The sharper edge to traveling in Asia

Seoul: a Riot of color and design on the streets of Korea

Written By: herbrunbridge - Oct• 10•12

Seoul was heavily devastated by military action in the 20th century, and perhaps that’s why her citizens made opportunity out of adversity, and used color and design to doll-up everything. Mundane electric meters become industrial art with a dash of color. An ordinary drab concrete black wall becomes a traditional Korean hanok house, utilizing negative space to hide an electrical meter, in a three-dimensional sketch of white on black. An old bicycle, placed above a doorway, uses the sun to cast a third dimension against the wall. A scarf display is never just a clothing rack, it’s an art piece. In Seoul, the art of presentation is on view in her streets, alleys, and buildings as an ever-enchanting walking museum, 24/7.

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