Guimi You's solo exhibition, 'Breath, Island,' reveals new paintings influenced by Jeju Island's landscape and the artist's internal journeys. This work merges atmospheric brushwork with East Asian painting traditions, inviting viewers into personal spaces of reflection. Jeju's volcanic terrain, lush gardens, and serene retreats resonate in You's art. Her training emphasizes evocation over depiction, blending traditional Korean aesthetics with contemporary influences from her time in the UK and US. The exhibition underscores You's development of awareness through her engagement with the island's rhythms and her own experiences of life.
Through delicate, atmospheric brushwork and a sensibility rooted in East Asian painting traditions, Guimi You transforms Jeju Island's landscapes into intimate spaces of reflection and self-discovery.
Jeju Island, often described as Korea's island of wind, stone, and women, holds a unique place in Korean cultural collective memory as both a natural sanctuary and nostalgic retreat.
You allowed the rhythms of Jeju Island to shape her own: breath following landscape, painting following breath, leading to a profound self-awareness.
You's understanding of East Asian pictorial traditions anchors her approach, where painting evokes rather than depicts, recalling the layered transparency of ink washes.
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