NYAB Event - “Torment in Silence” Exhibition

“Torment in Silence” Exhibition

Able Fine Art NY Gallery

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Both artists, through an abstract and interpretive style of painting, create works that draw on the depths of struggle, emotion, hidden beauty, and inner glorification that encompass daily life.

Kiseok Kim is a contemporary Korean artist whose works focus on the inner melancholy and obsession of humans in obtaining a private space within the ever complicated and systematic modern world. Kim’s works are abstract, multi-dimensional, and colorful with textures and juxtapositions that stimulate the mind with contrasting insights and feelings. In some ways there is a sense of minimalism in his works—some people are depicted with missing faces, others with indistinct body forms, allowing the viewer to connect on an empathetic level. Yet Kim’s works are also encompassed by a sense of complexity with stylistic techniques such as plaint splattering in the background, simulating the chaos of modern society.

Minwoo Sung, an accomplished Korean artist, creates powerful, abstract works that delve into the imaginative inner self. Her collection of works focuses on the difficulties of relationships and the notions of loneliness and solitude that humans endure. In her paintings, Sung glorifies the human silhouette, a featureless yet distinct profile. Through the use of color and metaphorical language, her figures are unequivocally human, evoking a sense of inner beauty. Sung paints her figures as emotional beings—they grace the canvas in postures that suggest certain moods. In some of her works they envelop the space with confidence while in others they shy to the side, partially obscured by the borders of darkness.