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Chae April 7 - April 21, 2000 For his first solo exhibition at Gallery Ihn Chae Dong-Yul has created dozen new paintings-each like a window or door suffused with night light-in which everyday objects are combined. The subject matter centers around household items such as tables, bottles, glasses and food arranged based on the artist's memory. It seems that at any time the viewer could be whisked into past, remain in the present, or jump ahead in to future, as the time doesn't exist in the world Chae has created. In pictures such as Interior, round table, oysters, vase and New York buildings, Chae demonstrates his interest in the gap between the Korean tradition and his new life in New York. Following geometrical composition, these opposite images are punctuated by basic colors such as red, yellow, blue and green. He has said that "[my] images and these colors and forms seem like a Jazz concert on street. There is no boundary between the Eastern and the Occident, the Past and the Present, Interior and Exterior in [my] painting. That is the reason why [I] compares the canvas as a timeless space". Born in Pusan, Korea in 1951, Chae Dong-Yul has lived in New York since 1973. He has exhibited his work widely in Korea and in the United States, and his works are collected by the National Museum of Contemporary Art and Hoam Museum in Seoul as well as Han Lim Museum in Daejun.
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