Sculpture (MA)
Jiwon Kwak
Jiwon Kwak was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1991 and received his BA from Goldsmiths University, London 2018 and MA from Royal College of Art, London in 2020. He has been working as a breakdancer ar Arun Company from 2004.
Kwak's work is majorly influenced by Hip hop culture - the elements of Hip hop come from different regions and cultures and Kwaks is interested in how different elements come together and create something new.
Every single thing has its own power. Sometimes they collide with each other and lose their power but sometimes they are united through the collision and produce something new. A series of work describes the continuous collision and the birth of unity from it.
untitled — This work inspired by - Top: Mary Immaculate, The Lapidarium at the Art Collections Museum Head: Portrait of Vincenc Makovský, 1926-1928, Hana Wichterlová, National Gallery Prague Arms: Ivory Crucifixion Christ, 2nd half of 17th Century, Pierre Simon Jaillot, Masterpiece London Bottom: Kneeling Youth, 300 BC, Timotheus, Statens Museum for Kunst
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Humankind has proven its existence throughout history by continuously challenging in various areas. Their desire to discover the unknown world was always strong. The endless effort of the challenges that humans are facing often bring deep disappointment but also gives an enormous amount of joy when things are succeeded. It portraits the mixture feeling of how humans fear about the world they can not explore yet eager to explore at the same time.
Medium:
paint on resinSize:
60 x 60 x 90cm
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When various elements either coexist or combined together, each could possibly bring out an unexpected side of it. This often creates something unique, amusing, and dynamic. The idea of being combined is very much needed in today’s culture and also has been playing a huge role in it - such example could be converging of science and humanity in a large context.
Medium:
paint on resinSize:
55 x 30 x 70cm
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One of the most important tasks in human life is being healthy. This directly relates to years of living life as well. Behind their desire of living a long run life, all the other living organisms on the Earth are facing death. Affluent life that humans dream about can not be established without the benefits from the other living things.