September 19 – November 16, 2003
Bae Joonsung will exhibit work from two series that depict layered, figurative imagery. One series includes photographic images with a painting overlay on acetate. The other comprises portraits inspired by nineteenth-century European paintings, but reinterpreted using Korean models. This series involves a painting overlay on Plexiglas, which lifts to reveal a photographic image. In both series, the layering technique invites a voyeuristic involvement of the viewer, who is encouraged to lift the overlay to reveal a nude figure underneath the otherwise largely transparent surface.
acrylic on plastic board on photograph, 2002
Honolulu Hale (City Hall) | The Contemporary Museum | Honolulu Academy of Arts | University of Hawai'i Art Gallery & Commons Gallery
East-West Center Gallery | Gallery 'Iolani at Windward Community College | Koa Gallery at Kapi'olani Community College
The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center | Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center, Maui