People, raw materials, accessories and tools for South Korean creativity The canon of beauty that concerns the human being collects the most desirable characteristics of physical beauty; yet, it has expressed itself in various forms in history and in artistic expressions. The Korean ideal of beauty connected to white and glowing skin contributes to social success. Contemplating Korean beauty and …
Read More »IDEAS AND METHODOLOGIES BY A KOREAN DREAMER – To know an abstract artist working in Daegu
Jungwoo Hong: Korean Traditional Art and American Action Painting He is not Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns, Willem de Kooning or Jean-Michel Basquiat, yet just like them, he mixes various mediums in his paintings. As an artist, he prefers to work in places other than the studio, even on the street or in any bar, because it allows him to visualize …
Read More »TO DISTILL A FEELING, CALM THEM ALL – Jungjin Lee, the mirages of the mind and a desert where to look at yourself
Before taking pictures, you need to feel the abstract atmosphere where you are Experiences with ceramics, painting and calligraphy helped to influence his approach to photography. Born in Korea in 1961, she started photographing in the early 1980s. She is appreciate for her photographic work printed on handmade mulberry paper. She loves to create photographic landscapes that mix traditions of …
Read More »NOT A FASHION DESIGNS, BUT THE SPIRIT OF KOREA – The Hwang Leesle fashion style marathon
If you studyed fashion designer, also into a library It was in 2014 that she started her brand Leesle. In the Parisian summer of 2017, she made a long journey from Korea to present an attractive variation of a very traditional piece of clothing (the hanboklei). She studied Public Relations, however, she realised that was more passionate in designing clothes. …
Read More »CELEBRATING THE WONDER OF BEING ALIVE – Ku Sang, one of Korea’s most trusted poets
If poetry tries to capture the realm of faith Korea has produced a poet of great originality. The simplicity of Ku Sang‘s http://anthony.sogang.ac.kr/Kubio.htm poetic world has meant that until quite recently his work was undervalue among readers eager for poetry. His parents were Catholics and his elder brother a priest, but he underwent a crisis of faith during his student …
Read More »AN INNOVATIVE MUSIC – Dreaming with music, becoming enormously happy
Shin Hae-chul, the freest speaker in all of K-pop history Extending his musical world, from love songs to techno, Shin Hae-chul https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2021/06/732_310428.html has written a completely new chapter in the history of Korean pop. Disappeared at the age of 46, this singer-songwriter was love by young people in the 90s with hugely successful songs. In 1997, he disbanded his musical …
Read More »A PIONEER OF THE SOUTH KOREAN MODERN ART – Park Rehyun: it is not difficult to have art in mind
If you study traditional paintings in pursuit of art In 1958, she said it is not difficult to have artistry within your mind, because when a precious flow begins to move with your emotions it is a sign the world of art brings to your minds. On the 100th anniversary of her birth, a retrospective was present at the Deoksugung …
Read More »AUTHOR TRAVELS: THE PHILIPPINES – Inspire tourism “on the road”, with creative spaces by local artists
To be creative traveler: Philippines art You can call it whatever you want – the productive capacity of the imagination, creative talent or inventiveness – yet, in any continent, creativity has the same ability to take root, grow, mature and define the identifying profile of an entire human community. This is also, what happens in the Philippines https://guidetothephilippines.ph/articles/ultimate-guides/travel-guide-philippines, where by …
Read More »PHILIPPINES: ONE COUNTRY, ONE SPIRIT – Where a motto it is embodying a set of common core values
Where you find humane, nature lover and nationalistic people Located about 195 miles south of Manila, Boracay https://guidetothephilippines.ph/articles/what-to-experience/boracay-tourist-spots is a small Philippine island in the Visayas region. People go there for the beautiful beaches and water sports, but without giving up the convenience of luxury hotels. Along the west coast, you will find a white beach surrounded by palm trees …
Read More »THE FILIPINO CARTOONISTS WAVE – Jess Jodloman, a veteran of the Filipino komiks industry
A very fine brush inking style Whatever he has drawn deserves to be appreciate as an example of Filipino excellence. It is on black & white horror and adult fantasy magazines that he had display the best, on a 1981 16-page featured story: The Red Stone. He drew beautiful drawings of Sword & Sorcery. He had caught everyone’s attention in …
Read More »ILLUMINATE THE INVISIBLE AND THE INAUDIT – Why photography must be a solitary art
A way to channel loneliness and isolation Born in 1987 and raised in Bambang, Xyza Cruz Bacani https://pulitzercenter.org/people/xyza-cruz-bacani studied nursing before leaving the Philippines to help her family financially. Over time, thanks to her expertise and photographic sensitivity, she became one of the Human Rights Fellows of the Magnum Foundation. The photographs she made, especially inspired by her experiences as …
Read More »CLASSIC MODELS, SHARP AND SOFT IN SYMMETRY – When the glow of the dress leaves a lasting impression
Ezra Santos, a juxtaposition of grace and extravagance He is a Filipino fashion designer, a creative man with a heritage related to the culture of his people, something to draw on for his clothes. Dressing up Bollywood and Hollywood celebrities, Filipino fashion designer Ezra Santos http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/ezra-santos-fashion-artistry has become a figure of accentuated prominence and distinction in the Persian Gulf, where …
Read More »VIVIDLY DESCRIBE THE STREET LIFE IN MANILA – The ability to write metaphors, on a human scale
The representation of lived lives, between two worlds Born in the Philippines, but raised in the United States, she graduated from Harvard College and Columbia University’s School of the Arts. Mia Alvar https://miaalvar.com/ received scholarships; her work has appeared in prestigious international journals. A collection of her short stories, “In the Country“, has won three prestigious international awards. Currently, she …
Read More »CLEAR YOUR MIND AND FREE IT – When a song becomes a way of life
Julie Anne San Jose, a woman who explores cheerful music She sang on stage before becoming a full-fledged artist. Only then, she wake up the tightrope walker dancing inside her. When she turned three, her mother enrolled her in the Center for Pop Music, which helped get her to participate in the “Batibot” children’s show. In 2012, her “I’ll Be …
Read More »NEIL PASILAN AND THE CREATIVE WAY TO PAINT – Focusing on making art day in and day out, remaining an street artist
A self-taught artist, creative every day His attempts to shape an artistic consciousness are the fruit of decades of practice. From his point of view, an artist is more comfortable when he is true to himself. Born and raised in Bacolod City, he began making art as a young man. Each of his works is a story; in fact, he …
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