TAE-SOON, KIM (1953-)

"Spirit #4" (2002)
mixed media
58 x 58cm
signed on verso
*Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Seoul
*exhibited Melbourne Art Fair, 2002
*private collection, Clareville
 
Tae-Soon is a respected Korean Contemporary artist. Born in Changnyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, in 1953, she studied western paintings at Yeungnam University in Daegu, and later oriental paintings at Donga University in Busan. She's had 12 solo exhibitions in Korea and the U.S., with her first one in Seoul in 1996, and six group exhibitions, five overseas and one in Seoul. In recent years, she actively exhibited in the U.S. In 2013, she had a breakthrough moment in her career; she was invited to participate in "Looking East: Rubens's Encounter with Asia" at The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles that showed "Man in Korean Costume" by Peter Paul Rubens, a European artist from 17th century. The painting is believed to be one of the earliest depictions of Korean costume by a Western artist. Her works are represented in several significant collections, including the Korean Cultural Center New York & Los Angeles!! This impressive work was exhibited at the Melbourne Art Fair in 2003 through the important Seoul institution, the Park Ryu Sook Gallery.