Beomsik Won

Beomsik Won’s pieces are assembled from dozens of black & white photographs, broken apart and put back together again in a complex process of deconstruction and reconstruction. The results of this technique are fantastical structures that appear to defy the laws of statics. Despite that, or perhaps because of it, they appear truly monumental. Like sculptures, these Archisculptures claim the urban space for themselves, enthroned above the streets below as if they had been there forever. Won’s genre-defying style produces architectural utopias that not only question our understanding of contemporary digital photography, but also explore the limits of human perception.

To Beomsik Won, architecture is a language that can be expanded, reduced, and manipulated at will. The range of possibilities architecture offers as an artistic medium is the driving force behind Won's Archisculptures series. From architectural photographs and collages, he creates urban mirages, set in homogenous cultural landscapes just beyond the reality we know. The inspiration for these surreal works is the richness of London’s architecture, with its elegant buildings, baroque façades, giant shopping centres and famous theatres. Won digitally combines these elements to create a fascinating dialogue.

Although his work displays a broad range of artistic and philosophical influences, it is London’s architectural diversity that continues to inspire Beomsik Won. Having studied Photography and Metals & Jewellery Design in Seoul, Won moved to London and, in 2012, completed a degree in Fine Art Media at the Slade School of Fine Art. He is one of South Korea’s young, artistic expatriates, and his highly sought-after work has already been featured in numerous exhibitions, including in Paris, Hollywood, Seoul, and London.

Sarah Fassio

Solo Exhibitions

2015	Archisculpture, Ilwoo Space, Seoul, Korea
2014	WONBEOMSIK ART EXHIBITION, Cheongju Art Studio Gallery, Cheongju, Korea
2014	Archisculpture Collage, Soohoh Gallery, Bundang, Korea
2014	Archisculpture Antigravity, Gallery NUDA, Daejeon, Korea
2013	Archisculpture, Toyota Photo Space, Busan, Korea
2013	Archisculpture, Gallery Lux, Seoul, Korea
2008	Dimension Finder, Gallery Lux, Seoul, Korea
2006	On a Journey, Gallery Gainro, Seoul, Korea

Group Exhibitions

2015	Art Exhibition for Children, Jeonbuk Museum of Art, Wanju, Korea
2015	Art Space J Show, Art Space J, Bundang, Korea
2015	Open Studio Group Show, Cheongju Art Studio, Cheongju, Korea
2015	Out There, Miboo Art Centre, Busan, Korea
2014	The 8th Sharing Love Exhibition by Soohoh Gallery, Sungnam Art Centre, Sungnam, Korea
2014	Lead_ at this moment, Grimson gallery, Seoul, Korea
2014	Ghost Memories Exhibition by Jean-Louis POITEVIN, Cheongju Art Studio, Cheongju, Korea
2014	The 8th New Artist Exhibition, Cheongju Art Studio, Cheongju, Korea
2014	The 5th Soohoh New Artists Exhibition, Soohoh Gallery, Bundang, Korea
2013	DESIRES, Art Space J, Bundang, Korea
2013	Dark to Light by Karen Marr and Laurence Dreyfus, H.M. Tower of London, London, UK
2013	The Secret Garden-CHOI&LAGER Project, LE FUR CHOI, Paris, France
2013	Other Spaces: Re-imagining Architecture, Bosse and Baum Art, London, UK
2013	Candid Arts Exhibition-February Show, Candid Arts Trust, London, UK
2012	Now X Here-The 5th UK Korean Artists Exhibition, Korean Cultural Centre, London, UK
2012	The Recent Graduates’ Exhibition by Jessica Hall, Battersea Evolution, London, UK
2012	The Salon Art Prize 2012, Matt Roberts Arts Gallery, London, UK
2012	53 Degrees North Exhibition, The New School House Gallery, York, UK
2012	The AOP Students Awards 2012 Exhibition, Hoxton Gallery, London, UK
2012	Place Not Found, Forman's Smokehouse Gallery, London, UK