YIM TAE KYU / XIONG LIJUN

Yim Tae Kyu was born in 1976 in Seoul, Korea. Soon after his graduation from the College of Fine Arts of Seoul National University in 2000, Yim pursued his studies further at the Graduate School of Chung-Ang University. Yim was exhibited in solo and group shows in Korea, Pairs, New York, and China. His paintings were auctioned at Christie's Hong Kong, and were presented at various international art fairs. Yim's work is part of main collections such as Malaysia National Museum of Art, Art Bank of National Museum of Contemporary Art, Kumho Art Museum and Song Eun Art & Culture Foundation to be listed. His talent is continuously being recognized with awards, one of which was given by Korea's National Museum of Contemporary Art. Yim lives and works in Beijing and was in residency program at the National Goyang Art Studio.

임태규_New Moon_한지에 먹물, 오리엔탈 컬러_143×74cm_2010

임태규_Marginal Man in Erehwon #3_한지에 먹물, 오리엔탈 컬러_183×276cm_2010

임태규_Day Dreaming #6_한지에 먹물, 오리엔탈 컬러_132×91.5cm_2012

숑리쥔_Last year_캔버스에 유채, 아크릴채색_160×200cm_2011

숑리쥔_Simply life_캔버스에 유채, 아크릴채색_150×150cm_2010

숑리쥔_Suddenly lost_캔버스에 유채, 아크릴채색_120×150cm_2012

Born in 1975 in Chongqing, China, Lijun graduated with MFA from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in 2002. Lijun "cartoon like" images are easily recognizable, painted in fluorescent shades of pink, yellow, green and blue, creating a visual bombardment in which figures dance, sing or strike a pose. Seeking inspiration in fashion magazines, MTV, cartoons and commercial advertising, Lijun finds unlimited sources to fuel her imagination and creativity. She incorporates the objects and images she finds into her works, seeking to document moments that are between illusion and reality. In a way Lijun is creating a new form of Chinese Pop Art. A relatively new artistic language replacing the tightly politically controlled visual language applied during her parents' generation and expressing the 21st Century voice of China's urban youth. Xiong Lijun is currently living and working in Chongqing and is giving art lectures in the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. ■ Opera Gallery

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