Kim Tschang-yeul

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Tschang-yeul
Hangul
김창열
Hanja
金昌烈
Revised RomanizationGim Chang-yeol
McCune–ReischauerKim Ch'angyŏl

Kim Tschang-yeul (Korean: 김창열; Hanja: 金昌烈, 24 December 1929 – 5 January 2021) was a South Korean artist known for his abstract paintings of water droplets.[1][2] He formed part of the Modern Artists' Association (현대미술가협회) in South Korea and joined the Art Informel movement of the 1950s and 60s.[2] From the late 1960s, Kim Tschang-yeul presented works in international stages, studied in the United States, and eventually relocated to Paris in 1969, where he developed his signature water droplet paintings.[3][4][5]

He is the father of French artist Oan Kim.

  1. ^ Russeth, Andrew (15 January 2021). "Kim Tschang-Yeul, 91, Dies; Painted Water Drops Swollen With Meaning". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b Durón, Maximilíano (6 January 2021). "Kim Tschang-Yeul, Influential Korean Artist Whose Water Drop Paintings Created New Possibilities for Abstraction, Has Died at 91". ARTnews. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Kim Tschang-Yeul (1929–2021)". Artforum. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Arte: è morto Kim Tschang-Yeul, il pittore della goccia d'acqua". La Sicilia (in Italian). Adnkronos. 6 January 2021. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  5. ^ Yau, John (9 November 2019). "A Modern Trompe L'Oeil Painter". Hyperallergic. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.