PARK Wunggyu

Biography

PARK Wunggyu (b. 1987) has consistently presented works that explore the painterly possibilities of Oriental art by creating a symbolic order of positive and negative through subjects that evoke ambivalent emotions.  He specialized in Oriental painting, captures images on canvas that evoke ambivalent characteristics, based on his artistic responses to classical Buddhist paintings from Korea and Japan. Particularly, he refers to the 'Hwayukbeop' (畵六法, Six Principles of Painting) of Oriental painting, constituted by imitation, composition, form, texture, transformation, and application. Drawing on these principles, he incorporates into his artwork ambiguous emotions and sensations provoked by 'negativity', such as negative things, situations, and emotions. The series "Dummy” that began in 2015 initially depicted forms of monsters and gods without a specific subject. However, starting from 2019, it began to adopt realistic forms by borrowing from various insects like moths and cicadas, as well as from grotesque creatures. In the new 2023 work, a set of ten pieces titled Dummy No. 91~100 (2023) was introduced, showcasing the unique formative aspects seen from different parts of a cow's internal organs, magnifying and describing them in detail. Additionally, inspired by the Zen painting 'Sibu do' (十牛圖, Ten Ox-Herding Pictures) that characterizes human nature in 10 stages, the artist presented a work named The Ten Oxherding Pictures (2023), concentrating the process of eating, digesting, and excreting a cow in 10 frames. Another piece, Scar No.17 (2023), interpreted the ten types of a cow's internal organs using Chinese characters, was also displayed alongside the aforementioned works.

 

PARK Wunggyu was born in Seoul, Korea, in 1987. He received his BFA in Korean painting at Chugye University for the Arts in 2010, and MFA in Korean painting at Chugye University for the Arts in 2015. PARK Wunggyu began his active career as a resident artist at the Cheongju Art Studio from 2016. He has held solo exhibitions at various institutions such as ARARIO MUSEUM TAPDONG CINEMA (Jeju, Korea, 2025), ARARIO GALLERY SEOUL (Seoul, Korea, 2023), Art Space Boan1(Seoul, Korea, 2022), Onground2 (Seoul, Korea, 2018), and Space Kneet (Seoul, Korea, 2017), Cheongju Art Studio (Cheongju, Korea, 2016), as well as group exhibitions held at Sejong Meseum of Art(Seoul, Korea, 2024), SONGEUN (Seoul, Korea, 2023), Museum of Contemporary Art Busan (Busan, Korea, 2023), Ilmin Museum of Art (Seoul, Korea, 2023), Seoul Museum of  Art (Seoul, Korea, 2022), Danwon Art Museum (Ansan, Korea, 2021), Art Sonje Center (Seoul, Korea, 2021), Aram Art Museum (Goyang, Korea, 2019), and more. His works are collected by institutions such as the Seoul Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art Busan, ARARIO MUSEUM, and more.

Works
  • PARK Wunggyu, Contagion 흑암전법상 黑闇轉法相, 2024
    Contagion 흑암전법상 黑闇轉法相, 2024
  • PARK Wunggyu, Excretion 비남항생상 非南肛生相, 2024
    Excretion 비남항생상 非南肛生相, 2024
  • PARK Wunggyu, Flee 유성출가상 踰城出家相, 2024
    Flee 유성출가상 踰城出家相, 2024
  • PARK Wunggyu, Isolation 담산수도상 痰山修道相, 2024
    Isolation 담산수도상 痰山修道相, 2024
  • PARK Wunggyu, Nightmare 객마래의상 喀魔來儀相, 2024
    Nightmare 객마래의상 喀魔來儀相, 2024
  • PARK Wunggyu, Nirvana 갈림열반상 渴林涅槃相, 2024
    Nirvana 갈림열반상 渴林涅槃相, 2024
  • PARK Wunggyu, Rash 포피발진상 皰皮發疹相, 2024
    Rash 포피발진상 皰皮發疹相, 2024
  • PARK Wunggyu, Realization 팔진항마상 八疹降魔相, 2024
    Realization 팔진항마상 八疹降魔相, 2024
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.100 더미 100, 2023
    Dummy No.100 더미 100, 2023
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.102 더미 102, 2023
    Dummy No.102 더미 102, 2023
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.103 더미 103, 2023
    Dummy No.103 더미 103, 2023
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.104 더미 104, 2023
    Dummy No.104 더미 104, 2023
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.105 더미 105, 2023
    Dummy No.105 더미 105, 2023
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.106 더미 106, 2023
    Dummy No.106 더미 106, 2023
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.108 더미 108, 2023
    Dummy No.108 더미 108, 2023
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.92 더미 92, 2023
    Dummy No.92 더미 92, 2023
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.93 더미 93, 2023
    Dummy No.93 더미 93, 2023
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.94 더미 94, 2023
    Dummy No.94 더미 94, 2023
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.95 더미 95, 2023
    Dummy No.95 더미 95, 2023
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.96 더미 96, 2023
    Dummy No.96 더미 96, 2023
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.98 더미 98, 2023
    Dummy No.98 더미 98, 2023
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.99 더미 99, 2023
    Dummy No.99 더미 99, 2023
  • PARK Wunggyu, Scar No.12 흉 12, 2023
    Scar No.12 흉 12, 2023
  • PARK Wunggyu, Scar No.16 흉 16, 2023
    Scar No.16 흉 16, 2023
  • PARK Wunggyu, Scar No.17 흉 No.17, 2023
    Scar No.17 흉 No.17, 2023
  • PARK Wunggyu, Scar No.8 흉 8, 2023
    Scar No.8 흉 8, 2023
  • PARK Wunggyu, Sursputum No.1 초가래 No.1, 2023
    Sursputum No.1 초가래 No.1, 2023
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.82 더미 82, 2022
    Dummy No.82 더미 82, 2022
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.83 더미 83, 2022
    Dummy No.83 더미 83, 2022
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.85 더미 85, 2022
    Dummy No.85 더미 85, 2022
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.87 더미 87, 2022
    Dummy No.87 더미 87, 2022
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.89 더미 89, 2022
    Dummy No.89 더미 89, 2022
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.91 더미 91, 2022
    Dummy No.91 더미 91, 2022
  • PARK Wunggyu, Sputum drawing #2201 가래드로잉 #2201, 2022
    Sputum drawing #2201 가래드로잉 #2201, 2022
  • PARK Wunggyu, Sputum drawing #2202 가래드로잉 #2202, 2022
    Sputum drawing #2202 가래드로잉 #2202, 2022
  • PARK Wunggyu, Untitled 무제, 2022
    Untitled 무제, 2022
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.60 더미 60, 2021
    Dummy No.60 더미 60, 2021
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.61 더미 61, 2021
    Dummy No.61 더미 61, 2021
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.62 더미 62, 2021
    Dummy No.62 더미 62, 2021
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.81 더미 81, 2021
    Dummy No.81 더미 81, 2021
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.51 더미 51, 2020
    Dummy No.51 더미 51, 2020
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.52 더미 52, 2020
    Dummy No.52 더미 52, 2020
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.53 더미 53, 2020
    Dummy No.53 더미 53, 2020
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.57 더미 57, 2020
    Dummy No.57 더미 57, 2020
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.59 더미 59, 2020
    Dummy No.59 더미 59, 2020
  • PARK Wunggyu, Scar No.15 흉 No.15, 2020
    Scar No.15 흉 No.15, 2020
  • PARK Wunggyu, Scar No.5 흉 5, 2019
    Scar No.5 흉 5, 2019
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.29 더미 29, 2018
    Dummy No.29 더미 29, 2018
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.32 더미 32, 2018
    Dummy No.32 더미 32, 2018
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.33 더미 33, 2018
    Dummy No.33 더미 33, 2018
  • PARK Wunggyu, Dummy No.34 더미 34, 2018
    Dummy No.34 더미 34, 2018
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