technique of using mosaiclike dots in his work began to appear for the first time. Although the Korean painter Kim Whanki (1913–1974) spent significant portions of his career in Paris as well as in Seoul, this recent exhibition, entitled “Oeuvres inedites 1963–1973,” corresponded to a period when he lived and worked in New York. In the second half of his time in New York, Kim spent much time on collages, papier-mâché works, and oil-on-newspaper paintings. Filter by auction house, media and more. “There's beauty in my art, and this beauty comes from having lived in the Korean countryside,” he once explained. The show primarily consisted of works on paper, but it also included a dozen canvases dated circa 1968. Peony, Old Tree and Jar, 1950's Kim merged traditional Korean subject matter with a Western style influenced by Fernand Léger and Mark Rothko. In addition to establishing and growing his practice, Dr. Kim cultivated an enduring interest in the arts. Evident in its aesthetic beauty but also in the first generation of Korean Abstract artists, Kim! 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