Art Cube 22 to Hold Two-Person Exhibition Featuring Moon Sun-mi and Hiroyuki

Gallery Art Cube 22 announced on the 13th that it will be holding a two-person exhibition, 'Second Glance: The Second Perspective', featuring Korean artist Moon Sun-mi and Japanese artist Hiroyuki. The exhibition period is from the 19th of this month until August 13. A representative from Art Cube 22 commented, "This exhibition highlights the intersection of two artists' works, which provide new perspectives on the familiar and transcend the cultural differences between Korea and Japan. Their works elicit intuitive empathy and laughter, but also hide social insight and humorous questions about existence." Hiroyuki is an artist known for reinterpreting Western masterpieces such as Leonardo da Vinci and Vincent van Gogh with cat characters. This year, Hiroyuki participated as an artist affiliated with Art Token at 'Art Dubai', the largest international art fair in the Middle East, attracting attention from local industry stakeholders. According to Art Cube 22, "Hiroyuki's works provide immediate delight through their familiar forms, but expand into themes of irony, insight, and philosophical questions." Moon Sun-mi is an artist who visualizes the gap between society’s expectations of women and the individual's inner self. The industry has praised her for portraying contemporary women's self-portraits with a delicate perspective. An official from Art Cube 22 stated, "Moon Sun-mi mainly composes her canvases with bright colors and charming characters, but within her works, there is insight into anxiety, self-awareness, and the finiteness of life. Her pieces intuitively connect with generations familiar with digital images, questioning the place and identity of women in visual culture." The exhibition is structured into spaces directly staged by the two artists themselves. According to the gallery, section-by-section curation encourages viewers to look at the works from a 'second perspective'. Multiple types of artworks, including paintings and digital images, will be displayed at the exhibition.

Meanwhile, this exhibition was jointly planned and promoted by Art Token and Sanji Gallery. Hong Ji-sook, the director of Art Cube 22, said, "The works of Hiroyuki and Moon Sun-mi, through the satire and emotional nuances embedded in their familiar forms, allow viewers to reexamine aspects of life. We hope that each visitor's own experiences and emotions will also be reflected through the art."