Old Future, 2017 Acrylic on canvas 76 2/5 × 51 1/5 in 194 × 130 cm
The portrait and the landscape are among the most common and traditional genres in art history. Even though they might not be addressing new things, because of this history artists are still engaged with these subjects and use them to locate iconic elements that represent contemporary life.
This is because they perceive these subjects as being able to reflect the times whilst still being anchored in tradition. Despite differing levels of engagement and practice, when looking at the tendencies of works by significant artists who have played a leading role in the hegemony of contemporary art, they mostly transform and vary these typical elements according to the demands and form of their time.
Old Future, 2017 Acrylic on canvas 76 2/5 × 51 1/5 in 194 × 130 cm
There seems to be no better subject to address their stories than portraits and no better object to identify the conditions of living than landscapes. When considering symptoms such as the loss or confusion of identity which most contemporary people are sick of, the figure and landscape are not outdated subjects, and rather can be interpreted as some of the powerful and constant media in visual art.
- Kho, Chung-Hwan (art critic)
Old Future, 2016 Acrylic on canvas 35 4/5 × 28 7/10 in 91 × 73 cm
He says, the series of Old Future, 2016 Acrylic on canvas 44 1/10 × 76 2/5 in 112 × 194 cm
born in 1969
2002 Graduated from M.P.A.(Plastic Arts), Paris VIII University, France / 1998 Graduated from Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Versailles, France / 1994 B.F.A. Hong-ik University, Seoul, Korea
Selected Solo Exhibitions(13 times) 2006, 2008 Kumho Museum (Seoul, Korea) / 2007 Gallery Christine Park (Paris, France) / 2003, 2004, 2007 Gongsan Gallery (Daegu, Korea) / 1999 Gallery Bernanos (Paris, France) / 1998 Gallery FIAP Jean-Monet (Paris, France)
His works are derived from original idea which is putting Korean dress on western women and brings out a sense of beauty using air brushing technique.
By harmonizing the structure of opposition between the East and the West, traditional and contemporary, body and soul, and the Eastern culture and the Western culture, new fascination of the beauty of human body could be created.
