Park Kwan-taeck
Park Gwan-taek’s “fragile” drawings, fluttering in the fan’s breeze, question the very act of "how we look at art." The layered, fragmented surfaces of paper are stirred by the fan’s wind, causing them to ripple in space and disorient the viewer's retina. Rather than staying still to display its form clearly, the drawing seems to strive to step forward from a 2D virtual world into the 3D reality, shifting from a still image to a moving one, as though struggling to move one step further. Standing before these fragile drawings, as the fan's loud hum fills the air and the sensation of airflow touches your skin, one becomes captivated by the determination and conviction of this fragile effort that refuses to remain fixed or still.
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Marker on A4 paper, 21x29 cm, 2019
Park Gwan-taek’s “fragile” drawings, fluttering in the fan’s breeze, question the very act of "how we look at art." The layered, fragmented surfaces of paper are stirred by the fan’s wind, causing them to ripple in space and disorient the viewer's retina. Rather than staying still to display its form clearly, the drawing seems to strive to step forward from a 2D virtual world into the 3D reality, shifting from a still image to a moving one, as though struggling to move one step further. Standing before these fragile drawings, as the fan's loud hum fills the air and the sensation of airflow touches your skin, one becomes captivated by the determination and conviction of this fragile effort that refuses to remain fixed or still.
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Marker on paper, cut with a knife, 135x142 cm, 2019
Park Gwan-taek’s “fragile” drawings, fluttering in the fan’s breeze, question the very act of "how we look at art." The layered, fragmented surfaces of paper are stirred by the fan’s wind, causing them to ripple in space and disorient the viewer's retina. Rather than staying still to display its form clearly, the drawing seems to strive to step forward from a 2D virtual world into the 3D reality, shifting from a still image to a moving one, as though struggling to move one step further. Standing before these fragile drawings, as the fan's loud hum fills the air and the sensation of airflow touches your skin, one becomes captivated by the determination and conviction of this fragile effort that refuses to remain fixed or still.
Speed of the Mind
61 drawings on tracing paper, variable installation, 2017-2020
Park Gwan-taek’s “fragile” drawings, fluttering in the fan’s breeze, question the very act of "how we look at art." The layered, fragmented surfaces of paper are stirred by the fan’s wind, causing them to ripple in space and disorient the viewer's retina. Rather than staying still to display its form clearly, the drawing seems to strive to step forward from a 2D virtual world into the 3D reality, shifting from a still image to a moving one, as though struggling to move one step further. Standing before these fragile drawings, as the fan's loud hum fills the air and the sensation of airflow touches your skin, one becomes captivated by the determination and conviction of this fragile effort that refuses to remain fixed or still.
