Hanji Events February 2014 .......

UPCOMING HANJI EVENTS

Here are a couple of interesting events that involve Hanji in one form or another that are going to be on this month. So if you live in the United States or are going to be visiting you may be interested in checking them out.

MAKE YOUR WISH ON HANJI

Sunday Feb. 9th, 1 pm at Flushing Town Hall, New York

137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing New York, 11354, USA

As part of the Asian New Year Celebrations you will have an opportunity to get Korean folk paintings drawn on hanji (Korean traditional mulberry paper). Write your wishes for the new year on hanji and create a one-of-a-kind art piece to take home. Cost: $10 (materials included)

This one looks like it'd be good for the children and adults alike.

HANJI: Contemporary Korean Paper Art

Feb. 6th - April 13th

The Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 West Malvern Avenue, Fullerton, CA 92833, USA

Artists:

Young Hoon Kim

Dong Hyun Chung

Soon Ok Ahn

Jong Kook Lee

Theresa Hwang

Yoonsook B. Ryang

These artists interpret this ancient art form in a variety of unexpected ways for the 21st Century.

Hanji is an ever evolving art form and if you were interested in new ideas then this exhibition would be great to see. It's on for quite a long time so would be good to visit if you were in the area.

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Lotus symbol in Korean culture .....

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The Buddhist symbol, Hanji & Korean culture ....

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HANJI TRIVIA - Punjabi 'Hanji' .......

When researching about Hanji I've come across many sites that relate to the word 'hanji' being used in Punjabi, one of the Indian languages. There's a band called 'Cornershop' that made a CD in 1997 called, "When I was Born for the Seventh Time' and at the beginning of the song, which I believe was originally sung in Punjabi, they use the word Hanji. In Punjabi both 'han' and 'ji' mean yes. When talking informally to a person they use 'han' but if speaking to an elder or a person with a superior status then they put the two words together and say 'hanji'. You just never know when this word might be used ......

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