February 30, 1993 - Day of Lunar calender
728*1030, Print to paper, 2016
This poster represents February 30, 1993.
In the Gregorian calendar, February is the 28th.
It increases to 29 days every four years, but there is no 30th.
The date of February 30 is only in the lunar calendar.
is not on the calendar, nor the day to return every year.
It does not return regularly, like February 29th.
So not only my friends, my family passed my birthday several times.
I borrowed various images to express the singularity of the lag
and the lunar calendar with the poster.
and the lunar calendar with the poster.
Yundo is the first concept. Yundo is a universal compass and calendar of the Orient.
This implies various orientations of the sky, such as the Yin-Yang route, the Paguage,
the Kigon Supervision, the 24 defense, and so on.
the Kigon Supervision, the 24 defense, and so on.
I wanted to express the sky and the moon in the Orient.
In order to make the moon - and sky - seen from the east,
I took the structure of Cheonsang-yeolchabunya-jido.
I took the structure of Cheonsang-yeolchabunya-jido.
It is a type of astronomy, and it represents the constellation and oriental cosmos at the time.
I painted a poster with the keyword "Moon" in the astronomical map as it is.
I have written my life record on each of the items in the Yundo and the circle.
And, in order to emphasize the core concept, the moon, I made the circle more divergent.
I used paper materials to express the feel of the old Orient,
and also used Photoshop filters. I made variations.
and also used Photoshop filters. I made variations.
But I felt the limitation of the old map and changed the composition of the poster
to express the material of the time gap more positively.
to express the material of the time gap more positively.
The new posters express the moon, a lot of staggering, create space and add a sense of depth.
Through the text typesetting, I explained the ideology -
Yundo and Oriental Thought, which became the roots of the poster.
Yundo and Oriental Thought, which became the roots of the poster.
I followed the classic oriental typography, using Korean font 'Baram'.
