ART PARIS ART FAIR 16
31.Mar.2016 - 03.Apr.2016
Paris
For this year’s edition of Art Paris, ifa gallery has thought up an exhibition of graphic aspects. The visitor can escape into a parallel universe in which lines cavort, structures slot into one another, and colours frolic freely. Three young Korean artists exhibit subtle, conscious pieces. Ju Young Ban (1978), a Brooklyn Pratt Institute graduate in painting (New-York), constructs structured and celestial forms. The meticulously sewn pieces of Yulim Song (1983) seem to suspend time. Jinhwa Jung (1986) paint outside of conventions and classic forms. The de-structuring of their painted subjects result in a daring new compositional approach.
Among the artists working in China, an emblematic figure of the avant-garde, Chinese artist Dai Guangyu (China, 1955) brings together contemporary art and ancestral tradition. Lithuanian artist Zane Mellupe (Latvia, 1981) conceives her art regrouping installations and photography in mixed technique, an approach of “thinking in imagery”. Internationally acclaimed, the work of the Gao Brothers (China, 1956 and 1962) has over two decades questioned the place of humans within society, using the specific case of China whilst producing a universal understanding. Li Chevalier's (China, 1961) experimental ink painting style can be identified by her personal way of incorporating Chinese ink into canvas, blended with pigment, mineral chips, sand and elements of Chinese art such as rice paper and calligraphy.
Pour cette nouvelle édition à Art Paris, ifa gallery a imaginé une exposition aux dimensions graphiques. Le visiteur s’évade vers un univers parallèle où les lignes dansent, les structures s’emboitent et les couleurs fleurtent avec légèreté.
Trois jeunes artistes coréens exposent une oeuvre essentiellement maîtrisée et sensible. Junyon Ban (1978), diplômée en peinture à l'institut de Pratt à Brooklyn, construit des formes structurées et célestes. Les oeuvres méticuleuses et cousues d'Yulim Song (1983) semblent suspendre le temps. Jinhwa Jung (1986) peignent en dehors des conventions et des formes classiques. La déstructure des sujets peints conduit à de nouvelles compositions audacieuses.
Du côté de la Chine, Dai Guangyu (Chine, 1955), figure de proue de l’avant-garde chinoise, allie art contemporain et traditionnel. Zane Mellupe (Lettonie, 1981) conçoit son art regroupant installations et photographies en techniques mixtes, comme une manière de « penser en images ». Les Gao Brothers (Chine, 1956 et 1962), renommés internationalement, questionnent la place de l’homme dans la société, partant de l’exemple Chinois pour arriver à une compréhension universelle. La peinture de Li Chevalier (Chine, 1961) expérimente la relation de l’encre de Chine sur la toile, mélangée avec des pigments, des minéraux, du sable et des éléments de l'art chinois, tels que du papier de riz et de la calligraphie.


Forbidden Characters no. 6
chinese ink on rice paper mounted on canvas

Arresting Prostitutes No.13
Oil on Canvas

The Utopia of Construction - Forever Unfinished Building
C-print

The Utopia of Construction No.9
c-print

The Utopia of Construction No.6
c-print

Contemplation Corner 1
pencil on photography on wood

Human Egg – What Are We Leaving Behind 1
pencil on photography on wood cut-out

Human Egg 2
pencil on photography on wood cut-out

Revisiting Landscape 1
mixed media drawing on LED circuit board

A Ferry Tale of a Memory
Mixed media embroidery light installation

Untitled
gouache, pencil, pen, ink and graph tracing paper on paper

Vanishing point
Gouache on paper

Mellow blind I
coloured pencil, thread on graph paper

Dreaming
coloured pencil, gouache on paper

Mellow Blind
coloured pencil on maylar

Fresh Valley
thread, acrylic, tracing paper, plastic container

Transcendance
experimental ink on canvas

Kiss 1
ink stick with Korean paper

Kiss 2
ink stick with Korean paper

From a Significant Bed 5
ink stick with Korean paper

They
Ink stick with Korean paper
