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2 Korean Paintings - Text from book, "KOREAN WALL" and Art critique of "280 DAYS" in Jan. 2006.
Two paintings, CMJ 33 and CMJ 34 decorate one wall in
my house in Denmark. The first one is owned by me, the second one is owned by my wife. They are both created by
a Korean painter, my soul mate and close friend in Korea. The two pieces of artwork are parts of a monumental work
of art including 280 pieces of sewing on painted cotton,
very feminine and very meticulous needlework. No doubt that the artist is a woman. The idea behind the artwork is
my friends wish to tell the world about her mother's sad story and at the same time pay homage to all women. The number 280 refers thus to the number of days in the pregnancy like the title ”280 days”. The colours used are blood red in many nuances illustrating menstruation.
Many of the abstract motives are uterines and placentas
of mothers. The inspiration comes from my Korean
friend's obtained knowledge about the secret of her birth. Immediately the two paintings in my house are
extremely eye catching with their blood coloured
quadratic motives mounted on the ivory natural
coloured cotton behind
their square Acryl plates. From their position on
my wall
the paintings are overlooking my upper level
TV-room
and the lover level library and sofa room enjoying
the panoramic view through the windows over
the lake with
the white swans surrounded by the green forest.
The paintings bridge the Korean and Danish cultures
and connect my soul to Korea like the umbilical
cord connects the unborn embryo to her
mother via placenta inside
uterine. My immediate perception of the paintings
- when they were unpacked during a Korean dinner
including Kimchi which my friend prepared and served
in our house during her stay in Denmark summer 2005 -
was feminine themes illustrating female sexual and reproductive organs. This first impression was afterwards confirmed by my Korean friend. Painting CMJ 33 are composed of many layers of blood coloured pieces of
cotton sewed on the basic ivory natural coloured cotton
by meticulous stitches of red and white sewing thread.
Near the centre is a very dark red spot which seems to
be the bottom of a gorge or tunnel. The walls are
composed by many red layers in different nuances. I
perceive the dark spot as the opening to the uterine and
the gorge of the vagina probably because I’m a male but
also based on my friend's explicit expressed theme of birth, maternity and menstruation. A very dramatic, very unique and very suggestive piece of art. And by the way, the colour matches the furniture and carpet in our TV-room. Painting CMJ 34 is also composed of many layers of blood coloured pieces of cotton sewed together by stitches of red sewing thread. In the middle there is pattern similar to an octopus with tentacles in light red colour. Inside the octopus
appears a light nougat coloured figure sewed by cotton thread. The motive is a pregnant uterine with an embryo inside. The tentacles are fallopian tubes, ovaries and blood veins. The theme is both very spectacular and an excellent match to the concept of the art work as a whole, ”280 days”. Painting CMJ 34 is obviously a supplement to CMJ 33 due
to the fact that they together represent the whole female reproduction organ.
Copenhagen, January 1, 2006
Moeller Moeller
my house in Denmark. The first one is owned by me, the second one is owned by my wife. They are both created by
a Korean painter, my soul mate and close friend in Korea. The two pieces of artwork are parts of a monumental work
of art including 280 pieces of sewing on painted cotton,
very feminine and very meticulous needlework. No doubt that the artist is a woman. The idea behind the artwork is
my friends wish to tell the world about her mother's sad story and at the same time pay homage to all women. The number 280 refers thus to the number of days in the pregnancy like the title ”280 days”. The colours used are blood red in many nuances illustrating menstruation.
Many of the abstract motives are uterines and placentas
of mothers. The inspiration comes from my Korean
friend's obtained knowledge about the secret of her birth. Immediately the two paintings in my house are
extremely eye catching with their blood coloured
quadratic motives mounted on the ivory natural
coloured cotton behind
their square Acryl plates. From their position on
my wall
the paintings are overlooking my upper level
TV-room
and the lover level library and sofa room enjoying
the panoramic view through the windows over
the lake with
the white swans surrounded by the green forest.
The paintings bridge the Korean and Danish cultures
and connect my soul to Korea like the umbilical
cord connects the unborn embryo to her
mother via placenta inside
uterine. My immediate perception of the paintings
- when they were unpacked during a Korean dinner
including Kimchi which my friend prepared and served
in our house during her stay in Denmark summer 2005 -
was feminine themes illustrating female sexual and reproductive organs. This first impression was afterwards confirmed by my Korean friend. Painting CMJ 33 are composed of many layers of blood coloured pieces of
cotton sewed on the basic ivory natural coloured cotton
by meticulous stitches of red and white sewing thread.
Near the centre is a very dark red spot which seems to
be the bottom of a gorge or tunnel. The walls are
composed by many red layers in different nuances. I
perceive the dark spot as the opening to the uterine and
the gorge of the vagina probably because I’m a male but
also based on my friend's explicit expressed theme of birth, maternity and menstruation. A very dramatic, very unique and very suggestive piece of art. And by the way, the colour matches the furniture and carpet in our TV-room. Painting CMJ 34 is also composed of many layers of blood coloured pieces of cotton sewed together by stitches of red sewing thread. In the middle there is pattern similar to an octopus with tentacles in light red colour. Inside the octopus
appears a light nougat coloured figure sewed by cotton thread. The motive is a pregnant uterine with an embryo inside. The tentacles are fallopian tubes, ovaries and blood veins. The theme is both very spectacular and an excellent match to the concept of the art work as a whole, ”280 days”. Painting CMJ 34 is obviously a supplement to CMJ 33 due
to the fact that they together represent the whole female reproduction organ.
Copenhagen, January 1, 2006
Moeller Moeller
