Kim Yong-Ik
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This artwork features a minimalist composition with a neutral beige background and a scattered arrangement of white polka dots of varying sizes. The composition appears to be created using a simple yet effective technique, where the white circular shapes stand out against the textured, slightly distressed base. The subject matter is abstract, with the polka dots serving as the primary visual element. The style reflects a playful and whimsical approach, typical of contemporary pop art. This piece likely aims to explore the visual impact of repetitive geometric shapes and patterns, inviting the viewer to consider the interplay of positive and negative space. ...
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Kim Yong-Ik
B.1947Influenced by Dansaekhwa, the Korean monochrome painting, and the Japanese Mono-ha movement, Kim Yong-Ik established his career in the late 1970s with his Plane Object paintings, a series of airbrush paintings on unstretched canvases that relate to these traditions. In the 1980s, having completed a thesis on Marcel Duchamp, Kim moved from the ‘Plane Object’ series to more abstract and geometric languages. During the 1980s and 1990s, he developed increasingly experimental work by using scraps and thus including forces greater than his own imprint, such as stains, hair or dust. By the early 1990s, Kim develops his “polka dot” series consisting of paintings depicting simple and serialized arrangements of circles. In 1999, Kim helped establish one of Korea’s leading exhibition spaces known as “art space pool.” ...