This abstract artwork features bold, gestural brushstrokes in shades of gray against a neutral backdrop. The composition depicts two dynamic, silhouetted figures in motion, conveying a sense of energy and dynamism. The overall style is expressive and minimalist, with a focus on the essential forms and movements. The artist's intention seems to be capturing the essence of the human form and exploring the physicality of the body through simplified, abstract shapes and lines. The artwork's restrained palette and striking visual language suggest a contemplative, almost spiritual quality. ...
HaeAhn Woo Kwon is a visual artist whose work centres primarily on drawing, sculpture, and installation, probing strategies of the makeshift and improvisation. Informed by vernacular architecture in the urban environment of her native South Korea, her practice recombines and transforms everyday objects, highlighting a tension between a culture of excess and the resourcefulness born of crises. In addition to her independent practice, she frequently collaborates with Canadian artist Paul Kajander as HaeAhn Paul Kwon Kajander. Threading given and family names together, their practice challenges identificatory constructs such as gender, ethnicity, and patriarchal lineage. ...
