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Meet artist Bahk Seon-Ghi
Bahk Seon-Ghi is an artist from South Korea. Explore the following images and descriptions about artwork created by Bahk Seon-Ghi.
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While you explore the artwork of Bahk Seon-Ghi, consider the following questions for each piece:
- What do you notice about the materials in the artist’s sculptures/sculptural installations?
- What do you notice about the forms presented in the artist’s work?
- What do you notice about the shape and/or colour scheme used?
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An Aggregate Drop by Bahk Seon-Ghi, 2009
This exhibit is 4 suspended black sculptures of various circular shapes. 2 are in the shape of a raindrop, one is a circle and one is oval-shaped. Materials: charcoal and nylon threads.
Examine how the arrangement of the charcoal pieces creates a silhouette to create the illusion of birds flying.
Silhouette
A silhouette is the outline and shape of a person, animal, object or scene created from single colour. Silhouettes are often created using dark colours and are presented against a lighter background. Silhouettes do not contain any interior details.
An Aggregation by Bahk Seon-Ghi, 2013
This exhibit includes a bowl on the ground and a series of small charcoal pieces suspended in a formation that appears funnel like with some of the pieces spreading out from the top of the funnel.
Bahk Seon-Ghi has created various items, including tables, circles and picture frames, from which some pieces of charcoal seem to escape.
Bahk Seon-Ghi has been interested in charcoal as a medium since he became an artist. He uses charcoal to demonstrate the cycle of life.
Notice the use of repetition with the placement of the charcoal pieces.
Repetition
A principle of design. The repeated use of similar elements and effects in an art piece. The repeated use of an element creates unity in an artwork. Repetition may give attention to one idea. Repetition can create a feeling of harmonious relationship. Repeating one element can also make a pattern, or create a rhythmic movement of the audience’s attention. For example, a repeated pattern of similar brushstrokes can lead the audience’s attention through the artwork.
Relationship by Bahk Seon-Ghi, 2012
In this exhibit, charcoal pieces are used to create two square tables, one smaller than the other. The larger table has a vase of yellow flowers in the centre. Materials: Charcoal, nylon threads
Emphasis
Special attention or importance given to one part or element in an artwork. Emphasis is used to direct the audience’s attention to the emphasized element first. Emphasis can be created using design elements such as contrast, colour, size, position and repetition. For example, a shape can be emphasized by making it the largest.
In the following installation piece, Bahk Seon-Ghi creates emphasis by adding a few pieces of charcoal to the top and middle of the sculpture and concentrating the rest at the bottom of the sculpture. This draws the audience’s attention down to focus on the flower pot.
An Aggregate 11-07 by Bahk Seon-Ghi, 2011
An exhibit in a gallery of a charcoal sculpture in the shape of a flower pot hanging from the ceiling, with a small dead tree in the pot. A few pieces of charcoal are floating around the tree.
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Bahk Seon-Ghi creates sculptures from pieces of charcoal suspended from nylon filaments, everyday objects or simple geometric shapes based on sketches made.
