| Solo Exhibitions |
| 2003
|
Existence,
Art Beatus, Vancouver, Canada |
| 1998
|
Queen
Elizabeth theatre, Vancouver, Canada |
| 1997
|
UBC
Asian Center, Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver Community Arts Council, Vancouver, Canada
|
| 1996
|
The
Banff Center for the Arts |
| 1992-94
|
The
Seoul Gallery Annual Exhibition |
Selected Group Exhibitions |
| 2003 |
San Francisco Art
Exposition, San Francisco , USA |
| 2002 |
Basel Art Exposition, Besel,
Switzerland
New York: Catherine Lorillard Wolfe 106th Annual
Exhibition, USA
Art Chicago, Chicago, USA |
| 2001 |
Basel Art Exposition, Besel, Switzerland
Art Chicago, Chicago, USA |
| 2000 |
Trudy Labell Fine Arts, Florida, USA
Chicago Art Open, Chicago, USA |
| 1999 |
Robert Thomas Gallery, Florida, 1998
|
| 1998 |
B.A.I. Gallery, New York, USA
International N.Y. Art Fair, New York, USA
Canadian National Craft Museum, Vancouver, Canada |
| 1997 |
International Art Fair, Vancouver, Canada
APEC, Nations Internation Conference, Vancouver, Canada
|
| 1997-99 |
National Paper Making Exhibition,
Travelling throughout Canada
Asia Pacific Visual Artists show, Vancouver, Canada
Art beatus Gallery "Pulp Matters", Vancouver, Canada
|
| 1996 |
14th Annual B.C. Provincal Images and
Objects, Vancouver, Canada |
| 1994 |
National Contermporary Museum, Seoul, Korea
|
| 1994 |
National Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea |
| 1988-94 |
Chun In Art Gallery, Seaul, Korea |
Commissions/Collections |
World Bank
Art Collection, Washington DC, USA
Delta Internation Convention Center Hotel, Vancouver,
Canada
Banff Center For the Arts, Alberta , Canada
Dongil Hospital Pu Chan, Korea
Kuk Je Nikon Coperation Seoul, Koea
Jan Min Trade Coperation Seoul., Korea.
Bo Goon Coperation Head quaters, Seoul, Korea
Sam Sung Coperation Seoul, Korea
Pu Chan Regiional Hospital PU Chan, Korea
Hak Chun Coperate Headquaters Chaungu, Kkorea
A-Ju Faberic Coperation Seoul , Korea
Seoul Corporation, Seoul, Korea
Hu Gu Corporation, Seoul, Korea
Kyoung-Yee Hospital, Seoul, Korea |
Awards |
| 1996 |
BC Provincial Finalist Images and Objects
Juried Exhibiton, Vancouver, Canada
|
| 1994 |
National Contemporary Artists', Korea,
Seoul
|
|
1991
|
National Modern Art Award
of Distinction, Korea, Seoul
|
| 1990 |
Gum Rig Paper Making
Award, Korea |
Hye Sun has been working professionally as
a prolific Mixed Media Artist, since 1988. During the
last several years, she has combined her love of fiber
art with mixed media on hand made paper. Her work is
innovative, challenging and imaginative. She uses
shapes, patterns, color, texture, in all manner of size
and relationships, experimenting with the myriad of
possibilities within the medium of hand-made paper.
Her work is highly textured and tactile. She
begins by literally making her canvas with traditional
Korean mulberry paper. She uses a wide range of natural
fibers, including hemp, abaca and cotton linter. She
then dyes the paper pulp with various pastel shades to
create her pallet of soft inviting colors.
She builds her canvas using innovative casting, pulp
painting, printing, embroidery, and embossing methods.
She then uses airbrush and various other painting
techniques to convey strong meditative and hypnotic
impressions for the viewer.
The profoundness of her work is its ability
to draw in the viewer. One's first impression is that
the work is comfortable and pleasing to look at. Upon
further exploration, the viewer is brought deeper into
the work and themselves, even if they do not understand
the artist's original intent. Hye Sun uses a variety of
Eastern and Western signs, symbols and found objects to
express her personal commitment and boundless energy in
integrating the two cultures that she lives in. The work
draws from ancient Korean characters and the principles
of yin and yang, focusing on the use of contrast and
juxtaposition to illustrate the connection between all
things and their inter-relationship.
The artist often strategically places small
Buddha statues in her work. At times, Buddha is facing
inward. Buddha has turned away from the world, while at
the same time is present to absorb our pain and
suffering and give a message to wake-up, pay attention
and live in a more harmonious manner. People often find
hidden messages that personally connect to aspects of
themselves or their history in a way that transcends
one's culture of origin or spiritual orientation. She
helps to make her spirituality accessible for the
viewer. One is struck by the peacefulness, the ease to
move inward and become still. This calming and
meditative effect draws the viewer deeply into Hye Sun's
sanctuary-like creations visual pilgrimages.
Her work is represented in fine art
galleries in Asia, Canada and the US. She regularly
shows her work at International Fine Art Fairs in
Chicago (Navy Pier), New York, San Francisco and Basel
(Switzerland.)
For further
information, please contact:
Canada: tel: (1) 604.688.2633,
fax: (1) 604.688.2685
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