Made in Asia Catalogue

Cheon Kwangyup (b. 1958)
Cheon Kwangyup was born in 1958 in Hwasung, Korea. The works of Cheon Kwangyup explore
the use of surface texture. He produces even-sized dots on canvas. The dots, sometimes uniform
in shape, sometimes irregular, are painted onto the physical background of a flat canvas adding
depth. The image is created through repetitive action. Oil paint is applied through a fixed sheet of
perforated paper, which has been achieved through the use of computer-generated techniques. Cheon
Kwangyup's paintings challenge and confound our perception, provoking visual and tactile sensation,
making us aware of our perceptive limitations. From certain angles the imperceptibly protruding or
inverted dots appear as an illusion. His surfaces, which go through repetitive layers of painting and
sanding down with sand paper, obtain a unique 'mom-sung' (body quality), resulting in a perplexing
visual after image.
Omni no. 7, 2016
Oil and mixed media on canvas . 46.1 x 35.8 in | 117 x 91 cm
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