Han Choong-seok
Artist Han talks about 'relationship' with the idea 'glancing'. 'Glancing' represented in his characters is an expression of defensive instinct in a relationship. Keen glance from human characters became a lot warmer after having animal character. Animals‘s eyes that have somewhat unfamilar within warmness have changed as well. It become more soft and warmer facing a girl. The story about relationship with his own expression diversifies your point of view of the world.
His way of working is a little different. He works by backing the Gwangmokcheon(cloth made from Korean cotton)cloth directly onto the panel and not on a regular canvas. Unlike thick canvas cloth coated with gesso, Gwangmokcheon is thin and uncoated. This allows the paint to permeate. After making a deep-colored background by soaking the paint into a self-made frame, the artist starts his work on top of it. The work completed with this unique process gives more depth in the artwork, which results in the uniqueness that is Han Chung-seok.