{"product_id":"kwak-soo-young","title":"Kwak Soo Young","description":"\u003cp\u003eKwak Soo-Young was born in Daegu in 1954 and graduated from the Department of Painting at Hongik University. In the mid-1980s, he moved to France, where he earned a master’s degree in Fine Arts from Paris 8 University. Since then, he has been based in Paris, actively establishing his presence in the European art scene. He was named “Korean Artist of the Year” by the Korean Cultural Center in France and founded Sonamou, an association of Korean artists in France, contributing to the growing presence of Korean art in the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKwak’s practice is rooted in a repetitive process of building up and stripping away layers of color. Using oil paint, acrylic, and ceramic glaze, he gradually constructs richly textured surfaces, or matière, before scratching and peeling them away with a metal stylus to create lines and forms. Through this process, colors concealed beneath the surface are revealed, bringing depth and vitality to the canvas as if light were slowly emerging from darkness. Created through this continuous cycle of accumulation and erasure, his paintings embody traces of material and time, forming a distinctive pictorial space where color and light intersect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beaux-Arts Gallery Seoul","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53004288753975,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"KRW","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/6054\/4823\/files\/Voyageimmobile24-VI_AcryliconCanvas_106x180cm_2024_3500.jpg?v=1789719156","url":"https:\/\/beauxarts.kr\/products\/kwak-soo-young","provider":"Beaux-Arts Gallery Seoul","version":"1.0","type":"link"}