$7,300
"Pure" reinterprets the white porcelain water dropper housed in the National Museum of Korea using traditional Korean painting techniques, capturing a sense of tranquility and beauty that transcends time and space. Heo Seung-hee incorporates the delicate strokes and expressive power of traditional painting to convey the symbolic and artistic value of the water dropper. The soft glow and curves of the porcelain evoke the harmonious beauty of nature, offering viewers moments of calm and meditation. By bringing the essence of cultural heritage onto the canvas, the work bridges the distance between viewers and historical artifacts, highlighting the elegance of Korean tradition. Heo Seung-hee presents a unique artistic world that connects tradition and modernity, emphasizing the aesthetics of balance and continuity.
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- Medium
- Korean Pigments on linen
- Size
- 120 cm x 120 cm
- Year
- 2024
- Signature
- Included at the bottom
- Edition
- Unique work
- Certificate
- Certificate of Authenticity issued by the gallery
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Seong Hee Huh(b.1984) expresses the aesthetics of Korea through the pictorial verification of our cultural heritage. Recently gaining much attention for her "Inkstone(Yeonjuk)" series, she presents paintings that capture the beauty of Joseon white porcelain. She uses cultural artifacts from various museums in Korea and abroad as her subjects, with her works held in collections such as IBK and Shinhan Card. Currently, she also serves as a senior researcher at the Seoul National University Art Conservation Research Center, combining her artistic practice with cultural heritage research.
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Obscura is a Seoul-based art gallery that first founded in 2015, then as SPACE IKKI, located in Seoungbuk-dong area. The name of the gallery derives from the Latin phrase camera obscura, meaning “dark room,” which refers to the first optical device used as a painting-aid, whereby an image is projected through a hole onto its opposite wall in a darkened room. Obscura aims to make contemporary art accessible to a wide range of audience and provide various artistic and cultural contexts for interdisciplinary efforts, by emphasizing performative elements of curatorial practice and exhibition making. With keen eyes on sophisticated work by artists with solid and idiosyncratic practice, Obscura has been supporting and promoting contemporary artists in the fields of painting, installation, photography and new media.
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"Pure" reinterprets the white porcelain water dropper housed in the National Museum of Korea using traditional Korean painting techniques, capturing a sense of tranquility and beauty that transcends time and space. Heo Seung-hee incorporates the delicate strokes and expressive power of traditional painting to convey the symbolic and artistic value of the water dropper. The soft glow and curves of the porcelain evoke the harmonious beauty of nature, offering viewers moments of calm and meditation. By bringing the essence of cultural heritage onto the canvas, the work bridges the distance between viewers and historical artifacts, highlighting the elegance of Korean tradition. Heo Seung-hee presents a unique artistic world that connects tradition and modernity, emphasizing the aesthetics of balance and continuity.
Artwork details+
- Medium
- Korean Pigments on linen
- Size
- 120 cm x 120 cm
- Year
- 2024
- Signature
- Included at the bottom
- 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
$7,300