KANG Hyungkoo
KANG Hyung-koo's hyper-realistic portraits of famous people such as Vincent Van Gogh, Andy Warhol and Audrey Hepburn are actually works of composite-realism rather than photo-realism. KANG belives that simply reproducing and duplcating photographs diminishes the value of painting. Instead, the artist's hyper-realistic technique allows for delicate expressions that cannot be captured in a photograph, such as strands of hair and wrinkles. Through this detailed portrayal that is more real than what can be revealed through a photograph, the artist blows life into the canvas. Rather than dealing with the issue of the surface, the KANG's dramatic images psychologically overwhelm and stimulate the viewer through powerful colors and recurring visual distortions. His works are drenched with compassion for the strongwilled figures who have fought through the harships of life and history. The deep eyes of the subjects in KANG's portraits gracefully reveal their inner worlds and the trace of time they have lived through.
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VOICE OF ASIA
1 July - 27 August 2017 Shanghai -
KANG Hyungkoo and His Muse: Oh! Marilyn
13 May - 20 July 2014 Cheonan -
KANG Hyungkoo: Engrave
8 November - 29 December 2013 SeoulPeriod | 2013. 11. 8(FRI) - 12. 29(SUN) Venue | ARARIO GALLERY Seoul Time | 11:00-19:00 (Closed on Monday) Opening Reception | 8th November 2013, 6 pm Arario Gallery hosts...Read more -
Artists with Arario 2011: Part 1
20 September - 6 November 2011 Seoul -
KANG Hyungkoo: Face to Face
4 December 2010 - 23 January 2011 Shanghai -
Artists with Arario
9 February - 21 March 2010 CheonanPeriod | 9 February – 21 March, 2010 Venue | Arario Gallery Cheonan, Seoul cheongdam Works | installations, paintings and sculptures Opening Reception | 6pm, 9 February, 2010 Paticipating Artists...Read more -
KANG Hyungkoo
21 April - 17 May 2009 Seoul -
KANG Hyungkoo: The Gaze
5 June - 26 August 2007 CheonanPeriod | 5 June– 26 August, 2007 Venue | Arario Gallery Cheonan Works | 60 pieces including installation and painting Opening Reception | 6pm, 5 September, 2007 Kang’s solo exhibition...Read more