UNJournal Jon Lee | “Moroccan Sahara is a successful model of autonomy in action in the Maghreb and Africa, just as Jeju is a successful model in Asia,” said Amb. Chafik Rachadi of the Kingdom of Morocco to Korea on Nov. 24. Delivering an address Amb. Richadi said, “The Broad Autonomy Initiative for the Sahara Region, presented by Morocco in 2007, qualified as “serious and credible” by the UN Security Council and the international community, has proved to be not only a basis for peace, but a springboard for development. The region is becoming an economic hub, a leading center of cooperation, and a geostrategic space dedicated to stability and shared prosperity.”
UNJournal Jon Lee | “UAE is actively working on adopting a knowledge-driven and diversified economy,” said Amb. Abdulla Saif Al Nuaimi of UAE to Korea on Nov. 17. Delivering welcoming remarks at the gala event to celebrate the 52nd UAE national Day, which marks the formation of the country’s federation, Amb. Al Nuaimi said at Hotel Shilla in Seoul, “On Dec. 2 in 1971, the leaders of the Emirates agreed to unite the independent seven Emirates into a single nation. We celebrate this special event with the progress that the UAE has made over the past years. To continue the course of this progress, the UAE adopted ambitious strategies.”
UNJournal Jon Lee | Seok Chang-woo's experience, symbol of the noble will with which adversity and hardship were overcome Artist Seok Chang-woo give clear messages in all his works every time. It is an expression of willingness in regard to life. It seems as if all kinds of difficulties and ordeals are ‘gifts the recipients a sense of accom-plishment even at times of adversity and hardship." Perhaps it is closer to the real meaning that "new hope" suddenly rises. Artist Seok is often given the title of "Korea's No. 1 Euisu Painter." This is because he lost both arms when he was 29 years old when he was working as an electrician in an electric shock accident of 20,000 volts during field work. But for him, physical disability is not shame. Rather, he says that the 30 years of life that he has lived along the path of a painter after the accident were more precious and happier than the 30 years before the electric shock accident when his arms were intact. He says: “The confident act of wearing a sleeveless shirt that reveals the prosthetic arm, or the free-spirited brushwork that shows the prosthetic arm with a brush on the hook, naturally gives me energy.” The positive belief that "even the hard times spent entering ink painting and pioneering a new genre of ink croquis due to accidents are God's providence and the planned journey of life" is the central point of completing a confident world of work. Painter Seok is drawing great attention for completing his own unique writing style to the extent that it is considered that "Ilpilhwiji is an expression for Seok Chang-woo." Perhaps there are few writers who can enjoy playing with a brush and ink. The key to the Oriental black ink croquis is "the quickness to capture the essential characteristics and energy of the object that changes its appearance countless times in a short time." It is not easy to do it with a brush that is difficult to operate at will. However, Artist Seok is already a popular lacquerware artist who takes charge of the opening events of most domestic and foreign big events. If you pick the most notable chang Winter Olympics, you can't miss Seok Chang-woo's drawing performance to wish for the success of the Olympics. As such, Artist Seok has become an icon of "an artist with perfect demonstration skills who can achieve unity with the public." In a moment, he had a mysterious talent for stealing the soul of the object, and became the object of everyone's awe and envy. The scenes that demonstrated a scene of sports live on the spot are enough to attract numerous audiences and mass media. In addition, the vividness of an athlete who breathes heavily conveys a special impression to the point where the body odor of the athlete is felt as it is. Here, he can write a short message that will help you get the right posture in your life. It represents an earnestness and a firm belief in life. It is also the result of the artistic spirit that contains the sublime will of life. Artist Seok's profile: - Graduated from Myongji University majoring in electrical engineering - 46 individual exhibitions: Including 12 overseas exhibitions, 3 in the United States, 2 in Germany, 4 in China, 2 in France, and 1 in the United Kimgdom. More than 300 group exhibitions: 37 overseas invitational exhibitions, including the 8th Zurich Art Fair - More than 200 performances: 47 overseas performances, including the closing ceremony of the 2014 Sochi and 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics - More than 100 appearances on domestic and foreign broadcasts: BBC World News in the UK, NHK News in Japan and KBS1 Open Concert, - Lecture: 100 times, Mornng Madang, Korean, SBS Stockings, MBC Christmas Side Documentary Relationship 2, MBN Golden Egg 200th Special, - Textbook works include: 1 elementary school learning cartoon WHY, 4 middle school art textbooks, and 1 moral textbook - One at a middle school physical education guide, one at a high school sports culture, and one high school art theory - Published in 11 textbooks, including one high school art textbook, SK Broadband CF appearance -Development of Seokchang-woo font type in 2018, Registration of Seokchang Style Design of the Korea Intellectual Property Office in 2019 - Christian Bible, Catholic Bible, transcribed on July 27, 2021, which began on January 30, 2015 - Christian hymn on September 15, 2022. - January 30, 2023 Catholic transcription completed - Korea Calligraphy Daejeon Invitational Artist - Member of the Korean Art Association
UNJournal Kayla Lee | Artist Cheongmok Kim Han-kyoung is already evaluated as a person who has reached the level of mastership in the world of artists in Korea. Artist Kim's works which have always shown the beauty of the art crafts, especially painting, for 50 years, cover a wide range of lacquerware art in Korea and in many parts of the world. Coloring is considered a luxury among handicrafts because the process is difficult from choosing wood and the technology to make lacquer is difficult. Kim's work, which is rated to be based on the principle of ‘walking on a single path for consistent craftsmanship and traditional painting,’ is considered a luxury among handcrafts because the process is difficult to choose wood and the technology to make lacquer is difficult. As the lacquerware work that must go through a demanding and boring process of very high skills and such a process of work, it is sufficient to gauge the competence as a lacquerware artist. However, there is also a limit to evaluating his true. This is because he is working on creative work to liberate lacquerware from the artistic sense through constant search and research. Until now, in the world of lacquerware artists, the method of reproducing and inheriting tradition has been considered to be for granted. In fact, there was no alternative to traditional lacquer crafts in a situation where their reputation is almost cut off after the Japanese colonial rule. Fortunately, a small number of craftsmen were able to revive lacquerware using traditional techniques, and at this point, masters such as Chongmok were born. Nevertheless, the domestic lacquer industry is still in a barren climate. The willingness of young celebrities to challenge lacquerware to continue the vein is decreasing. In this reality, Cheongmok thinks that as long as lacquerware is trapped in the complacent view of reproduction and succession of tradition, it cannot attract the attention of young celebrities. In other words, it is difficult to expect the revival of Chilbo unless the traditional technique and the formative search for a modern sense are made. This awareness of Artist Cheongmok is embodied by the active introduction of pure painting. Cheongmok, who had been interested in and talented in painting since childhood, sought ways to bring out his potential. In the 1990s, this will of Cheongmok began to materialize, and by examining a new form of shape on existing lacquerware, it was possible to create more diverse and rich works. In addition, it is receiving a good response through attempting an appreciation work in which only paintings are drawn on panels at the same time as a full-fledged lacquer painting work. B a s e d o n t h i s p o i nt , Cheongmok recreated the seven paintings of Unbo Kim Ki-chang in this era as mother paintings. As a result, it gave another high-class work that was different from Unbo's actual work. Just as European classical copper prints were given a new life by Gaksa, Unbo's work was also given a new life by Cheongmok, an outstanding lacquer artist of this era. Such a series of new painting works predict the future of the domestic lacquer industry, including Cheongmok himself, in that it is an expansion of the area of expression of lacquer art. What is painting? It is estimated that lacquer began to be used as a craft material in Korea around the 3rd century of B.C. It was discovered that lacquerware was discovered at the end of the Bronze Age in Namjeong-ri, Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, and about 20 pieces of Mumun lacquerware, including circular lacquer and square lacquer, were excavated at the wooden coffin tomb in Daho-ri, Uichang-gun, Gyeong-sangnam-do (1st century B.C). Lacquer comes from a lacquer tree that is scratched, collected, purified, and then painted on the article to dry at the appropriate temperature and humidity, and natural ingredients are mixed with lacquer to make coloring, which is applied to the inside or outside of the article, or the pattern is examined. There is a method of painting a pattern with fine strokes, and a method of painting a pattern and painting a pattern on it, drying it, and then grinding the coating to make the pattern appear. In addition, there are Jugam-jeon lacquerware and Tombstone lacquerware, and lacquer crafts made with these techniques are called lacquerware with different names. Since the characteristics of the lacquerware are interspersed with lacquer and pigments, it is inherited because of its bright, subtle, and heavy beauty, which cannot be compared to any chemical paint. The process of coloring, because the work process is very difficult, is also obtained from a long experience. Therefore, it is also known as an area that requires craftsmanship. Exhibitions and wards concerning Artist Cheongmok: 1961: Lacquered Wooden Craft Workshop 1976: Establishment of the Chaehwa Painting Research Institute (Internal Workshop) 1979: Korean, Japanese, and Taiwanese lacquerware exhibition 1986: 1st solo exhibition of lacquerware (Modern Art Museum) 1989: Contemporary Art Exhibition Chaehwa Painting (Vase of Painting) Grand Prize 1992: 22nd National Crafts Competition Judge, Judge and Chairman of the Promotion Committee of the 3rd Korea Lacquered Contest 1993 4th Korea Lacquered Contest Judge International Ishigawa Chil Design Exhibition Chaekhwa Vase Silver Award (Japan Ishigawa Award) Winner of the Grand Prize for Painting at the International Arts Awards (First Artist Award) Traditional Unique Technology Committee Member (Production Technology Institute of the Ministry of Trade and Industry) 1996: Senior Vice Chairman of the Korean Lacquerware Protection Association, 96 International Ishigawa Chil Design Exhibition Special Award Commendation by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism 1997: China Lacquered Exchange Exhibition (National Museum of Art, Beijing) 1998: 15th National Competition for Skill Competition for Persons with Disabilities Najeon Chilgi (Lacquerware) Judge Cultural Product Development Committee Professor of Traditional Religious Art, Catholic University of Incheon 1999: 99' International Ishigawa Design Exhibition Invitational Artist On April 20: Queen Elizabeth of England presented with a gift of the Moonyang Sutra (LG Group) Lotte Hotel mural, folding screen production in Jeju Island 2000: Senior Researcher at Hanyang University's Institute of Traditional Art, Invited Artist of the World Chil Culture Association 2000: Outstanding Craft Culture Product 100 Awarded Korean Millennium Product Selection 2001: UN Educator Award Winner Invitation Exhibition (Lotte Jamsil Folk Art Museum) Special Invitation Exhibition (Modern Art Museum) 2002: Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy Award, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology Review Committee member An invited artist for Saint Germainen Laye of France 4th Korea Comprehensive Arts Competition Grand Prize in Craft category President Bush Award (Presentational Champion Award) 2003: France Luong International Exposition Invitation Writer 2003: U.S. Marine Corps Command I nvitation War to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Korea-U.S. alliance 2003: First International NGO Invitation to Matoguros, Brazil 2004: Intangible Cultural Property No. 1 Chaehwa Chiljang) Designated (Seoul Mayor) Nominated Arnold Schwarzenegger as an advisor to the Korea Craft Artists Association 2005: Special Exhibition to commemorate the designation of Cheongmok Intangible Cultural Property (Lotte Museum of Art)Master of Traditional Crafts at Myongji Graduate School, Master of Traditional Crafts, and Honorary Citizenship of Columbus Mayor of the U.S. Foundation of World Peace Culture Sports, Mel-bourne, Australia, World Culture Exchange Festival, Australia 2006: Korea Culture and Arts Competition Craft Division Grand Prize (Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Technology Award) Honorary Citizenship Auditor General, LA Korean Festival, USA 2008: Gyeonggi-do Functional Competition Technical Review Committee appointed (Najeon Bucheon World Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo Preparatory Committee Director Intangible Cultural Heritage Function Preserva-tion Association Management Committee Chaehwa Painting Individual Exhibition (Lotte Gallery) 2009: Gyeonggi-do Functional Competition Technical Review Committee (Najeon Chilgi) Selected as a newsmaker who won the 2009 Seoul Traditional Artist Award by the Korea Important Intangible Cultural Heritage Function Preservation Association Director of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Functional Preservation Association an advisor to the Korea Craft Artists Association 2010: Jeonju Asia-Pacific Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival - "Traditional Crafts Exhibition 30." - President Obama's letter of appreciation Korea Traditional Craft Industry Promotion Association Appreciation Letter Individual exhibition of Chilhwa Special Planning (Lotte Gallery) Rome, Italy - Korean Najeon and Seven Years Ago 2010: Sulhwa Culture Exhibition G20 Summit First Lady Gift Production 2011: Seoul Intangible Cultural Heritage Functional Preservation Association Exhibition Namsangol Hanok Village Invitation Exhibition 2000: Breaths, Rediscovery of lacquerware 31st Traditional Crafts Seoul Intangible Cultural Heritage Functional Preservation Association Exhibition Director of Social Welfare Jeongseok Foundation (current) Chairman of the Lacquer Association (current) Operation of Cheongmok Lacquer Research Institute (current) Director of the World Peace War Organizing Committee
UNJournal Kayla Lee | The Cloud series, which por trays clouds in an abstract form, expresses anxiety while also representing various human relationships and emotions through a range of artistic techniques and scratches. Through different-shaped clouds, the series presents the dualism of virtual and real, while also revealing a desire to be free like a cloud and escape the weight of life's burdens. The power of free expression in the artist's work lies in the fact that it maximizes the effect of freedom. In addition to pouring out shapeless gestures that cannot be confined by any form or meaning onto the screen, the artist freely mixes collages and acrylic paintings using various expressive techniques without being bound by a single medium. To express the Cloud series' new combination, YoungK breaks down physical elements and recombines them on the screen to create something new. Through the language of beauty that is created by artistic creativity or imagination unrelated to nature, the artist avoids a geometric, linear approach and instead expresses a romantic and abstract form that conveys the world of unconsciousness and dreams, as well as fantasy and imagination free from the domination of reason. By leading the concrete form into abstraction through intuitive and imaginative creations without being restricted by physicality, the artist freely develops and expands their painting world. The existence of clouds, which float around in irregular forms, is a visible collection that cannot be defined. Although we often recall the word "cloud" and imagine a learned image, clouds are actually an irregular vapor con sisting of water droplets and ice crystals. The ever-changing shape of clouds as they float around represents an intermediary that expresses the uneasy reality world we cannot be complacent with, and the contradictory image of clouds becomes a text that expresses imagination between the virtual and the real.By abstracting the shape of clouds and relying on the power of material rather than drawing a concrete form, the artist creates a text that is the language of beauty. ■ Profile Graduated from the Department of Fine Arts (Painting Major) at Hongik University Graduate School of Art ■ Major activities 2022 Selected Artist for the Professional Arts Creation Support Project, Ansan Cultural Foundation 2022 Exhibition Coordinator for the Ansan International Art Show, Ansan Cultural Foundation 2020 Operating Committee member for the Gyeonggi Art Exhibition, Promotion and Administrative Support for the Ansan International Art Show 2020 "Ar t r ium Jeonju," Artist Art Market [Meeting the Life and World of Artists through Video/Artist Yeong-K, Jeonju] 2019 "Art Pop-up Store in Jeonju," Artist Art Market [Artist Talk: Yeong-K, Hwimok Art Museum, Arts Management Support Center] 2018 G-Open Studio <Next-door Artists: Ansan Edition>, Selected Artist: Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation 2018 Shin-Do-ri Station Culture Railroad 959: The 6th TOCA Art, 959 Art Platform Open Studio - Invited Artist, Guro Cultural Foundation, TOCA Art, Guro District Office, Korea Culture and Arts Committee 2016 Selected Artist for the Gyeonggi Youth, Korea Art Association, Gyeonggi Province Branch 2014 Selected Ar tist for the 8th Yoo Jung Art Center Monthly Project, Yoo Jung Art Center Solo Exhibition 2022 The 11th Cloud Connected Gyeonggi-do Ansan, Gallery Still 2021 The 10th Breath of Life; Ansan Cultural Arts Center Gallery A, Gyeonggi Province, Gallery Still 2020 The 9th Uncomfortable Space; Lack of Comfort, Ansan Cultural Arts Center Gallery A 2018 The 8th "2018 ART SEOUL" Selected Artist Invited Booth Exhibition, Seoul, Hangaram Art Museum Exhibition Hall 5,6 2015 Selected Ar tist for the 6th Yoo Jung Art Center Monthly Project, Yoo Jung Art Center 1Gallery Exhibition 2014 The 5th K-Art Gallery Opening Exhibition Invited Exhibition "Sense & Sensibility," Seoul, K-Art Gallery 2013 "CLOUDS" 4th and 3rd Exhibition, Sun Gallery, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do and GN Gallery, Icheon, Gyeonggi-do 2012 "Harmony of the Seen and the Unseen," Sun Gallery, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do 2010 The 1st Danwon Art Museum Branch Exhibition, Planning Exhibition ■ Career 2022 Art, Each is Coming Out, Woojin Culture Space Gallery 2022 2-Person Exhibition: Geumbosung x Ye ong-K, Monamour Gallery The Purple Gallery No. 2 2022 Ace Art Planning Exhibition, Kongseu Gallery, Maru Art Center 2022 Gallery Maronie Invitational Exhibition, Art Center Jeongmisu Gallery Maronie 2021 Identity Exhibition, 22nd Regional Artists Invitational Exhibition, Special Exhibition Hall A, Imrip Art Museum 2020 3.3 Node Cluster Exhibition 5-Person Exhibition: Yeong-K, Lee Bu-an, K im Tae-cheol, Park Hyun-su, Kim Seok-jeong, Jainjeno Gallery 2019 "Drawing for Seven Months in Byeolmaro": Korea-China International Art Exchange Exhibition, Weihai Economic Development Zone Art Museum, Weihai Yugon Art Museum, Yeongwol Cultural Heritage Foundation, Hwimok Art Museum, Yugon Art Museum, China 2018 Next Door Art: Artists living next door (Ansan), Exhibition name: Flower Spring Opening, Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation, 2018 Light in Filigree - 2 and 3 French artists "La lumiere en filigrane-Carole Becam, Jean-Francois Sublet, Young. K(Ji-Young Kim)", Legilles), Galerie TrES, Nantes, France Galerie TrES(France Nantes) 2017 Spring Special Exhibition CROSSING3040, Ansan Cultural Foundation, Ansan, Ansan Arts Center, etc (100 times)
UNJournal By Kayla Lee | On December 8, Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin had a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, who was on a visit to Korea from December 7 to 10. In the meeting, the two sides discussed Korea-Mexico relations, substantive cooperation and cooperation on the international stage. The Korea-Mexico Foreign Ministers’ meeting came merely about one month after the one held on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco on November 15. Foreign Minister Bárcena was visiting Korea for consultations with the Korean government and companies for an early securement of emergency recovery supplies in the wake of Hurricane Otis that hit Acapulco, Mexico, in late October. Foreign Minister Park once again extended consolation over the damage from the hurricane. Citing the Mexican proverb that “Desgracia compartida, menos sentida (Two in distress makes sorrow less),” the Foreign Minister stated that Korea will cooperate closely for Mexico’s prompt securement of recovery supplies. Foreign Minister Bárcena responded by conveying deep appreciation. Foreign Minister Park brought attention to the fact that Mexico, with which Korea marked the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations last year, is the first Latin American country with which Korea has forged strategic partnership. He went on to note with appreciation that close cooperative ties between the two countries are continuing to develop on the basis of their long-standing friendship demonstrated by many young Mexicans having joined efforts to safeguard liberal democracy of Korea during the Korean War, among others. In particular, Foreign Minister Park, citing the trade volume between Korea and Mexico -- the former’s largest trading partner and second-largest investment destination in Latin America -- that exceeded US$20 billion last year for the first time, looked forward to closer cooperation in trade and investment with Mexico, a key beneficiary of global nearshoring. He added that, to that end, it is important to resume Korea-Mexico FTA negotiations as well as those for Korea’s accession to the Pacific Alliance (PA) as an associated state, asking for Foreign Minister Bárcena’s keen attention and cooperation in that regard. Foreign Minister Bárcena responded that utmost efforts will be made to resume Korea-Mexico FTA negotiations and to facilitate Korea’s accession to the PA as an associated state. On the heels of their meeting, the two Foreign Ministers had a Korean-style luncheon, over which they had a candid conversation on political and social affairs, economy, culture, and various other areas -- Korea-Mexico defense cooperation, including honorable treatment of the U.S. Korean War veterans of Mexican origin; the potential for Korea-Mexico economic cooperation amid the nearshoring trend; women’s participation in political and economic affairs in Mexico; and the popularity of Hallyu (Korean Wave) in Mexico and Koreans’ interest in rich Mexican culture. By doing so, the two sides further enhanced the Korea-Mexico friendship.
[Journalist Lee Jeong-ha's Special Series] The artist's work is a repetitive process of filling and erasing over countless hours. In the midst of this repetitive process, matière naturally emerges, and the time of coexistence and extinction comes into play. Kandinsky describes white as "a silence full of possibilities" - understated drawing, understated color, and the white of a blank page. Emptying rather than filling, spirit rather than material, form rather than formlessness. For a long time, the artist has been using the sharpness and simplicity of straight lines as a place for mutual breathing, flow, and communication between objects and objects. Filling the empty spaces with color and expressing various emotions, the artist creates a deeper sense of space through the aesthetics of slowness and pauses. The artist's colors carry the power of healing. As a result, looking at the bright and lively paintings within the canvas brings warmth to the heart. The fine lines of emotion on the screen, which are expressed like a fireworks display of fluorescent colors, sometimes clumsily and sometimes cheerfully, express feelings, wind, and time in color. The artist's works signify the meeting of art and healing, opening a new chapter in the inner self. Although the inner worlds revealed through art are diverse, each work encapsulates unique statements that blend personal emotions, experiences, and ideas. The artist shares insights gained through personal journeys, conveying a desire for communication through their works. Art, as depicted in these works, serves as a discourse on healing media that guides, encourages, comforts, and reveals the strength and courage found within ourselves. Seo Jeong-ja, Hongik University Graduate School of Fine Arts 2023: 14th Solo Exhibition (Gyeongnam Gallery, Seoul) Planned Invitational Exhibition (The Gallery, Ansan) Planned Invitational Exhibition (Tower Palace Gallery, Seoul) 2022: 13th Solo Exhibition (Gyeongnam Gallery, Seoul) 2017: 12th Solo Exhibition (Art World Gallery, Seoul) 11th Solo Exhibition (Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad) The Culture Center of Vijayawada, INDIA 2016: 10th Solo Exhibition (Able Gallery, New York, USA) 2015: 9th Solo Exhibition (Art World Gallery, Seoul) Invitational Solo Exhibition (Jung Joon-ho Gallery, Busan) 2012: 8th Solo Exhibition (Noam Gallery, Seoul) 2010: 7th Solo Exhibition (Scoia Art Center, Baijing, China) 6th Solo Exhibition (Gwanhun Gallery, Seoul) 2006: 5th Solo Exhibition (Kimi Gallery, Seoul) 2004: 4th Solo Exhibition (BoA Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada) 2002: 3rd Solo Exhibition (Gwanhun Gallery, Seoul) 2001: 2nd Solo Exhibition (Gwanhun Gallery, Seoul) 1999: 1st Solo Exhibition (Insa Gallery, Seoul) Group Exhibitions: Over 150 domestic and international group exhibitions from 1985 to 2023 2012 ICA International Contemporary Art Lighting Exhibition (KEPCO Art Center, Seoul) 2006 Korea Art Exhibition - Shǎnxī Shěng Art Museum (Xi'an, China) 2001 UBC Asia Center Invitational Exhibition (Vancouver, Canada) 2000 Korea-Germany Artists Exhibition (Berlin, Germany) 21st International Impact Art Festival 2000 (Kyoto, Japan) Awards: 2016 Salon Blanc Art Association Chairman's Award, 20th Ilbul International Contemporary Art Exhibition 1998 Selected and awarded in numerous occasions at the Korean National Art Exhibition, (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon)