Artist Note
There is the past, the present, and the future here.
And there is the smallest energy that goes through time and space.
The tiny energy started from a movement which controlled the space and the space was collected and stacked in the name of time. The energy is called sometimes as life and sometimes as passion and sometimes it was misunderstood as the meaning of diligence.
The purity of the energy applied only to me and existed for me.
The energy became dirty in no time with points of contact and intervention.
Soon the strength of the energy was lost and its space was taken away and its time was given away.
In the dark space that lost time, the energy lost its aim and confused the concept of dimension.
Its head and toes were mixed and it had no distinguishable front or back, it became a child lost in the universe in the means of existence.
The infinite universe inside of me was slowly breaking down with stuffed time and space and finally gone. It became dust in the air.
My tiny energy that started from a one dimensional point makes a two dimensional vector with a small gesture and points at a direction lost long time ago. The lines want to expand the space and I take over the space with my tiny gestures. Now I exist inside of frame but I do not want to stop my gestures. Gestures meet gestures and energy collides with energy and increase the density of the space. Good density fills the space of time.
Gestures did it in the past and do it in the present.
And so...
However, the Universe is Infinity.
Bio and CV
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Tak, Young Hwan was born in 1969 in South Korea. He studied in Korea and Japan. Currently lives and works in Taiwan.
2020 PH.D. in Fine Arts, College of Fine Arts, Jeonbuk National University, South Korea
2005 M.A. in Fine Arts, Dept. of Imaging Arts and Sciences, Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan
1995 B.A. in English Literature Dept. of English Language and Literature Jeonju University, South Korea
Solo Exhibition
2024 Ani-Factory, Sixpence Gallery. Taiwan
2020 Experimental for Images, Yeonsucksan Art Gallery. Korea
2017 Walking in the Rain, Korean Traditional Culture Center. Korea
2017 Walking in the Rain, Gallery SUM. Korea
2015 World of Ink Painting Animation, Gyodong Art Museum. Korea
2015 Landscape of Z-axis, UDONOS Gallery. Japan
2012 ICHIGOICHIE- Once in a Life time, Shiraya Art Studio. Japan
2011 Review the Old, Learn the New, Gyodong Art Center. Korea
2010 Taste of Oriental Ink, Jung Gallery. Korea
2010 Sea of Clouds, Seoshin Gallery. Korea
2007 ZUYU, UMC Gallery. Korea
2005 Under the Control, Woojin Culture Center. Korea
Group Exhibition
2024 Hibiscus Gallery Invitation to Japan-Korea Exchange Exhibition, HIBIS-CUS Art Museum. Korea
2023 Art Group ‘ATTI' Korea-Taiwan Exchange Exhibition, Kaohsiung Culture Center, Kaohsiung. Taiwan
2023 Moving Bridge-International Exhibition, Gyodong Art Museum. Korea
2022 MAU Art show, Geoje Gallery. Korea
2022 Stories of Tainan, Tainan University of Technology. Taiwan
2022 2022 Tainan International Exhibition, Jang Gallery. Taiwan
2021 Go! Art Auction, Gyodong Art Museum. Korea
2019 Art Group ‘SEED' Korea-Japan Exchange Exhibition, Korea Embassy, Tokyo, Japan
2018 Seoul Media-city Biennale, Seoul Museum of Art. Korea
2018 Art Group ‘ATTI' Korea-Japan Exchange Exhibition, Kitanozaka Gallery, Kobe, Japan
2015 MEGURI Art Shizuoka Live Art Show, UNODOS Gallery, Shizuoka, Japan
2014 Media Art Korea-Japan Exchange Exhibition, Gyodong Art Museum. Korea
2013 Image Phenomenon with Musashino Art University, Japanese Embassy. Korea
2010 Ani-Factory Exhibition, Jeonju Movie Factory Gallery, Korea
2010 Secret of the Manga & Animation Exhibition, Japanese Embassy. Korea
2010 Marvelous Media Art Exhibition, Jeonbuk Public Museum of Art. Korea
2009 Jeonju International Film Festival-Media Art Invitational Exhibition, Jeonju Movie Factory Gallery, Korea
2005 MUSABI -ask for the now and future of the media art, Chiba Public Museum of Art, Chiba. Japan
2003 Visual music with Deaf SIGHT Exhibition, Somido hall, Sony Building, Tokyo. Japan
... more than 500 exhibitions
Awards
2022 GDWEB Design Awards, Winner Prize. Korea
2015 Nominate of Interactive Media, International Emmy Award. New York, USA
2014 Nominate of Cross - platform Non fiction, Banff World Media Festival. Banff, Canada
2012 Competition of Music Documentary, IDFA. Amsterdam, Netherlands
2011 Busan -Fukuoka Gate -way Award, Asia Digital Art Award. Fukuoka, Japan
2010 Winning a prize, Asia Digital Art Award. Fukuoka, Japan
2009 Bronze prize, Feelux Light Art Festival. Seoul, Korea
2007 Excellence Award, Asia Digital Art Award. Fukuoka, Japan
2007 Incentive Award. Dialogue in the Dark Arts Contest. Seoul, Korea
2005 Selection of Best Short animation, Gwangju International Film Festival. Gwangju, Korea
Invitation of Film Festivals
2018 A Good Business ; Documentary, Invitation of JCP, Jeonju International Film Festival. Jeonju, Korea
2017 Days on the Road ; VR, Invitation of VR–contents, Busan International Film Festival. Busan, Korea
2017 Heaven's Border ; Documentary, Special Invitation, Kyev International Film Festival. Kyev, Ukraine
2014 Phantoms of the Border ; Documentary, International Emmy Awards. New York, USA
2014 Hullabaloo Choir ; Cross-platform, Banff World Media Festival. Banff, Canada
2012 Captain Kang ; Documentary, Documentary Showcase, Busan International Film Festival. Busan, Korea
Featured Projects
2020
Korean Traditional Food Story (Picture Book, Web-toon, Animation)
Client : Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism / Producer and Animation
2018
Art Bus Platform Project (Public Art-project ) : Basic design and Image content work for bus station on a city
Client : Jeonju city / Art director
Palbok Art Factory Project (Public Art-project) : An art project that turn closed old factory into art space
Client : Jeonju city / Art director
A Good Business (Documentary) : A story about the journey of two orphans who escaped from North Korea
Producer and Art director.
*Invitation -2018 Jeonju International Film Festival. Korea
Days on the Road (VR): A virtual reality animation film about a journey in search of freedom for fugitives
executive producer, animator.
*Invitation – 2018 Busan International Film Festival. Korea.
2017
Gwanghwamun VR Project (VR - project) : Virtual Reality Project for the Restoration of Gwanghwamun, a representative tourist destination in Seoul
Client : Seoul city, Korea / VR Designer and Animator
Crossing Heaven's Border (TV Documentary) : A touching story of people leaving for freedom
Film editor.
*Invitation - Kyev International FIim Festival. Kyev, Ukraine
Let's prepare for an era of warning after 100years (Promotion Video)
Client : Meteorological Administration / Director and Animator
2016
Hero (TV Show) : The story of independence fighters who fought for the independence of Korea.
Client : TV Chosun / Animator and Motion graphics
KIERANG (TV- commercial) : TV commercial for LG Chemical
Client : LG Company (LG Household & Healthcare) / Director and Animation
Savior {Interactive news media platform) : The Story of a Human Rights Activist Saving Refugees
Cient : Chosun News -Media Group / Art director
2015
The Wonders of Korea (TV Program) : A TV program that introduces foreigners to various tourist attractions in
Korea
Client : KBS World / Director of Title sequence
2014
Defectors (TV Documentary) : The Story of Brokers Helping North Korean Defectors Escape
Client : TV Chosun / Production designer
Asian Leadership Conference (Keynote video for conference) : Conference to Discuss the Future of Harmony and
Development in Asia
Client : Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chosun News Media Group / Director of Keynote Video
Hullabaloo Choir (Interactive news media platform) : The story of a choir of children who defected from North Korea
Client : Chosun News Media Group / Producer and Art Director
*Nominate of Banff World Media Festival. Banff, Canada. 2014
Phantoms of the Border (Documentary) : The story of an inexile child living on the border
Client : Chosun News Media Group / Executive producer and Film editor
*Nominate of lntemational Emmy Awards. 2014
2013
Dreams of the Kingdom (TV Program) : A documentary on the history of the Baekje Kingdom. 2013
Client : KBS(Korean Broadcasting System) / Director of title sequence
2012
Captain Kang (Documentary) : The story of an old captain and his son of a former baseball player who lost his dream
Client : Minch & Films / Director of title sequence
*Invitation of Busan International Film Festival. Busan, Korea. 2012
Faith (TV series) : A story that transcends time and space, a Goryeo Age warrior loves a present-day doctor
Client : SBS(Seoul Broadcasting System) Drama Special / Director of title sequence and Animation
2011
Metal Wars II (TV Documentary) : A documentary predicting a national dispute with the trade economy in the
future when rare metals will become important
Client : KBS(Korean Broadcasting System) / Director of Title sequence
2010
Metal Wars I (TV Documentary) : A documentary predicting a national dispute with the trade economy in the
future when rare metals will become important
Client : KBS(Korean Broadcasting System) / Director of title sequence and epilogue animation