Artist | Choi Tae Hoon
Installation/ Sculpture
Korea
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About Choi Tae Hoon
Choi Tae Hoon born in 1965 is part of Korea's rapidly developingcontemporary art scene which is now beginning to have greater international exposure. Having pursued his Fine Arts Degree (B.F.A and M.F.A) at Kyung-Hee University in Seoul, he has redefined the elements of sculptural works. Aspects of his life is reflected and embedded onto each sculpture that he has crafted. One of his debut installations in Vancouver Biennale showing his work 'Skin of Time' has amazed the audience by the details of the texture created. 'Skin of Time' is a tree that represents aspects of his life and he has attached and embedded messages and memories related to his personal life on the skin or the bark of the tree.
In making a collage of time that has passed into an organic form, Choi uses plasma torching technique where he cuts and welds not only the stainless steel plates but also, the accumulative nature of time. The incalculable numbers of tiny holes on the surface of his sculptures reveal the intensity and intention that the artist has tried to create on the material to create an unruly nature of the property of the material.
The collage of times becomes an organic form. Using plasma torching technique, the artist cuts and welds not only the stainless steel plates but also the accumulative nature of times. The incalculable numbers of the tiny holes on the surface of the work reveal intensity between the artist's intention and the unruly nature of the material. Choi Tae Hoo has participated in numerous international solo and group Biennale shows in Asia,Europe and the United States. He was awarded as the Artist of the Year in 2012and in 2006 by different shows.
CV
□ Education
M.F.A Kyung-Hee Univ. Seoul Korea (1998)
B.F.A Kyung-Hee Univ. Seoul Korea (1994)
Cite Internationale des Arts Residency Program (Paris, France)
Vermont Studio Residency Program (USA)
Visiting Professor of Northeast Normal University (Chang-chun, China)
Lecturer of Joon-Ang University
Kumho Art Studio
Jang Heung Atelier
□ Prize
2014 Qingdao International Horticultural Exposition 3rd prize (Qingdao, China)
2012 Wuhu Liu Kaiqu Award International Sculpture Exhibition (wuhu,china)
2012 Artist of the year 2012, Misulsegye (Sculpture part)
Artist of the Year 2006, Kim Jong Young Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
Chungdu Biennale, Chungdu, China
'96 Donga Art Prize' of Donga Art Fair
'91 The Youth Art Fair'
'Special Prize' at the 3rd MBC Figurative Sculpture Fair
'Special Prize¡¯ at the 4th MBC Figurative Sculpture Fair
'Excellent Prize' of the Youth Art Fair
□ Solo Exhibition
2014 'TaeHoon-Dyeon' -
2013 'Both Sides’ - Zhengzhou, China
2012 'The flower looks as my elder sister' - Gong art space, Korea
2012 ‘Invisible Man' - Gallery Jireh, Paju, Korea
2009 'Dual Skin Project' - Gallery Artside, Seoul, Korea
2007 'Skin of Time' - Gallery Touch Art, Gyeong-Gi Do
2006 'Galaxy' - Kim Chong Yung Sculpture Museum,Seoul, Korea
2005 'Gold Line' - Cite International des Arts, Paris, France
2004 'Wall Sculpture' - Gallery ARTSIDE, Seoul, Korea
2003 'Iron Age Stories' - Dukwon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2002 'Small But Great' - Gallery ARTSIDE, Seoul, Korea
2000 'Aesthetics of Slowness' - Moran Museum of Art, Korea
1998 'Freedom from the Existential Pain' - GANA Art, Seoul, Korea
□ Group Exhibition
2014
Hands Across the Water - Baik Art Residency (Baik Art, USA)
Hands Across the Water - Baik Art Residency (Gallery Nori, Jeju Island)
2014 Palm Spring Art Fair (Baik Art, USA)
The 2nd anniversary “Bliss Time” (Yangpyeong Art Museum, Korea)
‘Metal Works-today’ (KimJongYoung Art Museum, Seoul, Korea)
2013
KIAF 2013 (Baik Art, Coex, Seoul)
‘Power, where does the beauty lie?’ (SOMA museum, Seoul)
Houston Art Fair (Baik Art, USA)
Commemorating woman chosun’s 29th edition (Seoul, Book-Chon)
‘Daily Life in the Universe’ (Busan Art Museum)
Exhibition of Professors of Chung-Ang Uni.
Palm Spring art fair (AndrewShire Gallery, California, USA)
2012
The Korean people artist federation Fundraising Exhibition (Ara Art center)
Wuhu Liu Kaiqu Award International Sculpture Exhibition
Pohang Steel art Festival
ChangWon Scultpure biennale
Unfaimilar Forest (GANA Gallery)
SOFA (Seoul Open Art Fair)
'Temporal Being' (Edwin's Gallery 2FI, Jakarta)
The trend exhibition of modern field sculpture in hantan river
Reflection (Moran Museum)
K-Sculpture in Italy (Santiagostino Museum, Italy)
International Sculpture Festa 2012 - Sculpture is Fun (Seoul Art Center)
Scales of Dragon (Gongpyeng Gallery)
India Art Fair (India)
Edwin Gallery (Indonesia, Jakarta)
2011
Vancouver Biennale 2009-2011
The 4th Korea-Japan Exhibition of Reconciliation & Harmony - The K Gallery
Poster!Poster! - Interalia
Gift & Party - Pusan Lotte Gallery
Illusion of Lights - Armway Gallery
Moving Art Valley Project (Nampo Gallery)
Smartly 3D (ARTISDE Gallery)
C. Eye (Korea Ceramic Foundation)
International Sculpture Festa 2011 (Hangaram Art Museum)
IN 脈 (Gallery Jireh)
Earth, Iron and Glass (Kring)
2010
EHWA SCULPTURE ASSOCIATION (KOEP,SEOUL)
利涉大川 - Icheon Art Center
The Seoul Art Exhibition 2010 (Seoul Museum of Art)
Unfamiliar Time, Familiar Space (Interalia Art Company)
Korea Tomorrow (Setec)
Him of Gyeonggi-do (Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art)
Show Handarty Fair (Hillstate Gallery, Urah & Partners)
Living Art Fair (Coex, Seoul)
Yaita-Ecology International Sculpture Exhibition (Japan)
Black & White (Lee Yoon Soo Gallery)
Lifescape in Art (Pohang Museum of Steel Art)
Bang (Shinhan Arthall, Sol beach Gallery, Art n' Company)
Vancouver Biennale (Vancouver, Canada)
2009
steel, soil and glass (KOSA Space)
Seongnam Open Air Sculpture Festival (Tan River)
廣場遊戱 (Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art)
DIY Universe, 10 Years After Version 5 (Daejeon Museum of Art)
Mad for Furniture (Nefs Space)
KIAF (Gallery Artside)
A Sense of Timing (Kring)
Korean Eye - Moon Generation (The Saatchi gallery, London, UK)
Nefs Masterpiece 2009 (The Classic)
The Scenery in Memory (Sol Beach Gallery)
International Sculpture Symposium in Icheon
新花鳥圖 (Interalia Art Company)
CLIO Cosmetic Jam (Insa Art Center)
The Gait of A Bull (Jang Eun Sun Gallery)
2008
KOAS (Insa Art Center)
Pride of Iron (Seoul Cultural Assets)
Inevitable Cloud (Yangpyeong Project)
Voyage Without Boundaries (Busan Biennale)
Living Art Fair (Coex, Seoul)
Bridge Art Fair (NY, USA)
Space Explorer (Beijing, China)
3+3 (Cube, Seoul)
The 11th Icheon International Sculpture symposium (Woljeon Museum)
2007
The Edge of Sensation (Gallery Simon)
Art &Park (Sungnam Art Center)
Three Companions (Manace Art Center)
KIAF 2007 (Coex, Seoul)
Sanghai International Art Fair (Snaghai, China)
2000 Sculpture + Mcc (Modern Culture Center)
Sound if Mind (Shin Museum of Art
Lines in Space, Gyeonggi-do Museum, Korea
Pure Mass, Seoul Plaza, Korea
The Room, Gallery Velvet
2006
Friend Of Kumho, Kumho Museum, Korea
10 Years After, COEX in seoul, Korea
Soft Landing(BMW), Cais Gallery in Souel, Korea
Time of Life, The Face of Time, Seongnam art center
The Meeting of Fountain and Sculpture, Seol Bong Park
Light Exposition, Shenyang, China
Three Companions for Life, Bukchon art Museum
Taehoon Choi + Jaehyo Lee, EBS, Seoul, Korea
2005
Cite Internationale des Arts Exposition, Paris, France
Vermont Studio Residency Program Exhibition, U.S.A.
NY Art Fair, New York, U.S.A.
Very Successful, Art Center, Kookmin University, Kroea
Moran Artists, Moran Art Museum, Korea
24 Artists & Critics, Geonggi Culture Foundation, Korea
The Collection of Busan Museum of Modern Art, Korea
Composition and Center, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
Melting Zone, Gallery Da Vinci, Seoul, Korea
2004
Museum Autumn Excursion, Seoul Museum of Modern Art
China International Gallery Exposition, Beijing, China
Sea and See, Taejongdae, Busan, Korea
Project Imjingang, Imjin River, Korea
Korea International Art Fair, COEX, Seoul, Korea
China International Art Salon, Beijing, China
'2004 Outdoor Project Festival,' The Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul
In the Line of Life and Death, Moran Art Museum, Korea
Artists are Magicians, Gallery ARTSIDE, Seoul, Korea
Fund-raising Show for Suh-Hee Statue, Icheon Culture Center
2003
International Sculpture Exhibition, Guilin Yuzi Paradise, Guilin, China
Art Bench Project, Gallery ARTSIDE, Seoul, Korea
Forty's Power, Moro Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Dong River's Modern Artist, Art Center, Yeongwol, Korea
Art Bench Model Project, Gallery Artside, Korea
Assemblage and Vision, Johyeng Gallery, Korea
2002
International Environmental Art Forum, Seoul Art Center
Korea International Art Fair, Bexco, Busan
Korean Contemporary Art-Expression of the time, Seoul Arts Center
Invitation Exhibition of Donga Art Prize Awardees
Variations on the theme of cross, Suwon Art Center, Milal School, Korea
The Sculpture ceremony in commemoration of Worldcup, Seoul Art Center, Korea
Kyeng Hee univ's 16th anniversary exhibition, Insa Art Plaza
Wang San International Art Symposium, Wangsan Art Center
2001
4th Ichon International Sculpture Symposiums
Invitational Artist, Gonggiam Sculpture Park
Inaugural Exhibition of Museum of Kyunggi Cultural Foundation
Inaugural Exhibition of Gallery Wing, Gallery Wing
Invitational Artist, Yeoju Ceramic Festival
Horro, Moro Gallery, Mok-am Art Museum
Mordern Artist Invitation, MBC
Invitational Exhibition of Korea Sculpture Prize Awardees, Baeksang Gallery
Gallery Lamer Exhibition, Gallery Lamer
2000
Gwangju Biennale - The Special Exhibition
Invitational Exhibition of Donga Art Prize Awardees, National Museum of Contemporary
Art
Dreams for the New Millennium - Flag Exhibition, National Theater
Sansuyoo Art Prize, Icheon, Korea
1999
20th Anniversary Exhibition of Donga Art Festival (Ilmin gallery)
Moran Sculpture Fair, Moran Museum of Art
'Spirit of Earth and Fire', Icheon Municipal Museum
Gallery Jongro Art Opening Invitation, Gallery Jongro Art
50th Birth of Kyeng Hee University, Jongro Gallery
Figurative Sculpture Group of Korea, Educational Culture Center
1998
Lake Daechung International Environment & Sculpture Symposium (Lake Daechung,
Chungju)
Art Associate Exhibition (MMCA, Korea)
Figurative Sculpture Group of Korea
Exhibition of 7 Modern Standard Artist (Sung-Bo Gallery)
1996
Breath of the Korean Race in History (Seoul Museum of Art)
Dong-A Art Festival (MMCA, Korea)
Invitation of 100 Modern Artist (MBC)
Figurative Sculpture Group of Korea (Una Gallery)
1995
Breath of the Korean Race in History (Munye Theater)
Asia contemporary Art Fair (Seoul Museum of Art)
Mokwoo Competition (MMCA, Korea)
1993
Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition (Seoul Press Center)
MBC Figurative Sculpture Fair (Seoul Art Center)
'Mokwoo' Associate Exhibition (MMCA, Korea)
1992
Korean Fine Art Grand Fair (MMCA, Korea)
MBC Figurative Sculpture Fair (Seoul Art Center)
Invitation of The Youth Art Fair Prize Awardees (Youth Art Museum)
1991
'The Youth Art Fair' (Seoul Art Center)
Korean Fine Art Grand Fair (MMCA, Korea)
□ Collections
National Museum of Contemporary Art, BMoMA, Ordos Art Museum(Mongolia),
Gyeonggi-Do Museum of Art, Jeollabuk Do Provincial Office, Hilton(Beijing), Mt.
Naejang Sculpture Park, Jangseong Sculpture Park, Pohang Steel art, Seol-Bong Park,
Manse Sculpture Park in Ansung, Submit Place (Pan-Gyo), Gonji Rock Sculpture Park,
Shin-Il APT, Home Plus, Renaissance Hotel, Esiapolis (Daegu), Samsung Hotel, Tower
Palace, Kumho Uh-ulim, emart, Daewoo Purugio APT, Daerim E-Pyeonansesang APT,
Samsung Raemian, The City 7(Changwon, Korea), World Ceramic Biennale(Korea),
Wuhu Sculpture park (China), Upper house(hongkong), SC Jae-il Bank, Pine Avenue
(Ul-ji-ro), Bangalore (India), Morgan Stanley Building in Singapore, Avenuefrance
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