Day Dream 9940 (1999)
咸燮 Ham Sup (1942 - 2024, Korea)
韓紙等複合媒材 Mixed Media (Korean Paper)
65 x 51 cm （15號）
來源：前駐韓國法國大使夫婦收藏
這幅作品創作於 1999 年，是咸燮大師在 20 世紀末《白日夢》系列最成熟、能量最飽滿的壓軸代表作。此時他的桑樹皮韓紙撕貼技法已經達到爐火純青的境界，纖維在畫面上的鬆緊交織極具音律感，是收藏大師 90 年代精華期不可多得的珍品。
大師將傳承百年的韓國古書浸泡、撕裂、搥打，那些古老的墨跡與天然植物染料的斑駁色彩，在 1999 年的時空下被重新重組。這不只是一幅抽象畫，它把時間的厚度和東方的靈魂直接揉進了這張紙裡面。
25 號大畫需要大牆面，10 號小畫較內斂，而這幅 15 號的《Day Dream 9940》尺寸剛剛好。無論是獨立掛在玄關作為視覺焦點，還是掛在書房，在燈光下散發出的沉靜單色禪意，都能瞬間提升整個空間的藝術品味。
Provenance: collection of a former French ambassador to South Korea and spouse.
Created in 1999, this work is presented as a culminating example from the mature, high-energy phase of Ham’s Day Dream series at the end of the twentieth century. By this point, his mulberry-paper tearing and layering technique had reached a highly accomplished level; the changing tension of the fibers across the surface creates an almost musical rhythm, making the work a particularly desirable example from his 1990s period.
Ham soaked, tore, and hammered century-old Korean book paper, then reassembled old ink traces and the mottled colors of natural dyes within the temporal context of 1999. The result is positioned as more than an abstract image: the thickness of time and an Eastern material sensibility are physically embedded into the paper itself.
A Size No. 25 painting requires a large wall, while a Size No. 10 work can feel more intimate. At Size No. 15, Day Dream 9940 offers a particularly versatile scale. It can work as a focal point in an entrance area or bring a quiet monochrome, meditative atmosphere to a study, where soft lighting emphasizes its tactile surface and understated presence.