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Kim Tschang-Yeul — Waterdrops
Kim Tschang-Yeul

Waterdrops

2003

"Waterdrops" by Kim Tschang Yeul is an oil on canvas painting that exemplifies the artist's signature obsession with depicting water droplets with meticulous precision and luminous detail. Through careful layering of paint and attention to light refraction, the work transforms these everyday natural forms into meditative subjects that invite contemplation of transparency, fragility, and the interplay between surface and depth. The painting reflects Tschang Yeul's broader artistic practice, which blends Western abstract traditions with Eastern philosophical concepts, particularly the Buddhist notion of impermanence.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Kim Tschang-Yeul, Waterdrops, 2003

"Waterdrops" by Kim Tschang Yeul is an oil on canvas painting that exemplifies the artist's signature obsession with depicting water droplets with meticulous precision and luminous detail. Through careful layering of paint and attention to light refraction, the work transforms these everyday natural forms into meditative subjects that invite contemplation of transparency, fragility, and the interplay between surface and depth. The painting reflects Tschang Yeul's broader artistic practice, which blends Western abstract traditions with Eastern philosophical concepts, particularly the Buddhist notion of impermanence.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
2003
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Minimalist, Meditative, Raindrops, Canvas, Photorealistic, Water droplets, Blue And Grey, Water, Repetition, Oil Painting, Nature, Korean Artist, Contemporary Art, 20th-21st Century, Korean, Abstract, Hyperrealism, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary

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