Kwanjin Oh
Kwanjin Oh
Graduated from Kaywon Arts High School
Graduated from the Department of Oriental Painting, College of Fine Arts, Hongik University
Graduated from Dongguk University Graduate School
Director of the Korea Fine Arts Association
Director of the International Art Exchange Association
Director of the Seoul Art Association
PISAF International Animation Festival Advisory Committee
Regular member of the Korea Character Designers Association
Character Design CEO Bogri
Vice President of the Hongik University Alumni Association
Director of the Dongguk University Alumni Association
Lecturer: Hongik University College of Fine Arts (Basic Drawing in Oriental Painting)
Kaywon Arts High School Art Department Lectures (Korean Painting, Character)
Lecturer at Hoseo University (Illustration)
Lecturer at Kyungmin College (Drawing)
Lecturer at Shinheung University (Expression Techniques, Illustration, Drawing, Character)
Lecturer at Daejin University (Oriental Painting Techniques)
Lecturer at Changwon National University (Oriental Painting Techniques)
Lecturer at Chungkang University of Culture and Industry (Character Design)
Lecturer at Baekseok University (Drawing)
Awards: Korea National Art Exhibition - Special Prize and Honorable Mention (3 times) in 2002
Korea National Art Exhibition - Excellence Award Winner
International Fan Exhibition - Encouragement Award (Japan)
Art World Grand Prize Exhibition - Special Selection (2 times)
Asia Art Exhibition - Grand Prize and Gold Prize
Danwon Art Exhibition - Manif Prize
Kyunghyang Housing Art Fair - Grand Prize
Solo exhibition
2025: 39th Solo Exhibition (Royal Lodge Hotel Gallery)
2024: 38th Solo Exhibition (New York Gallery Jang)
2023: 37th Solo Exhibition (Invitational Exhibition, New York Kate Oh Gallery)
2023: 36th Solo Exhibition Invitational (Bium and Chaeum Gallery)
2023: 35th Solo Exhibition (Invitational Exhibition at Feelapp Gallery)
2022: 34th Solo Exhibition (Invitational Exhibition, New York Kate Oh Gallery)
2021: 33rd Solo Exhibition Invitational Exhibition (Gallery Coop)
2020: 32nd Solo Exhibition (Invitational Exhibition, New York Kate Oh Gallery)
2019: 31st Solo Exhibition Invitational Exhibition (Gallery Coop)
2017: 30th Solo Exhibition Invitational Exhibition (Bukchon Hanok Cultural Center)
2017: 29th Solo Exhibition Invitational Exhibition (Gallery Doo)
2016: 28th Solo Exhibition Invitational (Hotel 28 Gallery)
2016: 27th Solo Exhibition Invitational Exhibition (Gallery Coop)
2016: 26th Solo Exhibition Invitational (Gallery Mare)
2015: 25th Solo Exhibition Invitational Exhibition (Park Young Gallery)
2015: 24th Solo Exhibition Invitational (Korean Cultural Center in Paris, France)
2013: 23rd Solo Exhibition Invitational (Beacon Gallery) IBK Hannam-dong PB Center
2013: 22nd Solo Exhibition Invitational Exhibition (Gallery Force)
2012: 21st Solo Exhibition MANIF (Seoul Arts Center)
2010: 20th Solo Exhibition Invitational Exhibition (Jang Eun-sun Gallery)
2009: 19th Solo Exhibition (Invitational Exhibition, Hanwon Art Museum)
2009: The 18th Alto Art Fair 2009 Busan (Centum Hotel)
2009: 17th Solo Exhibition, Maekyung-Open Auction Selected Artist Invitational Exhibition (Maekyung Media Center)
2009: 16th Solo Exhibition (Invitational Exhibition, Myeongdong Gallery)
2008: 15th Solo Exhibition (Invitational Exhibition) (Byeokgang Gallery)
2006: 14th Solo Exhibition MANIF (Seoul Arts Center) MANIF Prize Winner Intro Daejeon
2005: 13th Solo Exhibition MANIF (Seoul Arts Center)
2005: 12th Invitational Solo Exhibition (Danwon Art Museum)
2004: 11th Planned Invitational Solo Exhibition (Hana Gallery)
2002: 10th Solo Exhibition, Seoul International Art Festival (Seoul Arts Center)
2002: 9th Invitational Solo Exhibition (Gallery La Mer)
2001: 8th Special Invitational Solo Exhibition (Municipal Art Museum)
2000: 7th Planned Invitational Solo Exhibition (Shin Gae Mun, La Défense, Paris, France)
2000: 6th Solo Exhibition MANIF6!2000 (Seoul Arts Center)
1999: 5th Planned Invitational Solo Exhibition (Jongno Gallery)
1996: 4th Invitational Solo Exhibition (Gongpyeong Gallery, Jongno Gallery)
1995: 3rd Invitational Solo Exhibition (Wachi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan)
1994: 2nd Solo Exhibition (Kwanhoon Art Museum)
1991: 1st Solo Exhibition (Hansun Gallery)
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Written by Hong Kyung Han (Art Critic & Publisher, Weekly Public Art)
The sense of familiarity with the material and high cognitive faculty decrease the unfamiliarity and dilute the visual discomfort when it comes to his artworks. Stuffing is emphasized after undergoing factual reproduction, but shape pursues after seasoned harmony anew. Likewise, the method of using metaphor when it comes to emptiness is an element that testifies that an artwork is indeed Oh Kwan Jin’s work. In addition, the main of the description that requires patience and attention to detail, blank that is distributed wide, accompanying objects such as branches and a petal of the plants including Ume flower that is the evidence that can serve as reference when it comes to the reality along with the aftertaste of the lyric are appropriate for the code that endows exclusivity to his arts. In particular, thinking’s tendency, and graceful shapes devoid of superfluity that precedes more so than the elegant and ornamental babu, are what make his artworks special along with the tendency that makes the canvas into affluent silence. However, calm aftertaste and warm, comforting sense of beauty that replace after the running account is pushed away, are indeed the beauty of Oh Kwan Jin’s artworks that can be felt when deviated from visibility and perception.
In fact, the images that are not crude in his paintings and that were arrived safely as the independent main while assimilating with resistance for the mindset of the audience while containing even the space, colors with sharp contrasts between the objects, and the space where the aesthetics of lyricism are included are the languages that explain the artistic world of Oh Kwan Jin accurately. However, the elements that distinguish his artworks are not the sense of familiarity when it comes to the target, wave-like stroke of the brush or harmonious composition. The author cites sound as the element that different the artist’s works.
In actuality, low profile sound exists in his artworks that emerge by penetrating the vigor of brush that is used freely and the precision that notices even the fragile crack. The earthquake center of the sound wave that is heard when one pays attention after cutting out all of miscellaneous sounds is placed in the exterior of the visual range that is not the ceramic of the refined format and color. It is certain that the material becomes the medium, and it is also certain that it is a form of catalyst that induces some kind of ‘resonance phenomenon’ by the beginning of sound is in fact marked by the artist and it lies in the artistic behavior that emerges when painting or crumbling down takes place. This is entirely based on the main character, that is the good hearted person pertaining to the patterned ceramics.
Regrettably, however, this cannot complete the clear sound. Painting must be accompanied by the essential conditions or especially formed conditions. Thus, it is possible to make its own sound, trusting others' words when the target objects, the aftertaste produced by the black that differentiates the personality characteristics, recognition, lingering feeling that differentiates the way, stuffing, the long held topic of interest, and formative concept that supports emptying are integrated. Real sound can be made only when the integration with the audience based on the harmonious composition of the objects that are objectified, and when the sound that is produced when two objects bang against each other pertaining to the human beings’ personality are derived on top of this. We often refer to it as ‘response’ and the value of the Oh Kwan Jin’s artworks starts from here since they disclose this.