Abstruse oriental spiritual world drawn with nail polish
Jungsan Kim Yun-sik is drawing attention by making his own creative art world with an unusual material.Nail polish, generally considered an exclusive possession of women is the main material for his work. He expresses‘ enlightenment through ordinary things’ with nail polish. His previous three solo exhibitions have also presented audiences with the consistent subject,‘contemplation plus meditation’. Finally for Kim Yun sik,the artist, nail polish is a keyword for showing the hidden idea of nothingness and emptiness in splendor.
The artist says“It causes discussion that a Buddhist monk is creating art with nail polish. However I would like people to see my works for themselves because my skill is constantly improving and so is my work.Nail polish has adhesive strength which makes it go well on any material, so nail polish painting is comparable to paintings with acrylics. Additionally there are no other paints that show such a subtle variety of colors as nail polish. Can you believe there are about 600 colors of nail polish?There are many advantages because there are no problems even if water touches paintings.”He shows his passion by being an artist that specializes in nail polish.
Jungsan Kim Yun-sik’s Featured Artworks
Jungsan Kim Yun sik Buiripmunja 2
Mixed media with Korean paper
100x90cm 2020
Jungsan Kim Yun sik Buiripmunja 2
Mixed media with Korean paper
100x90cm 2020
Jungsan Kim Yun sik Buiripmunja 3
Mixed media with Korean paper
100x90cm 2020
Background
Jungsan was born in Yeosu,South korea Jungsan reflects the Zen Buddhist teachings concerning the extermal sins and desires.He paints collages on one side of a match box while leaving the other side blank. This echoes the lesson of the Heart Sutra form is none other than emptiness and emptiness is none other than form.
2011 No.58 Salon de Charenton Honored Artist Invitation Exhibition
2010 Third solo exhibition < Contemplation + Meditation> at Gallery Dam
2009Book North Korean Temple Cuisine published by Dahal Media Second solo exhibition < Contemplation + Meditation> at INSA Art Center200811. 12~18 Joint exhibition <Understanding on Human, Understanding on Art>
2007 Named to the steering committee of KCRP Writes a column on Korean temple food in Contemporary Buddhism newspaper Dean of Temple Food Culture Department of Dongsan Buddhist University First solo exhibition <Contemplation + Meditation> at Gallery Gong
2002 Book Temple Food You Eat with Your Eyes published by Uri Publishing
1997 Book Korean Temple Cuisine published by Uri Publishing
1995 Presented paper on commercialization of Korean temple cuisine at seminar at Graduate School of Industrial Management of Chung-Ang University
1990 Put together “temple food” in 21st Century Woman? Encyclopedia La Belle published by the Joong Ang Ilbo
1987 Book Mountain Vegetable Cooking published by Jubu Saeng hwal
1986 Introduced “Mountain Kimchi and Mountain Vegetable Cooking,” in a special color feature in the June issue of Jubu Saeng hwal magazine
1984 Published a column on temple food in Bulgwang magazine for a year
1981 Received an award in the ‘Traditional Food Discovery Content’ awards, held by the JoongAngIlbo and TBC
1980 Published a column on temple food in Sindong-A magazine Starts “Saanchon” a Korean temple cuisine restaurant in Insa-dong
1972 Published a column on temple food in the Busan Ilbo newspaper for a year
1971 Gave open lecture on temple cuisine at the Gukje Sinmun newspaper1961Entered Beomeo-sa Temple in Busan
