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Affordable Art Fair2014
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Passersby, Precipitous,
Oil bar on linen, 39.6x29.2cm, 2013 |
HAN Jaeyeol
Han’s work doesn’t show details of the subject’s face. The final outcome looks similar to what we may remember when trying to recall a face with which we are not familiar. Han’s portraits are blurred with color expressing the “existential energy” he sees in a person’s face. Han reveals the subject’s emotions and energy with the colors that he chooses to use. His work also speaks of a larger societal issue. “We avoid human relations,” Han said, “our lifecycles change to make living alone more comfortable and convenient.” He believes living too much within ourselves isn’t healthy, and we must communicate with others more often. “The age of excluding the others is over, but now the self exhausts the self, and violence is returned into the self.” Han’s work looks to expose this idea of the self, and to give us an experience with the faces we rarely take the time to examine. His paintings remind us that sometimes you should take a closer look at the people around you. The discoveries you can make with this simple act may surprise you. Solo Exhibitions 2014 The individuals, Alternative space Artforum Rhee, Bucheon, Republic of Korea 2013 Jaeyeol Han Opens Out, 60, Gahoe-Dong, Gallery Gahoedong 60, Seoul, Republic of Korea 2012 Anonymous Passers-by, 41, Sagan-Dong, Gallery 41, Seoul, Republic of Korea Group Exhibitions 2013 Others Soul, Golmok Galley, Seoul, Republic of Korea Open Art Canvas Night 'coexistence', Unofficial Preview Galley, Seoul, Korea Open Art Canvas Night, Unofficial Preview Galley, Seoul, Korea Notefolio 'Small Wave', Billy Angel, Seoul, Korea Fine art award of Seoul Digital University, Sejong center for the performing arts, Seoul, Korea 2011 Beautiful Future, The Hive, Waterford, Ireland Art Fairs 2012 Korea International Art Fair, COEX, Seoul, Republic of Korea Art Gyeongju 2012, Gyeongju Arts Center, Republic of Korea Affordable Art Fair London, Battersea park, London, England 2011 The Peoples Art, Saint Stephen's Green Park, Dublin, Ireland The Peoples Art, Saint Stephen's Green Park, Dublin, Ireland Awards 2013 Seoul Digital University Art Award for excellence Residency 2013- current Alternative Space Artforum RHee (www.artforum.co.kr) |
