Art Coréen Racine de la Modernité 

In celebration of the “2015-2016 Year of Mutual Exchange Commemorating the 130th Anniversary of Korean-French Relations,” Racine de la Modernité’, The Source of Korean Contemporary Art (Minhwa and 2016 Korean Art), was held in Paris, France, from March 14 to March 31. In this exhibition, Helio Art presents traditional Korean folk paintings that are the basis of the development of Korean contemporary art. Held in two exhibition spaces within the Musée Adam Mickey Works,'Hopyodo','Bookgado','Flower Island','Porando','Hwajodo','Eohhaedo','Sandsudo' and'Gyeongjado' Traditional Korean folk paintings such as these are arranged in the form of folding screens, hanging scrolls, and picture frames. In the remaining spaces (zones), the works of Korean contemporary artists are displayed, and the exhibition is organized so that the audience can experience the movement of Korean art from the past to the present.

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In the remaining spaces (zones), the works of Korean contemporary artists were displayed, and the exhibition is organized so that the audience can experience the movement of Korean art from the past to the present.

Although folk paintings are an artistic masterpiece two centuries ahead of Picasso, the master of Western aesthetics and abstractism, a unique aesthetic sense with excellent humorous expressions and decorations with satire and humor, its pictorial value full of modernity was not recognized.

 

Helio Art is the first art painting method of the Joseon Dynasty in which the artist's artistry was freely displayed and the folk paintings that were the basis of Korean contemporary art and the works of the hottest artists in the 2000s in the middle of Paris, France, which leads the world art market. It plans to promote the tradition and unique work of art to the world.

The exhibition remained at 'Musée Adam Mickiewicz', a French national treasure exhibition space located in the 4th district of Paris. Since its establishment in the 1830s, various exhibitions and cultural events have been steadily held for the development of history and culture and art, as well as a wealth of art books. We will create deeper cultural synergy by introducing traditional folk paintings that are the basis of the development of Korean contemporary art in a place that pursues rich cultural exchange.