Catalogue of Nam Hyun-Jo's painting exhibiton at Artforum Newgate in 2006, featuring Nam's paintings of flowers and butterflies. Kho Chung-Hwan wrote, 'A flower and a butterfly. The flower that symbolizes women attracts a butterfly, and the butterfly that symbolizes men responds to its fragrance. The flower and the butterfly in the paintings of Hyun-Joo Nam who succeeds to the miniature style of traditional paintings of flowers and birds and paintings of plants and insects symbolize woemn and men. This goes beyond simple sexual identity like sexual amusements or sexual intercourse, and implies the universal principles and reasons about the interaction of the cosmic dual forces, Yin and Yang.' Artist biography is provided in the catalogue.
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MON.NHJ2
Language
English,
Korean
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2006
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1
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artist monograph,
catalogue
Chapter headings
Splendid and Decorative, the Flying of Dream - KHO Chunghwan, 고충환
Nam, Hyun-Jo: Splendid and Decorative, the Flying of Dream
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