work

Field ambulance, 50 x 160cm, oil on canvas, 2006

A Taxi, 97 x 162cm, oil on canvas, 2006

                                      

Weirol city , 97 x 193cm, oil on canvas, 2007

                                      

A blind dateⅡ , 97 x 193cm, oil on canvas, 2007

 The Mist, 50 x 160cm, oil on canvas, 2008

Right headlight-Left headlight , 97 x 193cm, oil on canvas, 2008

We art the future , 193 x 259cm, oil on canvas, 2008

 Recess , 45 x 53cm, oil on canvas, 2009

Confusion , 97 x 162cm, oil on canvas, 2009

Jeju-gangjeong villagers(Provocation), 97 x 193cm, oil on canvas, 2010

Yongsan mystery, 193 x 130cm, oil on canvas, 2010

Stopped time, 45 x 53cm, oil on canvas, 2011

The Nightmare Before Christmas, 97 x 193cm, oil on canvas, 2011

Headlight, 50 x 65cm, oil on canvas, 2012

Under Construction, 181 x 227cm, oil on canvas, 2012

Paju, 181 x 227cm, oil on canvas, 2012

CV

• Hong Won-seok 

  
  

  Education 

  2009 M.F.A, in painting, Hannam University, Daejeon, Korea 

  2007 B.F.A, Major in Fine Art, Hannam University Daejeon, Korea 

  
  

  Solo Exhibitions  

  2013  Mullae diary, MAP(Mullae Artist Project) artist 3st, Seoul Art space Mullae
• 2012  Memories of journey, Gallery 4Walls, Seoul/Artspace Hue, Paju 

  2010  Searchlight, Lotte gallery Invitational, Daejeon, korea

  2009  Starry Night, Gallery Hyundai_window Gallery , Seoul

  2008  An emergency light, Gallery doll Invitational, Seoul

  2007  Strange guest, Gallery godo Invitational, Seoul

  2006  Night Driver, Gallery King Invitational, Seoul

  
  

  Selected Group Exhibitions  

  2012 Community Art, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art

           The Creative Attitude of that 'Distance', Seoul Art Space_Geumcheon
•        Changdong-graphy, Changdong Art Studio Gallery, Seoul

         ( )展-The Record of Space, Hongik Museum of Art, Seoul

         AR FESTIVAL, Paju book city, asia publication Culture&information Center

         Atr Road 77, gallery around heyri, Paju 

         夏爐冬扇, Spacemom Museum of art, Cheong ju 

  
  

  2011 Project Review (Daejeon Museum art Center

        Techne and Metaphor, Artspace Hue, Paju

        2nd Anniversary, Gallery 4Walls, Seoul

        BRIDGE PROJECT (um gallery, seoul

  
  

  2010  Sun Gallery 33rd Anniversary Exhibition, Sun Gallery, Seoul

         Local to Local 2010-East Asian Connection, Baekje Hospital Buildin, Busan

        非覺之夢, GALLERY 4WALLS, Seoul

        Window Volume 2, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul

         Bibliothèque: A Library of Folding and Unfolding,

        GALLERY SANG SANG MADANG,Seoul

  
  

  2009  A Young Man Project 'Garden of Desire', Daegu

         Wonderful Picture, ilmin Museum, Seoul 

         New Energy, Art Space seo gyo Center, Seoul

         BlueDot Asia, Seoul Arts Center Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul

         10 NEXT CODE, Daejeon Museum, Daejeon

         Local to Local, openspace bae, Busan

         Illusion city - Unfamiliar sight, Shin Museum, Cheong ju

  
  

  2008  The chART, ganaart gallery MIRU_ART PLUS,seoul

         Bridge Project 1, Watergate gallery, seoul 

         UP TO THE MINUTE, korea art Gallery, busan

         The battle of taste, Gallery Sangsangmadang, seoul

         Selected Artist, The 1th Gallery yian Art Exhibition, Gallery yian, Daejon

  
  

  2007  Art Auctionsshow in seoul, Convention Hall #rd floor,

          Prefunction Area 1st floor COEX Trade Center, Seoul

         10-person Advanced Art Exhibition, Price Art, Seoul  

  Individuality &Passion, Dr. Park Gallery, Yangpyeong

  Daily Life and Art, Lotte Gallery, Daejon

  
  

  Awards / Residency

  2012    MAP (Mullae Artist Project) artist 3st, Seoul Art space Mullae
• 2012   Changdong Art Studio 10st, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea

  2012~  Hue network Art studio, Paju

  2012   Project Support Fund, Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation

  2010   Cheongju Art Studio  4st Art Studio

  2009   Pajubookcity Art Platform 1st Art Studio

  2009   open spacebae Art Studio, Busan, Korea

  2008   A rising Selected Artist, Arts council korea, seoul

  2007   Selected Artist, The 29th Joong-ang Art Exhibition,

             Seoul Arts Center Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul

  Selected Artist, The 7th Songeun Grand Prize Art Exhibition,

  Insa Art Center, Seoul

  
  

  Publications

  2012 New Art Taxi project, Project Support Fund, Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation

  2008 An emergency light, A rising Selected Artist, Arts council korea, seoul

  
  

  
  

  The collection place

  National Museum Of Contemporary Art 'Art Bank' , Korea

  hanabank Euljiro, korea seoul 
• 기타 운전경력

  2008~2009 대리운전 (대전 일대)
• 2002~2004년 엠블런스 운전병 근무 (62사 의무근무대)

a Taxi driver - Art Taxi project

Inspired by the historical background of the Sibal car, the first car produced in South Korea, Sibal Free Taxi repre-sents vivid narratives of the times. The world Sibal (시발,始發) means 'inception' or 'beginning'. This is an explo-ration project through which I talk about the space inside a car, where people meet others in the region of Chang-dong, Dobong-gu, Seoul and other specific places. While executing the four project, I faced with mounting debts. After donating my car to the Gasangri village in Yeongcheon, I used to enjoy public transportation.

The Captain Hong's Art Taxi Project was executed at a small village called Gasi-ri in Jeju. The project has to de-pend on worldwide discourse on aesthetics, going beyond community art public art. Regrettably, I have to take the lead as a forerunner in this field. I have to practice all with my body as I have no specific knowledge. The project sets diverse modes of collaboration, movement, specific place, and ways of generating encounters and relationships as the aesthetic objects to be explored today. The project was executed in a rural area, indicates the expectation and psy-chology of free taxi. These results represent the interest in how we can evolve our unique sensibilities in the limited space and time of downtown Seoul. This project, in which I offer free taxi service many people in a variety of places, generates a process site-specific art evolves into commu-nity-specific art. A work in omnibus format conveying episodes derived from art taxi and free taxi is made when my attempt to imagine a future scene through travels to main cultural areas is combined with the projects in three cities (Cheongju, Yeongcheon, Jeju) and Seoul.

QR codes are attached to treasured items of participants who experienced art taxi and free taxi. Through the QR codes viewers can see videos containing stories of each item by using their smart phone. The Captain Hong's Art Taxi Project engenders interaction and relationship with others. This is an unpredictable situation which generates diverse narratives through the art taxi project.