$272
For me, water is a subject that expresses a vague sadness just by its existence. It is cold, transparent, and like tears, it slips out of your hand and flows downward when you try to hold it. If I primarily used the sea to talk about deep and rippling emotions, the aquarium, in contrast, is calm, with its depth fully visible and water still inside. What did I want to convey through this? Perhaps the only certainty is that I felt a strong attraction to the small glass box filled with water. In this small glass box, only the floor, plants, and water exist, with occasional rocks or driftwood. The background visible in the back is endlessly dark, and from above, artificial light shines down, making the objects inside the box appear as if they're glowing by themselves. No animals exist within, but that very fact makes this small glass box seem like it is painting a kind of utopia. However, when you look at the landscape placed in the middle, reflected infinitely by the double-sided glass, and follow the point where the two sides meet with your eyes, you realize that it is not some sort of utopia but merely a glass box.
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- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Size
- 60.6 cm x 72.7 cm
- Year
- 2022
- Signature
- -
- Edition
- Unique work
- Certificate
- Certificate of Authenticity issued by the gallery
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Jin Han investigates and depicts incidents related to universal feelings of sadness and anxiety. She is currently studying visual arts at Seoul National University of Science and Technology, she actively exhibits his work to the public. The artist analyses emotions such as melancholy and an inherent sense of isolation, beginning with a sensation of anxiousness based on fragments of autobiographical recollections. The artist creates a distinctive sense of self-using thin, overlapping, and dripping brushstrokes to 'bring out' the memories and feelings onto the canvas. Through her art, she offers contemporary audiences a message of shared experience, empathy, and healing.
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For me, water is a subject that expresses a vague sadness just by its existence. It is cold, transparent, and like tears, it slips out of your hand and flows downward when you try to hold it. If I primarily used the sea to talk about deep and rippling emotions, the aquarium, in contrast, is calm, with its depth fully visible and water still inside. What did I want to convey through this? Perhaps the only certainty is that I felt a strong attraction to the small glass box filled with water. In this small glass box, only the floor, plants, and water exist, with occasional rocks or driftwood. The background visible in the back is endlessly dark, and from above, artificial light shines down, making the objects inside the box appear as if they're glowing by themselves. No animals exist within, but that very fact makes this small glass box seem like it is painting a kind of utopia. However, when you look at the landscape placed in the middle, reflected infinitely by the double-sided glass, and follow the point where the two sides meet with your eyes, you realize that it is not some sort of utopia but merely a glass box.
Artwork details+
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Size
- 60.6 cm x 72.7 cm
- Year
- 2022
- Signature
- -
- Edition
- Unique work
- Certificate
- Certificate of Authenticity issued by the gallery
Shipping & taxes+
- Ships from the gallery's location (set per work, defaults to the gallery address)
- Cost calculated at checkout by destination
- Optional full insurance in transit
- Usually ships within 10 business days, fine-art packed
- In-person pickup available for some works (no shipping fee)
- Listed price may include VAT applicable in the seller's country or the work's place of shipment
- Duties, import VAT/GST, customs fees, and other taxes in the buyer's country are not included and are the buyer's responsibility
- These are assessed by the destination customs authority and billed separately by the carrier
- Sales tax may be added at checkout depending on jurisdiction
$272