FOLLOW the path printmaker Hyunju Kim has taken throughout her artistic career with a visit to her next solo exhibition.<\/p>\n
Kim said Heart\u2019s Journey, to be presented at the Ross Creek Gallery from Saturday 10 February, showcases her evolving copper plate etching practice.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s also reflective of the many places she\u2019s travelled to and lived in, from Korea to India and Pakistan, Egypt, and regional Australia.<\/p>\n
\u201cInteracting with those different cultures has been my journey,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s been nearly 20 years of travelling, meeting people, making art, and this is my heart\u2019s journey.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can see how my works change, how my heart was moving, and where I\u2019ve been.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kim said she takes inspiration from religion, spirituality, and nature, and often references Islamic creatures and symbolism.<\/p>\n
Not a fan of black, she uses vibrant hues, and often hand-colours her prints with gouache.<\/p>\n
Unable to travel overseas in the height of the pandemic, Kim and her husband Damon Kowarsky, a fellow printmaker who she met in Egypt, decided to travel around Australia with their sketchbooks.<\/p>\n
\u201cI found out how unbelievably beautiful Australia is,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough I\u2019m living here, there were so many beautiful places I didn\u2019t know about, so I started making scenes of Australia.<\/p>\n
\u201cI take inspiration from the places, and when I come home, I mix the scenery with my imagination.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kim has been based in Australia for 12 years and said she and Kowarsky enjoy being in Ballarat which has become an \u201cartists\u2019 home\u201d with a growing creative scene, and great galleries.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy working here making prints, I\u2019m working all the time,\u201d she said. \u201cMany printmakers also live here.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited about having an exhibition at Ross Creek. It\u2019s a pleasure to exhibit in new places.\u201d<\/p>\n
Heart\u2019s Journey will be viewable from 11am to 4pm Friday to Sunday, and closes on Sunday 25 February at 183 Post Office Road at Smythes Creek.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FOLLOW the path printmaker Hyunju Kim has taken throughout her artistic career with a visit to her next solo exhibition. Kim said Heart\u2019s Journey, to be presented at the Ross Creek Gallery from Saturday 10 February, showcases her evolving copper plate etching practice. It\u2019s also reflective of the many places she\u2019s travelled to and lived […]<\/p>\n