Comments on: Yeondoo Jung https://www.dailyserving.com/2007/01/yeondoo-jung/ an international forum for contemporary art Sun, 23 Jun 2013 17:18:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.13 By: Michael https://www.dailyserving.com/2007/01/yeondoo-jung/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Sat, 06 Jan 2007 19:07:07 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=76#comment-12 It seems to me that the “whimsical” aesthetic of Asian art, especially contemporary Chinese art is more a product of cynicism than anything else. Chinese artists such as Yue Minjun (who is featured on this site, and the NY Times article that you referenced) are ctually part of a movement coined “Cynical Realism”. I think the cynicism is in part due to the oppression of the people under previous leaders. The end of that oppression seems to have lead to some significant work, and as capitalism invades China more and more I think that we are going to find similar trends in art business to that found in the U.S and Western Europe.

-as economies grow so will the selling of art.

]]> By: Ana https://www.dailyserving.com/2007/01/yeondoo-jung/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Fri, 05 Jan 2007 17:51:48 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=76#comment-11 I keep coming back to this entry because I enjoy Jung’s work so much. Asia is such an interesting place to look at for contemporary art right now. The industrialization and modernization of countries like China and South Korea have brought a more whimsical look to art. Combined with the nostalgia one expects from countries that place so much importance on traditions and culture, Asian art is becoming as appreciated and sought after as European art. An article in the New York Times yesterday has some great examples of artists in China who are making that happen.

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