Back Seung Woo
Back Seung Woo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Chung Ang University (BA & MA) Middlesex University |
| Known for | Photography |
Back Seung Woo (born 1973) is a Seoul-based contemporary artist and recipient of the 2016 Korea Artist Prize.[1][2] He has shown internationally and is represented by the Misa Shin Gallery.[3]
Early life and education[edit]
Back was born in 1973 in Daejon.[4]
Back graduated from Chung Ang University with a Master's of Fine Arts in photography in 2002, having previously completed a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in 2000.[5] He completed a Master's of Arts in Fine Art and Theory at Middlesex University in 2005.[5]
Career[edit]
Back, who is based in Seoul,[3] refers to himself as a "picturegrapher" rather than a photographer, as he considers photography in the digital age as meaningless because of the proliferation of images. He also sees himself as a "collector of images". His work, Wholeness, has been shown at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Seoul.[1]
Collections[edit]
Back's work is included in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,[6] the Getty Museum,[7] the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago,[5] and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.[8] Back's series in the latter's collection consists of five pieces from the artist's Blow up series, which is part of the Getty's larger holdings.[9] Back created the series as a follow up to his cultural exchange trip to North Korea.[10]
His work from the Utopia series is held in the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago. The series deals with the architectural propaganda of Pyongyang. These photographs have been called "dystopian landscapes."[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Expanding scope of art". The Korea Times. 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ "Back Seung Woo". koreaartistprize.org. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ a b "MISA SHIN GALLERY". www.misashin.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ "MISA SHIN GALLERY". www.misashin.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ^ a b c d "Seung-Woo Back". Museum of Contemporary Photography. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Seung Woo Back Untitled". mfah.org.
- ^ "Blow-up #05 (Getty Museum)". The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles.
- ^ "Blow up #11, 2005-2007, printed 2010, Blow up by Seung Woo Back". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au.
- ^ "Collection (Getty Museum)". The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ "How five South Korean contemporary artists envision North Korea". The Korea Times. 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
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