Shatto Gallery is pleased to present Phos Hilaron, a solo exhibition by Hyunae Kang. The title, meaning "Radiant Light" in Greek, perfectly encapsulates Kang's artistic practice—an exploration of light, color, and spirituality through a deeply personal and meditative process.

Kang's work masterfully bridges Korean and Western artistic traditions, offering a powerful departure from the austere minimalism of Dansaekwa. Instead, she embraces a maximalist approach, using vivid, prismatic colors and intricate textures to create compositions that resonate with luminous energy and spiritual depth.

In this exhibition, Kang's distinctive style transforms the canvas into a radiant field of overlapping brushstrokes. Her use of impasto—thick layers of paint applied with deliberate strokes—imbues each surface with both tactile presence and ethereal glow. The radiant colors are heightened by interwoven textures, offering a multisensory journey that reflects her belief in art as an act of contemplation and faith.

Phos Hilaron showcases Kang's evolving mastery while inviting viewers to experience her art as spiritual practice. Her paintings emerge through layers of Korean text and symbols, constantly overlapping and shifting until nearly illegible in their repetition. The result is artwork that reverberates with quiet power, evoking the sacred and sublime through the convergence of the visible and transcendent.

Join us at Shatto Gallery for this illuminating exhibition that promises to be both a visual and spiritual revelation, offering viewers an immersive journey into Kang's visionary world where art becomes a living, breathing act of faith.