An Invitation to Artists
The work of one who is gone,
kept alive by the living
The terracotta relief Oh Yoon carved into a Guui-dong building in 1973 disappears this summer. A work of its era, held up by today's artists through their own works. A single painting of yours moves one piece of it.
What Is at Stake
A mark left by a twenty-seven-year-old
Discharged from the army after falling ill, the young man was working clay at a brick factory in Gyeongju. In 1973, together with fellow artists Oh Kyung-hwan and Yoon Kwang-ju, he carved a terracotta relief into the interior wall of the Commercial Bank of Korea's Guui-dong branch building — a laborer's mark, left where laborers passed every day. If the building is torn down this summer, what vanishes is not one work but the trace a fellow artist left on his era.
A Spirit of Sharing
Art must be shared by many.
Without even a press, he rubbed his prints with a spoon and gave them freely — onto poetry covers, onto leaflets at worksites, into children's books. A man who believed art belonged to everyone. Now, to protect the relief he left, today's artists offer their own works. It is a place where sharing calls forth sharing once more.
Your Place in This
Not charity, but solidarity
The terracotta of a departed master is held up by the hands of artists living today. Your work is not merely a donation; it becomes part of pulling a single work back from disappearance. Artists standing beside artists — the very thing SAF has done from the start. The proceeds become the fund that moves Oh Yoon's terracotta relief into citizens' hands.
Will you join us?
A single work of yours moves one piece of this terracotta. This summer, set your name before a work that was nearly lost.
How It Works
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Up to three works for sale per artist
You may submit up to three works for sale, each within size 20 (ho, approx. 72.7 × 60.6 cm).
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Proceeds fund the preservation
When a submitted work sells, the proceeds go toward moving Oh Yoon's terracotta relief.
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Shown in the main gallery too
Submitted works appear both on the exhibition page and across the SAF gallery.
How to Submit
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Sign in to SAF as an artist.
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On the fundraiser page, choose the works to submit, or register a new work.
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Save your submission, and your work joins the exhibition.
Submissions are open to registered SAF artists. If you're not yet an artist, please join us first.
Your name will remain on this work