Jiwon Park Yangjun and Fabian Emanuel expo in Casa Matei Art Gallery from Cluj

 

Fabian Emanuel - Heaven, Earth, Human and Technology

 

Fabian Emanuel new media instalations

 

Fabian Emanuel new media instalations

 

Fabian Emanuel - Like Cherry Blossom / The 8 Confucian Virtues [Propriety] - digital version

 

Fabian Emanuel - Like Cherry Blossom / The 8 Confucian Virtues [Propriety] - installation version

 

Fabian Emanuel's artworks in Casa Matei Art Gallery's second exhibition hall

 

Master Park Yangjun's Korean calligraphy artworks in Casa Matei Gallery's main exhibition hall

 

Master Park Yangjun's calligraphy artworks

 

Master Park Yangjun's calligraphy artworks

 

Together with curator Park Youngsuk and Korean special guests^^

Photos from "Like Cherry Blossom" Korean Festival in Cluj

 

Jo Sanjin and prof. Park Youngsuk presenting flower arrangement performance 

Jo Eunji giving a Korean cultural presentation

 

So Woojoo presented the Hanbok - the traditional Korean costume

 

The exhibition hall getting prepared for prof. Park Youngsuk's presentation about Seoul

Korean Cultural Festival Continues ! - Invitation

Korean Cultural Center Website Online !

The new website of the Korean Cultural Center of Cluj-Napoca was launched ! The site was made by Attila Don, who did a wonderful job ! Check out the site on www.kccc.ro or just click here !

Like Cherry Blossom - Poster for Cluj

Like Cherry Blossom - Festival Events

The list of events included in the Korean Cultural Festival from Casa Matei Gallery, Cluj-Napoca:

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Tuesday, May 18, 18:00 - Opening of "Like Cherry Blossom" art exhibition, presenting calligraphy artworks of Master Park Yangjun and new media installations of Fabian Emanuel

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Thursday, May 20, 16:00 - "Gallery Talk" conversation with the public about the exhibited artworks and Korean culture - curator Park Youngsuk and Fabian Emanuel

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Friday, May 21, 15:00 - "Introducing Seoul" presentation given by prof. Park Youngsuk

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Wednesday, May 26, 18:00 - "Like Cherry Blossom" cultural presentation by Jo Eunji; Korean flower arrangements by Jo Sangjin; presentation about the Korean traditional costume "Hanbok" by So Woojoo

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Thursday, May 27 - Closing day of "Like Cherry Blossom" art exhibition

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Lista evenimentelor din cadrul Festivalului Cultural Coreean de la Galeria Casa Matei, Cluj-Napoca:

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Marti, 18 Mai, 18:00 - Vernisajul expozitiei "Like Cherry Blossom" reunind lucrarile Maestrului Caligraf Park Yangjun si instalatiile new media ale lui Fabian Emanuel

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Joi, 20 Mai, 16:00 - "Gallery Talk" conversatii despre exponate si cultura coreeana cu curatorul Park Youngsuk si Fabian Emanuel

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Vineri, 21 Mai, 15:00 - "Introducing Seoul" prezentare despre capitala Sud Coreeana sustinuta de prof. Park Youngsuk

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Miercuri, 26 Mai, 18:00 - "Like Cherry Blossom" prezentare culturala sustinuta de Jo Eunji, aranjamente florare coreene de Jo Sangjin, prezentarea costumului traditional coreean "Hanbok" de So Woojoo

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Joi, 27 Mai - inchiderea expozitiei "Like Cherry Blossom"

Episode 2 - Cluj-Napoca

After opening the "Like Cherry Blossom" exhibition in Satu Mare Museum of Art on the 14th of April, we are preparing a new and larger event.

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On the 18th of May, a second "Like Cherry Blossom" art exhibition will open in Cluj-Napoca. This time, the joint exhibition that features my works and Master Park Yangjun's works will be followed for an entire week by Korean cultural presentations, creating a real Korean spring festival coordinated by prof. Park Youngsuk.

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The place that will host the events is the Casa Matei Gallery from Cluj-Napoca. The gallery itself is a place with a special history. The building dates back to the 15th century and it is a combination of Transylvanian Gothic and Renaissance styles.   It is attested to be the birth place of Hungarian King Matias Corvinus.

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Today the building hosts one of the major art galleries of Cluj-Napoca, promoting exhibitions of artists from all over Europe. 

Casa Matei Corvin (image source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/92728560@N00/1095713517)

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Dupa deschiderea expozitiei "Ca Floarea de Cires" in Satu Mare pe 14 aprilie, pregatim un nou eveniment artistic.

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Din 18 mai, a doua expozitie "Ca Floarea de Cires" (Like Cherry Blossom) se va deschide la Cluj-Napoca. De data aceasta, expozitia care va reuni lucrarile mele cu cele ale Maestrului Park Yangjun va fi urmata de o saptamana de evenimente culturale coreene, creand un adevarat festival cultural coreean  coordonat de prof Park Youngsuk.

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Evenimentele vor fi organizate in incinta Galeriei Casa Matei din Cluj-Napoca. Galeria in sine este un loc cu o istorie speciala. Cladirea a fost construita in secolul 15, intr-o combinatie a stilurilor gotic si renastere transilvaneana. Deasemenea, este atestat drept locul de nastere al regelui Ungariei Matei Corvin. 

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Astazi cladirea adaposteste una din galeriile de arta de top ale Clujului, promovand expozitiile artistilor din variate puncte ale Europei.

Some New Artworks

Digital Version

Ca Floarea de Cires / Cele opt virtuti ale confucianismului  ( Fraternitate )

 Like Cherry Blossom / The eight Confucian virtues  ( Brotherhood ) 

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Installation Version

Ca Floarea de Cires / Cele opt virtuti ale confucianismului  ( Fraternitate )

 Like Cherry Blossom / The eight Confucian virtues  ( Brotherhood )

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Digital Version

Ca Floarea de Cires / Cele opt virtuti ale confucianismului  ( Onorabilitatea )

 Like Cherry Blossom / The eight Confucian virtues  ( Integrity ) 

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Installation Version

Ca Floarea de Cires / Cele opt virtuti ale confucianismului  ( Onorabilitatea )

 Like Cherry Blossom / The eight Confucian virtues  ( Integrity )

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Detaliu din "Cerul, Pamantul, Omul si Tehnologia" - Mica dragalasenie imbracata in Hanbok (costum traditional coreean)

Detail of "Heaven, Earth, Human and Technology" - Little cuteness dressed up in Hanbok (korean traditional dress)

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Missing "The Korean Dream"

Yes, I am talking about the Korean Dream. About my Korean Dream. About the artwork that I feel like I lost. I’m counting the days until I’m going to get her back.

 

I started working on the artwork, soon after I arrived to Seoul in late 2008 and I finished it in early 2010 in Cluj. It is the first work of the new AsiaSaek series, and it is the only artwork that I treat like it would be a living person.

 

I got so attached to her… maybe too attached. The woman in the artwork is a simple product of my imagination. She isn’t representing anybody that I would know in real life. However, she gained step by step a name, personality, an own style that only me and some of my closest friends know.

 

In Seoul, for almost one year this life size artwork was hanging on the walls of my room. After coming back to Transylvania, a placed once again the artwork in my room, choosing its place carefully, like if I would follow some kind of ritual or feng-shui rules. So, for one and a half years, I was falling asleep seeing her, and waking up in the morning looking at her standing in front of me. Day by day, I felt like she is becoming more and more important for me.

 

I noticed that other people sometimes regarded her as a living thing, probably because of her real life size. There was a Romanian guy who touched her face when he saw her for the first time, and I also knew a Korean guy who tried to touch her breast, making me really angry [almost jealous]. In time, I decided to not talk about her just as “the drawing” or “the woman in the artwork” because it sounded too abstract. I decided to call her Hana [한아], a name with a similar pronunciation with number 1 in Korean. This because she was the first artwork of AsiaSaek series. But the spelling of her name in Korean is different from that of number one, because I’ve chosen syllable “Han” to be the same as that in Han-guk [meaning Korea].

 

Since she is in the Satu Mare Museum of Art, my place seems so empty. Whenever I look at the wall, there is just a poster replacing the original artwork. A poster can never replace her… I just hope Hana will get back well, untouched and in perfect shape like before.

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