 
SUK KANG
PABALMOOK PAINTINGS
July 16 July 31, 2002
Gallery Korea is pleased to announce the opening
of the exhibition Suk Kang: Pabalmook Paintings
on July 16th. There will be a reception for the
artist on July 18th and the exhibition will continue
until July 31st.
The exhibition will include many Rocky Mountain
paintings in which the artist exploits the rich
aesthetics of the Pabalmook process. This is an
innovative technique originated by the artist
that combines India ink, watercolor and glue.
Pabalmook is a Korean term and describes a three-part
method: Pa: exploring; Bal: dispersing; and Mook:
darkening and coloring. Using this technique Kang
effects a dynamic transformation of the landscape
genre and articulates his feelings of awe and
serenity when beholding the Rocky Mountains.
There is a visionary quality to the vivid colors
that contrast with the dark masses of the mountain
imagery. These streams of energetic life appear
to summon the very birth of the mountains in the
pyrotechnics of volcanic eruption. The colors
suggest both geological time and immediate sensation
as in the washes of pale tones that recollect
the diaphanous mist of pine forests. In these
works the expansive space of Eastern landscape
painting converges with the expressive coloration
of Western abstraction to produce imagery of enduring
beauty.
Suk Kang was born in Korea but now lives in Canada.
His work has been exhibited in North America,
Europe and Asia and it is part of many public
and private collections including the Royal Ontario
Museum in Canada.
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