Education
2023 Graduate from Chonnam National University of Fine Art with a doctor’s degree of Arts 2013 Graduate from China Central Academy of Fine Art with a master’s degree of Arts, China 2008 Graduate from Chosun University with a bachelor’s degree of Arts, Korea 2006 Studied at the Department of Fine Arts, Saint-Petersburg sate University, Russia
In my work, I depict the 'coexistence' of humans and the environment. Recently, we have experienced many environmental changes in our daily lives. Not so long ago, we did not experience problems such as 'environment' and 'climate crisis' in our daily life, but only heard about them indirectly through the media. Recently, however, these problems have become increasingly serious and threaten not only the survival of humanity, but also of all living beings on earth. In my work, there is no such thing as a miserable situation or a catastrophe. On the contrary, in my work, wild animals run into the city center where we live and move in a cute way. In particular, the polar bear and the emperor penguin, which are among the most endangered species due to global warming, ironically travel around the world with the happiest appearance. On their journey, they meet other animals and ask them for directions, and sometimes they accompany them. And where is the destination they want to reach? Perhaps it is the world of the beginning, the world in which everyone, including us humans, can live together, or 'Utopia". Unfortunately, the image of the 'utopia' they long for does not appear in the work. Nevertheless, they are never disappointed. The animals always have a happy and lively expression on their faces. They are curious and happy to live together with humans, and sometimes they clean up the garbage on the roadside on behalf of hard-working humans. In contrast to the appearance of these animals, however, humans do not even look at them. The mindless humans are painted with cold, achromatic colors in the paintings and are distinguished from the animals by unique colors. Since we cannot accompany the animals on their journey, everything that has nothing to do with the group is painted gray. So a world of gray light that cannot coexist with them means death. So when can the 'utopia' they are striving for be achieved, in which everyone can coexist with all the colors of the painting? That may depend on the efforts of each and every one of us alive today. As I am one of them, I will actively participate in the creation of a 'sustainable planet' and continue to promote the importance of 'coexistence' through my work.