ILHWA KIM
Ilhwa Kim’s ‘Seed universe 天下圖’ work is made of rolled paper. The collection of rolled paper keeps changing hour by hour recording all the changes within the space at the moment.
Kim’s ‘Seed universe’ was originally inspired by anonymous world map ‘Cheonhado(天下圖)’ at the time of no surveying and no aerial view, during 17-18c Joseon dynasty. It was an imaginative view of world order at that time as well.
Kim aims to construct a new version of ‘Cheonhado 天下圖,’ which inhabits as a daily record of our living space. Tenderly but surprisingly visible becomes how to reflect all the changes within the space at the moment. The moment map becomes an internal landscape that the viewers wander around.
Kim’s sculptural canvas and tactile painting quality initiate sensory updates of her Cheonhado; endless up and down waves by her ‘paper seed’ units, bold and dense juxtaposition of hand dyed colors, and very mild reflection between ‘Hanji’ paper units. Kim’s new map keeps revised in a quiet and constant manner.
Kim’s ‘Cheonhado’ achieves a unique moment map doing its own constant updates at the installation space. The moment map keeps changing all day long. Now, Cheonhado’s fate does not mean to be ‘ephemeral’, but being decisively loyal to each emotional moment here, now.
EDUCATION
1996 M.F.A Dept. of Oriental Paintings, Hong-Ik University, Seoul
1991 B.F.A Dept. of Oriental Paintings, Hong-Ik University, Seoul
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 “Seed System”, The House of Fine Art, London, UK
2018 “Sensory Portrait” The House of Fine Art, London, UK
2017 “Seeds of the Universe” The House of Fine Art, London, UK
2016 “Seed Universe 天下圖,” Dennos Museum, MI, USA
2015 宇宙的种子(Seed Universe), 三玄社 Arte Place, Guangzhou Opera House, China
2013 Art Karlsruhe 2013, Karlsruhe, Germany
2012 Gallery K, Seoul
2009 Insa Art Center, Seoul
Seoul Auction Gallery, Seoul
2008 “Golden Eyes”. Coex, Seoul
2004 “Plant Sense”. Heiri Art Village, Paju,
Insa Art Center, Seoul
THE SOCIAL gallery, Seoul
2003 Chuiong Art Gallery, Gapyung
MANIF Seoul 03, Seoul Art Center, Seoul
2002 Insa Art Center, Seoul
KCAF, Seoul Art Center, Seoul
Wobong Art Gallery , Taegu
2001 Myungdong Gallery, Seoul
2000 Seongkok Art Museum , Seoul
1997 Seonam Art Museum, Seoul
1996 Jongro Gallery, Seoul
GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND ARTFAIRS
2018 Brafa, Tour & Taxis, Brussels, Belgium (Jan. 27-Feb. 4), Kalman Maklary Fine Arts
2018 Art Palm Springs, Palm Springs (Feb. 15-19), Donghwa Ode Gallery
2018 “Made in Asia”, Opera Gallery NYC, USA (Mar. 14-27)
2018 Art Paris, Grand Palais, Paris, France (Apr. 5-8), Kalman Maklary Fine Arts
2018 Art New York, NYC, USA (May 3-6), Donghwa Ode Gallery
2018 “Korean Contemporary”, Opera Gallery Seoul, Korea (May 17-June 28)
2018 Art Aspen, Aspen Ice Garden, Aspen, USA (July 27-29), Donghwa Ode Gallery
2018 “From Nature to Culture”, Opera Gallery Paris, France (Oct 12 – 26)
2018 “Quantum”, The House of Fine Art, West Hollywood, LA, USA (Oct 24-Nov 24)
2018 Luxembourg Art Week 2018, “Positions”, Luxembourg (Nov 9-11), Artskoco Gallery
2018 “Touch of Korea”, Kalman Maklary Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary (Nov 16 – 20)
2017 “Dismantle The Core,” Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
2017 “Paper Revelation,” Sylvia Wald and Po Kim Foundation, NYC, USA
2017 “A Sustaining Life,” Bergdorf Goodman, NYC, USA
2017 “Re: Collection,” Waterfall Gallery, NYC, USA
2017 Art Miami, Miami, FL, USA
2017 Art Aspen, Aspen Ice Garden, Aspen, USA
2017 Masterpiece London, London, UK
2017 Art Central, Hong Kong, China
2017 Art Paris, Grand Palais, Paris, France
2017 BRAFA, Tour & Taxis, Brussels, Belgium
2017 Context New York, NYC, USA
2017 Art Wynwood, Miami, FL, USA
2017 Art Vienna, Leopold Museum, Vienna, Austria
2017 Art Fair Tokyo 2017, Tokyo International Forum, Japan
2017 Palm Beach Modern+Contemporary, West Palm Beach, FL, USA
2017 Art Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL, USA
2016 “A Sustaining Life,” Waterfall Gallery, NYC, USA
2016 Art Miami, Miami, FL, USA
2016 Context Art Miami, Miami, FL, USA
2016 SOFA(Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design), Navy Pier, Chicago, USA
2016 Art Toronto, Toronto, Canada
and More than 56 Group Exhibition
AWARDS
1999 The Grand Prize, MANIF Seoul 99
Excellence Award, Art Exhibition of Sosabeol
1996 Excellence Award, The 16th Grand Art Exhibition of Korea