Changhwan Park
Changhwan Park is a Korea-born artist who graduated last year from Goldsmiths MFA Art Practice course. He has had his work collected by the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Korea as well as exhibiting as part of The First Seoul Young Artist Biennial, the Korean International Art Fair (Seoul) and more recently at Area 10 project space. As traditional Korean heritage faces the impact brought about by globalization, Park’s work makes visible the deconstruction and dissolvableness of heterogeneous entities such as philosophy, culture, religion and ethnics. ‘Floating’ signifies the progression of a newly fabricated, yet unfixed identity. The tension between the ideological as well as formal elements illustrates the distinct gap between globalised realities and conventional ideologies.
Floating 1
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Painting
112cm x 162cm
Oil on canvas
The background image refers to Minhwa (decorative practical paintings produced by amateur painters). Minhwa conveys ordinary well wishes of hope, fecundity, harmony, longevity and prosperity. Within the context of Park’s work Minhwa is abstracted and the effect increased by the distinct contrast between the vibrant foreground images, each with their own unique color and texture.
£2,400
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