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Chang EungbokSeoul Museum of Craft Art
Equinox
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About the exhibition
Works in wood and lacquer, textiles, paper, grass and bamboo are on view in the 3rd-floor exhibition hall of Exhibition Building 1 at Seoul Museum of Craft Art. The museum says Chang Eungbok draws on gyubang craft, the needlework of women's quarters, and on folk art to make contemporary patterns for living spaces, furniture and fabric.
The Korea Herald and Design magazine both count about 400 works. Design magazine describes three parts: more than 100 patterns gathered together, then patterns moving into household objects and furniture, then Tapdori, an experiential space combining patterns, work by craftspeople and designers, video and sound.
The Korea Herald says that in Tapdori: Circling a Pagoda in Prayer, indigo images of Geumgangsan and the sea surround a circular room patterned with constellations, and visitors walk around a chandelier of paper umbrellas. Design magazine credits umbrella maker Yoon Gyu-sang for the chandelier and dyer Jung Kwan-chae for an indigo work.
About the artist
Chang Eungbok (b. 1961) earned a BFA in textile art from Hongik University in 1983 and has led Mono Collection since 1986. Design magazine calls Chang a first-generation Korean textile designer. The museum adds that the artist connects artisans and designers who work with different materials and techniques. The artist's biography lists a 2013 solo show at Seoul Museum of Art Nam-Seoul and group shows at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo (2005) and the Design Museum in Helsinki (2011).
Sources: Chang Eungbok: biography · Seoul Museum of Craft Art: Equinox · The Korea Herald
