OCTOBER 30, 2020

Woo Kuk Won creates images that combine memories and imaginations that come from personal experience. Most subjects within his works include well-recognized icons and/or personified animals that frequently appear in fables around the world. The unrestricted brushstrokes in his work suggest a feeling of strange liberation and the innocent sensibility of a child.

Hamlet oil on canvas, 162.2x130.3cm, 2019

Shooting an elephant, oil on canvas, 162.2x130.3cm, 2019

The accompanying texts within his works are also ‘painted’ and not written. Woo’s works depict a lyrical world of paintings by using unlimited colors, improvised movement of forms and lines. Arising from the unconsciousness of the artists, they arbitrarily fill up the canvas and speak the interchange of the pure feelings rather than clear and logical reinterpretation.

First time, 116x89cm, oil on canvas, 2020

Village, 162.2x130.3cm, oil on canvas, 2020

Art Terms X GALLERY BK are honored to have interviewed with WOO KUK WON. We would like to share this wonderful experience to all.