SUNG-PIL CHAE
b. 1972, SpainCHAE Sung-Pil (Korean, b.1972) is currently studying for his Ph.D. in plastic arts at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, while living and working in Auvers-sur-Oise, France, after receiving his undergraduate and master’s degrees in Oriental painting from Seoul National University. Combining the philosophy and techniques of Oriental traditions and the “quest for new ideas” expressed in Western art, Chae Sung-Pil is quickly becoming one of Korea’s most established and well-known artists.
Chae Sung-Pil’s soil palette, collected from various trips around the world and then filtered, diluted into color powder or pigment, creates a reminiscence of the earth’s own texture. The soil is specially prepared on mulberry paper and often mixed with ink and powdered silver and gold dust, then interacted with tools or running water guided by the artist through gravity, his movement and the rushing of water.
Chae Sung-Pil’s work has been featured in exhibitions of varied art institutions such as Cernuschi Museum, Paris (2015); Hangaram Art Museum，Seoul(2012); Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art (2016 and 2011), etc. Chae’s work has also been included in multiple institutions including National Museum of Contemporary Art (Korea), Seoul Museum of Art (Korea), YoungEun Museum (Korea), Government Complex Sejong (Korea), Hôtel de Ville de Paris (France), Cernuschi Museum (France), Sinhan Bank(Korea), BNP Bank(France), Majestic Hotel (France), Citroen (France), KaKaoDaum (Korea), Fnac (France), SK Group(Korea), etc.
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