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U.S. artist Dill to open solo exhibit Thursday
The Korea Herald
30 paintings will be on display at Sun Gallery through May 29
U.S. artist Laddie John Dill, whose solo show opens from tomorrow the Sun Gallery in Insa-dong, downtown Seoul, is one of the most refreshingly original painters to hit the town in the current heavy international traffic of artists in Seoul.
Slated to run through May 29, the 46-year-old artist, hailing from his base of operations in Los Angeles, will display some 30 of his fascinating creations this time.
For many gallerygoers, who still remember Dill’s stunning works of art from the Exhibition of Five Best Californian Artists staged during the Seoul Olympics last year, this will be good opportunities for them to assess fantastic abstracts by the outstanding artist and the artist himself.
“You know, people in Korea ask me about philosophical meanings behind each art object as opposed to the working process that American viewers often are preoccupied with,” Dill chuckled.
But, the artist thinks that they both are right in raising those questions as far as his art is concerned.
He works with cement, glass, wood pieces, basalt, and even volcanic ash, to name some of his artistic motifs usually concern awesome space landscapes.
“My art is basically about light and space put together with those materials on wood boards,” explains the U.S. artist.
His artwork lead viewers to take the journey through space or his artistic world often appears to show landmasses from a great distance in fresh and beautiful colors, depending on the viewer.
His colors are often produced through oxidization of minerals such as volcanic ash, jade oxide and basalt much like celadon color pigments; Not all of them are paints.
From his chemist father he learned a lot about chemistry from the early stages of his life. His early knowledge has come in handy.
For motifs, he often draws from photos released by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is located not too far from where he lives. The fantastic shots of space from a flying satellite have been the source of great inspiration for the artist.
In this sense, Dill is truly a unique artist. In this day and age where even wastes are used to create art pieces, Dill has gone a step further: He has invented his art rather than making it, said an art critic.
He creates the illusions of surging sea, the infinite space, and landmasses with dynamic color mixes under the smooth marble like glass surface, the critic said.
His peers include such U.S. artists as Jasper Johns, Rauschenberg, and Warhol.
His artistic talent was soon acclaimed by such famous art house as the Sonnebend Gallery in New York and the Works Gallery in California.
Collectors of his art include IBM, the Bank of America, the Chemical Bank, Eastman Kodak, and the American Telephone and Telegraph, among others.
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U.S. artist Dill to open solo exhibit Thursday
The Korea Herald
30 paintings will be on display at Sun Gallery through May 29
U.S. artist Laddie John Dill, whose solo show opens from tomorrow the Sun Gallery in Insa-dong, downtown Seoul, is one of the most refreshingly original painters to hit the town in the current heavy international traffic of artists in Seoul.
Slated to run through May 29, the 46-year-old artist, hailing from his base of operations in Los Angeles, will display some 30 of his fascinating creations this time.
For many gallerygoers, who still remember Dill’s stunning works of art from the Exhibition of Five Best Californian Artists staged during the Seoul Olympics last year, this will be good opportunities for them to assess fantastic abstracts by the outstanding artist and the artist himself.
“You know, people in Korea ask me about philosophical meanings behind each art object as opposed to the working process that American viewers often are preoccupied with,” Dill chuckled.
But, the artist thinks that they both are right in raising those questions as far as his art is concerned.
He works with cement, glass, wood pieces, basalt, and even volcanic ash, to name some of his artistic motifs usually concern awesome space landscapes.
“My art is basically about light and space put together with those materials on wood boards,” explains the U.S. artist.
His artwork lead viewers to take the journey through space or his artistic world often appears to show landmasses from a great distance in fresh and beautiful colors, depending on the viewer.
His colors are often produced through oxidization of minerals such as volcanic ash, jade oxide and basalt much like celadon color pigments; Not all of them are paints.
From his chemist father he learned a lot about chemistry from the early stages of his life. His early knowledge has come in handy.
For motifs, he often draws from photos released by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is located not too far from where he lives. The fantastic shots of space from a flying satellite have been the source of great inspiration for the artist.
In this sense, Dill is truly a unique artist. In this day and age where even wastes are used to create art pieces, Dill has gone a step further: He has invented his art rather than making it, said an art critic.
He creates the illusions of surging sea, the infinite space, and landmasses with dynamic color mixes under the smooth marble like glass surface, the critic said.
His peers include such U.S. artists as Jasper Johns, Rauschenberg, and Warhol.
His artistic talent was soon acclaimed by such famous art house as the Sonnebend Gallery in New York and the Works Gallery in California.
Collectors of his art include IBM, the Bank of America, the Chemical Bank, Eastman Kodak, and the American Telephone and Telegraph, among others.
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