Korean Modern Artist at REDCAT

[Rob_Hugo@PortNW]

Choi Jeong Hwa is a leading artist in South Korea who is showing at the REDCAT gallery. His show, "Truth" is about consumerism and the readily available products manufactured in his country, as well as the neighboring countries. he pokes fun at different aspects of Korean culture, such as flower vendors and kimchi, yet, does them honor by bringing them to the forefront of his exhibitions. He shares his culture and views of consumerism (which, incidentally he doesn't think is a bad thing).

He's so prolific that he's been offered a spot in the LACMA's 2009 exhibit on modern Korean Art.

Here's a link to the LA Times article about him.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-ca-choi23dec23,1,853164.story?ctrack=7&cset=true

[Anonymous]

Hi,
Korean art is unique and very interesting, having a display of one's art there is a great honor for any artist. Having now since being in the East Asia Seminar I find that I am going to now only try see the modern art exhibits at LACMA but I am going to renew my membership at the Korean Cultural Center on LaBrea in downtown Los Angeles. They have had many exhibits and art work at the Los Angeles County Museum.
I have not been there for several years, the Cultural Center, but years ago they had dances and all types of art displays. It was wonderful, especially the food that they use to serve their visitors. Have you ever gone to a Chinese restaurant sampled a variety of different foods? The Korean cultural center used to have art shows and after the exhibitions there would be tasty displays of food for every one. They entertained all of you, visually and always include there foods with the artistic displays.
I you call to Korean Cultural Center ask them about all of their programs. They use to come out to my school and make colorful masks for my Students, at least they would teach the Students how to make a beautiful mask.
I just wanted to let you know about some of the programs they made available to the public.

[Anonymous]

Korea is a culture steeped in the art tradition and it is encouraging seeing modern artist take their stage on a more global scale. I like the use of common items we use on a daily basis to create something new--a modern view of recycling, somewhat. On a recent Project Runway show, there was a challenge for the designers to use common candy/chocolate wrappers to design ready-wear. The most interesting on was a dress made out of twizzlers! Having visited many museums, I've been disappointed by the lack of Korean representation in the East Asian Art sections: it usually limits Korea to certain time periods (Goguryo and the like) and although I recognize the importance of pottery, scrolls and Buddhist influences, I hope more modern artists receive their representation in the future. There are many local craftsman and artisan in the Korean community and there is a rise of fusion art--child-like art with adult contents that are popping everywhere. Murakami, from Japan, is an artist who fuses tradition with modern; a prime example was an edition Louis Vuitton bags with his manga imprints that became extremely popular.

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