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Artist Statement
My art works are based on printing, painting and drawing, and in recent years I have been engaged in two dimensional works with time based participatory aspect. I am focusing on universal ideas, emotions and desires among people from different cultures and political backgrounds.
Video 1 : SAYHEY & BECKY
Video 2 : I DANCE THEREFORE I AM-WOMEN PARTICIPANTS
My exhibition, entitled I DANCE THEREFORE I AM was an interactive film shoot for the video of the same name. This participatory art show was produced in following process. I transformed the gallery space into a filming studio and welcomed the participants who volunteered to dance in long johns implying intimacy. I filmed the participants’ dancing while I danced off to the side also in long johns. After the exhibition was ended, I edited each participant’s dance footage and transformed it into two different kind of video works. SAYHEY & BECKY was made in order to visualize myself and the participant dancing both in the screen. In the other video of I DANCE THEREFORE I AM-WOMEN PARTICIPANTS, I chose to show only the women participants’ dance moves without any sound.
Video 3 : ABOUT ERASING
THE ERASED was an audience participatory art exhibition. Before the show I drew lots of figures on the wall to portray my imaginary scenes of lust, abuse, guilt, gluttony, and anger which are the subconscious desires of human being. In the show I then asked the audience to erase whatever figures they chose. During the show I interviewed the audience asking them what they erased and why they chose them. This video, ABOUT ERASING is a selection of my such interviews.
Video 4 : WASH AWAY
For a three-week exhibition at Richard & Dolly Maass gallery, I painted a mural on a gallery wall to display it during the show. The mural was inspired by a biblical story of the Old testaments, Noah’s Flood. When the exhibition ended, I erased the mural using sponges, sandpapers and water and then painted it white paint. The process of erasing and painting were self reflective gestures of moving forward from the remnants of the past.
My art works are based on printing, painting and drawing, and in recent years I have been engaged in two dimensional works with time based participatory aspect. I am focusing on universal ideas, emotions and desires among people from different cultures and political backgrounds.
Video 1 : SAYHEY & BECKY
Video 2 : I DANCE THEREFORE I AM-WOMEN PARTICIPANTS
My exhibition, entitled I DANCE THEREFORE I AM was an interactive film shoot for the video of the same name. This participatory art show was produced in following process. I transformed the gallery space into a filming studio and welcomed the participants who volunteered to dance in long johns implying intimacy. I filmed the participants’ dancing while I danced off to the side also in long johns. After the exhibition was ended, I edited each participant’s dance footage and transformed it into two different kind of video works. SAYHEY & BECKY was made in order to visualize myself and the participant dancing both in the screen. In the other video of I DANCE THEREFORE I AM-WOMEN PARTICIPANTS, I chose to show only the women participants’ dance moves without any sound.
Video 3 : ABOUT ERASING
THE ERASED was an audience participatory art exhibition. Before the show I drew lots of figures on the wall to portray my imaginary scenes of lust, abuse, guilt, gluttony, and anger which are the subconscious desires of human being. In the show I then asked the audience to erase whatever figures they chose. During the show I interviewed the audience asking them what they erased and why they chose them. This video, ABOUT ERASING is a selection of my such interviews.
Video 4 : WASH AWAY
For a three-week exhibition at Richard & Dolly Maass gallery, I painted a mural on a gallery wall to display it during the show. The mural was inspired by a biblical story of the Old testaments, Noah’s Flood. When the exhibition ended, I erased the mural using sponges, sandpapers and water and then painted it white paint. The process of erasing and painting were self reflective gestures of moving forward from the remnants of the past.
CV
Education
2011 Salzburg Summer Academy Program, Salzburg, Austria
2011 MFA in Painting/Drawing at State University of New York, Purchase, NY
2007 BFA in Printmaking, College of Fine Arts, Hongik University, Seoul Korea
Grants & Fellowships
2011 American Austrian Foundation Prize for Fine Arts
2010 Public Art Grant, State University of New York Purchase, NY
Solo Exhibitions
2011 SAYHEY!, AreuPace N, Seoul Korea
2011 2-person show at Richard & Dolly Maass Gallery, Purchase, NY
2011 I DANCE THEREFORE I AM, Purchase College, New York
2010 THE ERASED, Purchase College, New York
2008 SAY HEY CHUNG, Hana Art gallery, Seoul,Korea
2008 DESIRE PART ONE, Chez Robert Gallery Bar,Seoul, Korea
Public Art Projects/Performances
2011 TAKE A PICTURE WITH SAYHEY, On-going Performance, various places (Dolly Maass Gallery, Gallery WhiteBox, AreuPace N)
2010 FREE RAINBOW CUPCAKES, participation art project, Purchase College, New York
2010 WASH AWAY YOUR WOUNDS, performance, Sexual Violence Awareness Week sponsored by Wellness Committee, Purchase, New York
2009 Collaboration(Animation) with Gillian Tan(dance choreographer, Dance Theater Lab at Purchase College, New York
2008 I-GALLERY mural project, Cheil Worldwide building, Seoul, Korea
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011 Asian Student & Young Artists Art Festival, Seoul, Korea
2011 ITS NOT ME ITS YOU, a group show at White Box gallery, New York
2010 HOLIDAY ARTS AND CRAFTS DESIGN FAIR, Rabbit Hole gallery, New York
2009 FAUX SHOW, Richard & Dolly Mass Gallery, NewYork
2009 NEO POPS, Gaga Gallery, Mayjune Gallery, Seoul
2009 DOMO, Ruben Gallery, Seoul
2009 SUDDEN, Gallery Van, Seoul
2008 HAPPY PAINTINGS, Yong-san Hana Art Gallery,Seoul
2007 STUDIO UNIT AUCTION PARTY, KT Art Hall,Seoul
2006 NO FRAME, The Gallery Soop, Seoul
2003 COMMENTS, The Exhibition by 3 artists, ChezRobert’s Gallery, Seoul
Awards
2007 Awarded Achievement prize at the Exhibition of 9th Danwon Arts Festival Association
2007 Awarded Achievement prize at the Exhibition of 5TH Seoul Fine Arts Association
2004 Awarded Achievement prize at the Exhibition of The National Annual Competition of Illustration
Public Collections
State University of New York, Purchase, USA
Shinsung Patent Law Firm, Seoul, Korea
DaeWoong International Corporation, Seoul, Korea
Jinsang restaurant, Seoul, Korea
Activities/Achievements
2010 Performance in Kate Gilmore WALK THE WALK Public Performance, Bryant Park, NY
2008 Organizer and Representative of an Artists Group, Project DO DO
Education
2011 Salzburg Summer Academy Program, Salzburg, Austria
2011 MFA in Painting/Drawing at State University of New York, Purchase, NY
2007 BFA in Printmaking, College of Fine Arts, Hongik University, Seoul Korea
Grants & Fellowships
2011 American Austrian Foundation Prize for Fine Arts
2010 Public Art Grant, State University of New York Purchase, NY
Solo Exhibitions
2011 SAYHEY!, AreuPace N, Seoul Korea
2011 2-person show at Richard & Dolly Maass Gallery, Purchase, NY
2011 I DANCE THEREFORE I AM, Purchase College, New York
2010 THE ERASED, Purchase College, New York
2008 SAY HEY CHUNG, Hana Art gallery, Seoul,Korea
2008 DESIRE PART ONE, Chez Robert Gallery Bar,Seoul, Korea
Public Art Projects/Performances
2011 TAKE A PICTURE WITH SAYHEY, On-going Performance, various places (Dolly Maass Gallery, Gallery WhiteBox, AreuPace N)
2010 FREE RAINBOW CUPCAKES, participation art project, Purchase College, New York
2010 WASH AWAY YOUR WOUNDS, performance, Sexual Violence Awareness Week sponsored by Wellness Committee, Purchase, New York
2009 Collaboration(Animation) with Gillian Tan(dance choreographer, Dance Theater Lab at Purchase College, New York
2008 I-GALLERY mural project, Cheil Worldwide building, Seoul, Korea
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011 Asian Student & Young Artists Art Festival, Seoul, Korea
2011 ITS NOT ME ITS YOU, a group show at White Box gallery, New York
2010 HOLIDAY ARTS AND CRAFTS DESIGN FAIR, Rabbit Hole gallery, New York
2009 FAUX SHOW, Richard & Dolly Mass Gallery, NewYork
2009 NEO POPS, Gaga Gallery, Mayjune Gallery, Seoul
2009 DOMO, Ruben Gallery, Seoul
2009 SUDDEN, Gallery Van, Seoul
2008 HAPPY PAINTINGS, Yong-san Hana Art Gallery,Seoul
2007 STUDIO UNIT AUCTION PARTY, KT Art Hall,Seoul
2006 NO FRAME, The Gallery Soop, Seoul
2003 COMMENTS, The Exhibition by 3 artists, ChezRobert’s Gallery, Seoul
Awards
2007 Awarded Achievement prize at the Exhibition of 9th Danwon Arts Festival Association
2007 Awarded Achievement prize at the Exhibition of 5TH Seoul Fine Arts Association
2004 Awarded Achievement prize at the Exhibition of The National Annual Competition of Illustration
Public Collections
State University of New York, Purchase, USA
Shinsung Patent Law Firm, Seoul, Korea
DaeWoong International Corporation, Seoul, Korea
Jinsang restaurant, Seoul, Korea
Activities/Achievements
2010 Performance in Kate Gilmore WALK THE WALK Public Performance, Bryant Park, NY
2008 Organizer and Representative of an Artists Group, Project DO DO
I DANCE THEREFORE I AMexhibition view 2011
SAYHEY & BECKYORT: 00:46”
single channel video
2011
I DANCE THEREFORE I AM-WOMEN PARTICIPANTSORT:05:14”
single channel video
2011
BATTLE FIELD19.6x55in
mixed media on canvas
2010
ABOUT ERASINGORT:04:50”
single channel video
2010
Detail view of the mural drawing in THE ERASED exhibition2010
WASH AWAYORT:05:05”
single channel video
2009
CROWDS23.6x28.3in
acrylic on canvas
2009
ANGER35.8x45.6in
acrylics on canvas
2009
APPETITE35.8x45.6in
acrylic on canvas
2008
PAJAMA PARTY23.6x28.3in
acrylic and ink on canvas
2008
CROWDS VS INDIVIDUAL24x36in
Lithography printed on paper 2007
ESCALATOR22x15in
Lithography printed on paper
2007