Plaza with Golden Wings (황금날개광장) - Seoul, Korea
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silverquill
N 37° 30.371 E 126° 53.454
52S E 313580 N 4153116
These stylized golden wings, by Ahn Pil Yun, flank the open plaza in front to the Technomart Building at Sindorim in the Guro district of Seoul, Korea.
Waymark Code: WMD51V
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Date Posted: 11/19/2011
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황금날개광장
Plaza with Golden Wings
웅비의뜻을 품고 창공을 향해 힘차게
날개를 펼치는 형상
[The secret of great achievement represented by the
majestic unfolding of wings, thrusting toward the azure sky.]
2007 . 11 .
http://www.ahanpilyun.co.kr
NOTE: Defunct Web Site
These golden wings with their angular, pointed shape, shining like gold, thrusting toward the sky, represent the desire for success. The symbolism of wealth and achievement flank the plaza in front of the Sindorim Technomart, representative of the country's high-tech success story. The plaza also features a flat fountain in front of the glass windows of a Starbucks store. An outlet for the Sindorim subway station open onto the plaza.
There are twelve floors, many filled with electronic merchandise, service centers for both Dell and Hewlett Packard, but also other stores, a wedding hall, and a food court. There is an outlet for the popular E-Mart discount department floor on the first basement level.
The sculpture was designed by pioneering female artist Ahn Pil Yun, whose work can be seen at World Cup Stadium and in many exhibitions around the world.
From the pages of the Powerhouse Museum:
Ahn Pil Yun is an internationally recognized contemporary Korean installation and performance artist. Ahn studied sculpture at the College of Fine Arts, Seoul National University, c.1990-1996. She has been involved in many solo and collaborative exhibitions in a variety of countries, including Korea, Japan, the UK, Europe and Australia. Ahn was commissioned for two Public Artworks for the 2002 World Cup Soccer Stadium in Seoul.
Ahn has held two solo exhibitions in Australia, "The Swallowed Moon, 1996" and "Extension, 2000."
For an interesting article on Ahn's place in the contemporary Korean art scene as a female artist forging new frontiers, see
Korean Women and Korean Women Artists by En Young Ahn,
Australian National University. She notes that Ahn pursued her art
". . . with a political struggle that Asian women artists have in achieving success and recognition in the mainstream art world, which is still defined (overwhelmingly) as Western and white."