Minyoung Choi: Dark Brightness
2023.11.4 – 2023.12.16
Hive | Beijing
Minyoung Choi (b. 1989, Seoul, KR) is an artist based in London (UK). Her paintings melds emotions and thoughts into nonlinear narratives, blurring the distinction between reality and dreams. Her compositions harmonise gravity, time, and light, surpassing psychological, mythological, and subconscious interpretations. With enigmatic creatures and rich symbolism, she delves into the intricate relationship between imagination and truth.
Choi completed her MFA Painting at the Slade School of Fine Art, London (UK) in 2017 and her BFA (2010) and MFA (2013) in Painting at Seoul National University, Seoul (KR). Recent solo exhibitions include: Tangent Worlds (2023), Galeria Pelaires_Cabinet, Palma de Mallorca (ES); Always There (2022), Lychee One, London (UK) and Things that happen when we are not looking (2021), Lychee One, London (UK). Recent group exhibitions include: The Painted Room (2023), curated by Caroline Walker, GRIMM, Amsterdam (NL); Unseen (2023), curated by ThisWeekendRoom, Daejeon Creative Center, Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon (KR); Pounding The Pavement (2022), Galeria Pelaires, Palma de Mallorca (ES); The Tale of Tales (2022), G Museum of Art, Nanjing (CN) and Curtain Call (2022), ThisWeekendRoom, Seoul (KR). Her works can be found in private and public collections worldwide such as the X Museum, Beijing (CN); EF Education First Art Collection, London (UK) and Zurich (CH) and the HSBC Art
Collection, London (UK).
Minyoung Choi : A Metaphorical Realm of Interwoven Light, Darkness, and Fantasy
Kibu Kim