“Nam June Paik’s Bibimbap Aesthetics as a Korean Reinterpretation of the Gesamtkunstwerk” presented by Ha
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- Nam June Paik’s Bibimbap Aesthetics as a Korean Reinterpretation of the Gesamtkunstwerk
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Nam June Paik often describes his mixed media based on bibimbap aesthetics. Bibimbap is a Korean traditional rice dish, which incorporates diverse side dishes as toppings. The discrete beautiful topping pattern on bibimbap becomes a whole new entity by mixing them together. Like bibimbap, Nam June Paik’s art shows creative combinations among a variety of media. Paik’s bibimbap aesthetics is a Korean reinterpretation of the Gesamtkunstwerk, or total work of art. This paper explores Paik’s artistic transition from non-mixed media to bibimbap aesthetics as a Korean version of the Gesamtkunstwerk.
