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| Park Nam - Hee Light and Soul 2011 |
As I first walked into the University of the Sunshine Coast
Gallery I immediately was greeted by a lovely lady who was a volunteer there.
She gave me a tour through the gallery and briefly talked about each of the artworks. It
was delightful to get such attention and information by a gallery staff member. One art piece that interested me in the Exhibition was actually responsible for
the name of the Exhibition which was called Light & Soul. This art piece stood out as it was
the largest piece of artwork in the Exhibition.It was situated in the center of the room to allow the viewers eyes to be immediately drawn to it when they
walked through the entrance.Light & Soul was created by artist Dr Park Nam-Hee in 2011. Park Nam –Hee is a Korean artist who works with digital
imaging. Nam-Hee juxtaposes and superimposes traditional art forms to create rich,
fantastical worlds that express a modern exquisiteness and sensibility .With an incorporation of the most vivid colours in her works which are designed onto
silk fabrics, Nam-Hee uses ancient Korean symbols and transforms them into traditional aesthetic concepts. I really enjoyed this art piece as it was displayed in a way I
have never seen before, almost like a sculptural piece as well as a print.
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| Kicki Hankell Past & Present 1 2012 |
As I was walking around the Gallery I initially thought all
the works were by Dr Park Nam-Hee, however I realized after further observation
that there was in fact two artists in this exhibition. The other artist was by
the name of Kicki Hankell. Hankell is from Sweden and like Dr Park Nam-Hee
her work was vividly coloured and eye catching. Hankell's work explores themes such as family love, femininity and life .The series of her works are also created
with digital imaging on fabric but she also has incorporated amazing water colour painting. As you can
see in her image called Past & Present 1, Hankell has used water colour which,
in my opinion displays a beautiful balance of blue and yellow colours as well as brush strokes. This
style of work is a prominent display in the gallery.The majority of the
pieces are digitally created or designed and I think it gives a good balance and
diversity within the exhibition. Although there are similarities with the two
artists I was told by the curator that it was on purpose that both the artists
work was chosen to be displayed at the same time. Both the artists works
complement each other by the way of style, colour and size. I think having two artists with such similarities could be seen in a negative light. I found that because the work was similar that i was hoping for something much different to look at as well.Also without taking the time to look at each art piece , i would not have known who the artist was because of the similarity .
The University of the Sunshine Coast often builds Exhibitions around their design students studies. The student's often travel overseas and make connection to the places they travel. The Light & Soul exhibition is the perfect example of this. Students and gallery viewers alike gain such inspiration by visually experiencing such a fantastic array of artwork. I would recommend everyone to visit this exhibition as I found it mindfully cultural as well as exhibiting a high standard of quality artwork.
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For more information about USC gallery and to find out about up coming exhibitions visit the website link.
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