Woo Jong-Taek

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Woo Jong-Taek ( Korean 우종택 ) (* 1973 in Yongin ) is a contemporary painter from South Korea.

Life

Woo Jong-Taek obtained his BFA degree in 1997 and his MFA degree in 2002 from the Academy of Fine Arts of Chung Ang University. Since completing his art studies, Woo has been working as a freelance artist and since 2005 his works have been shown in both national and international exhibitions, such as B. in Hamburg , Seoul and Daegu to see. In 2015 Woo was director of the art exhibition “Beyond the Borders”. He also currently teaches as a professor at Incheon National University .

Works

Woo's works combine the techniques of traditional writing and painting with abstract, contemporary painting .

Classification / content:

In his works, the South Korean artist Woo, Jong-Taek asks himself the question of the origin, the where from of humanity and the whole universe. One of the mainsprings in his work is a deep understanding of nature. Meditating in nature, knowing about the forces arising there, forms the basis of internalization. This meditation in nature, the knowledge of the forces arising there, forms the basis of internalization, from which the eruptive image genesis finds its way to the hand-made paper Hanjin . One can assign the artist's works to Zen painting. The symbol of the Taotic ying and yang - the divided circle with two surfaces in black and white - stands for polar opposing but nevertheless related forces or principles, perfectly symbolizes this field of tension. The opposites complement each other and form a perfection in their harmony. This tension can also be found in Woo's factory in Jong-Teak. Contemplation and action would be called the opposites here. The approach in Zen painting is fundamentally different from Western art. Paper as the carrier of the composition does not allow any correction - if a line is not successful, the entire picture concept fails. It is precisely this that forces the artist to internalize the image idea in an abstract manner. This is where the biggest difference to western painting lies. In Korea, classically executed ink works are usually classified as “ Traditional Korean Paintings ”, which, however, does not do justice to the works of the artist Woo. The assignment to Zen painting seems more appropriate. The artist follows the basics of calligraphy, which serve as inspiration and which he follows as a guideline, but he freely implements them.

Effect of the works:

His powerful works are characterized by an expressive energy that is overwhelming for the viewer. At the same time, his works exude calm. In his work, Woo strives to create a mood and atmosphere that should trigger emotions in his viewers. The visualization of the essence of things, their creation processes and, if necessary. Characteristics are the goals of the artist. His works convey to us the forces in nature that lie behind the visible and tangible natural phenomena and bring us as viewers into connection with them.

Awards and grants

  • 1999: Grand Prize in the Korea National Art Exhibition (Gwa-Cheon)
  • 2004: Dong-A Art Prize from the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
  • 2006: Dong-A Art Prize of the Suk-Nam Art Foundation (25th Suk-Nam Art Prize)

Solo exhibitions (selection)

  • 2005: Line Up (Kumho Art Gallery, Seoul)
  • 2006: Line Up (Moran Art Gallery-Suknam Art Awardee Exhibition, Seoul)
  • 2011: A Dead Tree is in Bloom (Westberg, Hamburg City Alternative Space, Germany)
  • 2014: A Burial (Rikak Art Museum, Cheonan), Draw a Line (Grimson Art Gallery, Seoul)
  • 2015 The visible power and the invisible power ( Bode Galerie & Edition , Daegu)
  • 2017 Memory of origin [1] Bode Galerie & Edition , Nuremberg
  • 2017 Exhibition Woo [2] Indang Museum, Daegu, South Korea

Group exhibitions (selection)

  • 2001: The Korea National Art Exhibition (Seoul), The Exhibition of Revelation of an Image (Seoul), Art is Image (Seoul)
  • 2002: Wound And Heal , International Art Festival, Dong-A Art Exhibition (NationalArt Museum, Gwa-Cheon), Wave 2002 (Seoul)
  • 2003: Dan-Won Art Exhibition (An-San museum)
  • 2004: The Exhibition of Interchange of China-Korea, Chief Committee of So-Sa Bel Art Exhibition (Pyong-TaekPortMuseum), The Exhibition of Korean DistinguishedArtists (Dan-WanMuseum)
  • 2005: Invited Exhibition of WestSea Art Fair (Pyong-TaekPortMuseum), The Exhibition of Winner Artists of Dan-Won Art Exhibition, Chief Committee of So-Sa Bel Art Exhibition (Pyong-TaekPortMuseum)
  • 2006: The Exhibition of International Art Interchange (Indonesia)
  • 2007: The Exhibition of Geumhofriend (Geumho Gallery), FlowerMayHuman (Aca Gallery-Seoul)
  • 2008: Are you happy (Gallery The K-Seoul), The south coast's mysterious land (Bikyung), 100 Place (GyeongnamDorip Art Gallery-Gyeongnam), Phase of Modern arts of Korea - Turkey (IstanbulArt Gallery)
  • 2012: Swaying in the Jongno-gu Kavachnina Contemporary, (Miami, Fl.)
  • 2019: East-West dialogue exhibition with Harry Meyer, Bode Gallery & Edition at the Kunstverein Kronach

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Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Woo is the family name here, Jong-Taek is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Woo, jong-taek
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Korean painter
DATE OF BIRTH 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Yongin