Logotype-Adidas, 2006, Ink and colors on paper , 130 x 160cm

Son Donghyun, (b.1980) started to gain attention two years ago, when <The Portrait of Hero, Mr. James Bond> was exhibited at Gallery Ccot and his first solo exhibition <<Pa-Ap Icon>> was held in the Art Space Hue. Starting from these works, artist painted portraits of familiar characters in Disney animation or Hollywood movies such as Batman, Robocop, Bugs Bunny and Golum. They are painted on yellow tinted Korean paper with pigments used in Oriental Painting and the names and the prefix were made up with phonics of Chinese characters to create speciousness as Oriental portraits. It is unexpected to meet the familiar modern characters in the paintings that look like they are coming from the museum at a glance.



Logotype-Marlboro, 2006, Ink and colors on paper, 130 x 190cm



The Portrait of the Hero, Mr. Wolverine, 2006  Mr. Superman, 2007
Ink and colors on paper , 190 x 130cm

The first thing came up on artist's mind when he pondered on the idea of unification of tradition and modernity was 'What would Kim Hong-Do paint if he lives in the contemporary era?' It is absolutely reasonable to see street scene of Dong-du cheon in the folk painting of Kim Hong do, to appreciate the image TV stars we adore in the portraits or to observe personified character animals wandering around in the Oriental landscape painting.


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