The artist who changed the way RM experienced art 💙🤎
RM first encountered Yun Hyong-keun’s paintings at the 2019 Venice Biennale. At a time when life felt like it was moving at full speed, he felt compelled to slow down in front of Yun’s work and found solace—it was a moment of connection that changed his relationship with art.
Yun Hyong-keun was a leading figure of Korea’s 1970s Dansaekhwa movement, defined by abstract monochrome painting and repetitive, meditative mark-making. He layered ultramarine blue and burnt umber, diluted with turpentine, until the colors soaked deep into the canvas and appeared almost black.
Spend time with the artworks that have stayed with RM, including a breadth of Korean modern art rarely seen in the US. “RM x SFMOMA: Between You and Me” open now.
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All artworks by Yun Hyong-keun. Collection of RM; @ Yun Seong-ryeol, courtesy PKM Gallery.
Umber-Blue, 1978
Umber-Work ‘88–17, 1988
Burnt Umber & Ultramarine, 1991
Burnt Umber & Ultramarine...
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