YI HWAN-KWON (Korean. B. 1974)

A Rainy Day (Pippi Longstocking)

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YI HWAN-KWON (Korean. B. 1974)
A Rainy Day (Pippi Longstocking)
signed 'Yi Hwan-Kwon' in English; signed in Korean (inscribed on the bottom of the watering can)
fibreglass sculpture
143.5 x 42 x 40 cm. (56 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.)
edition 6/9
Executed in 2010

Provenance

Private collection, Asia

Literature

Gana Art, Yi Hwan-Kwon: From the Movies, exh. cat., New York, USA, 2010 (diiferent edition is illustrated, unpaged).
Gana Art, Yi Hwan-Kwon: Scenes from the Ordinary Days, exh. cat. Seoul, Korea, 2011 (different edition is illustrated, pp. 27-29).

Exhibited

New York, USA, Gana Art New York, From the Movies, 9 September-9 October 2010 (different edition exhibited).
Seoul, Korea, Gana Contemporary, Scenes from the Ordinary Days, 8 September-3 October 2011 (different edition exhibited).

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Lot Essay

A Rainy Day (Pippi Longstocking) (Lot 176) is based on the Swedish children' s book of the same title. The unorthodox female protagonist Pipi often ridicules adults for their unreasonable ways. Her courage to challenge social conventions also appears in Yi Hwan-Kwon's works. The exaggerated and distorted figures undermine the traditional concepts of sculptures and create an innovative visual experience. The objects and figures in front of the viewers are distorted and elongated. They cannot help but feel a sense of alienation and ultimately are compelled to adopt the point of view of the artist in order to make sense of the world. By the constantly shifting between the second dimension and the third dimension, Yi Hwan-Kwon electrifies the sculpture and brings out the fascinating aspects of absurdity.

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