Born, Live, Die

Bae, Hyung Kyung2004

An installation showing the various aspects of life with the course of ‘the life and death of a human being’ as a theme.

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Title: Born, Live, Die
Creator: Bae, Hyung Kyung
Creator Lifespan: 1955
Creator Nationality: Korean
Creator Birth Place: Seoul, Korea
Date Created: 2004
Physical Dimensions: w600 x h1200 x d1700 cm
Type: Sculpture
Medium: Bronz, steel
Critic's Note: Human dignity Bae hyung kyung's sculptural work is dark and depressing. However, it is wrong to say that her works express nihilism through formative factors. Bae hyung kyung's sculptures are the stacks of thoughts and ideas that came from the question of formative arts in humanity. Bae’s work is one large mass. Can perfectly manicured shapes and forms handle the weight of human beings? A statue must represent a mass of numerous traces of life and stacks of thoughts. Bae hyung kyung is an artist who thinks about human beings and their dignity at all times. It would not be too difficult to read into the artist's reverent intentions. She depicts humans in her sculptures by not covering them up with habitual plasticity. They are shabby but dignified beings. Bae hyung kyung's sculptures show the paradox between how a human’s shabby and poor circumstances can make them dignified.
Collection: National Museum,Kyunggido Museum
Artist's Education: Seoul National University. M.F.A., Sculpture.

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