The fourth day of My Art Festival!Introduction to the most memorable exhibition. Today is the 4th day of My Art Festival. Today's topic is the most impressive exhibition of my ten years. What is an exhibition? An exhibition is an action and effect that reveals something for others to see, hear, and appreciate. The word comes from the Latin expositio, expositiōnis. For artists, an exhibition is an opportunity to open the paintings they have been drawing for a long time to the public, and it is a valuable place to help their works come out and be constantly exposed to the world. Artists regularly held or attend exhibitions to make their careers and introduce their works. And when these records accumulate over time, It become a personal art history and sometimes become a kind of life documentary that tells the artist's own life like a diary. For the artist himself, it is a career that shows his professionalism in artistic activities, and it is also a stepping stone for other attempts or challenges. Through this, artist will meet collectors, curators, art lover, colleagues, and mentors, allowing artists to work with these connections without being isolated actively. There are many different routes for artists to create or participate in these exhibitions such as gallery open calls, Jurid Competition exhibition, interview with a curator, regular gallery events, exhibitions through art shows and art fairs, local festivals, etc. And the format of the exhibition is also diverse. Outdoor art shows, regular exhibitions, group exhibitions, solo exhibitions, online exhibitions, hybrid exhibitions, exhibitions through outreach programs linked with companies or companies, etc., you can compose your exhibition considering the type of exhibition. Personally, I mainly participated in online exhibitions in 2020 due to Covid-19. And since most of them are online, I realize the nostalgia and importance of offline exhibitions while being comfortable. When I see white empty walls, I feel good. In general, people get scared when they see a white canvas. What should I fill in here? So did I. However, if you continue to draw and receive comfort from painting, there will come a moment when the white wall and the white canvas are no longer a pain. Instead, if you look at space or canvas without anything, you will find pictures filled here, and you will be happy as ideas arise like me. At this stage when I could enjoy with paintings, while walking down the street, when I saw the empty white space in the store, I used to think of it as a space to hang the paintings. This offline space allows me to feel the ideas and pleasures that need to be filled. It's fun to look at the physical space and place the artwork, sometimes nailing it, and after hanging the picture, it's fun to see how well the artwork is laid out from a distance. Of course, when I came to New York, the curators took the place of hanging and arranging the pictures, so I didn't have many opportunities to have that kind of fun, but it's still gratifying to talk about pictures with the curators and put them together. That is why I feel a stronger sense of happiness not only at the moment of the exhibition, but also in the process of preparing for the exhibition. Memories of walking through the gallery while talking about paintings with a sculptor friend during the first exhibition, memories of making exhibition posters and designing postcards together, my husband was nailing nails to hang paintings on the wall, and playing and helping out for my exhibition. The exhibition is like a festival place where people can enjoy themselves together. And if I do an exhibition, I surely get the fruits of that exhibition. Some exhibitions allow me to meet good mentors, and some exhibitions make good connections to open other exhibitions. Sometimes a painting sells well, and sometimes not a single painting sells. However, even if it was an exhibition where not a single piece of work was sold, there must be some unseen fruit. I will meet good people and sometimes lead to a promising career. So I learned a good lesson that no exhibition could be neglected. I have held or attended 40 exhibitions over the past ten years. On average, four exhibitions were prepared and held every year. It's a small-scaled statistic compared to prolific and famous painters, but personally, it's a number I'm very proud of, given that I did my best when I couldn't afford it. How could an artist who had no time, money, or diploma in art like me have done to open 40 exhibitions for free? The answer is clear as always. It is because angels who help are always there. If I can't meet such people hadn't had such opportunities, it would have been difficult for them to continue to work for ten years. Looking back in this sense, the most impressive exhibition I have held so far was the solo exhibition I held before I came to the United States, that is before I left Germany. The event is organized by Artists networks, the Künstlernetzwerke-SW, the Karlsruhe . I have exhibited support from this organization for exhibition space and performance costs. I thought this exhibition was a better opportunity because it was able to organize paintings and assorted art related events. When I announced this plan, my artists' friends actively supported me. Among them were a singer, a pianist, and a Korean language school principal. He played, sang, and read poetry to me for my exhibition. Since the exhibition's theme was Korea, all performances were based on Korean sentiments. Through that exhibition, I discovered that the exhibition is not a space to hang up and look at paintings physically but to share and experience invisible pleasures and artistic depths. When painting, music, and literature come together, you can experience art and the depth and joy of art in a more three-dimensional way. And you come to realize that painting, music, and literature all have one root, one origin. I hope that the power of consolation of art will do an excellent job when everyone feels tired from Corona and feels stuffy with unfamiliar restrictions and regulations.
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Introducing my favorite piece of work I've sold. Today is the 3rd day of My Art Festival. Today's topic is my personal favorite story among the paintings sold during my ten years of work. Actually, all the paintings I've drawn until now are precious and meaningful. There is an apparent reason why the picture was drawn, and it has its own story and concepts. Since 2021, I've been blogging about the process and story of them. In that sense, the blog is a useful virtual space where I work or present the results of my work, and I think it is a valuable stage to talk about the story of the painting that I have not been able to talk about that. Above all, the stories about the paintings that have been accumulated are very adjuvant when making a portfolio and planning the next work. Like a blog, life experiences are accumulated in this way, and the piles make another challenge to jump up. My first challenge started in 2006. For the first time in my life, I left Korea with my own will. In a nutshell, it is the starting point of independence. And in 2006, I left Korea, and I have been living abroad for 15 years. In the meantime, my sense of values was changed and got many opportunities to broaden my perspectives surroundings. I could learn how to build tight-knit friendships and face to solve problems with strong confidence. Those the internal product is the result of patience against the loneliness and poverties when I've been experienced in a foreign country. As a peak at the fruits of endurance, I had gotten a good chance to change my direction. As a result, I made my debut as a painter, and I am making a living by painting and selling my works. In the meantime, When I draw something, I often update them on Artflakes. A total of 235 points have been raised so far. Some of them cannot be classified as artworks. Digital images created as illustrations or as simple tutorials should be subtracted. If I do that, I estimate I drew about 200 pieces. If I calculate it again, it means that I have been drawing steadily at 20 points per year. But these records are very scarce. In the case of an American artist named Grandma Moses, whom I introduced earlier in my post, she made her debut at 76, and she painted 40 paintings each year. Comparing that there was such energy at the age, I am ashamed to dare publish statistics to the public. But it's just my blog, so I'll report it comfortably. Among them, I sold 60 paintings. So 30% of the drawings (including acrylic and digital) were filled out. Almost 100% of the paintings are sold while painting, which is insignificant compared to painters. However, I am personally proud of myself when I think of the results I made by splitting up time and squeezing out resources in my environment. Compared to the artists, who sold their works almost 100% even while painting, which is insignificant as a statistics. However, compared to my situation myself, I am personally proud of the work-out when I think of the results I made by splitting up time and squeezing out resources in my environment. Wouldn't it be great if someone gave a lot of support and interest to artists who do their best? I think about it as others. I set up an easel next to the kitchen early and painted it. It was not easy to fulfill my dream while doing housework in an unfamiliar land, taking care of a child, and supporting my husband, who came to study abroad. I had had an excellent opportunity to make my debut and get an atelier at a low price, but I missed out on an offer because I didn't have enough good affordance. At that time, the best efficient thing, which I can make my works do was draw while cooking. Even now, my resource hasn't changed much there. I still have the priority to do housework first. After that, I draw pictures in-between times. Still, my studio is close to the kitchen for saving my time. But even though I'm working on such a tight schedule, I'm not that desperate or depressed. I know mentors, I admire such as the German painter Hundertwasser, who explained that artists do not need a studio and that all-natural environments are studios. Considering his life, paintings, and philosophy, my small studio nicely arranged in the house feels like a kind of luxury. Above all things, my art lovers love my paintings and are the owner of them. Thanks to them, I can keep walking. For Introducing my favorite sold painting, I was looking for past records. Of all the paintings that have been sold, my favorite painting is "The sunflowers for wishes". (The title was changed from that to sunflowers) Actually, this painting was made by someone's order. I wished her happiness, always bright light, and full of joy and laughter. So the title is "The sunflowers for wishes". But for some reason, she canceled to purchase the painting. I respect individual opinions. There must have been a good reason for that. And when that happens, I don't be disappointed because I know that person is not the owner. The painting has since been exhibited in several exhibitions to find its owner. Come back from the trips, it hung up on my studio wall. Because strangely, it gave me good energy and brightness like an energy booster. Looking at this picture gives me power and makes my heart happy. So, in other things, I was worried that someone would like to buy it. Then it met a nice owner. Looking back, it seems to be the fate and blessing of this painting. I hope that my paintings will reside together in the same way that people find their color and direction in life's countless life processes with bitterness and sweetness. And I want to continue drawing pictures that share good energy and comfort and deliver happiness while living together like that. And among the works sold, I will introduce another anecdote that touched me the most. That's the story of a piece called "In my Dream." This is a picture I drew for my first exhibition. It was about my dream story with acrylic on a long canvas. A Korean visitor who saw it recalled the famous Korean poem "Mom, sister, let's live by the river" by Yoon, Dong-Ju. Mama mine and sister sweet, Come live with me by the river. In the garden, a glow of golden sands in glitter And hums of reeds outside rear-gate. O, Mama mine and sister sweet, Come live with me by the river. This painting did not sell at that time but was sold at another exhibition. The customer is a gentleman who had been a professor for a long time and then retired to become a full-time painter. He bought the painting and invited my family and me to his house to show us how the sold painting goes well. Sometimes I see a lot of sincerity and deep passion in art from German painters. The energy they offer me is becoming another mentor. Thanks again for his love and passion for art. Most of the interesting things, I could see the paintings that he drew in his spare time while teaching students. If there is a chance, I would like to introduce them here. At that time, I realized that there are many hidden masters in the world. And I was able to keep my humility in front of the painting. I learn a lot while drawing, but I know a lot through my relationships while selling like this. These lessons may be why I can walk steadily on this path, not just for success and fame.
Today is the second day of My Art Festival.
We always think of crowds, parades, fireworks, food trucks, and colorful events when we think of festivals. When I was in Germany, I enjoyed these festivals often, and what impressed me the most was that they were always considerate of children at every event. In Germany, no matter where you go to a restaurant or any public facility, there is always a space for children. The consideration for children that I experienced when I came to New York was having a kid's chair in a restaurant and, in the best case, a coloring paper given to draw a picture. Whenever this happens, I miss Germany, which created an environment centered on children. In particular, I miss the various types of public playgrounds that were well-equipped with multiple shapes. I put a corner for children in my art festival for two days based on this longing. Today I would like to show you how to make a simple rose with playdough. Making roses with Playdough for Kids.
1. Prepare your playdough with 1 OZ (28g) (Smallest playdough for one big rose)
2. Make a sphere shape like a ball.
And rolling to make a rod shape like below. ( I pick the orange color and, my daughter choose purple. )
3. Then make it flat like my daughter.
Note: the flat shape is irregular and the thickness is not same. If it is irregular form and then you can make it more natural rose.
4. Next, from starting point to ending, you have to roll continuously.
At first, it is recommended to place it on the floor as above, but once you get used to it, you can roll it by hand as shown below.
This is what the rose looks like when it is well rolled to the end.
For a natural rose shape, press the ends of the petals and fold them out.
Below is a picture of a rose made by holding and pressing by hand. It comes out more natural and beautiful.
My daughter also made it by rolling hard on the side. Anyone can easily make roses by teaching this method.
This is my daughter's wonderful work.
Hope you all make a wonderful rose !
Introduction of the most impressive debut film Today is the first day of my art festival. Festivals are a celebrating way to memory glorious heritage, culture, and traditions. In other words, it does not mean simply eating and drinking and having a party, but rest for new production activities and a monumental event for re-creation. Art festivals are held together with local festivals, mainly art and culture-related performances, exhibitions, and seminars at art galleries, museums, or other related organizations. An arts festival that is not limited to the visual arts but may feature a mixed program that includes music, literature, comedy, children's entertainment, science or street theater. They are usually offered at venues over a period ranging from a day or weekend to a month. Each event within the program is usually ticketed individually. I've decided to hold my art festival on my site for a week. And I created a timetable like below. Today's title is " Introduction of the most impressive debut film". I lived in the small suburban in Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany for about eight years. At that time, I made my debut in the Poly Gallery. Still thinking about that time, I think it was a turning point that changed my life, a brave and good decision, and a precious time. I put the pictures below in my portfolio bag and took the interview. I drew all of these paintings one by one to shake off the thoughts of hometown and loneliness that came to mind as I left Korea for the first time in my life and lived as a stranger and outsider in an unfamiliar land. Most of the above pictures were created between 2006 when I first arrived in Germany, and 2010 before I was interviewed. Mostly, I drew on A4 or B4 and Letter paper with watercolors or acrylics. There was no particular theme, and I drew many things right away as I remembered to overcome the difficulties and struggles I face in the daily life of immigrants. I drew some paintings during the watercolor process at the art museum. Looking at these pictures, I can feel how much I missed Korea. And realise now the colors and tones are still Korean. The opinions of the artists who judged me during the interview felt like a message of encouragement and support. "Why did you draw on a small piece of paper? Draw bigger!" And also I remember they told me that it feels something with the creativity". Some painters offered to rent an atelier for as low a price. I still regret not responding to that offer at that time. The screening process was really fun. It was a gallery run as a cooperative of painters, and all of them were sincere and passionate artists. They placed each marble into a glass jar like a goldfish tank, which had to be above a certain level. A lot of marbles were put in, and I was able to get my first exhibition opportunity by passing a certain level. In the first exhibition, the following paintings were exhibited. I thought a lot about drawing a cool philosophical drawing with one tone and one theme. But there was a philosophy that the most honest is the best. So I drew what I wanted to draw. I like to capture the movement and energy of objects and draw them. When I was young, I tried to capture the movement of fish while looking at it. I wanted to capture the fluttering of wings and the birds' energy I feed them at home. I also wanted to capture the trees swaying whenever the wind blows. I tried to stuff the vividness and dynamism of that energy into the canvas. Like the wind, energy is invisible, but it exists. The emotion we speak of, love, has different visible results but is invisible. I wanted to draw this kind of energy. Currently, out of the 19 paintings above, I have only 3 paintings so far. 16 paintings found their owners. I love all the pictures, but there are some that I personally think are the best. That's the picture of the two fish above. As time passes and I draw, I feel that the direction of what I am pursuing and what I want becomes clearer. In the beginning, there was a lot of fear. It's because I wanted to draw better than others, and I had wanted to draw a picture that would come and wonder when others saw it. And when I did the first exhibition, I thought that there was a visible path from then on, and I felt that I would go on that path vigorously. However, looking back, I realize that it was all an illusion and that, in the end, it was a way to walk like a monk with the sincerity of art. And, of course, there is no road, so I am well aware that I have to take a big shovel and dig up one step to make a way at a time. Perhaps what would have happened if I had known this in advance during the initial exhibition? I probably haven't been able to work for such a long time. I guess I gave up halfway and tried to find another way because it is much easier to walk a path someone has made than building a track from scratch. Still, I think it was fortunate that I didn't know anything. And I still go through trial and error, but I know very well that I will continue down this path in the end. In this sense, the picture of two fish is the world I want to draw in the future because I drew the fish in my dream and tried to capture its energy and movement. With this My Art Festival as an opportunity, I hope this year will be a year where I can go back to my first feeling and think about what kind of picture I should draw, and above all, I look forward to drawing a lot of images I like. My Art Festival ! Last year, I received a notification from the Rockland Art Festival that my work had been selected. According to the organizer's regulations, I had to pay the participation fee of $25 by January 9. However, I did not receive an invoice by the evening of January 8, so I sent an email to the organizer. There was no reply until the due date. So I asked for confirmation by email again, but there was still no reply. But, perhaps by coincidence, I saw an invoice from a place with a similar name to that festival(Flag of Rockland county), and I made a deposit there by mistake (I had paid the participation fee to this organization for participating in the 2020 festival,too). After depositing, I did not receive a confirmation message, so I sent an email requesting confirmation again. I was unaware of this fact, and it was not until the 18th that the organizers answered me that they had already sent an invoice and canceled my participation because the fee by due date had been unpaid. I sent an email detailing the situation, but I don't know what will happen—still waiting for results. Right now, the festival starts tomorrow. The email was not classified as spam, and I did not receive any invoices or cancellation notices, but time passed while I was only checking in the middle. No matter how hard I try, I suddenly resent myself when I encounter this kind of problem. Should I have pushed more? What did I do wrong? Should I have been faster? I also feel the fear that the email system decides everything. If a mail accident occurs, the individual will give all faults. How should I deal with that? I have participated in open calls so far, but it is always unfamiliar. (I also participated in this festival in 2020, but there was same invoice issue at that time.) I had a good experience while participating in the festival at that time. It was when everyone struggled alone under a pandemic situation, so seeing other people's work give me some comforts. I want to participate this year with high expectations, but the above problem occurred, so I think I should only publish my work here. Sorry for my work. Should I have been wiser? This work is digital art titled "Fish and Aquarium." The background fish images in above digital work are painted with acrylic before. Seven fish are swimming with their tails biting. The fish in the canvas have lots of liberty. But what if they can't go their way and have to be controlled and manipulated by others? For example, if you are trapped in an aquarium. Why did these trapped fish never attempt to escape? When we see fish in an aquarium, we always a kind of guilty feelings. It is a beautiful decoration and safe-looking aquarium, but it is a place of survival like a war for some fish. There is a Korean animation that deals with the same theme. The movie was released in 2012 and is titled "Padak." "Padak Padak" is the Korean onomatopoeia for the sound the fish makes waving and moving on the boat when they were caught and poured. The escape of the sea mackerel from the sushi restaurant begins! A mackerel from the sea that freely parted in the sea "Padak Padak." One day, he gets caught in a net and enters the aquarium of a sushi restaurant. The oldest surviving "old halibut" where death was predestined. He is a powerful fish, another fish trusted from the fish farm by pretending to be dead, his secret for survival. The peace of the aquarium is disrupted due to "flopping", who tries to escape without giving up the dream of returning to the sea, and the conflict with "old halibut" grows as time goes by. Meanwhile, the mackerel escapes successfully. (stop for fear of spoilers) Image source by Youtube. Padak Padak, who appears out of the blue in the aquarium, is an immature outsider to other fish that have adapted and live in that place as their everything. Nevertheless, Padak Padak, who tries to escape without giving up on his dream until the end, causes a slight impact wave in the aquarium. The fish, including the sea bream, begin to dream and have hope. Like the butterfly effect, it shows how big a person's dreams can make a difference. I trapped sea fish in acrylic, swimming freely in a digital aquarium. However, the fish that dreamed of freedom collide innumerable here and there, looking for a way to escape. Perhaps that's why the fish-shaped aquarium became bumpy. But at some point, such an attempt stops. It is the reason they are getting know that it was useless and began to resign. Many people in this world live with giving up their life even now. they don't try because it's impossible. Then they get locked up again. Even if you comfort yourself by saying, "No, this is a fish," while trapped, it is not a fish. It's just a fish-shaped aquarium. There are thoughts like aquariums that I consider impossible. The process of awakening my limited perspectives seems to be the process of my work. The giant escape was becoming a painter, which was relatively successful. However, if I face many difficulties while drawing, I will feel the limit as if I stand in front of the cliff. If so, how about having my festival while things are like this? So, starting tomorrow, I decided to open my art festival for a week. First, I made a plan and made a timetable. January 22: Introduction of the most impressive debut film January 23: Making roses with playdough for Kids. January 24: Introducing my favorite sold paintings January 25: Introduction to the most memorable exhibition January 26: Introduction of the most meaningful work among recent works January 27: Drawing animals with kids January 28: Last festival day, 6-days festival summary My Art Festival Schedule January 22: Introduction of the most impressive debut film January 23: Making roses with playdough for kids January 24: Introducing my favorite sold paintings January 25: Introduction to the most memorable exhibition January 26: Introduction of the most meaningful work among recent works January 27: Drawing animals with kids January 28: Last festival day, 6-days festival summary As I write this, I feel something interesting. I think that my troubled mind over the registration fee is being healed. Finally, below, I write a quote to encourage myself. "I don't expect everybody to like me. If you try to please everybody, by changing your position and your personality everytime. You do lose a little bit of yourself. - Nancy Grace" |
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