Breath of the city
2020-2022
Just as various textures manifest in painting through the accumulation of paint and medium, I believe that 'space' also exhibits its unique 'texture' or 'essence' based on the accumulation of numerous elements inherent in human life.In Korea, the relationship between space and human is an organic one, where neither holds dominance, and this relational characteristic naturally blends with the emotional essence of Korean life accumulated in history, creating a distinct essence. This essence, I believe, permeates every aspect of the process of Seoul's formation as a city and the life within it.
Based on these thoughts, 'Breath of the City' is a socially subjective landscape painting series that seeks to discover the 'emotional essence of Korean life' and the 'organic relationship between space and human' that permeates Seoul and embody it through the texture of painting. This work involves applying layers of paint to the canvas slowly and deliberately over time. It's a method devised to artistically manifest intangible elements into physical space through the concept of 'permeation.'
The thinly layered paint seeps into the previous layer, forming a solid stratum while ensuring that all textures are evenly distributed and uniformly absorbed. Through this process, the space within the canvas frame and the human become a single organism, breathing gently, and the holistic breath one feels when viewing the landscape is reinterpreted into the painterly texture and encapsulated on the canvas.
![〈정동의 봄〉, Watermixable oil on canvas, 90.9x60.6cm, 2021, 국립현대미술관 정부미술은행 소장](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/92c53fca800ee7d3352d5aa10543087b0fc13f4fd32e1e3325252b0405d0a1cb/-_Soluble-oil-on-canvas_90.9x60.6cm_2021_--.jpg)
![〈여름의 끝자락〉, Oil on canvas, 40.9x53.0cm, 2022, 국립현대미술관 미술은행 소장](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f9be80f7aca3bc5dea9687129594a43373fe3f1a579669f8c05db109cbdfec72/------40.9x53.0cm--2022----.jpg)
![〈겨울 소리〉, Oil on canvas, 28.2x30.3cm, 2023](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c8a4a608cd06eb33d4a112986e327ae43f8d5af8f3b67b3cec9e4a597307a592/_MG_1327-3.jpg)
![〈정동의 여름〉, Oil on canvas, 60.6x45.5cm, 2022](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/deccdfdf3c3bc15a155a9f9b0dd22850f24d45d32657a0a8d16729fef371eb28/------60.6x45.5cm--2022.jpg)
![〈7월의 향기〉, Watermixable oil on canvas, 45.5x53.0cm, 2022, 개인소장](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c2195d6272341906db0da1abe02e5ddb5fb4765e394fae8ce2c3501078b3c91b/_7-_-_45.5x53.0cm_2022.jpg)
![〈효자동의 봄〉, Oil on canvas, 130.3x193.9cm, 2021](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/882f266842f2471abad5ae527f44bd38b66312422f2c3841e8ddbc261113ce99/-_oil-on-canvas_130.3x193.9cm_2021.jpg)
![〈도시, 평야, 산(City, Plain, Mountain)〉, Oil on canvas, 260.6x193.9cm, 2021](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/98c2c9498bc4f671d127e6943a6116e077b95d3e7d3792fb0dac2f1e57f2263a/_MG_0528-5.jpg)
![〈삼선동의 가을(Autumn in Samseon-dong)〉, Oil on canvas, 50.0x60.6cm, 2023](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d33db24857cd0c704adbb8c3ad750f2639d315b622197fd73dd8b6c0fb630832/-.jpg)
![〈11월의 꽃밭〉, Oil on paper, 19x26cm, 2022, 개인소장](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/667244afa1bd164758bc40b0c517d845a0e45f30c1f9058875c5ec2cc13b7e43/11-_-_19x26cm_2022.jpg)
![〈무교동의 여름〉, Watermixable oil on canvas, 218.1x100.0cm, 2021, 이화여자대학교 의료원 소장](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d20f118b04f77cfb975645789aff7ea97a76d432677c83de601aa7a757d741ed/-_Soluble-oil-on-canvas_218.1x100.0cm_2021_--.jpg)
![〈가을의 시작〉, Watermixable oil on paper, 23.4x26.8cm, 2022](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d50da5e74fbf89f91e0f99e7e564f5aafde8887cd94cd7b29f078408e326f97f/-_-_23.4x26.8cm_2022.jpg)
![〈밤과 산과 달〉, Watermixable oil on paper, 20.3x22cm, 2022, 개인 소장](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c726fa278af2c155e5e4880dfa753cb2f4eb7f2c9ad9190f99a718d1f40326c4/_----20.3x22cm-----2022.jpg)
![〈눈꽃 핀 계동〉, Watermixable oil on canvas, 33.0x33.0cm, 2022, 개인 소장](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/361cf653f6c227efe888fc762cd8f19b6e1d2c059c9c04b4d951e45911799b29/-------33.0x33.0cm--2022.jpg)
![〈당현천의 오월〉, Watermixable oil on canvas, 33.0x33.0cm, 2022, 개인 소장](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/700213f455596181f8dbf8856f66e17b222233dde2df609108a383106f41539f/------33.0x33.0cm--2022.jpg)
![〈Christmas in City〉, Watermixable oil on paper, 32x28cm, 2022, 개인소장](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c1b0ed377d58229007028ca4f373e056af03bfec38afb4f0879ebb339acc6f3c/Christmas-in-City_-_32x28cm_2022.jpg)
![〈을지로의 여름밤(Summer Night in Euljiro)〉, Watermixable oil on canvas, 33x33cm, 2022, 개인 소장](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/55fd8218b30cbad1499323446c396a5e779c2dfa534f1b8a217444129706926f/------33.0x33.0cm--2022.jpg)
![〈도시의 팔레트〉, Watermixable oil on canvas, 33x33cm, 2022, 개인 소장](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/70020f4368688929cb47b4d0cb9a64916849ca87dd031b5827ed85eac35051cf/-_Watermixable-oil-on-canvas_33x33cm_2022_-.jpg)
![〈벚꽃 기억〉, Watermixable oil on canvas, 33.0x33.0cm, 2022](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de4b847648d8a9135a05f3cd801ef224325b5bd7fd4347fa7235da4f081cddbd/------33.0x33.0cm--2022.jpg)
![〈서울의 블루〉, Watermixable oil on canvas, 33.0x33.0cm, 2022, 개인 소장](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2e1d14bf033d2f753369273d35144ebfb6bd838e94e5e2c302d8859846841443/------33.0x33.0cm--2022.jpg)
![〈도시의 승리자〉, Watermixable oil on canvas, 33.0x33.0cm, 2022](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/24e136aea3e09b2851489ceb596e1d279f6f0d15481da1f47f9a39401db7029e/------33.0x33.0cm--2022.jpg)
![〈유채꽃 위에 핀 서울의 밤(Seoul’s Night on the Rape Flower)〉, Watermixable oil on paper, 33.0x33.0cm, 2022, 개인 소장](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8dbfca7ac7e61e402cbee110ced5114f0f8f5eb59794523df6e85e4707735242/----.jpg)
![〈서울에 걸린 달(Moon in Seoul)〉, Oil on canvas, 33.0x33.0cm, 2022, 개인 소장](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/75ebd5eedaf1be980c19d7095313e10dbf82aae0747dfda23fc5e58aecd293cb/Moon-in-Seoul.jpg)
![〈푸른 지붕 위의 밤〉, Watermixable oil on canvas, 66x33cm, 2022, 개인소장](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0e8afdac3a61359073f6232cf8085af0654e3ef27425646ad7b69f654f2b970e/---.jpg)
![〈푸른 광장〉, Watermixable oil on canvas, 175.0x220.0cm, 2021, 경기도어린이박물관 소장](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/40524c34248aa8f67fd9430ae32e1876d3a5209130f62c9c8957f06b97be289e/-_Soluble-oil-on-canvas_175.0x220.0cm_2021.jpg)
![〈Yellow Ship〉, Watermixable oil on canvas, 33.0X33.0cm, 2021, 개인 소장](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/71e96e2ef906866348c62e670d8c74fa96686c34a4cdb863a158f1ae8cf3bced/yellow-ship.jpg)
![〈Yellow Wind〉, Watermixable oil on canvas, 33.0X33.0cm, 2021, 개인 소장](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8bf9a5a12fec2baba07443e24226924b4cde857572a40e2f0e1f7082b4c9eb77/yellow-wind.jpg)
![〈한강의 조각〉, Oil on canvas, 72.7x53.0cm, 2022, 개인 소장](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f8dbb0b1487f54086e1df0ebcdf4269bb5d4eb1aff45790d54ed4db0d91a534/_MG_1290-2.jpg)