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JUNG HYANG KIM EXHIBITS RECENT PAINTINGS AT
WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY’S BEN SHAHN GALLERIES
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Jung Hyang Kim, whose paintings juxtapose
natural and man-made images, presents an exhibit of her recent works
from February 3 through March 7 in the South Gallery in the Ben
Shahn Galleries at William Paterson University in Wayne. Gallery
hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is
free. A reception for the exhibit will be held on Thursday, February
6 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Kim's art represents either generic botanical forms or, more rarely,
specific botanical flora. Many of her works are diptychs, built
out of two conjoined panels – one with geometric images, the
other organic.
For example, in "Circles of Life," the left-hand panel
features a myriad of bubble-like circles in hues of pink, purple
and orange. On the right, red ferns and fronds are partially obscured
by broad swatches of black and dark blue; white paint drips down
the canvas at opposite corners.
Nancy Einreinhofer, director of the Ben Shahn Galleries, describes
Kim’s works as "very painterly and expressionistic in
terms of how the paint is applied. Her working method is very apparent
– her surfaces feature splatters, splashes and drips of paint
as well as obvious brushstrokes."
Art critic Gerard Haggerty wrote: "This artist loves a beautiful
surface, which should not be confused with superficial beauty, and
our attention glides back and forth between abstract and botanical
motifs in a way that suggests the possibility of skating gracefully
through life."
Kim received a bachelor of fine arts degree from Seoul National
University, Korea and a master of fine arts degree from Pratt Institute
in Brooklyn, NY. She has exhibited widely both in the United States
and in Asia, including solo exhibits at the Phillips Museum of Art
in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Exhibition Space at 100 Broadway and
Arts Projects International in New York, and Space Gallery in Seoul,
Korea. Kim has held positions of artist in residence and guest lecturer
in many academic institutions including Bard College, SUNY-New Paltz,
School of Visual Arts in New York City; and the Parsons School of
Design.
Kim’s exhibit is one of three shows on view concurrently in
the Ben Shahn Galleries. On view in the East Gallery are paintings
by New York artist Shelley Himmelstein. The Court Gallery exhibit,
"Life with Pocket Change and Other Pleasures: An Exhibition
of Artists’ Books," presents recent demonstrations of
books created as works of art. All exhibits are free and open to
the public and are wheelchair accessible.
This exhibit is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey
State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency
of the National Endowment for the Arts.
For additional information, please call the Ben Shahn Galleries
at William
Paterson University, 973-720-2654.
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- 2/3/03
For Further Information, contact:
- Mary
Beth Zeman, Director, Public Relations 973-720-2966
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