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Yihyun Kim imbues her works with messages about unanswered fervent prayers. Her piece 'Pray 2' depicts a heavy, dark wreath oppressively looming over a person praying earnestly in front of repeating Buddha images. The front of the wreath, with its clear symbolism and meaning, contrasts with the back, which, devoid of any discernible information, resembles the dichotomy between heaven and hell. She points out that the symbolic shapes and lines set against the backdrop of red and blue hues in her work ultimately represent moments humans wished to avoid. Through the portrayal of a person offering desperate and vain prayers for a capricious heaven backed by hell, Kim questions the essence of prayer, encapsulating its poignant yet transient nature.
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- Color on paper
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- 193.9 cm x 170.3 cm
- Year
- 2022
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- Hand-signed by artist
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- Unique work
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- Certificate of Authenticity issued by the gallery
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Yihyun Kim draws about the futility of "wish." In her paintings, the theme is revealed in intense colors, an image of the deity with the motif of "Tanghwa," and the back of the wreath. The blindness of someone's act of continuing prayers even though they guess that their prayers will not be fulfilled indicates the back of what we desperately wanted, what we wanted to avoid the most. She earned a bachelor's degree from Hongik University's Department of Metal Art & Design and Oriental Painting. Currently, she is attending the Graduate School of Oriental Painting at Hongik University.
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Yihyun Kim imbues her works with messages about unanswered fervent prayers. Her piece 'Pray 2' depicts a heavy, dark wreath oppressively looming over a person praying earnestly in front of repeating Buddha images. The front of the wreath, with its clear symbolism and meaning, contrasts with the back, which, devoid of any discernible information, resembles the dichotomy between heaven and hell. She points out that the symbolic shapes and lines set against the backdrop of red and blue hues in her work ultimately represent moments humans wished to avoid. Through the portrayal of a person offering desperate and vain prayers for a capricious heaven backed by hell, Kim questions the essence of prayer, encapsulating its poignant yet transient nature.
Artwork details+
- Medium
- Color on paper
- Size
- 193.9 cm x 170.3 cm
- Year
- 2022
- Signature
- Hand-signed by artist
- 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
$2,529