YUJIN SON
The harmony of migratory birds flying in the sky and resident birds wandering in the tropical rainforest where various plants coexist, and bold nude self-portraits in the created garden. The coexistence seems like a community. All space seems harmonious and real, but it is a completely created park, and it goes beyond the concepts of confusion and coexistence.
The vibrant colors invite viewers into a garden in a strange yet attractive way, and the free touch of the drawing adds naturalness and human charm. all park seems to tell a story about the environment and the outside world, but at the same time, it explores the inner identity and essence.
The materials and stories in my paintings are based on my hometown and my experience living abroad. Since I was child, my hometown, the beautiful small island of Jeju, has faced environmental issues due to policy changes. The process of witnessing the influx and movement of plants, animals, and people was quite interesting and sometimes cruel.
It is not much different from our human society in that its value can be classified, defined, and controlled to an extreme degree by a human-created perspective, outside of an academic perspective. In a world where individualism is rampant, the question of what the values of coexistence on a humanitarian level is the story of my overall work. In a created garden that moves between confusion and coexistence, the resistive action of the nude figures speaks of liberation and inclusion on a humanitarian level. Starting from society to the individual's mind.
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Education
Based in South Korea, London
2024 Painting MA, Royal Collegeof Art, London, UK
2020 Korean Traditional Painting MFA, Jeju NationalUniversity, Jeju, KR
2018 Korean Traditional Painting BFA, Jeju NationalUniversity, Jeju, KR
Solo Exhibition
2020 An Island Where No One lives, Art Space IAa, Jeju, KR
2019 Forest of Memories under The Wind, GiantGarden, Jeju, KR
2018 Tracked Records, Yeon Gallery, Jeju, KR
Group Exhibition
2024 The Point Where Time and Space Meet, Jeju Gallery, Seoul, KR
Art021-Whispers Of Inner Voice, Phillips, Hong Kong
PresentTense: Tomorrow Odyssey, H Queen’s, Hong Kong
Ripples, Hypha Studios, London, UK
Rewatching Mudeng-admiration,Gwangju Cultural Foundation, Gwangju, KR
Spruced Up, Fitzrovia Gallery, London, UK
William Blake’s Universe, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK
Symphony of Radiance, SeefoodRoom Gallery,HK
Things That Matter, AMP Gallery, London, UK
Able-graphy*, Broadworksby HiveCurates, London, UK
2023 A Mountain Doesn't Want Anything from Us, Horanggasy Art Polygon, Gwangju, KR
Dot Dot Dot, Gallery Bio-top, Jeju, KR
2022 Maybe Things We Haven't Seen, Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, KR
Mudeung-admiration, Sansu Museum, Gwangju, KR
Camellia Blooms, Busan Metropolitan City Hall, Busan, KR
Camellia Blooms, Daegu Arts Center, Daegu, KR
Camellia Blooms, Daejeon Modern History Exhibition Hall, Daejeon, KR
Camellia Blooms, ACC, Gwangju, KR
The Sealed landscape, Art Space IAa, Jeju, KR
Camellia Blooms, Insa Art Plaza, Seoul, KR
2021 The Memory of Space and Time, Gallery Remicon, Jeju, KR
Earlier+Previous, Yirum Gallery, Jeju, KR
The 30th Anniversary Exhibition of Jeju KoreanPainting Association, Jeju Literature Center, Jeju, KR
Unreachable, Studio 126, Jeju, KR
Bang-demic, Studio 126, Jeju, KR
Youth Artists, Embracing Woljeong, Woljeong Art Center, Jeju, KR
Healing Garden, Halla Gymnasium Center, Jeju, KR
Round Again, Drawing Spring, Jeju International Peace Center, Jeju, KR
What Kind of Scenery, Art Space IAa, Jeju, KR
2020 Put Art in Daily Life, Kim Mandeok Memorial Hall, Jeju, KR
Art Festa in Jeju, Sanjicheon Gallery, Jeju, KR
The 19th theIsland‧Blank Space Association Exhibition, Jeju Literature Center, Jeju, KR
Walking, Spring, Kim Mandeok Memorial Hall, Jeju, KR
2019 One Painting in Our Home, Kim Mandeok Memorial Hall, Jeju, KR
The 18th the Island‧Blank Space Association Exhibition, Jeju Literature Center, Jeju, KR
Fruit Packing House, Del Mundo Roasters, Jeju, KR
Art Cube Space Trip 2019, Jeju National University, Jeju, KR
Carpe Diem: Enjoy Today, Gidang Museum of Art, Jeju, KR
Through Generations, Jeju 4‧3 Peace Memorial Hall, Jeju, KR
2018 The 17th the Island‧Blank Space Association Exhibition, Jeju Literature Center, Jeju, KR
A New Look, Changwon University, Changwon, KR
Seogwipo Love, Gidang Museum of Art, Jeju, KR
Day Life-Day Dream, Art Space IAa, Jeju, KR
Jeju-Seoul Project II Jeju Start-up Artist, Space 41, Seoul, KR
Another Family, Dog and Crab, Lee Joong-seop ArtMuseum, Jeju, KR
Awards &Grants
2024 GatehouseChambers Art Award,London, UK
2021 General Arts Creation Activities, Jeju Culture and Arts Foundation, KR
2020 Rising Artist Support Grant, Jeju Culture and Arts Foundation, KR
2018 Place Grant, Jeju Culture and Arts Foundation, KR
The Grand Artist Prize, The 43th Jeju Fine Arts Contest, Korean Fine Arts Association Jeju, KR
Selected Artist, This is the Future of Korean Art, Monthly Art, Seoul, KR
CONTACT
art.yujin.son@gmail.com