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Byun Kyung-Sup Paintings

Korean, b. 1957
Byun Kyung-Sup is a Korean artist born in 1957 who lives and works in Gwangju, Korea. She studied painting at the College of Fine Arts, Hongik University in Seoul where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1980; shortly after she moved to Arlington, Texas with her husband where she dedicated her time to rearing her children. Although from a wealthy family, she never considered their help a fallback and chose to build her life independently. During this period, she took up a job as a seamstress, which was one of many occupational identities she embodied to support her family. This is when she discovered the beauty and pain of an honest, albeit painstaking, labor. It wasn’t until 20 years later that she returned to Korea to study Fine Arts in the Graduate School of Chonnam University in Gwangju, Korea and held her paintbrush again. Ever since, her day-to-day work has been focused on painting infinite dots, which reflects her experience as a seamstress and her love of stitches. She now resides in Gwangju, Korea with her husband, a retired professor. She translates the concept of sewing into her work. Each tiny dot in her paintings resembles a stitch that requires a precise, purposeful brushstroke. Just like you can’t simply glue one garment to another, and each piece of clothing a result of a meaningful compilation of stitches, her work seeks to connect the seemingly insignificant dots to create a dimension for self-reflection and to remind myself that what may seem like a small dot can be part of a much larger, beautiful picture.
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Artist: Byun Kyung-Sup
Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing 16

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing 16

By Byun Kyung-Sup

Located in Paris, IDF

Mixed media on Korean traditional paper (Jangji) & wood panel Byun Kyung-Sup is a Korean artist born in 1957 who lives and works in Gwangju, Korea. She studied painting at the Colle...

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2010s Byun Kyung-Sup Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Infinite Dots for Jeju

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Infinite Dots for Jeju

By Byun Kyung-Sup

Located in Paris, IDF

Gold powder and acrylic on traditional Korean paper with wooden panel Byun Kyung-Sup is a Korean artist born in 1957 who lives and works in Gwangju, Korea. She studied painting at t...

Category

2010s Byun Kyung-Sup Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Infinite Dots for Gwangju

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Infinite Dots for Gwangju

By Byun Kyung-Sup

Located in Paris, IDF

Gold powder and acrylic on traditional Korean paper with wooden panel Byun Kyung-Sup is a Korean artist born in 1957 who lives and works in Gwangju, Korea. She studied painting at t...

Category

2010s Byun Kyung-Sup Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Infinite Dots, for a Prayer

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Infinite Dots, for a Prayer

By Byun Kyung-Sup

Located in Paris, IDF

Gold powder and acrylic on paper Byun Kyung-Sup is a Korean artist born in 1957 who lives and works in Gwangju, Korea. She studied painting at the College of Fine Arts, Hongik Univ...

Category

2010s Byun Kyung-Sup Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing, for a Prayer
Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing, for a Prayer

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing, for a Prayer

By Byun Kyung-Sup

Located in Paris, IDF

Mixed media on Korean traditional paper(Jangji)/woodpanel Byun Kyung-Sup is a Korean artist born in 1957 who lives and works in Gwangju, Korea. She studied painting at the College o...

Category

2010s Byun Kyung-Sup Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing, for Gwangju

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing, for Gwangju

By Byun Kyung-Sup

Located in Paris, IDF

Gold and silver powder, acrylic on paper Byun Kyung-Sup is a Korean artist born in 1957 who lives and works in Gwangju, Korea. She studied painting at the College of Fine Arts, Hon...

Category

2010s Byun Kyung-Sup Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Infinite Dots, for a Prayer

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Infinite Dots, for a Prayer

By Byun Kyung-Sup

Located in Paris, IDF

Gold powder and acrylic on paper Byun Kyung-Sup is a Korean artist born in 1957 who lives and works in Gwangju, Korea. She studied painting at the College of Fine Arts, Hongik Univ...

Category

2010s Byun Kyung-Sup Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing, for a Prayer

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing, for a Prayer

By Byun Kyung-Sup

Located in Paris, IDF

Gold and silver powder, acrylic on paper Byun Kyung-Sup is a Korean artist born in 1957 who lives and works in Gwangju, Korea. She studied painting at the College of Fine Arts, Hongik University in Seoul where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1980. Shortly after she moved to Arlington...

Category

2010s Byun Kyung-Sup Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing 18

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing 18

By Byun Kyung-Sup

Located in Paris, IDF

Mixed media on Korean traditional paper (Jangji) & wood panel Byun Kyung-Sup is a Korean artist born in 1957 who lives and works in Gwangju, Korea. She studied painting at the Colle...

Category

2010s Byun Kyung-Sup Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing 11

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing 11

By Byun Kyung-Sup

Located in Paris, IDF

Mixed media on Korean traditional paper (Jangji) & wood panel Byun Kyung-Sup is a Korean artist born in 1957 who lives and works in Gwangju, Korea. She studied painting at the Colle...

Category

2010s Byun Kyung-Sup Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing, for a Prayer
Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing, for a Prayer

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing, for a Prayer

By Byun Kyung-Sup

Located in Paris, IDF

Mixed media on Korean traditional paper(Jangji)/woodpanel Byun Kyung-Sup is a Korean artist born in 1957 who lives and works in Gwangju, Korea. She studied painting at the College o...

Category

2010s Byun Kyung-Sup Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing, for a Prayer
Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing, for a Prayer

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing, for a Prayer

By Byun Kyung-Sup

Located in Paris, IDF

Mixed media on Korean traditional paper(Jangji)/woodpanel Byun Kyung-Sup is a Korean artist born in 1957 who lives and works in Gwangju, Korea. She studied painting at the College o...

Category

2010s Byun Kyung-Sup Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Infinite Dots, for a Prayer

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Infinite Dots, for a Prayer

By Byun Kyung-Sup

Located in Paris, IDF

Gold powder and acrylic on paper Byun Kyung-Sup is a Korean artist born in 1957 who lives and works in Gwangju, Korea. She studied painting at the College of Fine Arts, Hongik Univ...

Category

2010s Byun Kyung-Sup Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Infinite Dots, for a Prayer

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Infinite Dots, for a Prayer

By Byun Kyung-Sup

Located in Paris, IDF

Gold powder, acrylic and watercolor pencil on paper Byun Kyung-Sup is a Korean artist born in 1957 who lives and works in Gwangju, Korea. She studied painting at the College of Fi...

Category

2010s Byun Kyung-Sup Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing, for Jeju

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing, for Jeju

By Byun Kyung-Sup

Located in Paris, IDF

Silver powder and acrylic on paper Byun Kyung-Sup is a Korean artist born in 1957 who lives and works in Gwangju, Korea. She studied painting at the College of Fine Arts, Hongik U...

Category

2010s Byun Kyung-Sup Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing 10

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing 10

By Byun Kyung-Sup

Located in Paris, IDF

Mixed media on Korean traditional paper (Jangji) & wood panel Byun Kyung-Sup is a Korean artist born in 1957 who lives and works in Gwangju, Korea. She studied painting at the Colle...

Category

2010s Byun Kyung-Sup Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing 7

Korean Contemporary Art by Kyung-Sup Byun - Drawing for Sewing 7

By Byun Kyung-Sup

Located in Paris, IDF

Mixed media on Korean traditional paper (Jangji) & wood panel Byun Kyung-Sup is a Korean artist born in 1957 who lives and works in Gwangju, Korea. She studied painting at the Colle...

Category

2010s Byun Kyung-Sup Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Wood Panel

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