Exhibition view of Promenade, Image courtesy of Gallery Baton.

Gallery Baton is pleased to present, "Promenade", a solo exhibition by Bin Woo Hyuk. The title of this exhibition, Promenade whose definition is a path for walking on, can be simply interpreted with relation to the style and motives of his paintings; however, it rather refers to an abstract subject. As the theme of the exhibition was decided and most of the works were produced under the influence of the lockdown due to the pandemic, the images of the paintings can be seen as a result of consistently reinterpreting and assembling the glimpses of the landscapes reflected on the abyss of his memory. Thus, Promenade is a path in his subconscious mind finally given its spatiality through the combination of several synesthetic recollections such as constantly varying sun rays, subtle shifts of the air or soft ripples swayed by the gentle wind with fragmental sceneries of the woods, the ponds and their surroundings he can occasionally come up with.

His new 7.2 meters-wide painting series consisting of eight pieces is reminiscent of the Water Lilies by Claude Monet, one of the most famous permanent collections of the Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris. Inspired by the original installation style, Bin Woo Hyuk’s water lilies series is also displayed in the newly constructed oval-shaped space while only the entrance remains untouched; the series certainly provides us clues to guess how much effort and commitment he made for the paintings. Especially, the way how he deals with and overcomes the consciousness of the original masterpiece and the overwhelming fear emerging throughout the process is more apparent in his pictorial approach and techniques decided by Bin’s careful deliberation.

Further Information : Gallery Baton