Museum of the Moving Image

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이영준

"Lee Young Jun PEN ART" Pen Art(General Remarks) Infinity of lines and dots have symbolism.  Such symbolism is ever changing according to the spirit’s depth.  All works are kaleidoscopic; they are usually composed of indescribable expressions.  Therefore, art’s depth also can be said to be unlimited.  Is pen art’s depth also infinite?  In other words, do the lines and dots flowing from the nib of a pen have an artistic qualification?  In this respect, it is worth thinking deeply.  Pen art begins from an essence of nature’s fundamental values.  From the standpoint of value, or color, a harmony of black and white is essential in nature.  As it is impossible to see any color in darkness, distinguishing color is an essential role of light.  That is why the soul is drawn to light.  Whiteness, or light is a spiritual reflection of the soul while blackness, or darkness is a reality of life on earth.  As the color green is an essential color of vegetation, burnt charcoal is an earthy color that will stay near black.  Blackness is heterogeneous and may be hostile to life.  If blackness belongs to the essence of nature, it also may be said to represent the image of death.  A combination of black and white constitutes degrees of lightness and darkness.  When painting black on a white background, the soul is transported to the white background.  Whiteness comes to life when contrasted with black line and black space.  In this case, soul also may be expressed through the blackness.  Soul may be transported to the black or a combination of white and black, which shed a mysterious merit to the soul or spirit.  Pen arts starts and ends from an essence of nature’s fundamental contrasts.  The primary essence is infinite and eternal while the artistic harmony of black and white can take one’s breath away.  But, this is not possible until a metamorphosis has been realized over many years and spiritual transcendence has occurred.  The transfer of spirit  occurs when one’s life experiences are projected onto the white canvas in harmony with blackness.  That is the true ‘pen art.’                Artist Lee Young Jun I am a Korean. I pioneered the " Lee Young Jun Pen Art " and Perfected the genre. I am Artist Lee Young Jun. Pen Art is the only genre is an important work In the world. The works are extremely valuable. And no one is able to work not dare to imitate. The hope my work can be sympathy to many people. Thank you. "Lee young jun PEN ART 총론" (총론 :總論)PEN ART(Korea) ------------------------------------------- 선과 점의 무한함은 상징성이 있다. 그 상징성은 정신의 깊이에 따라 변화무쌍(變化無雙)하다. 모든 작품이 그러하다. 변화무쌍하기 때문에 형언할 수 없는 표현으로 이어진다. 그리하여 예술의 깊이는 무한한 것이다. 펜의 예술이라고 하면 깊이가 무한함이 있을까? 일반적으로 펜의 끝에서 흘러나오는 선과 점이 과연, 예술성을 갖출 수 있겠는가 라는 점이다. 이점에 대하여 깊이 생각할 필요가 있다. 펜의 예술은 자연의 근본적인 색채의 본질에서부터 시작한다. 색채의 본질에서 보면 흑(黑), 백(白)의 조화는 자연의 근본적(根本的)이다. 조명이 없는 어두운 곳에서는 색을 볼 수 없듯이 색을 구분할 수 있게 해주는 것이 빛의 본질적인 작용이다. 때문에 흰색으로 나타나는 빛 속에서 영(靈)을 이끌어 들인다. 흰색 또는 빛은 영(靈)의 혼적(魂的)인 영상이다. 자연색은 검은 색이다. 녹색이 식물의 본질적인 색채인 것처럼 타버린 숯은 검은색으로 남는 본질적인 색상이다. 절대적인 어둠 속에서 어떤 생명의 운동도 있을 수 없다. 검은색은 생명에 대한 이질적(異質的)이고 적대성 (敵對性)이 있다. 검은색이 자연의 본질(本質)이라면, 검은색은 죽음의 영적(靈的)인 영상이다. 흰색이 검은색과 결합(結合)할 때 명암(明暗)이 이뤄진다. 흰 화면에 검은색을 칠하면 靈이 흰 화면에 이입(移入)된다. 검은 선(線), 검은 면(面)과 만날 때, 흰색은 부활(復活)한다. 검은 색을 통하여 영을 표현할 수 있다. 영(靈)이란 검은색 속에 이입될 수 있는 유일한 것이며, 영과 혼의 색채 흑(黑), 백(白)을 결합(結合)하면 신비함을 갖는다. 그리고 펜의 예술은 자연의 근본적인 색채의 본질 에서부터 시작하여 근본적인 색채의 본질에서 끝을 맺는다. 근본적인 본질은 무한(無限)하고 영원함이 있으며, 흑, 백의 조화는 예술적(藝術的)으로 충분히 살아 숨쉴 수 있다. 그것은 오랜 시간을 통하여 다듬고 완성된 경지를 이룬 뒤에야 가능하고, 혼(魂)을 담는 완벽한 선율이 전제 되어야 한다. 흑, 백의 조화 속에 고고(孤高)하고 생생한 선율이 흰 화면에 영이 이입될 때 비로소 영의 세계는 창조(創造)된다. 그것이 진정한 펜의 예술이다.                               이영준( 李  永 俊)

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Mark Colangelo

My wife is a huge Madmen fan so for her birthday I thought it would be nice to go with the family. A 3 year old and a 2 month old. At the ticket counter we were told that strollers are not allowed. We had just gone to the Museum of Natural History with our stroller so it never crossed my mind that this small museum in Queens would not allow strollers. PS1 allows strollers and I am certain that the Metropolitan Museum of Art allows strollers. I asked to speak to a manager to see if they could make an exception. She said no. Rudely. I pretty much begged. We are already here. Sorry, we did not know. Please! It is not that crowded. No, No, No. They are worried about their "artifacts" she said as though King Tut himself is gonna be in the middle of an aisle. There was zero concern from her. Cold, hard and unconcerned. Not even a "sorry". No soup for you! So, what do we do? Already here. Babies are allowed, you just have to carry them. So, I carried my baby in a car seat around the museum. Very difficult, hard on the back and quite frankly a much bigger problem for the museum than if the baby was in a stroller. Here I am swinging a heavy, awkward car seat around. Occasionally putting it down to look at something or to rest my back and arms. Waiting for someone to trip over it. Not a happy experience. There was PLENTY of room for a stroller and not a single "artifact" could be damaged since they are all protected by fences or raised up on pedestals. So, now for the review of the museum itself. I would give it 4 stars if not for the mean lady and the museums ridiculous policy on strollers. The museum was fun and interesting. My wife had been there many years ago and commented that it has not changed much, but this was my first time. I loved seeing the Star Wars action figures which I played with as a kid and some Star Trek toys. There was also a pretty interesting collection of movie costumes and props. Morks costume from Mork and Mindy, Crocket and Tubbs Miami Vice suits, Detective Axel Foleys costume from Beverly Hills Cop, Chewbaccas mask from Star Wars, etc. We wanted to see the virtual reality exhibit but without an advance ticket, the wait was hours. There is a nice collection of historic video cameras and TVs. There is also a nice collection of old video games from the 70s and 80s. Atari, Nintendo and Sega as well as arcade games which can be played if you get tokens. There is also an interactive section where you can make a short video using stop motion techniques or record a line in a video, etc. The museum is 3 floors and can be done in 1-2 hours. There is a cafe and gift shop. The overall museum is experience is nice. For such a small, nice, museum in a neighborhood in Queens that allows babies and small children, strollers need to be allowed. Even if just on certain days. Their excuse of "preserving the artifacts" is ridiculous. There was more than enough room. Either ban babies or allow strollers.

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T Clinger

This is an absolutely great place to visit, with plenty of things to interest people of all ages, and seriously, I mean from the invention of the zoetrope, film cameras, and TVs to video games and advanced movie technology. Many of the museums collections feature interactive areas, and almost everything can be photographed without using your flash. There are also several theaters and projection areas, some ticketed, most not, where you can sit and watch something interesting. The ticketed movies shown in the main theater on the first floor are diverse in subject matter and age range. Oh, movie tickets also come with a pass into the museum (one per ticket). There are exhibitions on make-ups, masks, costumes, posters, music, merchandise of some of the most famous and beloved movies and TV shows to grace primarly American pop culture...Brando, Mork & Mindy, Star Trek, Muppets, Sesame Street, Freddy Krueger, Linda Blair, Black Swan, Blade Runner, video games, sound effects come to mind off the top of my head. And their gift shop is creative and filled with fun, but also offers interesting, in depth, movies and books on cinema and filmmaking, etc. You wont be bored. Give yourself several hours to spend here and have fun.

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