Donghoon Rhee

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Biography 
Donghoon Rhee carves plants, animals, and human figures from wood, then observes the sculptures and translates them into paintings. He explores the forms of plants and the movements of human figures that emerge through the process of wood carving. He carefully considers how to observe the sculptures and how to translate them into paintings. At times, the textures created by carving tools and chainsaws influence the surface and texture of his paintings. Recently, he has been exploring sculptural forms using paper, creating shapes distinct from those made with wood.

Cactus, Acrylic on korean pine , 97×45×45cm, 2019

A Cat, A Great tit and Grass, Acrylic on korean pine , 92×52×52cm, 2019

Black Mamba, Acrylic on korean pine , 65×35×37cm, 2021

HARD, Acrylic on paper, cut and pasted, thumbtacks, staples, pin backs, wood panel, 152×52×60cm, 2023

HARD 2, Acrylic on paper, cut and pasted, thumbtacks, staples, tacked on wood panel, 101×120.5×20.3cm, 2023

New Jeans, Acrylic on paper, cut and pasted, thumbtacks, staples, acrylic painted stainless steel, pin backs, wood panel, 146×52×72.5cm, 2023

Attention, Acrylic on elm, 202×66×52cm, 2022

After Like, Acrylic on elm, 88×46×37cm, 2022

After Like1, Acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 130×180cm, 2022

The 7th Sense, Acrylic on elm, 180×370×423cm, 2022

Education

2020 M.F.A., Department of Fine Arts, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea

2017 B.F.A., Painting, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea

 

Solo Exhibitions

2023 Light Choreography, Gallery SP, Seoul, Korea

2022 Woman, VSF&milk, Los Angeles, USA

2021 The statue knows how to dance, Gallery SP, Seoul, Korea

2019 Room with Flowers, DrawingRoom, Seoul, Korea

Group Exhibitions

2024 UNBOXING PROJECT 3.2: Maquette, VSF, Los Angeles, USA

2024 Open Corridor, INTERRIM, Seoul, Korea

2024 Breathe in, Breathe out, Wooran Foundation, Seoul, Korea

2024 grid3, biscuit gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2023 2024 7th Changwon Sculpture Biennale Prologue Exhibition – Speaking about the future : Shape, Map, Tree, Changwon, Korea

2023 Natural Born Odds, Salihara Arts Center, Jakarta, Indonesia

2023 RePlant, Seoul National University Power Plant, Seoul, Korea

2022 Sculptural Impulse, Buk-Seoul Museum of Art , Seoul, Korea

2022 2022 NEW RISING ARTIST, Jeju Museum of Contemporary Art, Jeju, Korea

2022 OBJECT UNIVERSE, Ulsan Art Museum, Ulsan, Korea

2021 Awkward Gaps, White Noise, Seoul, Korea

2021 Dancing Casper, SAGA, Seoul, Korea

2021 Human Shape Materials, LaLa&, Seoul, Korea

2020 No Space, Just a Place. Eterotopia, Daelim Museum, Seoul, Korea

2020 Hotel Express 284, Culture Station Seoul 284, Seoul, Korea

2020 In a Flash, Ilwoo Space, Seoul, Korea

2019 XOXO, Nook Gallery, Seoul, Korea

 

Grants&Awards

2023 RE:SEARCH, Seoul Foundation for Art and Culture, Korea

Collections

2024 National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, Art Bank

2023 National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, Art Bank

2022 Ulsan Art Museum

2022 Jeju Museum of Contemporary Art