Re-reading III, Beyond Monotone — Re-reading 1970s Flat Painting (2003)
Issue
1970s Korean painting has been collectively categorized under terms such as “monochrome,” “Dansaekhwa,” or “modernist painting,” obscuring methodological differences and the historical conditions under which such narratives were constructed.
Hyong-keun Yun, Umber Blue'76-'77, 101.4 x 177 cm, Oil on Canvas, 1977
Key Argument
By provisionally adopting the term Monotone, this project re-examines the diverse artistic methodologies concealed beneath collective categorization.
Method / Curatorial Focus
The exhibition was structured around three conceptual axes:
Another Drawing — layers and width as spatial structure
Penetrating Surfaces — another form of all-over painting
Another interpretation of the pictorial plane
Dialogic interview with Hyong-keun Yun,
Seogyo-dong Residence, October 1, 2002
Re-reading III seminar, Toshiaki Minemura, November 23, 2002
Archival Significance
The project shifts the discourse from collective stylistic narratives toward a closer examination of individual artistic methodologies.