Conjunction 15-132, 2015
Oil on hemp
71 x 47 1/2 inches
Conjunction 16-104, 2016
Oil on hemp
47 3/8 x 71 inches
Conjunction 15-131, 2015
Oil on hemp
71 x 47 1/2 inches
Conjunction 16-152, 2016
Oil on hemp
48 1/8 x 96 1/4 inches
Conjunction 14-119, 2014
Oil on hemp
51 1/2 x 64 inches
Conjuction 15-135, 2015
Oil on hemp
51 1/2 x 64 inches
Context is everything. Otherwise, how to talk about these outside of Robert Ryman, for example? Also motivation and intent. Stylish. Bordering on design. Fiber...
These paintings are very nice to look at in person. They do no reproduce well in terms of light and scale. That said, you can get a visual taste of what they are like, the subtlety and surface nuance between ground and painted mark, a seemingly painstaking process-driven task. The surface quality reminds me of Evan Nesbit paintings which can be seen from time to time at Roberts & Tilton, just around the corner from Blum & Poe. See here and here. Whereas Nesbit revels in mostly brighter colors, Chong-Hyun maintains a very minimal, monastic palette.
The detail photos in this post reveal the complications of scale in such paintings. Whether they be full size or detail, abstract images all, it's difficult to get a handle on their relative size to a human viewing situation. I suppose this variability and complication is what I like best as the mechanical belies any emotional suggestion, thought it is best when both are palpable and present.
Overall, these paintings seem to be more about ritual than anything, and this is good enough for me.
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