BEAK Jungki
BEAK Jungki (b. 1981) delves profoundly into the essence of materials and specific subjects of interest are explored through deep research and scientific experimentation. His in-depth explorations are visualized through a hands-on-approach conducted personally by the artist. BEAK’s studio is like a scientist’s laboratory or a small version of a well-organized factory. He is an artist who demonstrates extraordinary creativeness by exploring the attitudes of humans towards nature, the environment of the past and the future, old culture of superstition, and today’s science and technology as well as philosophy. His scientific explorations on the relationship between human beings and nature, and the occurrence and flow of energy are put together to produce his own unique artistic creation, in works where candles wish for the birth of a baby chick, a generator that produces energy, an incubator the hatches the eggs and much more. Furthermore, his exploration on materials and experimentation can also be seen in his is of series. BEAK takes photographs of natural landscapes but prints images using pigments extracted from plants collected in those very locations. Unlike conventional photography, BEAK’s works incorporate actual elements of nature as direct materials, capturing the presence and uniqueness of ever-changing nature within the image.
BEAK received his BFA in Sculpture from Kookmin University in 2004 and his MFA in Fine Art from the Glasgow School of Art in 2008. He has held solo exhibitions at institutions including ARARIO GALLERY SEOUL (Seoul, Korea, 2023), Whiling & Dealing (Seoul, Korea, 2021), OCI Museum of Art (Seoul, Korea, 2019), and Alternative Space Loop (Seoul, Korea, 2012). Since 2004, he has participated in exhibitions at major Korean art institutions such as the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul Museum of Art, Amorepacific Museum of Art, Ulsan Art Museum, Songeun, Leeum Museum of Art, Nam June Paik Art Center, Posco Museum of Art, Daegu Art Museum, and Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art. Internationally, BEAK has also been active in Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, the United States, Venezuela, Israel, China, Singapore, and Hong Kong. BEAK has received the Songeun Art Award (2012), the Kim Sejoong Young Sculptor Award (2019), and the IFVA Gold Award for Media Art from the Hong Kong Arts Centre (2023). BEAK’s works are part of major collections such as the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Busan Museum of Contemporary Art, Ulsan Art Museum, OCI Museum of Art, and Songeun in Korea.
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is of Dumulmeori 2024-1 is of 두물머리 2024-1, 2025
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is of Dumulmeori 2024-2 is of 두물머리 2024-2, 2025
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is of Naejangsan 2023-1 is of 내장산 2023-1, 2025
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is of Naejangsan 2024-3 is of 내장산 2024-3, 2025
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is of Naejangsan 2024-4 is of 내장산 2024-4, 2025
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is of Naejangsan 2024-5 is of 내장산 2024-5, 2025
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is of Palgongsan 2024-3 is of 팔공산 2024-3, 2025
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is of Songnisan 2024-1 is of 속리산 2024-1, 2025
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is of Songnisan 2024-2 is of 속리산 2024-2, 2025
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is of Songnisan 2024-3 is of 속리산 2024-3, 2025
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is of Songnisan 2024-4 is of 속리산 2024-4, 2025
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Active Statue: Jeon Tae Il, 2023
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Active Statue: Jung Jae Soo, 2023
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Active Statue: Lee Seung Bok, 2023
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Active Statue: Sisters Reading Books, 2023
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Active Statue: Son Kee Chung, 2023
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Candle Generator & Egg Incubator, 2023
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Is of: Mt. Jangan, 2023
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Is of: Mt. Seorak-01, 2023
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Is of: Mt. Seorak-02, 2023
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Is of: mugunri Moss Waterfall, 2023
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The Dog of Osu, 2023
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Is of: Boseong Green Tea Plantation, 2022
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Is of: Mt. Gwanak, 2021
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BEAK Jungki's 'is of': A Journey into the Paradox of Finite and Infinite Existence
30 April 2025As part of its 2025 spring exhibition program, the Arario Museum is hosting BEAK Jungki’s solo exhibition 'is of' through August 10. Since 2007, BEAK...Read more -
Photos More Beautiful and Unique Without Color… BEAK Jungki's Exhibition at Arario Museum
April 21, 2025Hwang Heekyoung, Yeonhap NewsRead more -
"Exploring the Paradox of the Finite and Infinite Nature of Existence"… BEAK Jungki's solo exhibition, "Is of"
April 18, 2025Kim Junghan, News1Read more -
Is Photography Eternal?… BEAK Jungki’s Art Meets Science in 'is of'
April 18, 2025Park Hyunjoo, NewsisRead more -
“Sensing the Here and Now”... BEAK Jungki’s is of Exhibition Focuses on the Theme of ‘Disappearance’
April 17, 2025Seo Mideum, Asia EconomyRead more -
Art OnO 2025: A Celebration of Global Contemporary Art, Opening at SETEC on April 11
April 6, 2025Kim Jun, KNS NewsRead more