Panorama: Layers And Grains

Kwon Ki-ja

Installation View (1)

Standing before Kwon Ki-ja’s canvases, we witness the flow of time and palpably sense its depth. Her work is not merely the act of applying paint to canvas; it is a profound artistic manifestation of the grand laws of nature’s creation and circulation.

Installation View (2)

Her long-standing “Natural” series was born at the intersection of chance—where paint flows and forms on its own—and the artist’s deliberate, inevitable brushwork. By pouring paint directly from the tube, she has constructed all-over paintings brimming with rhythmic vitality. This aesthetic has evolved from the dynamic abstraction reminiscent of Jackson Pollock, through the “Space life” series that explored cosmic generation and circulation, to the profound imagery of nature that defines Kwon’s unique aura today.

Installation View (3)

This exhibition marks a bold encounter with the artist’s innovative transformation, stepping beyond the “aesthetics of dripping” she has cultivated for years. She no longer stops at simply pouring paint; she now commits to the decisive act of cutting into the accumulated mounds of paint with a sharp blade. The countless “layers” created by repetitive dripping are now revealed through the artist’s intense transformation as a new cross-section: the “grains”.

Installation View (4)

This is an avant-garde transition that moves beyond the boundaries of flat painting into the realm of physical objects. By transcending the surface (the skin) of the canvas to reveal the condensed mass of paint (the body) within, the artist shifts the focus from mere visual appreciation to the tactile expression of “bodily presence” (body-ness). The harmony and conflict of colors revealed within these cut sections create a profound tension, unfolding the philosophy of life—where encounters and partings intersect—like a panoramic view.

Installation View (5)

Kwon Ki-ja’s new works serve as a majestic record, documenting how the traces of elapsed time are elevated into artistic objects and how an artist innovatively expands her world. Within this vast panorama at Gallery Dasun, viewers will be able to fully perceive the artist’s breath flowing through the stacked layers of paint and the dynamic vitality of life captured within them.

We invite you to witness this new turning point in the artist’s journey, reflected through the layers and grains.

DASUN Gallery
44-18 Yangji Village 4-ro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do (Gwacheon-dong)
02-502-6535

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Panorama: Layers and Grains

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