BHAK

Han, Young-Wook

Critique

Han Young Wook creates portraits of anonymous figures by scratching aluminum panels with needles and painting oil paint on top of the scratched surface. The particular medium allows the artist to intricately carve aluminum panel and create a hyper-realistic texture of fine wrinkles, hair, and eyes filled with life that cannot be reached with canvas and paint. Han strides to bring the subject into life by making thin and thick scratches on the aluminum with different kinds of tools and painting into the crevices for depth. When the light hits the crevices, the aluminum reflects light that delivers a remarkable experience to the viewers, creating an illusion that the painting is three-dimensional or almost like a sculpture. The glistening surface of the aluminum panel, especially on the eyes of the subject, creates a dramatic mood that instantly pulls the viewer into the painting. Just like the quote “eyes are the window to the soul”, Han’s painting allows the viewers to imagine the life story and emotion of the people carved on the panel.

Education
M.F.A in Painting, Graduate school of Fine Arts, Hong-ik Univ., Seoul, Korea
B.F.A in Painting, College of Fine Arts, Hong-ik Univ., Seoul, Korea

Solo Exhibition
2020	"Face", Whitestone Gallery, Hong Kong
2013	Galerie Bhak, Seoul, Korea
2011	“Face”, Asia Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
	“Face”, Galerie Bhak, Seoul, Korea
2008	“Face”, Galerie Bhak, Seoul, Korea

Group Exhibitions and Art Fairs
2019	Art Miami / Galerie Bhak, Seoul, Korea
	Art Taipei / Galerie Bhak, Seoul, Korea
	Korea International Art Fair / Galerie Bhak, Seoul, Korea
	Art Central HK / Galerie Bhak, HK, HongKong
2018	Art Miami 2018/ Galerie Bhak, Miami, USA
	KIAF/ Galerie Bhak, COEX, Seoul, Korea
	Who Are You, Really?–Han YoungWook & Carole A. Feuerman, Galerie Bhak, Seoul, Korea
	Art central HK 2018/ Galerie Bhak, Hong Kong
	LA Art Show/ Galerie Bhak, L.A, USA
2017	Art central HK 2017/ Galerie Bhak, Hong Kong
	'From Painting to Painting', Sian Art Center, YoungChun, Korea
	HOMA, HongIk University, Seoul, Korea
	ART MIAMI 2017/ Galerie Bhak, Miami, USA
2016	Art central HK 2016/ Galerie Bhak, Hong Kong
	KIAF/ Galerie Bhak, COEX, Seoul, Korea
	Context Art Miami 2016/ Galerie Bhak, Art Miami Pavilion, Miami, USA
	SOMA Insight- The great Labor, SOMA, Seoul, Korea
2015	Context Art Miami 2015/ Galerie Bhak, Art Miami Pavilion, Miami, USA
	LA Art Show/ Galerie Bhak, LA, USA
	Scope Art Basel 2015/ Galerie Bhak, Basel, Switzerland
	`WHO ARE YOU?`- Face, ChunAn Art Center, ChunAn, Korea
2014	Scope Miami Beach 2014/ Galerie Bhak, Miami, USA
	PAIK, Yoon-Ki, HAN, Young-wook, Galerie Bhak, Seoul, Korea
	KIAF/ Galerie Bhak, COEX, Seoul, Korea
2013	Art Stage Singapore/ Galerie Bhak, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
	KIAF/ Galerie Bhak, COEX, Seoul, Korea
	Reality, KyungNam Museum, ChangWon, Korea
2012	“Powerful Gangwon 2012”, Chuncheon National Museum, Chuncheon, Korea
	CIGE (China International Gallery Exposition), China World Trade Center, Beijing, China “Soul of Seoul”, Galleri S.E, Bergen, Norway
	“A Magic Moment” the best of contemporary Korean art, Art Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland
	“Delving in: Beyond the Boundaries of Physical Properties”, Interalia, Seoul, Korea
2011	Art Taipei/ Galerie Bhak, Taipei World Trade Center, Taiwan
	Hyperrealism- fool your sight, SeMA, Seoul, Korea
	Art Chicago/ Galerie Bhak, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, USA
	“Poem and Drawing”, Gana Art Center, Seoul& Busan, Korea
2010	Art Taipei/ Galerie Bhak, Taipei World Trade Center, Taiwan
	Art Chicago/ Galerie Bhak, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, USA
2009	Art Singapore/ Galerie Bhak, Suntec Singapore, Singapore
	Art Karlsruhe/ Galerie Bhak, Messe Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
2008	Art ASIA in Miami/ Galerie Bhak, Wynwood District Miami, Miami, USA
	Art Fair Tokyo/ Galerie Bhak, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan
2007	ACAF NY/ Galerie Bhak, Pier 92, New York, USA
	Art Cologne-Palma de Mallorca/ Galerie Bhak, Mallorca, Spain
2006	Art Figuratif, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
	KCAF 6th ed., Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea

Award
2006	Grand Prize, 7th Sin-Sa-Im-Dang Grand Art Exhibition
First Prize, 8th Dan-Won Arts Competition
Grand Prize, 34th Kang-Won Grand Art Exhibition

Public Collection
National Museum of Contemporary Art
Seoul Museum of Art
etc.