Wunggyu Park is working on constructing ‘negativity’ as a different formative language. The artist depicts objects that cause unpleasant emotions in a realistic manner, while also creating a meaningful gap by sublimating them into religious icons. He references Buddhist painting to establish a pictorial order, and utilizes traditional East Asian materials and techniques to explore their limitations and possibilities.
His recent solo exhibitions include Intestines for Ritual (Arario Gallery, Seoul, 2023) and Dummy Buddha (Artspace Boan 1, Seoul, 2022), and he has participated in exhibitions such as The 23rd SONGEUN Art Award (SONGEUN, Seoul, 2022), Singing Mother Earth (Museum of Contemporary Art Busan, Busan, 2023), Korean Traditional Painting In Alter-age (Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul, 2022) and Transposition (Art Sonje Center, Seoul, 2021).
Education
2015 M.F.A., Division of Korean painting, Graduate school, Chugye University for the Arts
2010 B.F.A., Department of Korean painting, College of Fine Arts, Chugye University for the Arts
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Intestine for Ritual, Arario gallery, Seoul, Korea
2022 Dummy Buddha, Artspace Boan1, Seoul, Korea
2018 Black Sun, Onground2, Seoul, Korea
2017 Worm and Saint,Space Kneet, Seoul, Korea
2016 Dummy Dogma, Chungju Art Studio, Chungju, Korea
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Beings Swimming Backstroke Towards the Waterfall, Seoul Art Space Geumcheon PS333, Seoul, Korea
2023 The 23rd Songeun Art Award Exhibition, Songeun, Seoul, Korea
2023 Singing Mother Earth, Museum of Contemporary Art Busan, Busan, Korea
2023 Derby Match: Watchman and Spy, Museumhead, Seoul, Korea
2022 Korean Traditional Painting In Alter-age, Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2022 NANJI ACCESS with PACK: Mbps, Project Gallery, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2021 Manifest Panorama, Danwon Art Museum, Ansan, Korea
2021 Transposition, Art Sonje Center, Seoul, Korea
Residencies
2024 SeMA Nanji Residency, Seoul, Korea
2016 Chungju Art Studio, Chungju, Korea
Award & Grants
2024 13th Chongkundang Yesuljisang
2022 SeMA Emerging Artists & Curators
2021 Gyeonggi cultural foundation
2019 Gyeonggi cultural foundation
2018 Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture
Collections
Museum of Contemporary Art Busan, Busan, Korea
Arario Museum, Seoul, Korea
