Park Min-Joon (b. 1971)
2007 Tokyo National University of Fine Arts (research course)
Oil Painting Meterials and Techniques Dept, Tokyo, Japan
2006 M.F.A. Painting, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
2002 B.F.A. Painting, Hoingik University, Seoul, Korea
Grant - Korean Cultural and Arts Promotion Fund (The Arts Council Korea)
2007 Tokyo National University of Fine Arts (research course)
Oil Painting Meterials and Techniques Dept, Tokyo, Japan
2006 M.F.A. Painting, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
2002 B.F.A. Painting, Hoingik University, Seoul, Korea
Grant - Korean Cultural and Arts Promotion Fund (The Arts Council Korea)
"The main subjects of my work are three: life, death, and eternity. These three subjects foam a foundation of all my work; each piece of artwork has specifically different stories. Those stories are based on Greek and Roman mythology, religious stories, Egyptian mythology and even the Eastern philosophy. However, I do not limit my thought in a particular philosophy. Actually, my work depicts stories of human beings: the current of time, nation and generation. On the one hand, my work looks more realistic when viewers see it through the lens of a traditional viewpoint. On the other hand, it looks enlightening when one sees it through the lens of a contemporary point of view. My work is located at the borderline between contemporary paintings and traditional paintings. That is I pursue the craftsmanship of great masters of the past while adressing contemporary issues at the same time. Park Min-Joon"
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