Osang gwon biography of william

Osang Gwon : The idea of a photographic sculpture started when I was majoring in sculpture at HongIk University on I found the classic sculpture materials such as marble, wood, and iron too heavy to work with. Therefore, I thought that using a photograph, which is made out of photographic paper, would be much more simpler and easier to make a sculpture.

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Osang Gwon : When a plane of a photographed image is folded and bent into a three-dimensional object, there is a slight distortion. This distortion gives that alienated feeling away from the reality. Osang Gwon : « The Flat » is made from cut out magazine images, which are supported by the wire attached on the back of each images. This allows « The Flat » to be able to stand from the floor.

My recent photographic sculptures are made from searching images through Google Images and putting these together into an artwork.

Osang Gwon (Born ) is known for Sculpture.

Osang Gwon : My early artworks involve many poses that comes from fashion and advertising. However, the origin of these fashion and advertising poses comes from classical sculpture and painting. Osang Gwon : Collaborating with Wooyoungmi was a great experience. I think that advertisement and promotion are part of the contemporary art world.

Osang Gwon : Korea has a long history and art has always been growing together with its civilization. In my opinion, the increasing complexity of politics and economy is related to the development of the art world. Taking this relationship into consideration, I predict that Korean contemporary art will receive much more global attention in the future.

Why using photo, a 2D plastic element, to build three-dimensional sculptures?