The aesthetics of iron (鐵)Discovering myself
철이 지닌 원초적이고 본질적인 힘에서 영감을 받은 나의 작업은 자기 발견과 변화를 향한 여정이다.
금속이 열과 압력을 통해 단련되듯, 나의 정체성 또한 유동적이며 끊임없이 변화한다.
강철을 두드리고 형태를 만들며 다듬어 가는 과정 속에서 나는 내면의 층을 발견하고, 철에 새겨진 흔적들은 되돌릴 수 없는 변화의 과정이 된다.
무겁지만 빛을 품은 철은 나의 매체이자 뮤즈로서, 강인함과 나약함, 그리고 끊임없는 자아 탐색 사이의 섬세한 균형을 탐구하는 언어가 된다.
Born in 1968 in Gwangju, South Korea.
Education
2018 PH.D Degrees in Sculpture,
Wonkwang University, South Korea
2011 Master of Art Therapy,
Wonkwang University, South Korea
1993 Bachelor of Fine Arts,
Chugye University For the Arts, Seoul, South Korea
EXHIBITION HISTORY
EXHIBITION HISTORY
2025 7th Solo Exhibition In The Trace The Light (Plan Samret Gallery, Bangkok)
2025 6th Solo Exhibition DO DREAM (Insa Art Center, Seoul)
2024 BODA - Atelier Gustave Paris, France ‘BODA’ Exhibition (Gustave Gallery, Paris)
2023 ‘O Makers X Kim Naet-gwa’ Gwangju Emerging Artist Exhibition No Jeong-seok (Shinsegae Department Store, Gwangju)
2023 The Aesthetics of Iron Sponsored by Gwangju Metropolitan City (Culture Park Kim Naet-gwa, Gwangju)
2023 JIBS 21st Anniversary Special Exhibition No Jeong-seok Invitational Exhibition
‘Oreums of Jeju – The Birth of Life’ (Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Culture & Arts Center, Jeju)
2023 Solo Exhibition The Aesthetics of Iron, Discovering Myself (Mudeung Gallery, Gwangju)
2022 Solo Exhibition The Aesthetics of Iron, Discovering Myself (Mudeung Gallery, Gwangju)
2011 Korea Wonkwang University Department of Fine Arts PhD Student Exhibition (Graduate School of Jingdezhen University, China)
2008 Art Exhibition by ‘8’ Artists – Japan, Korea & China (Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan)
Awards
2023: Grand Prize, 30th Korea International Art Exhibition (Korea Art International Exchange Association)
2023: Selected Artist, Regional Cultural Arts Development Support Project (Gwangju Foundation for Cultural Heritage)