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Lot 495
HWANG YONG-YOP (KOREA, B. 1931)
HUMAN
Closed27 November 2016
Price Realised
HKD 450,000
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Hwang was born in North Korea and studied for two years at Pyong-Yang University. After the Korean War, his family defected from North Korea and settled in Seoul. Hwang resumed his study at Hong Ik University, a noted art college in South Korea, receiving his BA in 1957.
Hwang is well-known of his poetic commentary on the historical wounds and political reality of Korea, which deliver a profound message on the universal truth of the ephemerality of human life. Hwang has painted the critical situation of humanity throughout his artistic career across, which spans more than six decades.
Painted in 1974 and 1975, Human (Lot 495-496), with heavy application of lines, depicted how the physical and psychological condition of human life can be critically influenced by a specific political reality and human oppression.
Hwang is well-known of his poetic commentary on the historical wounds and political reality of Korea, which deliver a profound message on the universal truth of the ephemerality of human life. Hwang has painted the critical situation of humanity throughout his artistic career across, which spans more than six decades.
Painted in 1974 and 1975, Human (Lot 495-496), with heavy application of lines, depicted how the physical and psychological condition of human life can be critically influenced by a specific political reality and human oppression.