Yoo Geun-Taek is a significant figure in contemporary Korean painting. Since the 1990s, he has been exploring the redefinition of visual narratives derived from observation and the influence of the Dansaekhwa art movement that swept the Korean painting field of the 70s and 80s. Geun-Taek’s work is energetic, hypnotic, sensual and meditative.

His practice incorporates the traditional techniques and materials of Korean painting, hanji paper (mulberry paper), inks and oyster shell powder. Geun-Taek has honed a visceral visual language that is often created by dense and bold gestures that show repetitive elements, and by adding layers upon layers of ink and oyster shell powder onto the paper. Geun-Taek distinctive paintings are imbued with what he calls “a new space of accumulated time”, re-interpreting Korean contemporary history and the future of Korean painting.

Newchild Gallery

Seoul

Gwangju Biennial

Gwangju

Chengdu Biennale

Chengdu

Brussels

Art Brussels

New York City

Frieze

Kiaf Art

London

Antwerpen

Gallery Hyundai

Beijing

Tokyo Gallery + Btap

Hakgojae Gallery

Singapore

Parkview Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Seoul

Coreana Museum Of Art

Taipei

Taipei Fine Arts Museum

Chengdu Contemporary Art Museum

Leeum Samsung Museum of Art

Yoo Geun-Taek

Hongik University

Drawing for 'Speaking Garden'

Fountain

Spoken Garden