Sang Taek Oh
b. 1970, South Korea
SANG TAEK OH who has delivered affirmative messages in photography through his gradually progressed series of works. He studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (B.F.A)and San Francisco Art Institute in the United States(M.F.A). He currently lives and works in Seoul, Korea. The works of Sang-Taek Oh contemplates the fundamental issues of our present lives leading us to the inevitable question of the fact that we are struggling every day in the co-existing world of joy and sorrow, or sense and nonsense. City Romance, an extension of his first series: Process, speaks for the ideal space where we may not have a chance to reach once in a lifetime being. His mystic scenes of anonymous figures in spectacular landscape evoke the compelling moment and unavoidable fear at the same time.
The works of Sang-Taek Oh has been exhibited extensively in Korea and worldwide including China, US, and Canada. He became a recipient of an artist residency at National art studio, Goyang and Seoul City Art Studio, Nanji which would be the most prestigious residency program in Korea. Also, he was awarded from the renowned foundations and museums in Korea, such as SEMA(Seoul Museum of Art) Awards 2010, with establishing his collections in Korea’s major museums: National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul Museum of Art, Museum of Art Seoul National University.
Closet #68-70
Mixed media on canvas, 150 x 285 cm
Closet #68-70
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 285 cm
116F39
Closet #116
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 95 cm
118F40
Closet #118
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 95 cm
Closet #23 - #25
Mixed media on canvas, 152 x 318 cm
Closet #23 - #25
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 285 cm
Closet #53 - #56
Mixed media on canvas, 150 x 380 cm
Closet #53 - #56
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 380 cm
Closet #61-62
Mixed media on canvas, 150 x 190 cm
Closet #61-62
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 190 cm
Closet #71, #72
Mixed media on canvas, 50 x 184 cm
Closet #71, #72
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 190 cm
Sang Taek Oh
Closet #39
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 95 cm
Closet #10 - #12
Mixed media on canvas, 150 x 270 cm
Closet #10 - #12
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 285 cm
112F30
Closet #112
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 95 cm
115F43
Closet #115
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 95 cm
117F42
Closet #117
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 95 cm
150.151
Closet #150-151
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 190 cm
152-153
Closet #152-153
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 285 cm
110F29
Closet #110
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 95 cm
163
Closet #163
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 95 cm
111F30
Closet #111
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 95 cm
113F31
Closet #113
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 95 cm
119F20 120F21
Closet #119-120
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 190 cm
131F11,132F11,133F05
Closet #131-133
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 285 cm
145
Closet #145
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 95 cm
146
Closet #146
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 95 cm
147
Closet #147
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 95 cm
148
Closet #148
Photographic colour print on canvas, 150 x 95 cm