lithograph on bfk rives 100% cotton paper, signed and numbered
Description
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This minimalist artwork features a predominantly white background with scattered blue and gray circles of varying sizes. The composition is balanced, with the circles arranged in a seemingly random pattern that creates a sense of order and harmony. The use of simple geometric shapes and muted colors suggests a focus on form, space, and the interplay of elements. The overall style is abstract and contemplative, inviting the viewer to engage with the work's subtle nuances and find their own interpretations. The artist's intention may be to explore themes of simplicity, harmony, and the relationship between positive and negative space. ...
Influenced 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.” ...
