'Taekwon V in Training Suit' Solo Exhibition by Artist Sung Tae-jin

Until the 30th at Busan Asian Artworks

Asian Art Works, a gallery located in Haeundae-gu, Busan, is hosting Seong Tae-jin's solo exhibition "Nowhere Else but Here" until the 30th.

Artist Seong Tae-jin presents works that project the image of Robot Taekwon V, his childhood hero, onto his adult self. Instead of a steel robot, he features Taekwon V dressed in loose training clothes as the main character in his works. In Seong Tae-jin's pieces, Taekwon V, who once protected the Earth and defeated space villains, coexists with the artist and blends into the absurd life of modern humans, showing a more human and new kind of hero.

Seong Tae-jin majored in printmaking. He creates his works by carving images and text into wooden blocks with a carving knife and then coloring them with vivid fluorescent and primary colors.

The sentences decorating the background of the paintings are also part of the enjoyment of viewing Seong's works. The background texts play a role in clarifying the theme of the artwork.

'Dabotap-School Trip', 120x180cm, Acrylic and ink on embossed Wood panel, 2017

'Joahae', 150x100 cm, Acrylic and ink on embossed Wood panel, 2022

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