Art that links two cultures
- Published: 20/02/2012 at 04:46 AM
- Newspaper section: Life
Galerie N presents "Dwelling in a Space", a solo exhibition by Korean artist Gi-ok Jeon who will be showcasing several recently executed paintings, a site-specific installation and a series of experimental woodcut prints.
Gi-ok has been developing her themes around identity, alienation, women and relationships as she seeks her own identity in a relationship in a new place. As a foreign artist, woman and mother living in Thailand, she has depicted her experience of separation from her home country and adaptation to a new culture by fusing traditional Thai patoong fabrics with traditional Korean brush painting.
Interestingly, as a way of creating a bridge between the two cultures she has juxtaposed images of her mixed-race daughter with various examples of patterned patoong in a seemingly non-gravitated space.
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