lithograph on bfk rives 100% cotton paper, signed and numbered
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This minimalist artwork consists of a white background with a series of geometric shapes in various colors. At the center, there are three prominent red circles, surrounded by smaller white and pink circles. The overall composition is balanced and symmetrical, with a focus on the contrasting colors and simple forms. The artist's style is characterized by a reductive approach, emphasizing the interplay of shapes and hues to create a visually striking and contemplative piece. The intention behind this work may reflect the artist's exploration of the essential elements of design and the power of simplicity to evoke emotional responses. ...
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.” ...
