Kim Tschang-Yeul

It was in Paris, in fact, that [Kim Tschang-Yeul] first embarked on his monumental water drop painting titled Événement de la Nuit (1972), where a single oversized water drop hangs, its shadow projected against the dark ground; within the droplet, a reflection of the window of the artist’s studio. Ever since, for fifty years, he continued to present works featuring water droplets that would transform into his trademark.
~Adam Hencz

For Art Thursday, Kim Tschang-Yeul. More from Artland's Adam Hencz: "The water drop motif straddles the space between the real and the abstract...water’s nature of being transparent while simultaneously having substance has been interpreted as a metaphor of emptiness or peace.

The meticulous practice of producing works, the painting process, and the creative act itself served as a self-healing journey for a generation of Korean artists [the Dansaekhwa movement] that grew up in the midst of the chaos of the Korean war...Creating patterns with the act of repetition is central to the practice of these artists. "

Kim Tschang-Yeul

Kim Tschang-Yeul