Dansaekhwa

Tansaekhwa (Korean: 단색화), also known as "Dansaekhwa" is a movement that emerged in Korean painting starting in the mid-1970s, when a group of artists began to push paint, soak canvas, drag pencils, rip paper, and other wise manipulate the materials of painting.

Figures associated with the movement include: Chung Chang-Sup, Chung Sang-Hwa, Ha Chonghyun, Heu Hwang, Kim Guiline, Kwon Young-woo, Lee Dong Youb, Lee Ufan, Park Seobo, Suh Seung-Wong, and Yun Hyong-keun.The word translates literally as “monochrome painting” or “single-color painting.” The word can also be romanized as “Tansaekhwa.”

Tansaekhwa means ‘monochrome painting’ in Korean and was used by the critic Lee Yil in 1980 to refer to a group of largely non-figurative paintings painted in neutral hues. Promoted in Seoul, Tokyo, and Paris, Tansaekhwa grew to be the international face of contemporary Korean art and a cornerstone of contemporary Asian art.

Introduction to Japan

Lee Ufan had moved to Japan in 1956, where he established himself with the Mono-ha movement in the late 1960s. In the mid-1970s he introduced his Korean peers to the Tokyo art scene. “Five Korean Artists, Five Kinds of White,” a group show held at Tokyo Gallery in May 1975, is often credited as the first major presentation of the movement. The five featured artists were Kwon Young-woo, Lee Dong Youb, Heu Hwang, Suh Seung-won and Park Seobo.

Recent attention

Starting in 2014, a spate of survey shows in Korea and the United States triggered renewed critical and commercial interest in Dansaekhwa.[1]

Group shows

Since the first of these surveys took place, there has been a spate of solo exhibitions focusing on individual artists:

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Degen, Natasha; Kim, Kibum (2015). "The Koreans at the Top of the Art World". NewYorker. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Pagel, David (2014). "'From All Sides' at *Blum & Poe sticks to basics to magnificent effect". LA Times. Retrieved 28 November 2015.

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