-
Kim Taek Sang
2025 Tokyo Gendai -
Kim Taek Sang 金澤相(キム・テクサン)
Born in 1958, Seoul, South KoreaKim Taek Sang has been experimenting with the diffusion, sedimentation, and layering of color for over three decades through the medium of water. His process is iterative—mixing trace amounts of pigment into water, pouring the solution onto a canvas laid flat, then allowing it to dry. Repeated dozens of times, this practice is both ascetic and curative; he has come to describe it as the aesthetics of care. This delicate layering of sediment on canvas creates subtle interstices that scatter light and permeate the surface with depth and density, evoking nature's own palette of serene and understated hues. Kim describes his creations as dàamhwa (淡畵 - dàam painting), where dàam carries meanings of clear, delicate, faint, or thin in tint.Kim's earliest works in the early 1990s contained commentaries on socio-political issues, but he experienced an artistic turning point when he was captivated by the prismatic waters of the Yellowstone Caldera. Through this encounter, he began incorporating natural elements—water, air, light, and gravity—into his studio practice, developing a distinctive visual language that bridges materiality and the senses, concept and nature. Kim's works avoid overt contrasts, favoring elusive similarities, subtle oscillations, and minute pulses of light. While his work is discussed within the lineage of Dansaekhwa, his practice stands apart, reflecting a deeply personal exploration of the relationships between nature, humanity, medium, and perception.Kim holds a B.F.A. in Painting from Chungang University and an M.F.A. in Western Painting from Hongik University. His works are included in the collections of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), Kumho Museum of Art; Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea and Suwon I'Park Museum of Art, Suwon, South Korea.金澤相は30年以上にわたり、「水」というメディウムを通じて、色彩のにじみ、沈着、重なりを探求してきた作家である。床に横たえたキャンバスの上に極少量の顔料を溶いた水を流し、乾かすという反復的なプロセスは、修行のようでありながら癒しの側面を持つ「ケアの美学」を示している。数十層にも及ぶ塗り重ねの行為は、画面上に微細な空間の層を生み出し、光を散乱させて深みと密度を与える。まるで自然が自ら描いたかのような、淡く控えめな色彩を帯びた彼の絵画を、作家は「淡畵(たんが)」と名づけている。1990年代初頭、政治・社会的メッセージを含んだ作品から出発した彼は、イエローストーン火山の火口に広がる水の色に魅了され、芸術的な転機を迎えた。その後、水、空気、光、重力といった自然の構造をスタジオに取り込み、独自の造形語法を確立。物質性と感覚、概念と自然を結ぶ絵画世界を展開してきた。明確な対比よりも、見分けが難しい類似性や揺らぎ、光の振動を捉えようとするその絵画は、単色画の系譜の中で語られつつも、自然と人間、メディウムと認識の関係を繊細に探る独自の思索の軌跡を示している。彼は韓国の中央大学校で絵画を専攻し学士号を取得、弘益大学校で西洋画の修士号を修めた。これまでに、ソウルと大邱のリャンギャラリー、東京のタグチ・ファインアートなどで個展を開催しており、作品は韓国国立現代美術館、クムホ美術館、サムスン美術館リウム、水原市立アイパーク美術館などに所蔵されている。
-
[2025 Tokyo Gendai] Kim Taek Sang
[2025 Tokyo Gendai] Kim Taek Sang
Past viewing_room