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■ Artist: Han Youngjun ■ Title: Kaein Exhibition ■ Dates: November 10 (Tue) – November 28 (Sat), 2026 ■ Venue: Gallery J. One Daegu (60 Bongsan Munhwagil, Jung-gu, Daegu) ■ Hours: 10:30 AM – 6:00 PM (Closed Sundays) ■ Inquiry: 053-252-0614 ■ Opening: November 11 (Wed), 2026, 5:00 PM Open Self (開人) While the profound concepts and discourse within contemporary art are certainly important, sometimes the artist's sincere gaze contained in every brushstroke itself becomes the clearest essence of art. We often try to keep pace with the speed of the world or its set standards, but the pure power of art may lie in the freedom to step away momentarily from the constraints of purpose, naturally unfolding on canvas the world and emotions the artist has encountered. Han Youngjun's solo exhibition 《Kaein Exhibition》, opening November 10 at Gallery J. One Daegu, sets aside the weight of theory to follow the most natural path led by the brush. The exhibition title 《Kaein (開人)》 means a person who opens closed frameworks and expands themselves, while simultaneously expressing the process by which one individual (個人) gently opens on canvas the time and emotions experienced through life. For Han Youngjun, the act of painting is not a race toward a predetermined answer. From early color experiments and figures painted during the pandemic, to his mother's illness and caregiving, and the new family he has welcomed—life's trajectory has naturally seeped into the canvas as both subject and method. The life studies (寫生) that began with a longing for the outside world from within the confining hospital walls are also deeply connected to this trajectory. The artist does not try to artificially control all these moments that have passed through his life, nor package them into a single refined style. Without being bound to a specific purpose, he records the time he has passed through, quietly showing that 'I existed here and looked upon the world with this calm gaze.' Simply with the attitude of soyo (逍遙)—a leisurely wandering through life's landscapes—he focuses wholly on each scene he wishes to encounter. In this exhibition, paintings not grouped under a single style or completed series are placed side by side. Even without clearly indicating a direction, the artist's sincere attitude of quietly capturing on canvas what he wishes to paint resonates deeply in viewers' hearts. The comfort that it is okay not to always rush toward somewhere, the composed gaze of focusing on oneself at each moment. We hope that this 《Kaein Exhibition》 will open the closed perspectives within each visitor's own life, and become a time of quietly wandering (逍遙) in the pure comfort that painting offers.