KIM Woojin & Marcelo Suaznabar Duo Exhibition
THEO Duo Exhibition : Dreaming of
THEO will hold the first exhibition of 2023, 『Dreaming of』, a Group exhibition by Woojin KIM and Marcelo SUAZNABAR, from January 6th to January 27th, 2023.
Artist :
KIM Woo-jin (b.1987 / S.KOREA)
Marcelo Suaznabar(b.1970 / Bolivia)
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KIM Woo-jin (b.1987 / S.KOREA)
Kim Woo-jin has been building a utopia of artists through various animal sculptures by reflecting his dream of being a zookeeper who had dreamed of his childhood.
In this process, the artist constantly challenged the change and diversity of the medium, and in 2023, the duo exhibition will show the audience a work that further enhances elegance with the new work method. |
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Marcelo Suaznabar (b.1970 / Bolivia)
The surrealist style of Marcelo Suaznabar may seem somewhat bizarre to the viewer, but he was inspired by a character in the festival of the gods (Oruro Carnival) praying for the well-being of the descendants of the Bolivian Oruro region where he was born.
Although he is a painter who lives in different cultures and different generations, his bizarre story contains his own personal narrative and the safety and origins of his family and his loved ones.The artist is currently a surrealist painter recognized in Bolivia and North America, and is one of the leading artists in the Asian market. |
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『Dreaming of』 : To infinity and beyond! |
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The dictionary definition of 'dream' holds at once the meaning of ‘a hope or ideal to be realized' and 'a vain expectation or thought that has little or no possibility of being realized'. The two artists participating in the exhibition, Woojin KIM and Marcelo SUAZNABAR, have something in common in that their world of art is closely related to the 'dream' despite various differences such as nationality, generation, and mainstream media. At the same time, it is possible to infer how the conflicting meanings of dreams mentioned above have influenced their works through exploring each artist's personal narrative and the relationship with their art. |
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Artist Woojin KIM has built a 'utopia' through various animal sculptures with his own formative language developed by projecting his childhood dream of being an 'animal keeper'. If real livestock, such as deer, dogs, cows, and horses, have been used as the main subject of his work, this exhibition introduces a new formative method experimented with imaginary animals such as unicorns. The appearance of these imaginary animals and the attempt at a new formative method imply the possibility of expanding the world of art and possibly expanding the artist’s worldview from a childhood dream to a new dream and utopia. Consequently, we can look forward to the infinite expansion of Woojin KIM's dream and his artworld. |
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Meanwhile, South American artist Marcelo SUAZNABAR has been presenting paintings based on surrealism, so he has inevitably developed a close relationship with 'dream' as a mental phenomenon[1]. Marcelo SUAZNABAR also reveals various environmental experiences of his childhood in a surrealistic way, influenced by where he was born, Oruro[2], a Bolivian city. Moreover, the sceneries of Altiplano Plateau[3], which have repeatedly appeared in his latest works from the last decade, are simultaneously the sceneries of the artist’s childhood and reminiscence of the landscape.
[1] André Breton, who advocated surrealism, defined "surrealism" as "absolute reality" in which "two contradictory states of dream and reality" overlap.
[2] A city in Bolivia. The Carnival of Oruro has been listed as one of masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. It is known for the parade of dancers called entrada, which is performed with mysterious performances with excellent decorative folk art such as masks, fabrics, and embroidery.
[3] A plateau in western South America in the middle of the Andes, mostly Bolivian and Peruvian territories, extending south to Chile.
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While the unique characters created by Marcelo SUAZNABAR—you can guess the influence the artist received from the carnival costumes of Oruro—are a representation of childhood which in themselves serve as a formative language for the work, they also represent the subtle symbolic language he is exploring through various symbolism found in each character’s characteristics and their relationships. The images in the works are whimsical, complex, and at times surrealistic and outrageous, but Marcelo SUAZNABAR paints them to keep the fantasy alive.
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When we wish and pray for something, we express it as 'dreaming of' in line with the mental phenomenon mentioned above because we earnestly wish for it or cannot dare to reach it. This exhibition, which looks at the keyword 'dream' through the two artists who interpret and project their dreams in distinctive ways, inspires the viewers to create various interpretations of their own dreams. Unfolding into 2023, this exhibition was planned with expectation and wish for infinite possibilities and encounters with an unknown world, as such is a dream.
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