Choi Soowhan South Korean, b. 1972

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Biography

Born in Gyeongju, Korea, 1972, Choi Soowhan creates meticulous, immaculate, yet expressive images by drilling holes of various sizes (0.4-3mm) in a black acrylic plate (Plexiglass) or laminate, and then LED backlighting the piece. The result is art based on precision, where Choi masterfully manipulates material and light to create texture, form and substance.

In Choi's work, we see both the natural and the manmade, where the patterns and symmetrical rhythms of the human eye are closely mirrored with the elaborate curves of ornate Rococo frames, both rendered in meticulous detail through this highly skilled process of image making. We see frothing seascapes, alive with energetic light, contrast with still woodland scenes, where dappled sun and deep shadow show how the artist utilises the contrast of light and dark to encapsulate dynamic space and time.

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Works

Emptiness_ansan 04, 2024
LED, Laminate
96.9 x 143.6 x 8 cm
38.2 x 56.5 x 3.2 in
Emptiness_ansan 05, 2024
LED, Laminate
94 × 94 × 8 cm
37 x 37 x 3.2 in
Emptiness_ansan 06, 2024
LED, Laminate
94 x 94 x 8 cm
37 x 37 x 3.2 in
Emptiness_forest 01, 2024
LED, Laminate
94 x 94 x 8 cm
37 x 37 x 3.2 in
Emptiness_forest path 05, 2024
LED, Laminate
94 x 94 x 8 cm
37 x 37 x 3.2 in
Emptiness_flower 03, 2021
LED Laminate
104 x 104 x 8 cm
41 x 41 x 3.2 in
Emptiness_flower 04, 2021
LED Laminate
104 x 104 x 8 cm
41 x 41 x 3.2 in
Emptiness_flower 05, 2021
LED Laminate
104 x 104 x 8 cm
41 x 41 x 3.2 in
Emptiness_flower 06, 2021
LED Laminate
104 x 104 x 8 cm
41 x 41 x 3.2 in
Emptiness_flower 07, 2021
LED Laminate
104 x 104 x 8 cm
41 x 41 x 3.2 in
Emptiness_forest path 03, 2021
LED Laminate
153 x 294 x 10 cm
60.2 x 115.8 x 4 in
Emptiness_path 01, 2021
LED Laminate
104 x 104 x 8 cm
41 x 41 x 3.2 in
Emptiness_for man, 2020
LED Laminate
153 x 123.5 x 8 cm
60.3 x 48.6 x 3.2 in
Emptiness - Bamboo Grove 02, 2019
LED Laminate
190 x 152.5 x 10 cm
75 x 60 x 4 in
Emptiness - Waterfall, 2018
LED Laminate
204 x 124 x 10 cm
80.5 x 48.5 x 4 in
Emptiness_moonlight, 2017
LED Laminate
97 x 145.5 x 10 cm
38.2 x 57.3 x 4 in
Emptiness - Wave, 2015
LED Laminate
71.5 x 243.5 x 7 cm
28 x 95.5 x 3 in

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