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Beomsik Won
Beomsik Won’s pieces are assembled from dozens of black & white photographs, broken apart and put back together again in a complex process of deconstruction and reconstruction. The results of this… Read more
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Archisculpture 24
Collage
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Archisculpture 24
Collage
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Archisculpture 27
Collage
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Archisculpture 27
Collage
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Archisculpture 30
Collage
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Archisculpture 30
Collage
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Archisculpture 28
Collage
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Archisculpture 28
Collage
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Background Information about Beomsik Won
Introduction
Beomsik Won’s pieces are assembled from dozens of black & white photographs, broken apart and put back together again in a complex process of deconstruction and reconstruction. The results of this technique are fantastical structures that appear to defy the laws of statics. Despite that, or perhaps because of it, they appear truly monumental. Like sculptures, these Archisculptures claim the urban space for themselves, enthroned above the streets below as if they had been there forever. Won’s genre-defying style produces architectural utopias that not only question our understanding of contemporary digital photography, but also explore the limits of human perception.
To Beomsik Won, architecture is a language that can be expanded, reduced, and manipulated at will. The range of possibilities architecture offers as an artistic medium is the driving force behind Won's Archisculptures series. From architectural photographs and collages, he creates urban mirages, set in homogenous cultural landscapes just beyond the reality we know. The inspiration for these surreal works is the richness of London’s architecture, with its elegant buildings, baroque façades, giant shopping centres and famous theatres. Won digitally combines these elements to create a fascinating dialogue.
Although his work displays a broad range of artistic and philosophical influences, it is London’s architectural diversity that continues to inspire Beomsik Won. Having studied Photography and Metals & Jewellery Design in Seoul, Won moved to London and, in 2012, completed a degree in Fine Art Media at the Slade School of Fine Art. He is one of South Korea’s young, artistic expatriates, and his highly sought-after work has already been featured in numerous exhibitions, including in Paris, Hollywood, Seoul, and London.
Sarah Fassio
To Beomsik Won, architecture is a language that can be expanded, reduced, and manipulated at will. The range of possibilities architecture offers as an artistic medium is the driving force behind Won's Archisculptures series. From architectural photographs and collages, he creates urban mirages, set in homogenous cultural landscapes just beyond the reality we know. The inspiration for these surreal works is the richness of London’s architecture, with its elegant buildings, baroque façades, giant shopping centres and famous theatres. Won digitally combines these elements to create a fascinating dialogue.
Although his work displays a broad range of artistic and philosophical influences, it is London’s architectural diversity that continues to inspire Beomsik Won. Having studied Photography and Metals & Jewellery Design in Seoul, Won moved to London and, in 2012, completed a degree in Fine Art Media at the Slade School of Fine Art. He is one of South Korea’s young, artistic expatriates, and his highly sought-after work has already been featured in numerous exhibitions, including in Paris, Hollywood, Seoul, and London.
Sarah Fassio
Bio
2014 | Doctoral Student, Department of Photography, HONGIK University, Seoul, Korea |
2012 | Master of Fine Arts, Department of Fine Art Media, Slade School of Fine Art-UCL University, London, UK |
2008 | Master of Fine Arts, Department of Photography, HONGIK University, Seoul, Korea |
1998 | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Department of Metalwork and Jewelry, KOOKMIN UNIVERSITY, Seoul, Korea |
Awards
2013 | Publication Prize, 5th Ilwoo Photo Awards, Ilwoo Foundation und Hatje Cantz, Republic of Korea and Germany |
2013 | First Prize, American Aperture Awards AX3, USA |
2012 | The Merit Prize, AOP Students Awards, UK |
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2015 | Archisculpture, Ilwoo Space, Seoul, Korea |
2014 | WONBEOMSIK ART EXHIBITION, Cheongju Art Studio Gallery, Cheongju, Korea |
2014 | Archisculpture Collage, Soohoh Gallery, Bundang, Korea |
2014 | Archisculpture Antigravity, Gallery NUDA, Daejeon, Korea |
2013 | Archisculpture, Toyota Photo Space, Busan, Korea |
2013 | Archisculpture, Gallery Lux, Seoul, Korea |
2008 | Dimension Finder, Gallery Lux, Seoul, Korea |
2006 | On a Journey, Gallery Gainro, Seoul, Korea |
Group Exhibitions
2015 | Art Exhibition for Children, Jeonbuk Museum of Art, Wanju, Korea |
2015 | Art Space J Show, Art Space J, Bundang, Korea |
2015 | Open Studio Group Show, Cheongju Art Studio, Cheongju, Korea |
2015 | Out There, Miboo Art Centre, Busan, Korea |
2014 | The 8th Sharing Love Exhibition by Soohoh Gallery, Sungnam Art Centre, Sungnam, Korea |
2014 | Lead_ at this moment, Grimson gallery, Seoul, Korea |
2014 | Ghost Memories Exhibition by Jean-Louis POITEVIN, Cheongju Art Studio, Cheongju, Korea |
2014 | The 8th New Artist Exhibition, Cheongju Art Studio, Cheongju, Korea |
2014 | The 5th Soohoh New Artists Exhibition, Soohoh Gallery, Bundang, Korea |
2013 | DESIRES, Art Space J, Bundang, Korea |
2013 | Dark to Light by Karen Marr and Laurence Dreyfus, H.M. Tower of London, London, UK |
2013 | The Secret Garden-CHOI&LAGER Project, LE FUR CHOI, Paris, France |
2013 | Other Spaces: Re-imagining Architecture, Bosse and Baum Art, London, UK |
2013 | Candid Arts Exhibition-February Show, Candid Arts Trust, London, UK |
2012 | Now X Here-The 5th UK Korean Artists Exhibition, Korean Cultural Centre, London, UK |
2012 | The Recent Graduates’ Exhibition by Jessica Hall, Battersea Evolution, London, UK |
2012 | The Salon Art Prize 2012, Matt Roberts Arts Gallery, London, UK |
2012 | 53 Degrees North Exhibition, The New School House Gallery, York, UK |
2012 | The AOP Students Awards 2012 Exhibition, Hoxton Gallery, London, UK |
2012 | Place Not Found, Forman's Smokehouse Gallery, London, UK |
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