PARK SOO-KUN

Park Su-geun (February 21, 1914 - May 6, 1965) was a Korean painter.

Hailing from Yanggu County, Gangwon Province, South Korea Park attended Yanggu Public Elementary School when he was younger, and then taught himself painting as was a teenager. In 1932, he made his debut in painting circles with his work titled 'Spring Is Gone' when it was selected for the 11th annual Seonjeon painting contest. Park ended up being selected a total of eight times in the contest until 1944. In 1953, he participated in the 2nd annual National Art Exhibition and won 1st place. Soon after, he became a full-time painter and won numerous prizes on ten different occasions. In 1959, he got recommendation from the National Art Exhibition and served on the screening committee during the early 1960s.

In 1963, Park lost eyesight in one of his eyes due to cataract, and died of liver cirrhosis at the age of 52 in 1965. For much of his life Park struggled with poverty and lonesomeness but during the 1980s, he was posthumously awarded the Eun-gwan (silver crown) of Order of Culture Merit.

CHUN KYUNG-JA

Born in 1924, Chun Kyung-ja is a well-known Korean painter as well as writer.Chun is differentiated from other painters by her exceptional use of primary colors in traditional Korean paintings. By using bright colors and clear forms, Chun broke the Korean art cliche that paintings should be in black and white, with natural curves. 

Along the River During the Qingming Festival

Along the River During the Qingming Festival (simplified Chinese: 清明上河图; traditional Chinese: 清明上河圖; pinyin:Qīngmíng Shànghé Tú) is a painting attributed to Song Dynasty artist Zhang Zeduan (1085–1145). It captures the daily life of people and the landscape of the capital, Bianjing, today's Kaifeng, from the Northern Song period.^[1] The theme is often said to celebrate the festive spirit and worldly commotion at the Qingming Festival, rather than the holiday's ceremonial aspects, such as tomb sweeping and prayers. Successive scenes reveal the lifestyle of all levels of the society from rich to poor as well as different economic activities in rural areas and the city, and offer glimpses of period clothing and architecture.^[2] The painting is considered to be the most renowned work among all Chinese paintings,^[3][4][5] and it has been called "China's Mona Lisa."^[6]

As an artistic creation, the piece has been revered and court artists of subsequent dynasties made re-interpretive versions, each following the overall composition and the theme of the original but differing in details and technique.^[7] Over the centuries, the Qingming scroll was collected and kept among numerous private owners, before it eventually returned to public ownership. The painting was a particular favorite of emperor Puyi, who took the Song Dynasty original with him when he left Beijing. It was re-purchased in 1945 and kept at the Palace Museum in the Forbidden City. The Song Dynasty original and the Qing version, in the Beijing and Taipei Palace Museums respectively, are regarded as national treasures and are exhibited only for brief periods every few years.^[8]

La Bienal de São Paulo es una exposición internacional de arte moderno creada en 1951 y celebrada cada dos años en elPabellón Ciccillo Matarazzo ubicado en el Parque do Ibirapuera de la ciudad de São Paulo, Brasil. Iniciativa del Director del Museo de Arte Moderno de São Paulo, Cecilio Matarazzo inspirado en la muestra de la Bienal de Venecia con el objetivo inicial de difundir el arte moderno brasileño.

Es la segunda Bienal de artes en importancia después de la de Venecia. Es a la fecha una de las principales exhibiciones del arte moderno latinoamericano. En su versión de 2002 (25ª) tuvo 670 mil visitantes. Su entrada es gratuita desde 2004 (26ª).

Fue patrocinada y organiza en sus inicios por el Museo de Arte Moderno de Sao Paulo, hasta 1962 cuando se crea y encarga de ello la Fundación Bienal de São Paulo. Su financiamiento proviene de subvenciones del municipio, el gobierno local y estatal y del sector privado.

Su primer local de exhibición fue el propio Museo. Para ello se construyó un polígono de madera de un área de 1500 m² a las afueras del recinto. El 20 de octubre de 1951 se inauguró exhibiendo unas 1854 obras de 730 artistas provenientes de 23 países. En su 2ª y 3ª versiones (1953 y 1955), ocupa el Pabellón de las Naciones y el Pabellón de los Estados teniendo en conjunto una área de 24.000 m². Su local definitiva, el Pabellón Cecilio Matarazzo, se inaugura para la cuarta edición (1957). El Pabellón fue diseñado por el equipo de arquitectos liderados por Oscar Niemeyer y Hélio Uchôa. Tiene una superficie de aprox. 30.000 m².

La exposición se organiza inicialmente de acuerdo a los países participantes. Las versiones entre 1981 (16ª) y 1987 (19ta) se organizaron por analogías temáticas propuestas por Walter Zanini y Sheila Leirner. Desde su versión de 1989 vuelve a organizarse en secciones nacionales. Desde la 27a Bienal en 2006, con Lisette Lagnado como curadora en jefe, ya no hay representaciones nacionales.

HONGDAE SEOUL

The Hongdae Area (Hangul: 홍대앞; hanja: 弘大앞) is a region in Seoul, South Korea near the Hongik University, after which it is named. It is known for its urban arts and indie music culture, clubs and entertainments. The area is located in Mapo-gu in the western end of Seoul, stretching from Seogyo-dong to Hapjeong-dong.

Hongdae area is known for its indie spirit, urban street arts and underground band musicians. Many known bands like Jaurim, Crying Nutand Peppertones are from this street and started as indie bands. The area provides street art festivals and performances, as well as music concerts by independent artists and mainstream entertainers.

Under the influence of Hongik University (Hongdae) which is well known for its prestigious art college, the neighborhood was built on a foundation of artistic souls since the 1990s. In the early days, thanks to the cheap rent back, budget musicians and street artists started moving into the ateliers of Hongdae area. Now many of them had later transform into cafes or live music venues and the area has long had a reputation as the mecca of urban arts and underground club culture.^[1] Despite the recent explosion of upmarket brand shops that pushes artists to move toward the southern area near Hapjeong Station, new indie rock bands show up every year and the street still enjoys a reputation as the city’s prime spot for indie musicians. YG Entertainment, the major K-pop agency is also located near the street.

LEE CHANG DONG

                                                    

Lee Chang-dong (hangul, 이창동; hanja, 李滄東; Daegu, 4 de julio, 1954) guionista, novelista y director de cine surcoreano.

Nacido en Daegu (centro este), se graduó en filología coreana por la Universidad nacional Kyungpook en 1980 en esa misma ciudad. Corea vivía entonces una dictadura militar y participó en muchas manifestaciones contra el régimen. Además comenzó a escribir obras de teatro y trabajó brevemente como profesor de instituto. Editó su primera novela Chonri en 1983. Más tarde comenzó como cineasta y fue ministro de cultura en el mandato Roh Moo-Hyun.

Ha recibido varios premios como la Legión de Honor en 2006 y sus películas han sido galardonadas o nominadas a varios premios importantes como el León de Oro o la Palma de Oro

MIJI

MIJI (en coreano, ‘mundo desconocido’) está considerado uno de los grupos de música moderna más importante de la República de Corea. Son una de las bandas representantes del popular movimiento k-pop, que tanto atrae los adolescentes asiáticos y, en extensión, del mundo. MIJI son seis músicos de talento (Song Moon Seon, Kyung Hyun Lee, Hee Sun Shin, Young Hyun Lee, Bo Ram Jin, So Yeon Yoo, Hye Choon Chun y Ji In Nam) que tocan con instrumentos tradicionales coreanos y con ellos consiguen hacer pop, dando como resultado un sonido melodioso y fascinante. MIJI es elprimer y único grupo de k-pop que toca con instrumentos tradicionales coreanos.