South Korean artist Hangryul Park, born on February 20, 1950, has emerged as a celebrated painter and poet, captivating art enthusiasts worldwide with his exceptional blend of visual artistry and poetic expression. With a career spanning various continents, including Asia and Europe, Park's legacy boasts an impressive record of 31 solo exhibitions and over 100 group exhibitions, firmly establishing him as a prominent figure within the international art community.
Interweaving Nature and Emotion
Park's artistic vision revolves around capturing the essence of nature's beauty and the depths of human emotion. Notably acclaimed for his signature portraits featuring birds and flowers, his artworks emanate a harmonious fusion of colors and intricate expressions. Beyond their visual appeal, these pieces resonate with literary depth, offering viewers a profound and multi-dimensional experience.
The Harmonious Union of Painting and Poetry
A polymath of creativity, Park seamlessly merges his roles as a painter and poet. His works often intertwine the realms of poetry and painting, creating a symphony of emotions and narratives. By highlighting the delicate balance between humanity and the natural world, his creations evoke profound emotional responses, forging a strong connection with audiences.
Global Acclaim and Artistic Showcase
Park's artworks have received international recognition and are showcased in galleries and exhibitions across the globe. His distinct style and artistic prowess have garnered attention not only within South Korea but also among the international art fraternity. Galleries and exhibitions provide a platform for audiences to engage with his art, further cementing his position as a globally acclaimed artist.
Hangryul Park's artistic journey extends across borders, with his artworks prominently exhibited in various international venues.
United States, His art has graced galleries in New York, Los Angeles, and other major American cities.
Japan, Exhibitions in Tokyo, Osaka, and other Japanese cities have showcased Park's international reach.
Belgium, European cities like Brussels and Antwerp have also hosted exhibitions featuring his distinctive artworks.
United Kingdom, Hangryul Park's creations have found a platform in London and other cities within the UK.
Hangryul Park stands as a revered artist, employing his canvases and verses to convey the intricate relationship between nature, emotion, and beauty. His works continue to captivate art enthusiasts worldwide, exemplifying his prowess in merging captivating visuals with the literary depths of poetry. As the art landscape evolves, Park's creations remain timeless, a testament to his exceptional talent and visionary artistry that transcends geographical boundaries.
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HANG RYUL PARK b.1950
1974B.F.A. in Painting, Seoul National University, Seoul
1982M.F.A. in Painting, Hongik University, Seoul
Professor of Painting, College of the Arts and Physical Education,
Sejong University, Seoul
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013Gana Art Busan, Busan, Korea
2010Gana Art Busan, Busan, Korea
2009Gana Art Center, Seoul
2008KIAF, COEX Pacific Hall, Seoul
2007KCAF, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul
2006Insa Art Center, Seoul
2005Insa Art Center, Seoul
2004Kangnam Kyobo Book Event Hall, Seoul
2003University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
2002Gallery Indeco, Seoul
2001Asian Arts & Culture Center, Baltimore, USA
Gallery Sun & Moon, Seoul
2000Gallery Bill Hodges, New York
1998Gallery Chuje, Seoul
1998Gallery Chuje, Seoul
1997Gallery Chuje, Seoul
1996Gallery Indeco, Seoul
1995Gallery Naksan, Seoul
1994Gallery Demi, Korea Galleries Art Fair,
Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Art Center, Seoul
1993Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul
1992Gallery Mook, Seoul
1991Gallery Indeco, Seoul
1990Gallery Soobyung, Seoul
1989Gallery Seomi, Seoul
1988Gallery 81-10, Seoul
1996Gallery 81-10, Seoul
Fukuoka City Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
1987Gallery Yoon, Seoul
1984Gallery Kaya, Jinju, Korea
1983Gallery Growrich, Seoul
1977Korean Young Artists Association Hall, Seoul
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009Spirit of Korea, Alliance Française, Victoria City, Seychelles
Paintings with Poems, Gallery Seorim, Seoul
2008Beauty & Flowers Exhibition, Insa Gallery, Seoul
Very Very New Year, Kim Jin Hye Gallery, Seoul
Gana Art 25th Anniversary Exhibition: The Bridge, Gana Art Center, Seoul
2007The Fall Trip, Gallery Hyun, Busan, Korea
Friends, Gallery Mano, Seoul
My Private Collection, Gana Art Canter, Seoul
2006The Painting Portrays the Literature, Bukchon Art Museum, Seoul
Korean Contemporary Art, Libya; Morocco; Egypt
23 Korean Artists’ Eyes, Gallery The Chai, Paju, Korea
I Introduce My First Painting in My Life, Gallery Sejong, Seoul
Poem and Painting: Bloom, Insa Art Center, Seoul
Contemporary Art, Gallery Line, Seoul
2005My Private Gallery, Gana Art Center, Seoul
Seeing with the Heart, Gallery Kyunghyang, Seoul
Invitational Exhibition of Korean Contemporary Artists, Athens
Gap-O-Se Gap-O-Se, The Dong Duk Art Gallery, Seoul
2004The 6th ‘Spreading of Intelligence’, Danwon Exhibition Hall, Ansan, Korea
KIAF, COEX Indian Ocean Hall, Seoul
Group Exhibition, Jebiwool Museum, Gwacheon, Korea
Image Utopia, Kepco Plaza Gallery, Seoul
Korean Contemporary Art, Kenya; South Africa; Zimbabwe; Ethiopia
2003The Story about Spring: The Song of Life, Gana Art Center, Seoul
Life Flags, Gallery at the Republic of
Korea Permanent Mission to The United Nations, New York
Sculptures Seen with Your Fingertips: Where Are You?,
Marronnier Museum, Seoul
Exploration of Light and Color, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Art Center, Seoul
2002Korean Contemporary Art, Ecuador; Peru; Argentina; Mexico
Our Faces, Jebiwool Museum, Gwacheon, Korea
Daegu Art Expo, Daegu Culture and Art Center, Daegu, Korea
Proposal for Collection by 10 Artists, Gallery Gahjin, Seoul
Stories of Human, Animal and Nature by 3 Artists, Gallery Cho, Seoul
2001Korean Contemporary Art, Vietnam
20 Korean Artists, Gallery Maek, Seoul
Sculptures Seen with Your Fingertips, Art Center, Seoul
2000Seoul National University & The New Millennium, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul
The 10th Anniversary Exhibition of Bulgaria and Korea’s
Friendship, Sofia City Museum, Sofia, Bulgaria
2001Hope: New Year Celebrating Exhibition, Gana Art Center, Seoul
1999Korean Contemporary Art, New Delhi, India
Sound of Nature: Korean Contemporary Art, Montreal, Canada
NICAF’99 International Contemporary Art Festival, Tokyo
1998‘98 Kiss, Gallery Savina, Seoul
Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition:
The 50th Anniversary of the Government of R.O.K,
Albert Borschette Conference Center, Bruxelles, Belgium
1997Birds: The Image for Flight, Gallery Cambridge, Seoul
Harmony: Meeting of the Abstract and Figurative, Gallery Plus, Seoul
Réalité Seoul: The 10th Anniversary, Gongpyeong Art Center, Seoul
Vipassana, Gallery Chuje, Seoul
1996Korean Contemporary Art, Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul
11 Artists, Gallery Woongjun, Seoul
Korean Contemporary Art, Gallery Time, Seoul
The Seoul National University 50th Anniversary Exhibition,
Museum of Art, Seoul National University, Seoul
Vipassana, Gallery Chuje, Seoul
21C Gallery, Daejeon, Korea
1995SIPA, Hangaram Museum, Seoul Art Center, Seoul
Furnitures Made by Artists, Gallery Bhak, Seoul
Taking a View, Gallery Four Seasons, Seoul
GRIM, Gallery Chuje, Seoul
1994The 8th India Triennale, New Delhi
Recommended Artists Exhibition, Gallery Yeh, Seoul
The 100th Anniversary Exhibition of Donghak Revolution,
Hangaram Museum, Seoul Art Center, Seoul
Taking a View, Gallery Four Seasons, Seoul
Contemporary Art: The Expression of Sensitivity,
Gallery Dado, Seoul
Meditation, Gallery Indeco, Seoul
1993Taking a View, Gallery Indeco, Seoul
Landscapes Between Skies, Gallery Koart, Seoul
The Seoul High School of Music & Art Alumni 40th Anniversary Exhibition,
Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Art Center, Seoul
93 Cheongdam Art Fair, Gallery Gasan, Seoul
Action of Reflection, Gallery Dansung, Seoul
The 2nd Anniversary Exhibition, Gallery Time, Seoul
1992A Part of Korean Modern Art, Gallery Pyo, Seoul
Phenomena of Life: Part VI, Gallery Midopa’s Opening Exhibition,
Gallery Midopa, Seoul
Five Artist’s Paintings, Gallery Winkel, Seoul
Comparaison de Seoul, Gallery Icon, Seoul
Five Artist’s Paintings, Gallery Akubae, Gwangju, Korea
Thesis-Antithesis-Synthesis in Modern Art, Gallery Icon, Seoul
Five Fingers, Gallery Indeco, Seoul
1991New Image New Age, Gallery Migun, Seoul
Modern Art: Eyes of Six Artists, Gallery Mook, Seoul
Poetics of Sensitivity, Gallery Deko, Seoul
Spirit: New Ways of Three Artists, Gallery Now, Seoul
Gallery Gain’s Opening Exhibition Part I, Gallery Gain, Seoul
Gallery Ulsan’s Opening Exhibition, Gallery Ulsan, Ulsan, Korea
Three Artist’s Paintings, Gallery Choi, Seoul
Miniature, Gallery Mook, Seoul
Small Painting Big Mind, Gallery Songwon, Seoul
199090 New Spirit, Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul
Commons & Discommons on Korean-Japanese Modern Arts,
Art Center; Gallery Sangmoondang, Seoul
Korean Art: Today’s Situation, Hangaram Art Museum,
Seoul Arts Center, Seoul
Image & Abstraction Today, Part II, Gallery Deco, Seoul
1989-92Abstract, Gallery Seomi; Gallery Yehyang; Gallery Shinsegae;
Gallery Hurr’s, Seoul
1989Korean Contemporary Art, Monterrery Museum, Mexico City, Mexico
12 Modern Artists in Seoul, Gallery Nonhyun, Seoul
Seoul-Kyoto 37 Artists, Kyoto, Japan
1988New Wave on Modern Art Today, Gallery Hankook, Seoul
Korean Modern Art Today, Total Museum, Jangheung, Korea
1987-93Réalité Seoul, Gallery Art Cosmos, Seoul
1987-89Logos & Pathos, Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul
1987The 19th São Paulo Biennale, São Paulo, Brazil
30/40: Abstraction with Geometry, Art Center, Seoul
24 Korean & Japanese Leading Contemporary Artists,Gallery Art Cosmos, Seoul
1986Seoul of 79 People, Gallery Kwanhoon, Seoul
Seoul in Seoul, Osaka
Modern Formative Arts, Gallery Dooson, Seoul
Korean Contemporary Art, Kyoto, Japan
Contemporary Art, Joongangchung Exhibition Hall, Seoul
1985The 3rd Contemporary Art, Jeonju Art Center, Jeonju, Korea
1984-891/12, Gallery Kwanhoon, Seoul
1984The 1st Seoul International Exhibition of Drawing Biennale, Art Center, Seoul
1983Seomi International Exhibition of Drawing, Art Center, Seoul
The Six Artists of Expression, The 3rd Art Center, Seoul
Zoom, Gallery Kwanhoon, Seoul
Artist Today, Scope Gallery, Los Angeles
83.21, Gallery Growrich, Seoul
1982-88Process Group Exhibition, Art Center, Seoul
1982-8470, Gallery Kwanhoon, Seoul
1982Korean Contemporary Artist’s Prints & Drawings, Gallery Kwanhoon, Seoul
World Art Map, Belgium
Seoul International Mail-Art, Gallery Kwanhoon, Seoul
Spirits, Art Center, Seoul
1981-90Artist Today, Art Center, Seoul
1980Forum 7, Art Center, Seoul
Printings & Drawings, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul
The Two Men Show, Gallery Growrich, Seoul
197915 Artist’s Paintings, Art Center, Seoul
1977Independents Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul
1976-79Seoul 70 Exhibition,
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul
1975-87Modern Art Festival,
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul
1974-75Shincheje Group Exhibition, Seoul
1974March 1974, SUIS Gallery, Seoul
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul
Samsung Medical Center, Seoul
Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul
Asian Arts and Culture Center, Baltimore, U.S.A.
Jebiwool Museum, Gwacheon, Korea
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Embassy of Belgium in India, New Deli, India
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN Secretariat and
International Organization in Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
The Head Office of Hana Bank, Seoul
EU Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Bruxelles, Belgium
93 Gallery, Goyang, Korea
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