ARTPHOTOBY GALLERY SOPHIE LEISER
Asia Looks
From January 30, 2018 to March 31, 2018
The sea finally draws near with solace
The sea depicted by Yeong Yea Kim varies with a range of seasons and conditions. The sea with snow is filled with tranquility, while the sea filled with waves is full of passion.
Kim's photography focuses on the different faces of the sea that is ever changing its mask. To adapt to the sea, one might also have to possess various characters and emotions as those of the sea. To the artist who has been working on a variety of subjects for a long time, the sea resembles a birthplace that one goes back after all his years.
Howewer, one cannot produce excellent photography by getting closer to the direct nature of the sea. What is important is to convey the sea in the photographic frame and generate certain formality. This is because a proper formulation of formality is what constitutes art, regardless of any ardent content.
In Kim's work, he employs the format of black and white photography to simplify the face of the sea that is imbued with too much diversity. But the sea in Kim's photography is not naive. It comes as surging energy from its rich discourse and quality of sensations to deliver such characteristics through photography is not just about making images but to make one's life more fertile with the energy of the sea.
Asia Looks
From January 30, 2018 to March 31, 2018
Who is the artist?
The sea finally draws near with solace
The sea depicted by Yeong Yea Kim varies with a range of seasons and conditions. The sea with snow is filled with tranquility, while the sea filled with waves is full of passion.
Kim's photography focuses on the different faces of the sea that is ever changing its mask. To adapt to the sea, one might also have to possess various characters and emotions as those of the sea. To the artist who has been working on a variety of subjects for a long time, the sea resembles a birthplace that one goes back after all his years.
Howewer, one cannot produce excellent photography by getting closer to the direct nature of the sea. What is important is to convey the sea in the photographic frame and generate certain formality. This is because a proper formulation of formality is what constitutes art, regardless of any ardent content.
In Kim's work, he employs the format of black and white photography to simplify the face of the sea that is imbued with too much diversity. But the sea in Kim's photography is not naive. It comes as surging energy from its rich discourse and quality of sensations to deliver such characteristics through photography is not just about making images but to make one's life more fertile with the energy of the sea.
When was Yeong Yea Kim born?