Born in 1954 in Daegu, KWAK Soo Young is known for his works that create a strong visual impression on viewers. Through sculpted paintings with a graphic effect that resembles "evanescent pointillism," the artist engages the viewer's gaze. The texture of the paint layers, the indentations, scratches, and rubbings present images of cathedrals or blurred, ghostly, and even erased landscapes, akin to fading memories.
By using a technique that involves carving into the paint to reveal its deepest layers until the canvas background emerges, the artist takes us on a spiritual journey into the inner world. He invites us to take the time to see and observe the work. In his quest to materialize memory, an immaterial and elusive recollection, Kwak Soo Young aims to detach from the real world and preserve the ephemeral and intangible.