김태혁 KIM, TAE HYUK

··············· pigment/color ··············· supporter ··············· on ··············· in ··············· off ··············· space ··············· material ··············· point ··············· line ··············· face ··············· solid ··············· creation ··············· destruction ··············· change ···············

The world is made of fundamental elements. The bases of these elements are an assortment of ultra-fine cells and atoms, which are in essence dots. Even our grand universe can be deconstructed to the organic base of these same elements and dots.

The ‘Off’ series uses the reversion to the organic nature of dots as its premise.

The ‘Off’ series begins with a portrayal of detachment. If ‘On’ is paint on a canvas, this series is ‘Off’ in the sense that there is no supporting media for the paint to attach to.

The ‘Off’ series departs from traditional forms of art that place pigments on canvas. Rather, it transcends the conventional by using the pigments independently of a support to give the illusion of floating in space. The ‘Off’ series intends to inspire its audience to rediscover the properties of color and create a new formative interest in aesthetics.

The ‘Off’ series encourages us to take a second look at the nature of the environment that surrounds us, from dots to lines, to surfaces and three dimensional structures, and space.

작가이력

1990 B.F.A. in Painting. CHUN-GANG UNIVERSITY (Korea)

1995 M.F.A. in Painting/Print-making. TOKYO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS (Japan)

2005 D.F.A. in Painting/Print-making. TOKYO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS (Japan)

2006 Capilano College/Artist in Residence (Vancouver, Canada)

PRIZES

1993 The 2nd Kochi International Print Triennial Exhibition of Japan/Third Prize　(Kochi, Japan)

1994 The 23rd Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan/Third Prize (Tokyo Museum, Japan)

1995 The 24rd Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan/Prize of Niigata City Museum

(Tokyo Museum, Japan)

The 6th Sekiguchi Art Foundation Exhibition/Special Prize (Kashiwa, Japan)

1999 The 1st Hida-Takayama Contemporary Woodblock Print Biennial/First Prize

(Citizen Gallery/Takayama, Japan)

2002 The 5th Kochi International Print Triennial Exhibition of Japan/Second Prize

(Paper Museum/Kochi, Japan)

The 70th Exhibition of the Japan Print Association/Second Prize

(Tokyo Museum, Japan)

2003 The 12th Seoul Space International Print Biennial/Purchase Prize

(Sungkok Museum, Korea)

2004 The 13th Seoul Space International Print Biennial/Purchase Prize

(Seoul City Museum, Korea)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2000 Yoseido Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)

2004 SNAP (Edmonton, Canada)

2005 Shirota Gallery (‘03, ‘04, Tokyo, Japan)

2006 Capilano College Studio Art Gallery (Vancouver, Canada)

2008 Vit Gallery (Seoul)

2010 The K Gallery (Seoul)

2013 B Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)

2014 Kusabue Gallery (‘07, ‘09, ‘12, Nagoya, Japan)

2015 Hitsuji Gallery (‘00, ’04, ‘13, Niigata, Japan)

2017 Art Gallery 2nd Avenue

...and others

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2011 Guanlan International Print Biennial a Collection of Prints

(Culture and Publishing House, Guanlan, China)

The 26nd Asian International Art Exhibition　(Hangaram Arts Museum, Korea)

ASIA International Art Exhibition (Jeonbuk Museum of Art, Korea)

2012 The 2nd Tokyo National Univ of The Arts a Fellow pupil Exhibition

(Embassy of Japan-Silk Gallery, Seoul, Korea)

2014 The 13th Korea International Art Fair (Coex Hall, Korea)

Formation Impressions 8 Pacific Nations (Alive Jincheon Print Making Museum, Korea)

2015 The 14th Korea International Art Fair (Coex Hall, Korea)

2016 Art Busan (Bexco Hall, Korea)

Scales of The Dragon (Hangaram Arts Museum, Korea)

The 15th Korea International Art Fair (Coex Hall, Korea)

...and others

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Museum, University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada)

National Museum of modern ar/ Art bank (Korea)

Machida City International Museum of Printmaking (Machida, Japan)

Niigata City Museum (Niigata, Japan)

Kashiwa Culture Forum 104 (Kashiwa, Japan)

Hida-Takayama Library of Citizen (Takayama, Japan)

Sakima Art Museum (Okinawa, Japan)