Western Painter Gong Seonghun, Professor of Art at Sungkyunkwan University, Passes Away

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] Western-style painter Gong Seong-hoon, professor of the Department of Fine Arts at Sungkyunkwan University, passed away on the 11th at the age of 56.

The deceased, who was battling cancer, suddenly died from sepsis on the morning of the same day.

Born in 1965, he majored in Western painting at Seoul National University and graduated from the Department of Electronic Engineering at Seoul National University of Science and Technology. He then completed a master's degree in Western painting at Seoul National University Graduate School.

Although he started with Western painting, in the early stages of his artistic career, he gained attention for conceptual works that crossed media such as installation and video. Since 2000, he focused again on painting, realistically depicting night scenes on the outskirts of the city.

In 2013, he was recognized as an artist showing painting on a densely psychological level and received the "Artist of the Year Award" from the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. Alongside his artistic activities, he guided students at Sungkyunkwan University.

The funeral is being held at Shinchon Severance Hospital Funeral Hall, Room 10. The funeral procession will be on the morning of the 13th. ☎ 02-2227-7500.

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