HAN YoungWook & Carole A. FEUERMAN

Hyperrealism stream in US follows photo realism, focusing on daily subjects and excluding emotion. Unlike this, Korean hyperrealism generally focuses more on internal motivation and emotion. Through the exhibition, audiences can compare the difference between two tendencies and get better understanding of two artists.

● Meaning of Being through Eyes, Han Young Wook

HAN Young Wook paints with oil on aluminum panel and scratches out for details. His works have international competitive power not only for the realistic description, but for the point that it is a painting and part sculpture at the same time.

Figures in the works are so real that in an instant, the works look like a photo. However, beyond the technical excellence, you can feel inner world of the subject usually not shown to strangers through their strong eyes and facial expression. Flaws and skin textures tells the story of the way subjects came through. His models are mostly ordinary people in daily lives. Audiences feel various emotions from the face of the models, and confront fundamental questions about life and being.

● Memories of swimming, Carole A. Feuerman

Carole A. Feuerman is a pioneer of hyperrealism sculpture. She concretes her position in art history through active work in international art scene. The artist tries to communicate with the audiences by drawing their emotion and participation into artworks.

She captures the moments related mainly to swimming. Her works are available for outdoor and water, so they are beloved as public arts. Healthy tanned skin, water drops on face and body, slightly closed eyes and soft smile on face expressed on the works make audiences to have grin on their faces.

Carole Feuerman sees her models not as passive attractions, but as independent subjects to show challenge, passion, tenacity, love, relationship, balance, harmony, and peace.

Realistic technical expression and uniqueness of materials of two artists show essence of hyperrealism, proposing a question about nature of being to audiences.

EXHIBITIONS

In Your Eyes

In Your Eyes

PAST

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