Esther
2024년 12월 19일
We're reading Philip Guston's <I Paint What I Want to See> in the month of February, 2025!
Perhaps it’s something about Sejong itself that has drawn me to books about art and museums over the past few years. The absence of both feels like a haunting presence, as though I were some kind of art connoisseur. Not that I frequented art exhibitions often while living in Seoul, but I did visit theaters, art halls, or museums whenever I wanted to slow things down and reflect. Maybe it’s that time again.
I still dream of seeing Hammershøi’s and John Singer Sargent’s paintings again somewhere in the world. For now, though, I’ll content myself with trying to understand what painters see when they paint. That, in itself, feels like a privilege—far better than having no artwork to admire or no nearby museum to encounter masterpieces capable of transforming how I view life.
If you’re curious and resilient enough to find beauty in the ungainly and unlikely, here's a warm welcome to read this book with me. And I’d be interested in hearing what you see when you look.
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세종에 거주하고 있는 외국인을 포함해 교사, 강사, 회사원, 공무원 및 가사일을 하시는 분들에게도 원서독서를 장려하고 자유롭게 토론할 수 있는 문학적/문화적 소통과 교류의 공간이 되고자 합니다. 해당 책을 읽고, 영어로 소통이 가능한 대학생 이상의 성인에 한해 누구나 무료로 참석할 수 있습니다. 2025년 2월 모임의 책으로는 Philip Guston의 <I Paint What I Want to See>를 읽습니다.
Illuminating reflections on painting and drawing from one of the most revered artists of the twentieth century.
"Thank God for yellow ochre, cadmium red medium, and permanent green light"
How does a painter see the world? Philip Guston, one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, spoke about art with unparalleled candour and commitment. Touching on work from across his career as well as that of his fellow artists and Renaissance heroes, this selection of his writings, talks and interviews draws together some of his most incisive reflections on iconography and abstraction, metaphysics and mysticism, and, above all, the nature of painting and drawing.
20세기를 대표하는 위대한 에술가가 전하는 회화와 드로잉에 대한 깊은 성찰.
화가는 세상을 어떻게 바라볼까. 예술에 대해 진솔하고 열정적으로 이야기하며, 생각하게 하는 그림을 그린 필립 거스턴.
그의 커리어 전반에 걸친 작품들 뿐 아니라 동시대 예술가들과 르네상스의 거장들을 논한다.
아이코노그래피와 추상, 형이상학과 신비주의, 무엇보다 회화와 드로잉의 본질에 대한 통찰을 담고 있다.
Date: February 23, 2025
Time: 5pm
Venue: Esther’s
Join us for an evening of camaraderie and intellectual stimulation. Admission is free, but attendance is restricted to individuals of college age and above. You can sign up for the meeting via Karrot (당근 모임) or secure your spot through Kakao (에스더어학원) Happy reading!