Gallery 25
BIEAF2024 - Old Future
World Artist Invitation Exhibition
BIEAF Steering Committee announces BIEAF2024 participants. 390 artists were selected from 65 countries. The online exhibition will run from September 10, 2024 to February 28, 2025. During this period, offline exhibitions will be held at various galleries in Busan.
SOO HEE CHOI
South Korea
작품안에서 색채와 구성의 변주를 통해 음악이라는 세계가 인간에게 줄 수 있는 감정의 흐름과 변화를 보여주고 있다. 음악으로 인해 우리는 내면의 조화롭고 따뜻한 감정에 접근할 수 있고 행복감을 느끼기도 한다. 또한 음악은 바쁘고 지친 일상에서 긴장감을 완화시켜 주고 에너지를 주는 긍정적인 세계를 마음속에 선사하기도 한다. 아름다운 화음의 음악속에 묻어나는 감상을 영혼의 울림과 함께 색채와 추상의 구성으로 표현한 작품이다.
1990년대부터 현대미술의 흐름과 함께 추상과 구상을 넘나들며 활발한 작업을 해온 최수희작가는 매일 반복되는 일상에 관심을 기울이고 소재를 찾는다. 그녀의 작업들은 작가 특유의 개인적 관심과 경험, 사유의 양상을 차용된 이미지를 통해 구상의 형태로 또는 추상에서 보이는 형태의 파편으로 이미지화하는 방식을 다루었음을 볼 수 있다. 현재 최수희작가는 작가활동과 함께 홍익대학교 미술대학 교수로 재직중이다.
MUSIC
45.7X91cm Acrylic on Canvas 2023
Star Trauth
USA
When I was a child I lived in a hippie commune outdoors. This means we did not live in a house we lived at the foot of a mountain outside. The only inside was a pop-up tent that we slept in to protect us from animals. My childhood was carefree, I played in the grass, climb trees, picked fruits and vegetables, whittled, and created with anything I could find.
Recently I survived cancer. For years I was in bed in my home or at the cancer center. No outside. Now I am cancer free but I had to have radiation treatment. That means I cannot be in the sun for more than minutes before I start to burn. The grasslands are gone for me. I am glad I have them as memories.
Trauth considers art her primary career and passion and states, “The rest has branched from that tree.” Her art practice seeks to attract the audience visually with a desire for tactile engagement. She’s sought to create new art mediums with environmentalism in mind, using waste paper and plastic, and converting it to a flat pliable textile. Star hand molds and flame sculpts each piece, miniature original works in their own right, then melds them as free-standing sculpture, assemblage, or wall hanging. Though she has created her own medium Trauth will use other forms of traditional media to achieve her vision. Her work is heavily inspired by music, experiences from her adventurous life, and currently a fierce battle with cancer. This has also led her to dabble in new media while she regains her strength. Curated into over 100 exhibitions, including 22 museums in the last 10 years. Most recently she has a heartfelt and provocative written piece in Yoko Ono’s ‘Arising’ at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway.
Grasslands
61x76x11 Textile 2023
Stella Mimikou
Greek
The pollution of the environment, the destruction and plundering of nature is the serious and worrying phenomenon of today. The future of the planet and of man is inextricably linked to the preservation and protection of our natural environment. Everyone of us can and ought to contribute in every way, depending on his capabilities, to the protection of the natural world he lives in. Nature is our oxygen, our umbilical cord with life. Motivated by these thoughts, I created this artwork using useless materials (rubbish), which are plentiful around us (e.g. plastic bottles, fish trunks etc.) and which reveal the full lack of sensitivity for the world around us. These useless materials turn into work of protest man’s indifference to nature and his scorn about his own life. My goal is to sensitize everyone to protect the environment.
I was Born in Nea Artaki, Evia in 1943. In 1996 I graduated from the Department of Painting with Honors and in 2000 from the Department of Sculpture with Honors. In 1999 I participated with paintings in a three-day festival on “Man-Environment-Nature” at the port of Nea Artaki. In 2002 I participated by selection in the International Art Symposium in Palanga, Lithuania. In 2002-2004 I participated in the International Miniature Exhibition on “Olympic Idents”. In 2006 I participated in Medusa Gallery “Avgou Engomion” in Athens. In 2017 I participated by selection in the 7th Beijing International Biennale of Art. In 2019 I participated by selection in the 8th Beijing International Art Biennale. From 2020 until today I participate with my works selected by a jury in various International Digital Art Exhibitions including Germany, India, Norway, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Nepal,Turkey,USA, Shanghai, Malaysia and other countries around the world. In 2021 I participated by selection in the 9th International Art Biennale in Beijing. From 2020 until today I have participated by selection in ten Biennales organized by IAVPOA, in Lithuania.
HELP
140x135cm
Painting,acrylic on canvas 2004
Sunaina Devi
Nepal
This painting is all about impacts of natural Ecosystem .Day and night and the symbol of good are depicted in this Mithila painting. In this painting, the Sun is depicted on one side and the Moon on the other side. Trees in the middle and fish swimming in the water are depicted. The Sun is a symbol of daylight and the Moon is a symbol of night. Water is the basis of survival for animals and trees are the basis of human life. The structure of life is celebrated as a symbol of life and the fish is a symbol of good luck. How is the life, lifestyle and daily routine of human beings going on in the light of day? How do other creatures experience the cleanliness of the environment with Waluj, such as In daylight, humans can do their household chores in a simple manner. They can easily carry out their daily routines and travel outside the home. The physical structure of humans is designed in such a way that sunlight is important. The importance of the environment is that of all the living creatures living in the environment. It is important that is why daylight has its own importance.
Similarly, at night, along with the lifestyle of human beings, the lifestyle of many other animals also gets affected, the environment also remains clean and calm due to less activity at night. Man relaxes his body. It gives great control to the external activities of every living being. Just as many animals in the world cannot see in daylight, they can see in night light. If seen in a natural way, night has its own significance. The life of trees and plants is like the life of humans, first a tree is a small plant, then it grows and bears fruits, then grows old and at some point gets destroyed. According to mythological tradition, fish is considered a sign of auspiciousness. Seeing fish in the house or in water is a symbol of good luck."" I am Sunaina Thakur, belong from remote village of Nepal and at the age of 12, I have desire to know about Mithila art which I found on mud walls in our village. I was always taking participation in drawing competition at our school. I went so many places to learn about Mithila art and culture like India and remote places Nepal. I was completed my bachelor’s degree and now running in master degree. Now, I have started mithila arts gallery at Janakpurdham and Kathmandu.I have Received Training from Mithila Painting Training by Mithila Lok Chitrakala,Peace Building and Woman Leadership by search for Common ground, Co-operative Management and institutional Development training by search for Common ground, Ability development of local policy maker training by samagra jan-utthan Kendra Lahan, Jan Pairabi training by WORC Nepal, and Beautician training by CTEVT. I have received so many awards like N- Peace Award (2012) Organized by SFCG, Common Ground Award (2016) in USA., Safal Mahila Udhmi Abhiprerana abhiyan by CARE Nepal(2016), Lalit Kala Special Award (2017) by Nepal Academy of fine Arts, Lalit Kala National Award (2018) Nepal Academy by Nepal of fine Arts, RJF International Award (2018) by Chaudhary Art Federation Trust Karnak Best(Haryana) India, Painting Award (2018) by Shoring Art Group in India, 100 Heroes of Madhesh Award (2019), Grand Sangati Award (2019) by SANGAT Kathmandu, Women of the Year Award (2021) in India , Shorong Award international Special guest award by group Shorong art India, Best Painting award (2018) by shoring art group India Delhi and many others. I was participated in Mithila Festival USA 2021 exhibition entitled ""art for SDGs: the Mithila Heritage"" organized by Mithila Center, USA on April 14-17, 2021. I have trained more than four hundred women and College level students where 20 women has got chance for employment. I organized solo exhibition at Jaleshwar Mahottari 2069 BS, Pokhara on 2070 BS, Kathmandu Bhrikuti Mandap 2071 BS, Solo Exhibition America (USA) 2016 AD, New Delhi India On 2015 AD, Janakpur Nepal On 2070 BS, Group Exhibition of Mithila Arts 2017 by Lalit Kala Academy,Solo Exhibition Kathmandu Nepal Art Council On 2018 AD, Group Exhibition of Mithila Arts 2018 by Sorong art group in srilanka, Solo Exhibition at Hiroshima Japan 2018, Art expo 2019 New-York America (USA), Solo Exhibition at Tokyo, Japan 2019, Solo Exhibition at Shizvoka, Japan 2020, I Engaged As a Trainer in Mithila Painting in Dhanusha and Mahottari Since 2064 BS, As a Trainer for Women Leadership Since 2011 AD. in Dhanusha and Mahottari District, Mithila Painting Udyog Mahottari and Sunaina Art Gallery at Janki Mandir Janakpurdham. In Nepal my exhibition was inaugurated and observed by very notable personalities like former president Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, Chief Minister of Provenance -2, Narayan Kaj Shrestha, CEO of Nepal Tourism Board, Maha Nayak Rajesh Hamal, Manisha Koirala ect.
Life of tree In Day& Night with Symbol of good luck
55cm x 76cm
Acrelic color on Handmade paper 2020
Suresh Kumar
India
My work is based on interaction with outer and inner space. When I am painting, I take inspiration from surrounding and I take decision for form of my painting spontaneously. In this painting, easel interacted me as human body as architectural form. My emotional dilemma expressed emphasis with yellow and gray color through my gray matter journey. textural lines and composition created the mapping of spatial space which has developed within time and space.
I have done my Graduate Diploma in fine arts from Rajasthan School of Arts, Jaipur (India) after that I have completed my Post Diploma in creative painting from M.S. University, Vadodara (India). I won many awards in field of painting like national Scholarship, state art awards, young artist award and merit awards from my university. I have participated in many national and international exhibition and art workshop/residency. Now I am working as an artist and Art & Design educator in World University of Design, Sonipat
My rural up-bringing when integrated with the urban psyche triggers in my mind questions of a socio-political nature. Through my works I explore the conflicts between this relationship and my journey from one set of customs to another. The psyche of Indian rural life has impacted my aesthetics deeply and provided an approach more humanistic in its understanding of life and values. At once i am an insider and posed as a spectator from an urbanized contemporary platform. My work allows me to capture my emotional journey and understand my own identity. I use humor in my work to translate this interplay between nostalgia with urban life. These expressions are for me my personal protest and in making them visual they are tangible. I work spontaneously allowing my psyche to guide composition and work in the moment. Likewise, I allow myself to be open to whatever medium my idea requires. This way my concept is realized, and my works can grow simultaneously with my psyche.
Artist Within Studio Easel
60.96 cm x 45.72 cm Acrylic on Canvas
SWATI GHOSH
INDIA
We all know that the main source of energy in in this world is Sun.Here the 7 colors of sun rays are shown by 7 horses.
Swati Ghosh (born on July 28, 1983) is an Indian artist. She is known for depictions of peace and freedom in her artworks. Ghosh is the first woman art judge from India by the International Council of Arts Federation, and appointed as Cultural Ambassador by International Council of Museums Asia Pacific for Geoje
POWER OF ENERGY
60 × 80 Oil on Linen 2022
Taeree HAN
South Korea
주름은 생동감 있게 그 주변과 즉각적으로 반응하며 마치 살아있는 듯 생물적 현상으로 다가왔다. 연약함을 지닌 순응적 대상이 주름에서 그치는 것이 아니라 꿈과 이상을 향해 나아가는 응축된 힘으로 확장된다. 꿈을 향한 모든 수고는 반복되는 마찰과 힘을 견디며 무작위적인 주름이 된다. 내 작업에서 주름은 결국 외부와 자신 사이에 일어난 충돌과 반응에 대한 증거이자 흔적이다.
작업을 통해 나는 어떤 이의 등을 토닥거리며 위로하고 싶다. 연한 안료를 종이에 겹겹이 쌓아 올리는 작업 방식은 내가 만나는 주름들을 살피고 공감하며 그 존재들을 바라보는 과정이다. 우리의 연약함과 순응에 긴 시선을 두고 이를 어루만지며 또한 그 안에 담긴 에너지와 생명력에 응원과 공감을 표현한다.
한국화를 전공하고 2018년 전남국제수묵비엔날레-깃발전(목포)을 비롯한 다수의 단체전에 참여했다. 2021년 사이아트 도큐먼트(서울)에서 첫 번째 개인전 ‘주름과 덩어리’를 선보이고 완주문화재단의 레지던시 프로그램에서 ‘게릴라 음양오행 시점’으로 활동했다. 2024년에는 퍼포먼스 아티스트 그룹 ‘행’의 일원으로 디파프(Daejeon Performance Art Festival)에 참여했다. 아티스트명 Taeree로 전자음악 프로듀서로도 활동하고 있다.