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U.S. Army Jeep Oil Painting by Park Deuk Soon, 1949
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Pre 1950 item# 838636 (stock# 0298)
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U.S. Army Jeep Oil Painting by Park Deuk Soon (1910 - 1990), signed and dated 1949, with original frame. Very few Korean oil paintings by important artists have survived from this period between World War II and the Korean War. This is a rare look at the American Army in Korea between the wars in a western style oil painting by one of the foremost oil painters in Korea, Park Deuk Soon. He studied in Tokyo with Ryohei Koizo and graduated from the Pacific Fine Arts School in 1938. He exhibited often at the National Art Exhibition and the Chosun Art Exhibition. He was also an educator and an active member of the Kukjeon, and served for a time as President of the Korean Painters Association. He was and remains a great influence on the work of other Korean oil painters. Frame: 23.5 x 19 inches, 59 x 48 cm; Painting: 17 x 12.25 inches, 43 x 31 cm.
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Lee Sung O, Sunrise And Sunset
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72 x 36.25 inches, 183 x 92 cm. Winner of the Seoul Arts Center Young Artist Prize, Lee Sung O's innovative paper assemblage, Sunrise And Sunset. It is said of Lee Sung O that he is an old spirit with a young mind. While so many young Korean artists are looking to the West for guidance, Lee Sung O has found inspiration in the soulful symbolism of traditional Korean folk art. His work is a most inventive and unrestrained interpretation, true to the defiant spirit of Korean folk art and its long history of preserving the people’s traditions while being heretical regarding official dogma. He has created an entirely new technique of gluing stacks of colored paper together, soaking, drying, and cutting the stacks into strips, and then assembling them so that only the edge of the paper is visible, creating exciting works of great textural density that are composed entirely of the paper’s edge. His work uses an everyday material to make us look at objects (and the world) from a different viewpoint and in an entirely new way, reminding us that innovation and beauty shouldn’t be forced or contrived and needn’t be sought in unknown regions, but can be rooted in tradition and found naturally.
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Lee Sung O, Facing The Truth
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Contemporary item# 828541 (stock# 0257)
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36 x 28.75 inches, 91 x 73 cm. Winner of the Seoul Arts Center Young Artist Prize, Lee Sung O's innovative paper assemblage, Facing The Truth. It is said of Lee Sung O that he is an old spirit with a young mind. While so many young Korean artists are looking to the West for guidance, Lee Sung O has found inspiration in the soulful symbolism of traditional Korean folk art. His work is a most inventive and unrestrained interpretation, true to the defiant spirit of Korean folk art and its long history of preserving the people’s traditions while being heretical regarding official dogma. He has created an entirely new technique of gluing stacks of colored paper together, soaking, drying, and cutting the stacks into strips, and then assembling them so that only the edge of the paper is visible, creating exciting works of great textural density that are composed entirely of the paper’s edge. His work uses an everyday material to make us look at objects (and the world) from a different viewpoint and in an entirely new way, reminding us that innovation and beauty shouldn’t be forced or contrived and needn’t be sought in unknown regions, but can be rooted in tradition and found naturally.
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Chung Dong Soo Painting, The Way of Returning
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Pre 1990 item# 919051 (stock# 0406)
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The Way of Returning by Chung Dong Soo. He expresses here his longing, and the longing of his community of displaced Koreans in Manchuria, for a return to the Korean homeland. Chung Dong Soo is the recipient of many awards in China and Korea and has been exhibited in numerous galleries in both countries. His work is in the permanent collection of Korea's Suwon Art Center and is currently on view at the Museum of Korean Culture in New York. His paintings can best be classified and understood as the modern day expressions and interpretations of Koguryo paintings. Chung Dong Soo is a Chinese artist of Korean descent living in Manchuria, but the subjects of his ink paintings are clearly and purely Korean. His paintings show the life of Koreans living in Manchuria. Their lives, their faces, their expressions, their wishes and their agonies express their Koreanness. According to an official Chinese travel web site about Koreans living in Manchuria, there are about 2 million Koreans that live within the Yanbian Korean autonomous region in Manchuria. They speak and write in Korean and live as Koreans following Korean traditions and customs. What are these traditions and customs? According to Chinese official publications, “People from the Korean ethic group are famous for their expertise at singing and dancing.” No wonder Korean movies, dramas, songs, singers and actors are always at the top of the charts in China. Chung Dong Soo's paintings express the resilience of the people whose country has been usurped under their feet. They express the vigor that was once the national expression of Koguryo that ruled much of East Asia. At the same time, there are subtle senses of sadness that evoke the feeling of a lost nation that resonates in much of his paintings. Ink and colors on paper mounted on silk. 26.75 x 53 inches, 68 x 135 cm.
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Chung Dong Soo Painting, The Ancient Land
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The Ancient Land by Chung Dong Soo. In this painting, the Korean women are farming on top of what used to be a castle wall in Manchuria. The castle wall was built with dirt 2000 years ago by the ancient kingdom of Korea (Koguryo) when Manchuria was part of the Kingdom of Korea. There are many of these ancient earthen castle walls remaining in that part of ancient Korea. Chung Dong Soo is the recipient of many awards in China and Korea and has been exhibited in numerous galleries in both countries. His work is in the permanent collection of Korea's Suwon Art Center and is currently on view at the Museum of Korean Culture in New York. His paintings can best be classified and understood as the modern day expressions and interpretations of Koguryo paintings. Chung Dong Soo is a Chinese artist of Korean descent living in Manchuria, but the subjects of his ink paintings are clearly and purely Korean. His paintings show the life of Koreans living in Manchuria. Their lives, their faces, their expressions, their wishes and their agonies express their Koreanness. According to an official Chinese travel web site about Koreans living in Manchuria, there are about 2 million Koreans that live within the Yanbian Korean autonomous region in Manchuria. They speak and write in Korean and live as Koreans following Korean traditions and customs. What are these traditions and customs? According to Chinese official publications, “People from the Korean ethic group are famous for their expertise at singing and dancing.” No wonder Korean movies, dramas, songs, singers and actors are always at the top of the charts in China. Chung Dong Soo's paintings express the resilience of the people whose country has been usurped under their feet. They express the vigor that was once the national expression of Koguryo that ruled much of East Asia. At the same time, there are subtle senses of sadness that evoke the feeling of a lost nation that resonates in much of his paintings. Ink and colors on paper mounted on silk. 26.75 x 17.75 inches, 68 x 45 cm.
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Lee Sung O, Journey On The Wind
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Contemporary item# 828510 (stock# 0252)
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24 x 18 inches, 61 x 46 cm. Winner of the Seoul Arts Center Young Artist Prize, Lee Sung O's innovative paper assemblage, Journey on the Wind. It is said of Lee Sung O that he is an old spirit with a young mind. While so many young Korean artists are looking to the West for guidance, Lee Sung O has found inspiration in the soulful symbolism of traditional Korean folk art. His work is a most inventive and unrestrained interpretation, true to the defiant spirit of Korean folk art and its long history of preserving the people’s traditions while being heretical regarding official dogma. He has created an entirely new technique of gluing stacks of colored paper together, soaking, drying, and cutting the stacks into strips, and then assembling them so that only the edge of the paper is visible, creating exciting works of great textural density that are composed entirely of the paper’s edge. His work uses an everyday material to make us look at objects (and the world) from a different viewpoint and in an entirely new way, reminding us that innovation and beauty shouldn’t be forced or contrived and needn’t be sought in unknown regions, but can be rooted in tradition and found naturally.
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Lee Sung O, Kokktu - Eternal Figures
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Contemporary item# 828515 (stock# 0253)
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Kokktu - Eternal Figures (Kokktu are traditional Korean funerary figures.) 31.5 x 31.5 inches, 80 x 80 cm. Winner of the Seoul Arts Center Young Artist Prize, Lee Sung O's innovative paper assemblage, Kokktu - Eternal Figures. It is said of Lee Sung O that he is an old spirit with a young mind. While so many young Korean artists are looking to the West for guidance, Lee Sung O has found inspiration in the soulful symbolism of traditional Korean folk art. His work is a most inventive and unrestrained interpretation, true to the defiant spirit of Korean folk art and its long history of preserving the people’s traditions while being heretical regarding official dogma. He has created an entirely new technique of gluing stacks of colored paper together, soaking, drying, and cutting the stacks into strips, and then assembling them so that only the edge of the paper is visible, creating exciting works of great textural density that are composed entirely of the paper’s edge. His work uses an everyday material to make us look at objects (and the world) from a different viewpoint and in an entirely new way, reminding us that innovation and beauty shouldn’t be forced or contrived and needn’t be sought in unknown regions, but can be rooted in tradition and found naturally.
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Lee Sung O, The Village In My Mind
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Contemporary item# 828523 (stock# 0254)
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36 x 18.5 inches, 91 x 47 cm. Winner of the Seoul Arts Center Young Artist Prize, Lee Sung O's innovative paper assemblage, The Village In My Mind. It is said of Lee Sung O that he is an old spirit with a young mind. While so many young Korean artists are looking to the West for guidance, Lee Sung O has found inspiration in the soulful symbolism of traditional Korean folk art. His work is a most inventive and unrestrained interpretation, true to the defiant spirit of Korean folk art and its long history of preserving the people’s traditions while being heretical regarding official dogma. He has created an entirely new technique of gluing stacks of colored paper together, soaking, drying, and cutting the stacks into strips, and then assembling them so that only the edge of the paper is visible, creating exciting works of great textural density that are composed entirely of the paper’s edge. His work uses an everyday material to make us look at objects (and the world) from a different viewpoint and in an entirely new way, reminding us that innovation and beauty shouldn’t be forced or contrived and needn’t be sought in unknown regions, but can be rooted in tradition and found naturally.
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Lee O, Bouquet From Your Past - Thoughts Of Your Future
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Contemporary item# 828532 (stock# 0255)
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36 x 28.75 inches, 91 x 73 cm. Winner of the Seoul Arts Center Young Artist Prize, Lee Sung O's innovative paper assemblage, Bouquet From Your Past - Thoughts Of Your Future. It is said of Lee Sung O that he is an old spirit with a young mind. While so many young Korean artists are looking to the West for guidance, Lee Sung O has found inspiration in the soulful symbolism of traditional Korean folk art. His work is a most inventive and unrestrained interpretation, true to the defiant spirit of Korean folk art and its long history of preserving the people’s traditions while being heretical regarding official dogma. He has created an entirely new technique of gluing stacks of colored paper together, soaking, drying, and cutting the stacks into strips, and then assembling them so that only the edge of the paper is visible, creating exciting works of great textural density that are composed entirely of the paper’s edge. His work uses an everyday material to make us look at objects (and the world) from a different viewpoint and in an entirely new way, reminding us that innovation and beauty shouldn’t be forced or contrived and needn’t be sought in unknown regions, but can be rooted in tradition and found naturally.
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Lee Sung O, Facing Your Past
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Contemporary item# 828538 (stock# 0256)
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36 x 26 inches, 91 x 66 cm. Winner of the Seoul Arts Center Young Artist Prize, Lee Sung O's innovative paper assemblage, Facing Your Past. It is said of Lee Sung O that he is an old spirit with a young mind. While so many young Korean artists are looking to the West for guidance, Lee Sung O has found inspiration in the soulful symbolism of traditional Korean folk art. His work is a most inventive and unrestrained interpretation, true to the defiant spirit of Korean folk art and its long history of preserving the people’s traditions while being heretical regarding official dogma. He has created an entirely new technique of gluing stacks of colored paper together, soaking, drying, and cutting the stacks into strips, and then assembling them so that only the edge of the paper is visible, creating exciting works of great textural density that are composed entirely of the paper’s edge. His work uses an everyday material to make us look at objects (and the world) from a different viewpoint and in an entirely new way, reminding us that innovation and beauty shouldn’t be forced or contrived and needn’t be sought in unknown regions, but can be rooted in tradition and found naturally.
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