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Hyon Gyon

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[Wikipedia] Si On formerly known as Hyon Gyon, is a painter who received her doctorate from the Kyoto City University of Arts. She is best known for her use of traditional Korean shamanistic imagery in her large-scale paintings. Before she earned her masters and doctorate, Hyon Gyon earned her BFA from Mokwon U

Quotes by Hyon Gyon

It's difficult to define catharsis. But I think that only those who acknowledge and respond to unseen worlds and energies can harness…

Acknowledge

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Black does not signify the darkness related to death or nothingness, but a darkness that combines everything and holds the possibility of…

Black

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Art-making is an extension of the kind of spiritual process that shamans unfold in order to demonstrate the connectedness of the world…

Art

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In my work, hair denotes the flow of life prior to being freed from pain. I fill the hair with human struggles…

Anxiety

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Not only is hair a part of the body, but because it continues to grow for a time after death, it was…

After death

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Desire and loss of will tend to hurt the mind, which can lead to fear and compulsion. The result is that we…

Absurdity

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Shamanism has a long history and exists to this day because of its ties to universal emotions such as happiness, sorrow, resentment,…

Absurdity

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Before she is an individual, a shaman is foremost a vehicle for receiving and expressing the grief and indignation of the people…

Effort

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The subjects in my work appear as unidentified ghosts that can't be said to be of this world. I've decided to call…

Abstract

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The female experience throughout the history of Korea has been accompanied by physical and mental anguish. This negative aspect of Korean history…

Anguish

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Sound words can't be understood through formal study of the language alone. They're felt when you immerse yourself in the culture or…

Culture

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If you are born a female and live as one, you can't deny your connection to feminism. I think if you are…

Concern

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People do tend to fear and despise shamans but turn to them in times of desperation. Such a contradiction is a human…

Contradiction

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The fabrics I've used in my work are satin and sateen. Sateen is very glossy and far from luxurious. Bright solid colors…

Absurd

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For a shaman, all things considered taboo get ripped apart, and one feels the satisfaction of being freed from agony through vituperation…

Barriers

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