Kwang Young Chun - Aggregations - Dovecot Gallery, Edinburgh

Kwang Young Chun - Aggregation 06 - JN028

This is Kwang Young Chun's first solo exhibition in Scotland and is at the Dovecot Gallery (which is a great place to visit!).  He is a Korean artist who unites American Abstract Expressionism with traditional Korean practices.  His "Aggregations" are made up from variously sized polystyrene triangular forms wrapped in mulberry paper, taken from old Korean textbooks, that has been dyed and tied up with handmade mulberry paper string.  The packaging, with it's Korean text and form reminiscent of the Chinese medicine packages Kwang Young Chun remembers from childhood, adds a strong Korean cultural element and 3D quality to the colours and shapes of the Abstract Expressionist compositions.

Kwang Young Chun - Aggregation 14 - JA003

Kwang Young Chun - Aggregation 14 - JA003 - Detail

The colours are fantastic and the works are fascinating and large scale.  This is really an exhibition you have to go and see.

Kwang Young Chun - Aggregation 14 - NV058 (Dream21)

Kwang Young Chun - Aggregation 14 - NV058 (Dream21) - detail

Kwang Young Chun - Aggregation 14 - JA014 (Dream 4)

Kwang Young Chun - Aggregation 14 - JA014 (Dream 4) - edge detail

Kwang Young Chun - Aggregation 13 - MA004

Kwang Young Chun - Aggregation 14 - JA002

Kwang Young Chun - Aggregation 13 - NV045 RED

Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival, this is not an exhibition to be missed!

Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh

If you've been to Edinburgh and not found Dovecot Studios then you need to go again.  It's only 10 minutes walk from Waverley Station and well worth a visit. 

When I visited 2 exhibitions were showing in the gallery: Kwang Young Chun - Aggregations and Bernat Klein - A Life in Colour - both on until 26 September 2015.  More of these in later posts ...

After the gallery you can explore Dovecot Tapestry Studio, where hand woven tapestries and gun tufted rugs are made.  You can see which works are underway and view finished pieces.  No photos are allowed in the studio but you might like to see the Stairwell Weave-In ...

Stairwell Weave-In - Designed and woven by Shane Waltener, assisted by Nick Duxbury

and the Glass Onion Tapestry which is a collaboration between Norwegian artist, Magne Furuhomen & the Dovecot Weavers and is inspired by the Beatles lyrics ...

Glass Onion - collaboration between Dovecot Weavers & Magne Furuholmen

You can also indulge in coffee & cake in the Dovecot Cafe

Delights from Dovecot Cafe

This is a gem of a place - don't miss it!