Portrait South Korea
Hyung Koo Kang
04.12.1955
Hyung Koo Kang is a contemporary Korean artist known for his hyper-realistic portraits of historical figures, media icons and ordinary people.
The master's work is imbued with empathy for strong-willed figures who have struggled with the hardships of life and history. Kana's deep-eyed portrait subjects gracefully reveal their inner worlds and the imprint of the times they have lived through.
1955
Dongi Lee
Seoul 1967
Dongi Lee is widely known Korean pop artist who works with popular cartoon-like images. He has attempted to show the result of cultural mixtures that combines two disparate codes such as pop characters like AtoMouse and abstract painting, which reflects our current society in which communication and harmony became a difficult task.
1967