Getting started.

It was a rough start. My flight to san francisco was delayed. Surprisingly, I only had less than 20 minutes, plus I had to pee so bad. I had to decide between missing a flight and pee on my pants. I had two minutes left and there was a long line in front of the restroom. Guess what, all these people let me pee first so that I could catch my flight. So, I got on the flight. Then the captain had to call an emergency landing in Montreal because somebody got really sick. We had to wait for 5 hours on the airplane not knowing when we could continue our journey. Again, surprisingly, I was not late to catch another flight to Bilbao from Frankfurt. They did not even lose my luggage!!! If you know me, you know my story will never be easy and safe. This trip had all the elements to go wrong but everything came out great. 

And this is what I had.

Street view from my apartment in Bilbao.

Bar hopping. A lot of awesome wine and tapas.

This is how I start my traveling!

Getting ready for my trip

My Sabbatical starts from next week. I was done with my school at the end of May but I decided to teach a summer class.  I had one of the best classes, which just finished today. I thought I would feel extremely happy but I feel kind of weird now. It is a mixture of excited and a bit scared at the same time.

I bought a suitcase, backpack, ipad, and small handbag. I am starting with Spain and then go different places. I will try to go as many places as possible, but at the same time, I will try not to over do :)

Please stay in tuned. I will post not only my art, but also cool art I will see, yummy foods, and awesome places to go. I will be in some of artist in residence programs in different countries as well. You might also want to consider applying if any place looks cool.

media coverage for my Bilbao Exhibition.

ArtHub in Korea
http://arthub.co.kr/sub01/board01_view.htm?No=12868

Nontzeberri in Spain
http://www.nontzeberri.com/Albiste1.aspx?a=5360

Deia in Spain

http://www.deia.com/2013/06/22/ocio-y-cultura/cultura/la-taller-galeria-inaugura-la-exposicion-de-la-artista-eunkang-koh

Euskalkultura.com in Spain
http://www.euskalkultura.com/albisteak/reno-korea-bilbao-konexioa-cbs-en-sortu-zen-arte-trukearen-emaitza-ikusgai-egunotan-bilbon?utm_source=euskalkultura-eu&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=2013/07/03

My show is up at La Taller!!!

It is very exciting for me to show my work in Spain. The show looks great. Maite did amazing job installing my work.

                                                        This is the front part of the gallery

                                                   Ceramic creatures and drawings

                                            Assholes

Waite for me my babies. I will be there to see you in August.

Summer workshop at Sierra Nevada College

I taught a printmaking workshop at Sierra Nevada College from June 17 through 21. The school offered me a beautiful Scholar's suite on campus located in Incline village.

It was amazing view! It was quite chili up there. The lecture was great and my students were awesome. I did not care too much about the wall paper in the Suite but who cares about the wall paper anyways!!!

“THE HUMAN SHOP”

By Eunkang Koh

June 21 — August 9, 2013

Opening Reception is June 21, 2013 8:00 PM — 10:00 PM

Gallery Hours: Thursdays & Fridays

10:00 AM — 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM — 9:00 PM

La Taller y Galería de Grabado


C/Zumarraga, 7, Lonja bajo.

Entrada por Maestro Iciar S/N. 


48006 BILBAO

BIZKAIA


SPAIN

Tell: 0034 94 672 22 92

http://www.lataller.com

Eunkang Koh’s new work will be on exhibition at La Taller y Galería de Grabado in Bilbao, Spain from June 21 through August 9, 2013. The opening reception will be held on June 21, 2013 from 8:00 PM until 10:00 PM.

Eunkang Koh’s work focuses on the social phenomena of our 21^st century society of consumerism.  She views the lifestyle and thinking processes of humans as largely ruled and guided by money and capitalism.  “Our goals are to become richer and wealthier so that we can consume even more.” Trying to fit into a consumer-driven culture masks our own individuality as our identity and personality become cloaked and defined by “consume more.”  Her exhibition “The Human Shop” expresses the absurdity of the human world, manifesting through the social phenomena of consumerism, and is visually depicted in the creation of creature hybrids.  They portray ironic gestures that create a mixture of humor and grotesqueness, reflecting life in our consumer society.

“The Human Shop” consists of different types of prints and drawing, incorporating various media such as clay and magnets in depicting the mass consumer culture in which humans live today. Koh also experiments with human-made materials such as plastic boxes, vinyl sheets, and paper bags. Through the eye of an artist these materials represent and symbolize the micromanaged and controlled contemporary society.

Eunkang Koh is an Associate Professor in Printmaking/Drawing for the Art Department of the University of Nevada Reno, College of Arts. Professor Koh received her B.F.A. from Hong-Ik University in Seoul, Korea, and her M.F.A. from California State University, Long Beach, California. Ms.Koh has had significant solo and group exhibitions in the United States, South Korea, Spain, China and Bulgaria. She also received a Nevada Arts Council Artist Fellowship Honorable Mention Grant for fiscal year 2013.

Getting ready for a big show!

I am getting ready for my show in Spain. Exciting!!!!!