sohnpaa@gmail.com
손파
Sohn paa was major painting figures & abstract in university.
He interested in human "Body" of pain & cure, then stated his ‘museum’ series.
He use oriental acupuncture needle(about millions of needle) for figures.
Opposite extremes have much in common.
Pleasure and pain; life and death; inside and outside.
Whereas being a way off from suffering would be a fear, the inside of agony teaches me I can stand this much pain. I, therefore, look for the wisdom to heal huge suffering through tolerable little pain.
Each acupuncture needle for medical treatment has been used to relieve pain with little bit of pain when needle is inserted one's skin. With the needle for medical curing, I would like to represent exhibits of museum, which conserves a collection of artifacts of human history. The Museum series presents armor, helmet, book, and jar, which embodies dual quality of weapon as a protector and threats of one's body, and with the symbolic items of museum, I suggest the idea of benefit of knowledge and at the same time, we should be paying attention to blind faith in it.
From the reason that we are all physical existence, I would like to interpret physical phenomena and mental diversity in a sense that those two opposite qualities should be incorporated into an 'one theme'.
Sohn Paa
1967 Born in Daegu, Korea
Works and lives in Daegu
1996 Ed. M. in Fine Art, Keimyung University, Daegu,Korea
1991 B.F.A Gyungpook National University, Daegu ,Korea
Solo Exhibitions
2021 Leading Artist of the year, Daegu art center,Deagu, Korea
2020 ‘Pole and Halberd',Modern art gallery, Taichung,Taiwan
2017 ‘Solution to question', Gallery Palzo , Cheongdo,Korea
2011 Self- Observation, Art Space Purl, Daegu,Korea
2007 Doubtful Four Statements, Space Mom Museum of Art, Cheongju,Korea
2006 Objects, Bridge to Binary Oppositions, Hangisuk Gallery, Daegu,Korea
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022 ‘Mis/understanding water Ink',Museum of Art, Taiwan
2021 ‘the perspective of modern art’,Ulsan Culture and Arts Center,Ulsan
2017 The 57th Venice Biennale"Personal Structures-Open boards",Palazzo Mora,Venice,Italy
2017 'Daegu In-tact',Daegu Culture & art Center, Daegu,Korea
2013 Daegu contemporary Art, Daegu Art factory, Daegu,Korea
2011 Celebrity Art Show for World Championship in Athletics: Art in Fighting, Daegu Culture & Art Center, Daegu,Korea
2010 Media Art Show: Recycle, Daegu Culture & art Center, Daegu,Korea
2009 Re-View, Gyeongnam Art Museum, Changwon,Korea
2008 Art in Daegu 2008 - Sincheon Art Festival, Sincheon, Daegu,Korea
Art in Its Element, MJ Gallery, Daegu,Korea
2007 Art & Park 2 - The Sound of Nature, Seongnam Art Center,
Seongnam,Korea
My Friend Art, Fun with Me, Debek Plaza Gallery, Daegu,Korea
Art Fairs
Art Busan, Daegu Art Fair, Seoul Open Art Fair, Art Nagoya(Japan),Singapore Contemporary Art Show(Singapore)
Workshop & Collective Activities
2007 MJ NAIP Project, Vol. 1, Keys to Creation, organized by MJ Gallery,Daegu,korea
Public Collections
Daegu Art Museum
Daegu Opera House
Web Site : www.sohnpaa.com
E-mail : sohnpaa@gmail.com eson0506@nate.com
양극은 서로 다르지 않다.
고통과 쾌락, 삶과 죽음, 안과 밖 ......
먼발치의 고통은 공포지만 그 속에서 본 고통은 견딜만하다. 작은 고통을 통해 큰 고통을 치유할 수 있는 지혜를 구한다.
작품에 사용된 한방 침들은 적은 고통으로 수많은 상처를 치유해 왔다. 치유를 위해 사용된 침으로 인류 역사의 기록인 Museum의 전시물들을 형상화해 보았다. Museum 시리즈는 몸을 보호하기 위한 도구(갑옷, 투구)와 책, 그릇, 무기의 형태로 선보인다. 보호와 위협의 이중적 의미를 포함하고, 지식의 유용함을 드러내면서 동시에 맹목적 믿음의 오류를 경계한다.
몸의 존재로부터 파생된 물리적 현상과 정신적 변주를, 다르지 않은 ’하나’라는 테마로 풀고자 한다.