The latter was sold for HK$102m (US$13.03m), surpassing its estimate of HK$48m-62m, and became the most expensive Korean work of art.[11]. [Annex 2] Suhyangsanbang Special Exhibition : Sacred Heart 2020-03-24 ~ 2021-03-31 Their work was featured in numerous exhibitions at key galleries and museums, including the Tokyo Gallery . Kim's time in Tokyo supported his identity as an Abstract artist. In his university years, he became fascinated by the work of Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso[6] and was influenced by his mentors, Togo Seiji and Fujita Tsuguji, who had created new waves of Cubism and Futurism in Japan after having had direct interaction with Cubists and Futurist artists in Europe. The Creative Artists Association made a branch in Korea and held its first exhibition in Seoul where Korean artists including Kim, as well as a number of Japanese artists, exhibited their work. Learn about the artist and find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices. I felt confident that my art had meaning. In 1964 Kim wrote: ‘I can’t work very well today because it’s overcast. [8], During the Korean War, the Korean government moved to the southern port city of Busan, along with many refugees. These years are said to have been a time of suffering for Whanki Kim—his wife, Hyang-an Kim, recalls his strong rage and habit of drinking, though he did continue to paint. [8] Away in France, Kim came to better understand and appreciate the unique qualities of Korea and Korean art. Photo and artwork: © Whan-Ki Foundation — Whan-Ki Museum. Kim merged traditional Korean subject matter with a Western style influenced by Fernand Léger and Mark Rothko . On 23 November, 05-IV-71 #200 (Universe) (1971), one of his greatest paintings, will be offered as a highlight of the Autumn 2019 auction season at Christie’s in Hong Kong. With the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, Kim and Hyang-An fled Seoul for the south, living in a refugee camp while trying to get word of their friends. “There's beauty in my art, and this beauty comes from having lived in the Korean countryside,” he once explained. Respected domestically and abroad, the Whanki Museum, dedicated to Kim, opened in Seoul in 1992. "빅뱅 탑, '외할아버지의 외삼촌' 김환기 화백 '우주' 132억 낙찰에 "자랑스럽다, "Kim Whanki — a pioneer of Korean abstraction", "Korean Wave in Saleroom: HK$102m Kim Whan-Ki's Diptych Becomes Most Expensive Korean Work of Art | Auctions News | THE VALUE | Art News", Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whanki_Kim&oldid=995229227, Articles with Korean-language sources (ko), Wikipedia articles with RKDartists identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Barry Schwabsky on the Kim Whanki exhibition at the, This page was last edited on 19 December 2020, at 22:34. Estimate: HK$48,000,000-62,000,000. Whanki Kim's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from $242 USD to $13,035,786 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. At the time of his death, Kim was already recognised as a pioneer of abstract art in Korea. Highlighting this autumn season, Christie’s presents a diptych by Korean abstract painter Kim Whanki. 김환기 (Kim Whanki) 최고의 해, 2015년 2015년 미술품 거래 낙찰총액 1위한국 미술품 경매사상 최고... Gallery Artwork Art Work Work Of Art Auguste Rodin Artwork Artists 김환기 During this time in Seoul Kim discovered the beauty represented by the white ceramic and wooden artifacts of the Yi dynasty. [6] In 1931, he enrolled in Nishikishiro High School in Tokyo and continued to study at the College of Arts at Nihon University from 1933 until 1936. According to the specialist, in order to create these works the artist had to stand for many hours and look down upon a canvas laid on a table, bending over to mark each calligraphic dot while carefully controlling the paint with a thin ink brush. Kim Whanki also Kim Whanki or Kim Hwangi 19131974 hangul was a pioneering abstract artist of Korea Born February 27 1913 in the village of Eup Joan Miro Artist Art My Favorite Color Gouache Painting & Drawing Printmaking Texture Drawings Prints Between 1956 and 1959, Kim and his wife lived in Paris, and this short yet prodigious period witnessed an artistic flourishing. View Kim Whan-Ki’s artworks on artnet. See more ideas about art, painting, korean painting. Each panel: 254 x 127 cm (100 x 50 in); overall: 254 x 254 cm (100 x 100 in). According to Christie’s specialist Yunah Jung, in the early 1940s Kim founded the radical movement New Realists with the painters Yoo Young-Kuk (1916-2002) and Lee Gyu-Sang. Kim Whanki, the pioneer of Korean abstract art, expressed a Korean sentiment and sense of beauty through understated formative language by choosing natural and traditional subjects such as mountains, rivers, the moon, cranes, Japanese apricots, and moon jars., rivers, the moon, cranes, Japanese apricots, and moon jars. [8] In the second half of his time in New York, Kim spent much time on collages, papier-mâché works, and oil-on-newspaper paintings. Born February 27, 1913, in the village of Eupdong-ri on the island of Anjwado, Sinan County, South Jeolla Province, Kim died in New York City, USA, on July 25, 1974. Some of them based their work on traditional Korean ink portraits, and used tradi… The war years of 1942 to 1945 and of 1950 grew Kim's love for traditional Korean art. Kim Whanki (1913-1974) is hailed as one of the pioneers of abstract painting in Korea. 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. Closer inspection, however, reveals that the origin of these lines and dots are the shapes of mountains, trees, or the little islands found throughout the Korean landscape. The Whanki Museum is a private art museum in Jongno-gu, in central Seoul, South Korea. I like the work I’ll be painting from now on. "Universe," an abstract diptych painting by Korean modern art master Kim Whanki (1913-74), a source of inspiration not only for contemporary artists but also for K-pop musicians such as T.O.P of Big Bang and RM of BTS, was recreated as a cubic media art piece by contemporary artist Yiyun Kang, who is well known for her “Connect, BTS” art project in 2020. Born February 27, 1913, in … 1929) and the sculptor Han Yong-Jin (b. Still now the museum continues to hold Kim Whanki's Exhibitions and the other various art … These activists were to have a profound influence on the young artist. has no relation to Kim Whanki and his art… It’s getting darker outside.’. Photo and artwork: © Whan-Ki Foundation-Whan-Ki Museum. Il appartient à la première génération des artistes abstraits en … It was a bold move, says Christie’s Seoul-based Vice-President Yunah Jung: ‘It is quite amazing that Kim rejected the security of life as a professor and established artist in his homeland in order to fully commit to his avant-garde experiments.’, The first few years in the city were tough. He continued to explore various classical Korean motifs and landscapes, but began to simplify them using thick outlines and vibrant colour fields. Kim Whanki, also Kim Whan-ki or Kim Hwan-gi (1913–1974, hangul: 김환기), was a pioneering abstract artist of Korea. This was the first year that Korea participated in the São Paulo Biennial, and Kim participated as a commissioner as well as a contributing artist. Kim Whanki, also Kim Whan-ki or Kim Hwan-gi (1913–1974, hangul: 김환기), was a pioneering abstract artist of Korea. Kim Whanki (1913-1974) is hailed as one of the pioneers of abstract painting in Korea. Appearing at auction for the very first time, the work is the only diptych in Kim’s oeuvre, and his largest painting. Whanki Kim was a Korean painter best known for his softly colored abstractions. Kim left Tokyo in 1937, but he continued to submit works to the inaugural show of the Free Painters Exhibition in Japan until 1940. In 1953, Kim returned to Seoul and began teaching at the college of Fine Arts, at Hongik University. Ver más ideas sobre Corea, Arte, Claudio bravo. The artist was fortunate to be surrounded by a group of highly articulate young Korean expats, including the Fluxus video artist Nam-June Paik (1932-2006), painter Kim Tschang-Yeul (b. Starting in 1954, many Korean artists made this trip including Nam Kwan, Kim Heung-su, and Kim Chong-ha. Having worked between Paris and Seoul in … His great nephew, T.O.P is the lead rapper of K-pop boy group BIGBANG.[4][5]. Growing up as the fourth child and only son of wealthy farmer Kim Sang-hyeon, Kim Whanki grew up comfortably and started studying abroad at the age of 19. “There's beauty in my art, and this beauty comes from having lived in the Korean countryside,” he once explained. [8], When Kim Whanki returned to Seoul in 1953, his obsession with jars grew once again and even more than before. 1974 May 16, 2019 - Explore Seong Lee's board "whanki kim" on Pinterest. EXHIBITION Coexistence 'Coexistence' symbolizes the presence of Kim Kulim, Kim Tschangyeul, Kim Whanki, Lee Ufan, Chun Kwangyoung under one roof who left a great mark in Korean art history from the 1960s to the 2000s. It was established by the Whanki Foundation mainly to exhibit and commemorate the art of Whanki Kim, one of Korea's foremost abstract painters. [7] His works of 1937 and 1938, such as Rondo, Aria, and White Seagull, are said to show a clear turn towards abstraction with their compositions of pure geometric shapes consisting of repeated rhythmic circular and oblong shapes with squares intersecting or overlapping. Feb 27, 1913 - Jul 25, 1974. Dansaekhwa is an art movement born in South Korea in the 1970s. Sadly, he failed to recover from spinal surgery, and died at the age of 61. The artists sought to articulate the essence of nature through abstract art. His desire to present pure composition and simplified objects is evident in work such as Woods. HONG KONG - Pioneer of modern Korean abstract art, Kim Whanki (1913-1974) opened a new chapter in Korean art history with his largest monochrome dot painting which set an unprecedented record at Christie’s Hong Kim Whanki also Kim Whanki or Kim Hwangi 19131974 hangul was a pioneering abstract artist of Korea Born February 27 1913 in the village of Eup Conceptual Art Artist Painting Oriental Art Art Max Ernst Oil On Canvas Asian Art Korean Art [8] It was in Japan that Kim had his first solo exhibition. ‘Do the lines I draw go beyond the limit of the sky?’ he wrote in one. There's beauty in my art, and this beauty comes from having lived in the Korean countryside. Seoul, Korea, Whanki Museum, The Centennial Celebration of Kim Whanki’s Birth II: Kim Whanki, Chant for Eternity, 28th September – 31st December 2013. In this foreign land, Kim found confidence in his work and in Korean art. The Whanki Museum is a private art museum in Jongno-gu, in central Seoul, South Korea. (1970) and 05-IV-71 #200 (Universe) (1971). Through Adolph Gottlieb, he was introduced to Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman, and it was these Color Field artists who inspired the Korean to start creating large monochrome canvases covered in mosaic-like dots. Kim was the group’s charismatic focal point and a natural writer, outlining its aesthetic philosophy in poems and essays for art magazines. With the death of his father in 1942, Kim was able to extract himself from the unhappy marriage he had been forced into by his family and marry the young widow of the boy genius Lee Sang (1910-1937) — a poet and polymath who had died of tuberculosis at 27. Filter by auction house, media and more. It was during this time that Kim began to utilize dots in his works, sometimes even covering whole canvases with just dots, such as in Where and in What Form Are We to Meet Again? When I close my eyes, I see the rivers and mountains of my country more clearly than the rainbows.’. Kim Whanki est un artiste abstrait coréen, il est né le 27 février 1913 dans la province du Jeolla du Sud et est mort le 25 juillet 1974 à New York. Our [Korean] jars opened my scope on aesthetic quality and Korean people, which can be said that the textbook I used were these jars. Photo and artworks: © Whanki Foundation-Whanki Museum, Get the best stories from Christies.com in a weekly email, *We will never sell or rent your information. At first glance, these worked can be easily mistaken for Western geometric abstraction. Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000 Description: A framed drawing by the pioneering Korean abstract artist Whanki Kim (1913-1974). Simple composition, the subtle colour of blue — only I can create my world. Whanki Kim also fled Seoul for safety in the South and entered a refugee camp for three years. I can’t seem to separate my art from Seoul. He gained access to different works of ceramics and woodwork crafts and enjoyed observing them and talking about them for long periods. [8] Even though many artists and their works were significantly changed during trips abroad, Kim intentionally kept consistency and continued to portray motifs of jars, birds, mountains, deer, and plum blossoms. During his New York period, Kim explored a variety of materials and techniques, including gouache, sand mixed with oil paint, oil on newspaper, collage and papier mâché. Artist., p.258, 2010. Privacy Policy, A new collector’s guide to the Korean artist who is regarded as the godfather of the monochrome movement, Dansaekhwa. Kim died at the age of 61 in New York City on July 25, 1974. Dansaekhwa is deeply involved with the physicality of painting. Kim merged traditional Korean subject matter with a Western style influenced by Fernand Léger and Mark Rothko. Lee Tae-Joon, however, disappeared sometime around 1956, and was presumed to have been killed. He drew jars over and over again in his works including Jar and Poetry, White Jar and Woman, Jar, and Jar and Plum Blossoms. His peripatetic lifestyle, which saw him move from his homeland to Japan, France and finally to America, reflects his quest to develop and express a unique abstract painting style. He often felt frustrated during this time because of conflicts with other board members and the lack of connection between reality and what dreams he had for the institutions of art.[8]. The artists also attempted to break away from the heritage of Japanese imperialism and Western abstraction. Yet since 2015, the value of his paintings has risen sharply. But it is little known that the artist was actually a … His artworks largely dealt with diverse hues and patterns. Oil on cotton (diptych). Kim Whanki, also Kim Whan-ki or Kim Hwan-gi, was a pioneering abstract artist of Korea. He found himself teaching and performing administrative duties more often than he was concentrating on art. It was also during this period that his signature blue palette began to appear. Paris, the capital of the world of modern art, was the place that would cure them of their sense of inferiority, which had resulted from their negative experiences with Western art in Japan. Kim belongs to the first generation of Korean Abstract artists, mixing oriental concepts and ideals with abstraction. The reason? Widely respected as a prominent figure among the first generation of Korean abstract artists, Kim Whanki pioneered one of the most radical art movements in Korea in the late 1930s that is known today as Korean abstract art. Kim Whanki passed away in 1974 at the age of 61, in New York. “The Korean room [in the Biennial] was good. [1] Born February 27, 1913, in the village of Eupdong-ri on the island of Anjwado, Sinan County, South Jeolla Province, Kim died in New York City, USA, on July 25, 1974. He is memorialized by the Whanki Museum, a private art museum in Seoul, established by the Whanki Foundation in 1992 to exhibit and commemorate Kim’s art. 20-dic-2015 - Explora el tablero "WHANKI KIM - COREA" de Anxo de Pantin, que 142 personas siguen en Pinterest. His second wife was the prodigiously talented writer Byun Dong-Rim, who took the name Kim Hyang-An when they married. Whanki Kim, Untitled. Jung explains that it was painted with a thin calligraphic brush in the manner of traditional Asian ink paintings and ‘epitomises the peak of both spiritual and technical maturity in Kim’s “Pointillist” works’. . Today, Whanki is celebrated internationally as a pioneering figure among Korean Abstract painters, and in 1992, the Whanki Museum was founded in Seoul to Browse upcoming auctions and create alerts for artworks you are interested in. Kim Whan-Ki (1913-1974), 05-IV-71 #200 (Universe), 1971. KIM Whanki was a painter known for his softly colored abstract paintings. Christie’s Online Magazine delivers our best features, videos, and auction news to your inbox every week. It was called the Creative Artists Association, due to increasing military tensions that did not encourage new ideas. My painting wasn't bad either. Lee Gyuhyun, 안녕하세요 예술가씨, Hello Mr.Ms. Whanki Kim was a Korean Asian Modern & Contemporary painter who was born in 1913. Jeong Ji-Yong was imprisoned for his Marxist sympathies and later died in jail, while Kim Yong-Jun and Lee Tae-Joon escaped by defecting to North Korea. In 1963 the couple moved to the United States on a Rockefeller scholarship, and settled in New York. Offered in the 20th Century and Contemporary Art (Evening Sale) on 23 November at Christie’s in Hong Kong. His return to Seoul also brought him to teach at the College of Fine Arts, Hongik University, to hold a one-man exhibition at the USIS Gallery, and to be elected a member of the Korean Academy.[8]. I don’t like a single work I’ve done so far. In 1960, he became President of Hongik Art College. The work was purchased directly from the artist by close friends, Mr. Matthew Kim and Ms. Chae Kum Kim, and has resided in their private collection for the past 40 years. [9], Based on his submissions to the neorealism exhibitions, Kim's works during 1942 and 1950 show inspiration from nature and everyday life. [8] Kim is said to have submitted six pieces: Island Tale, Still Life, Landscape 1, Landscape 2, Landscape at Atami, and Chamber Music before he left the Association in 1941.[8]. On his return to Seoul in 1959 he was almost immediately offered the position of Dean of Faculty at the College of Fine Arts at Hongik University. Whanki Kim was a Korean painter best known for his softly colored abstractions. Artwork © Whanki Foundation-Whanki Museum. Kim Whanki left for New York in October 1963. With refined and moderated formative expression based on Korean Lyricism, he created his characteristic art world. An oil painting of pioneering abstract artist Kim Whan-ki was auctioned at 2.35 billion won ($2 million) in Hong Kong, a related firm said Sunday. This painstaking, labour-intensive process gradually damaged Kim’s spine and by 1974, he was forced to seek treatment. It was established by the Whanki Foundation mainly to exhibit and commemorate the art of Whanki Kim, one of Korea’s foremost abstract PUBLIC ART WORKS ART PROJECTS MEDIA ART CONTACT More Whanki Kim 金煥基 김환기 (1913-1974) Information Artist Whan-ki Kim born in 1913 belongs to the 1st generation of Korean modern abstract art. Speaking to ArtAsiaPacific, the Whanki Foundation, founded in 1979 by the artist’s wife Kim Hyang-an, claimed that “The floating museum . He established himself as a pioneer of abstract art within Korea, gathering inspiration … Some of the works produced during this time are Refugee Train, Landscape at Chin-hae, Shanty, and Jars and Women. By 1940, this exhibition was no longer called the Free Painters Exhibition. 05-IV-71 #200 (Universe)  is partially visible in the background. [2] Kim's early works were semi-abstract paintings which allowed beholders to see certain forms, but his later works were more deeply absorbed abstract paintings, filled with lines and spaces.[3]. ‘Do the dots shine as brightly as the stars? Kim Whan-Ki photographed in 1972, sitting in front of 05-IV-71 #200 (Universe). Kim Whanki (hangul: 김환기), também Kim Whan-ki ou Kim Hwan-gi (Jeolla do Sul, 27 de fevereiro de 1913 — Nova Iorque, 25 de julho de 1974) foi um artista pioneiro de arte abstrata na Coreia. Having decided to become an artist against his father’s wishes, Kim secretly boarded a vessel bound for Japan so he could attend the Department of Fine Arts at Nihon University. When Kim returned to Seoul in 1937 he fell in with a group of bohemian left-wing intellectuals that included the modernist poet Jeong Ji-Yong (1902-1950), the author Lee Tae-Joon (1904-1956) and the painter Kim Yong-Jun (1904-1967). View artworks for sale by Whanki, Kim Kim Whanki (558, Korean). . It was there that he discovered European Modernism — Cubism and Fauvisme — and became fascinated by the work of Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. [1] He even stayed an additional year in Japan as an assistant before returning to Korea in 1937. "[10], During his career in New York, works depicting cosmic, planetary subjects, sound, echo, and music arose. In 1971, the artist presented one of his greatest works, 05-IV-71 #200 (Universe), which is offered for sale in Hong Kong on 23 November. Kim Whanki, also Kim Whan-ki or Kim Hwan-gi (1913–1974, hangul: 김환기), was a pioneering abstract artist of Korea. Illustrated with works offered at Christie’s, Kim Whanki founded an avant-garde art movement, Kim studied in Paris before moving to New York, He was influenced by Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman, Simple composition, the subtle colour of blue. His peripatetic lifestyle, which saw him move from his homeland to Japan, France and finally to America, reflects his quest to develop and express a unique abstract painting style. 1934), whom he encouraged to find a synthesis between Eastern and Western culture. Later, in the 1970s, she published a series of essays about her life with the artist. Kim was born into a family of wealthy landowners on the small island of Kijwa in South Korea. Korean modern art master Kim Whan-ki is widely known at home and abroad for his signature dot paintings. Seoul, Korea, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, 100 Masterpieces of Korean Modern and Contemporary Paintings, 29th October 2013 – 31st March 2014. He also came into contact with many of the greats of Modern American painting. Born February 27, 1913, in the village of Eupdong-ri on the island of Anjwado, Sinan County, South Jeolla Province, Kim died in New York City, USA, on July 25, 1974. In the 1950s, he started to use these artifacts as motifs in his paintings. After returning from his studies in Tokyo, Kim continued to get to know members of the Korean literary circle while gaining more interest in traditional Korean art. It was snowing, but now it’s raining, which makes me feel terribly homesick for Korea. Whanki Museum has built in 1992 through the Whanki Foundation a year after Kim Whanki passed away. ‘He is the godfather of Korean monochrome art,’ says Jung. ‘Without him, Dansaekhwa might never have happened.’, The artist in his New York studio in 1972. It took place at the Amagi Gallery, right before he returned home to Seoul. Estimated at HK$48m-62m (US$6m-8m), the diptych is set to be the most expensive Korean work of art ever offered by an international auction house. Kim's journals show that his departure for Paris was something he had been planning for quite a while. Whanki Kim was a Korean painter best known for his softly colored abstractions. 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