Yeji Moon

The Chelsea International Fine Art Competition Exhibition

August 10 - August 20, 2019

Reception: Thursday, August 15, 2019, 6-8 PM

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Yeji Moon of Jeonju, South Korea crafts bustling villages into the fields of her canvas. Made with newspaper, in an age where printed media is on the verge of decline, her works both sculptural and painterly, speak to a deep nostalgia. She lingers with the past in a present that is constantly accelerating through on-going technological innovation, tethering us back to the printed word as a medium for constructing neighborhood-like networks.

These villages are built skillfully, illustrating a cluster like no-place, which leaves a space for ambiguity and interpretation. The patterns of the buildings resemble architectures constructed across all corners of the world, allowing the viewer to imagine where they might exist. Yet her work is rooted in the experience of traveling with Habitat for Humanity, building houses in Vaug Tau, Vietnam and Bawana, India. Recognizing intangibility that permeates the temporal quality of reality, the artist leaves us with haunting visions of once inhabited structures and a sense of their impending disappearance.

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Yeji Moon

The Chelsea International Fine Art Competition Exhibition

August 10 - August 20, 2019

Reception: Thursday, August 15, 2019, 6-8 PM

The City Island
The City Island

3-D Collaged newspaper on panel
30" x 30"

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Yeji Moon of Jeonju, South Korea crafts bustling villages into the fields of her canvas. Made with newspaper, in an age where printed media is on the verge of decline, her works both sculptural and painterly, speak to a deep nostalgia. She lingers with the past in a present that is constantly accelerating through on-going technological innovation, tethering us back to the printed word as a medium for constructing neighborhood-like networks.

These villages are built skillfully, illustrating a cluster like no-place, which leaves a space for ambiguity and interpretation. The patterns of the buildings resemble architectures constructed across all corners of the world, allowing the viewer to imagine where they might exist. Yet her work is rooted in the experience of traveling with Habitat for Humanity, building houses in Vaug Tau, Vietnam and Bawana, India. Recognizing intangibility that permeates the temporal quality of reality, the artist leaves us with haunting visions of once inhabited structures and a sense of their impending disappearance.

The City Island
The City Island
The City Island 4
The City Island 4
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The Chelsea International Fine Art Competition Exhibition | August 10 - August 20, 2019

The Infinity of Thoughts
50" x 50" - Acrylic on Canvas
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