Works of Korean & Indian artists displayed at “Veil & Unveil: Cross-Cultural Dialogues” at KCCI
Korean painter Jang Hee Mun, Western painter Devendra Shukla, and sculptor Parmod K. Mann are participating with their artworks at this 2-month long exhibition in New Delhi.
NEW DE:LHI: Korean Cultural Centre India opened exhibition ‘Veil & Unveil: Cross-Cultural Dialogues’ on December 13,its foundation day with closing the year, 2023 marking the 50 year of the diplomatic relations between Korea & India and the 11 year of Korean Cultural Centre India. The exhibition is currently displaying at the gallery of KCCI from December 13 to February 5, 2024. Three Korean-Indian artists, Korean painter Jang Hee Mun, Western painter Devendra Shukla, and sculptor Parmod K. Mann can be seen participating with their artworks, exploring the dynamic interaction between visibility and hidden mystery within the realm of art using a variety of contents ranging from Korea & India tradition to modern times.
The exhibition was inaugurated on December 13th and the inaugural event was attended by an esteemed panel of guests, including Ms Geeta Singh, Director of Art Pilgrim; Kwang Il Lee, Chairperson, Korea Unification Council South Asian Chapter; Mukul Pawar, Eminent Senior Sculptor; Dattatreya Apte, Eminent Senior Artist and Prem Singh, Eminent Artist.
Exhibition “Veil & Unveil” is an immersive visual art exhibition that serves as a platform for cross- cultural dialogue between three artists from Korea and India. The exhibition aims to explore the concept of perception and the ways in which individuals interpret the world around them. Through their unique backgrounds and experiences, these artists will create artworks that delve into the intricate relationship between the visible and the hidden, the known and the unknown, the veil and the unveiling. The exhibition invites the audience to engage with the artists’ expressions of their distinct perspectives, sparking conversations about the shared human experience.
Artist Jang Hee Mun, the curator said, “As the title of the exhibition suggests, artists intentionally explore the dichotomy between what is visible and what is hidden in their works. Through a variety of artistic expressions, the exhibition invites viewers to consider the layers of meaning inherent in each work and encourages them to be expressed through subtle explorations of individual perception and interpretation. I hope the exhibition will be a space where individual perspectives can be revealed and communicated with embracing the open nature of individual interpretation and emphasizing the subjective nature of artistic experience.”
Exhibition Name: Veil & Unveil: Cross-Cultural Dialogues
Date: 13th December to 5 February 2024
Time: 09:00 am to 06:00 pm
Venue: Korean Cultural Centre India (KCCI), Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi.
Artists: Korean painter Jang Hee Mun, Indian Western painter Devendra Shukla, and Indian sculptor Parmod K. Mann
Curator: Artist Jang Hee Mun
Organizer: Korean Cultural Centre India
Hwang Il Yong, Director of Korean Cultural Centre India said, emphasizing the rapport and communication between Korea and India through culture, “In line with the theme of this exhibition, Korean Cultural Centre India will continue to serve for creating the vessel for the dialogue and discourse between the two countries’ cultures as a place of communication between Korea and India. I hope K-Art can be more familiarly understood and appreciated by Indians through the active participation and communication with the works of this exhibition.”
About Artists
- Devendra Shukla
Mr. Devendra Shukla did his BIA and MFA from the College of Art, New Delhi, he has also done an art appreciation course from the National Museum of India. Under Bilateral cultural exchange he was selected to research at the Central Institute of fine arts China He has travelled to more than 25 countries in Asia, Africa and Europe. Some of his well appreciatest solo eshitions ar Subconscious mind and Matters (Latit Kata Academy), India the enlightenment (Ina dong Sepult. Meditation through painungs (CASA AR Gallery, Finland. The Indian Spirit explores in China (Internationa Art Palace Museum Gallery Raying Chinal
- Jang Hee Mun
Jang Hee Mun has a BFA in Oriental Painting from Hong-lk University, Seoul, a research degree in Mural Painting from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, and a specialization in Lacquer Painting from Si- Chuan Art Institute, China. She has exhibited her work in various solo and group exhibitions in India, Korea, China and Finland. She is currently working in Kaladham and Garhi Art studios and has been actively involved in international art education for the past 15 years.
- Parmod Mann
Parmod Mann’s bronze sculptures often evoke mythological birds of prey, half bird like half human forms. Representations, which are complex, fluid, multi-dimensional and depict a treatment of form similar to that of Rodin. By contrast, his stone sculptures depict stylised primitive African ape like masks, ensconced in simplistic fur representations. Showing that the artist is not afraid to experiment with new shapes and forms of the utmost simplicity: Conveying firstly, an expressive form and secondarily, details of anatomy, but still evoking a strong visionary power.
