FromSeptember 21st to October 28th, the Cultural Heritage Administration's KoreaNational University of Cultural Heritage (Acting President Jung Yong-jae) willhold an exhibition, ‘Korean Traditional Paintings by Promising Painters’ underthe theme of traditional paintings made with Korean traditional techniques atthe Sorbonne University in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

* Abu DhabiSorbonne University: Supporting international community activities related topopular art at the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum and Warehouse 421 Art Gallery oncampus

Thisexhibition, held at the invitation of the Korean Cultural Center in the UAE topromote cultural exchange between Korea and the United Arab Emirates, willfeature a total of 26 works, including 4 group works and 22 individual works. Atotal of 30 people, including Professor Kwon, Ji Eun, took part.

Through this exhibition, the Korea National University of CulturalHeritage expects to contribute to the globalization of the Korean Wave bypromoting the research and inheritance of cultural heritage and the developmentof tradition, and by introducing Korea's traditional culture to the world.

 [Representative Works]

1. Kwon Jy Eun, the Fadeless Peony- King ofFlowers, 76Ø, mineral pigments on paper, silver and blue foil, 2022

2. Group work of 3rd year students, Chaekado, ea.150x64cm, mineral pigments on silk, 2022

3. Lee Soo-young, Tetris- the extinction ofkarma, another birth, 60x80cm, mineral pigments on silk, 2022

4. Jo Jae-keon, Kyujanggakdo, 68x88cm, mineralpigments on paper, 2022

5. *Kim Min-ah', Gaeungdo, 120x60cm, mineralpigments on silk, 2022

*Professor Kwon, Jy Eun’s ‘the Fadeless Peony-King of Flowers’ was created with metallic pigments, silver foil, and bluefoil, using the Buddhist painting technique among Korean traditional paintings.

*Group work of 3rd year students (A-Jin Kim,Ha-Jun Kim, Jeong-Eun Roh, Hye-Seung Park, Kyu-Hee Lee, Su-I Lee, Seung-HeeChoo, Ji-Hyeon Choi): ‘Chaekado’ is like a wish list. The ancient Koreanscaptured the desire for wealth and knowledge in the paintings.

*Lee Soo-young's 'Tetris- the extinction ofkarma, another birth ' is composed of traditional Korean dancheong patterns.The life of foolish, jealous, and worried people is expressed in comparison tothe Tetris game, which disappears when a line is filled.

*Cho Jae-geon’s ‘Kyujanggakdo’ is the painting of royal library of the Joseon Dynastyand an institution for academic and policy research. It is depicting theannexed building and the surrounding landscape around the Kyujanggak in thecenter of the screen.

*KimMin-ah's 'Gaeungdo' means loyalty in the form of a tamed hawk. Also, the sharpbeak and claws have the meaning of catching evil spirits and preventing threedisasters (water disaster, fire, wind disaster).