“The Art of the Brick” exhibition in Seoul

November 19, 2017October 17, 2020 Kalbi arts, Pop culture, Travel ara art centre, lego, nathan sawaya, the art of the brick

**Last updated on: 15 October 2020**

During my recent trip to Seoul, I stumbled upon the posters of “The Art of the Brick” exhibition (in the photo on the left) on my way to the Tongin Market. This is the exhibition by Nathan Sawaya, the brick artist who uses Lego bricks to create artworks, and this exhibition has been selected by CNN as one of the top 10 must-see exhibitions and has already been held in different countries over the world. As the exhibition is held in the Ara Art Centre which is conveniently located in Insadong, I went to this exhibition and liked it very much. Let me share some of my thoughts and feelings of this exhibition with you in this blog post. Continue reading →

Experience Korean culture through performances!

September 17, 2017 Kalbi arts, Pop culture, Pop music, Travel b-boy theater, jump show, k-pop hologram concert, klive, korean culture, nanta show, samulnori, taekwondo

One of the means of experiencing the Korean culture is to watch some performances with representative Korean cultural elements. There are in fact some good performances which you can enjoy even if you don’t know Korean. Let’s talk about some of them in this blog post. Continue reading →

Hangeul – A look at the Korean alphabet

May 21, 2015October 6, 2015 Kalbi arts, Drama, Hangeul, Language, Pop culture, Travel hangeul, hangeul dance, hangeul day, huminjeongeum, huminjeongeum haerye, ju si-geyong, King Sejong, konglish, korean culture, milmul modern dance company, national hangeul museum, The Story of King Sejong exhibition hall, Tree with deep roots, UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize, UNESO Memory of the World Register

The writing systems of nearly all languages over the world have evolved gradually from long long time ago so it is impossible to trace who their inventors were. Hangeul (한글), the Korean alphabet system, is perhaps the only one still in use today that you can trace its inventor. It was invented by King Sejong the Great (새종대왕) with the help of his scholars and was promulgated in 1446. In my blog post dated 16 January 2015, I mentioned that King Sejong the Great (the 4th king of the Joseon Dynasty) had many significant achievements during his reign, one of which was the invention of hangeul. In this blog post, let’s talk about some interesting information about hangeul. Continue reading →