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<Collection of Short Comments on the Exhibition>

longer and longer everlasting freedom while preserving peaceful mountain
state of mind”, you said one day. I agree to what To live as Choi Gosan
16. Kim Jeong-nam you said. - Yoolsan Lee Hong-jae, Chief, Leading
I have been captured in my own restraint. Like You, Gosan, are trying to empty you down to Calligraphers Group of Korea Calligraphy
a frog that is falling deeper and deeper into the bottom through discipline and train in order Association
its well unaware of such situation of its, I am to throw away all of desire!
getting away from the world farther and farther. I am looking forward to the calligraphic art 22. Buddhist Monk Moojin
Maybe, I have been already forgotten by the world of yours that will have finally arrived in Tao and Buddha go on one way ㅡ Confucianism,
world. I am tired even of talking about any good such peacefully innocent and simple world. Buddhism and Taoism are all going altogether
memories together with anyone. I even do not - Cheong-gok Kim Choon-ja, Director, Korea through the universe.
want to try to get reminded of it. Calligraphy Association
Like stupid crowds who squeeze the last 23. Park Byeong-cheon
orange even unaware that they are now at their 20. Kim Hee-jeong Doctor Choi’s New Art World
desperate crisis, I am aimlessly wandering The materials sent to me from Gosan for this This work is made by a variety of techniques
about even today. Nobody is crying together short comment was touching me again. based on calligraphy, inscribing and painting
with me. Nobody is trying to wipe off my tears. In the post-modernism period of this short for the figures of Hangeul calligraphic style,
At this moment, the world imagined by Gosan Anthropocene, he presented the Exhibition of Chinese character calligraphic style and engraving
is coming down onto my spirit. I have just come YungHwa Painting, [From a Chaos to another calligraphic style that light up the unknown world
here without any hesitation. What do you want Chaos]. on the brilliant and antique look rock face, so
me to do? Asking him such a dull question, I am Also in this exhibition, he shows such a brilliant that it seems to push me into the unknown world
getting to myself rubbing my sleepy eyes. I am talent of his. that is connected to a vague ancient world. I wish
taking my brush calmly in spite of myself. I am Sad is everyone who was born from dust of your work will get brighter and brighter with such
doing so while shortly feeling quiet wriggling universe but is trying to leave even a point of unique creation activities.
actions going up forward from the chaos of trace of their life (雪泥鴻爪). - Park Byeong-cheon(Honorary Professor,
beginning again to a new life. Even if it is possible to say that there is neither Gyeongin National University of Education)
- Byeok-ahm Kim Jeong-nam life nor death, there clearly exist both life and
death. 24. Park Jae-gap
17. Kim Jeong-min I wish the ink-like black would light up lighter Being fully touched by the harmonized beauty
The calligrapher Choi Eun-cheol’s art world is and lighter under brilliant chaos... of line, color, classic and modern, I celebrate the
the art of YiYeoBulYiJiGan (似與不似之間, a - Kim Hee-jeong: Doctor of Philosophy, exhibition of Doctor Gosan Choi Eun-cheol’s
breach between similarity and non-similarity) Sungkyunkwan University, and Senior Deputy masterpieces that express especially Hangeul
and a disclosure of ‘being deep and profound’ Chairman, Korean Calligraphers Association characters clearly delivering meanings of words
that appears in the image world of EonSangEui with profound color tone so that they can highly
(言-像-意, word, shape and will). 21. Lee Hong-jae stand out.
- Special Professor, Graduate School of Fine 《Gosan YungHwa (古山融和, Gosan’s - Park Jae-gap, honorary professor of Seoul
Arts, The University of Suwon and Deputy YungHwa Painting)》 National University
Chairman, Inscribers Association of Korea Gosan (古山, old mountain) is a Gosan (高山,
high mountain) 25. Park Jeong-gyoo
18. Kim Jeong-hyeong Korean calligraphy must change to survive I have ever met Gosan in person few times only
M agnificent is the beauty of If not change, it will meet death, therefore, for some official events without any personal
CheonJinJaYeonJiChee (天眞自然之趣, It will meet death relationship. Maybe I knew him only by his works
innocent and simple nature-like pleasure) that If its characters do not look beautiful but I feel like I have been related with him for a
comes into and goes out of any boundary. It can’t be calligraphy long time.
If not beautiful When I think of him, I say just one phrase about
19. Kim Choon-ja Cheong-gok Gosan Choi Eun-cheol, him:
“Calligraphy is an art that makes you enjoy You must be both old mountain and high I wish I often meet him!

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