After the gloomy and acid Transylvanian series Obscure Subconscious [2006-2009] and after the colorful and introspective series Meditative Synestesiae [2007-2008], my third series open a new direction in my creation. The title of the new series is AsiaSaek [아시아색], a name composed by two Korean words: Asia and Saek [meaning Asia – Color]. The first artwork of the new series was envisioned in 2008, and the elaboration of the series went through most of 2009.
The works of the new series are designed around Asian cultural subjects, focusing on South Korea. The subjects are oscillating between traditional and contemporary cultural subjects, aiming to analyze the relation among them. Consequently, AsiaSaek is attempting to reveal the impact of contemporary westernized East Asian pop-culture upon traditional thoughts and surroundings. Also it pursues to present the opposite: the presence of traditional Asian elements incorporated in today’s high-tech metropolises.
The message of the AsiaSaek artworks is expressed through encoded multilayered structures. There is a surface message that can be easily comprehended, but the deep meanings need a close analysis. Compared to my previous series, AsiaSaek’s message is more sublime, and it is more complex and intellectualized. Since it touches Asian cultural details that an average European would not understand, AsiaSaek artworks will be accompanied by introductory statements to avoid naïve misunderstandings. On the other hand, the visuals are based on vivid, eye catching colors and various figurative symbols. Color becomes a way of expressing my thoughts and feelings, a medium to create a spectacular harmony in my artworks, and a channel to express cultural symbols.
From a technical point of view, AsiaSaek explores a new way of creating impact upon the public. The works abandon the classical two dimensional supports and eliminate the necessity of light for viewing an artwork. Most of the works of the new series are related technically and chromatically to the Asian colorful advertisement designs, the possibilities of neon lights and advantages of digital technologies. The works are the result of the combinations between classical painting and drawing and new digital art.
Summing it all up, AsiaSaek is new media art, a deep theoretical research about the fusion of traditional and contemporary Asian elements, and a series of 3D visuals built up from the possibilities of color and space.
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AsiaSaek web page will be uploaded soon, with more artworks.
AsiaSaek - 2010 - 35 x 70 cm
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Dupa seria deprimanta si acida Subconstient Obscur [2006-2009] si dupa colorata si introspectiva serie Sinestezii Meditative [2007-2008], a treia serie imi deschide o noua directie a creatiei mele. Titlul seriei noi este AsiaSaek [아시아색] [citeste AșiaSek], un nume compus din doua cuvinte coreene: Asia si Culoare. Prima lucrare a seriei a fost inceputa in 2008, iar proiectarea seriei a decurs pe durata anului 2009.
Lucrarile seriei noi sunt construite in jurul unor subiecte legate de culturile est asiatice, insistand pe Coreea de Sud. Subiectele oscileaza intre teme traditionale si contemporane, incercand sa analizeze relatia dintre ele. Astfel, AsiaSaek incearca sa prezinte impactul culturii pop al Asiei modernizate asupra spatiului si a gandirilor traditionale. Deasenebea, cauta sa prezinte opusul : prezenta elementelor traditionale in metropolele Asiatice supra tehnologizate.
Mesajul lucrarilor din seria AsiaSaek este codificat pe mai multe niveluri. Exista imagini de suprafata interpretabile usor, de vreme ce mesajul esential este relativ greu accesibil, necesitand o analiza mai detaliata. Comparativ cu seriile anterioare, mesajul AsiaSaek este mai sublim, mai complex si intelectualizat. Din cauza faptului ca dezvolta detalii ale culturilor Asiatice care i-ar fi greu accesibile unui european neinitiat, fiecare lucrare a seriei va fi insotita de un text introductiv pentru a evita interpretarea gresita a imaginilor. Pe de alta parte, imaginile vizuale sunt bazate pe culori vii si captivante si pe simboluri figurative. Culorile devin o modalitate de a-mi exprima gandurile si senzatiile, medii ce creaza armonii spectaculoase si forme de exprimare a simbolurilor culturale.
Din punct de vedere tehnic, AsiaSaek explora un nou mod de a crea impact asupra publicului. Lucrarile abandoneaza suporturile clasice bidimensionale si elimina necesitatea existentei luminii exterioare pentru a fi privite. Majoritatea lucrarilor sunt legate tehnic si cromatic de industria publicitara asiatica, de posibilitatile luminii de neon si de avantajele tehnologiilor digitale. Lucrarile sunt rezultatul unor combinatii intre desenul si pictura clasica si noua arta digitala.
In concluzie, AsiaSaek este arta new media, o cercetare avansata a fuziunii dintre elementele traditionale si contemporane ale Asiei de Est, si nu in ultimul rand o serie de imagini 3D construite din posibilitatile culorii si a spatiului.
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Noua pagina web AsiaSaek va fi lansata in curand, cu mai multe lucrari.
Artworks of Master Park Yangjun, South Korea
