WEE YOUNG-IL
About works... by wee young-il I am always interested in the massive amounts of information being circulated, the thoughts that people have, and the social and cultural phenomena taking place around me. My work involves reconstructing or reprocessing these things and presenting Them through a variety of mediums and methods. The work that I have conducted so far largely consists of ‘multilayered explorations of desire’ and ‘postulation.’ As part of my ‘multilayered explorations of desire,’ I have examined ‘otherness,’ a topic of continued interest in art history since modernism from various angles, ranging from the general issues of fine art to the contemporary social and cultural phenomena within Korea, in a series named ‘A League of Their Own.’ This series is made up of three parts. ‘A League of Their Own Ⅰ’ deals with the lack of communication within contemporary fine art between the creators and consumers of art, identifying its reason as the authoritative attitude on the part of the artists and indifference on the part the viewers. In ‘A League of Their Own Ⅱ,’ American superhero characters and famous Major League Baseball players are taken as examples of American heroism with its imperialism and fetishism persistently drilled into the ‘others’ through various mediums. This part of the series looks into the reasons behind the American worshipping of heroes, exposing it as a mere illusion and caricaturizing it, thereby disrupting the powers of such heroes. In ‘A League of Their Own Ⅲ,’ I investigate signs throughout Korean society in the 2000s of the dreams and desires of the social and cultural ‘others’ as ‘subjects,’ going back and forth between virtual and real spaces. My use of the concept of ‘postulation’ can be found in both the ‘Planet wee012 All-Star’ series and the ‘Aleatorik Painting Project.’ Planet wee012 All-Star is a virtual planet created based on my own arbitrary postulation. Here, I divide the objects of human desire into seven categories - appetite, sex, longevity, power, convenience, speed and Guinness - while structuring non-materialistic desires through various characters, systems and situations, to build a narrative that mocks people’s excessive desires. This reflects my idea that to create art is to show an arbitrarily postulated world with existing things as points of reference. The Aleatorik Painting Project that I’ve recently been working on concerns the formal aspect of art and the uncertainty of the present age. I am currently in the process of creating ‘paintings of postulation’ (aleatorik paintings: paintings done by following the number of cases when throwing dice). Through the act of probing fate within a world which has been postulated (a manual selected and repostulated based on the history of fine art) and complying with the result, I wish to show that people belong to a world (system) already set up by someone, and are leading unpredictable and uncertain lives, discordant with their individual thoughts, choices or intentions. I am also trying to avoid tautology, coming from the innate limitations of art which is inclined toward self-analogy, or the common approach of relying on simple schematism and index to understand artists and their work because it is convenient and pragmatic. Since such tendencies are more frequently found in paintings compared to sculptures and installations, I am limiting my work to paintings. Referencing the styles of others, I am trying to erase my own unique colors and to challenge, or more fundamentally, shake up the customary categorizations of artists and schools in fine art.
Aleatorik Painting Project (2013~ )
Guinness-Desire ( 전시장면 ) . 2012
Guinness-Desire ( 전시장면 ) . 2012
6-3-6-5-6-5_ 78 x 90cm_ silk screen ,acrylic colors on panel_2014
1-6-4-5-6-4 (installation view)_126 x 67cm_ silk screen ink on birch board _2013
Guinness-Desire ( 전시장면 ) . 2012
5-3-6-4-3-3_ 78 x 90cm_ silk screen, acrylic colors on panel_ 2013
4-6-3-1-3-6_ 36 x 129cm _silk screen ink, acrylic colors on birch board_ 2012
Still – life series 3-5-4-2-3-6_ 22.5 x 24cm_ silk screen ink, acrylic colors on birch board_ 2013 3-1-1-4-6-3_ 21 x 21cm_ oil, acrylic colors on birch board_ 2013 3-5-3-4-6-3_ 21 x 24cm_ oil colors on birch board_ 2013
Who knows?!_ Gallery b’one (installation view)_2013
A League of Their Own I (2004~ 2008)
Forever_ 110 x 45cm_ Digital C-print_ 2006
Color chart_ 180 x 220cm_ mixed media on foamex board_ 2006
Different-Point_ 40 x 90cm_ spray, acrylic colors on foamex board_ 2006 Different-Field_ 40 x 90cm_ spray, acrylic colors on foamex board_ 2006
Van gogh’s flowers_130 x 57cm. spray, acrylic colors C-Print, stone powder, silk screen on foamex board_ 2006
Forever_110 x 45cm_Digital C- print_2007
Their own colors III _ 130 x 85cm_mixed media on M.D.F board_ 2007
A League of Their Own II (2004~ 2008)
Blue screen (A league of their own II)_ Noarm Gallery installation view_2007
A league of their own II)_ Young Korea artists 2008 installation view_2008
Ideal stadium . 125 x 125cm. Wide C-print on Light box. 2008
World series._118 x 45cm_ Digital C-print_ 2007
A League of Their Own III (2004~ 2008)
Scholar _76.2Ă—50.8cm_ Digital C-print_ 2007
Self-Culture_ 118 x 78cm_ Digital C-print_ 2005
Desire to Mainstream_ (Dimension variable )_Digital C-print on canvas ,manufactured national flag, yarn, plastic pipe_ 2009
Selfconsolation_ 57 x 122 x 25cm_leather, resin, LED lamp, silk screen, motor, sensor_2007
Super brand_ 60 x 60 x 7cm( EA) 220cm_silk screen, acrylic colors on panel_ 2008
Planetwee012 All-Star (2008~2012)
짬뽕룡 복원자료 .
45 x 25 cm. C-print. 2009
Planet wee012All-Star 1 _200 x 400m 220cm_silk screen, acrylic colors on panel_ 2009
Planetwee012 All-Star 3._170 x 220cm_silk screen, oil, acrylic colors on panel _2012
Six-Star _ Insa Art center (installation view)_2008
For a 100 year-old witch_ dimension variable_ installation view_ ( Nan ji Gallery)_ 2011
SF-structure_110 x 220cm_silk screen, oil, acrylic colors on panel _ 2012
SF-structure 2_ 42 x 30cm(5ea)_ silk screen, laser soldering on birch board_ 2012
Planetwee012 All-Star 2_180 x 488cm_ silk screen, oil, acrylic colors on canvas_ 2012
Guinness-Desire I consider a desire to obtain something excessive above normality as “Guinness Desire�
Birth of Complexman _110 x 200cm_silk screen, oil, acrylic colors on panel _2009
Complexman (erotic series ) 2008 ~ 2012
About Complexman Jr. ……
Family Tree_ 29 x 42cm(2ea)_ digital C-print_ 2012
Move with heavy pregnancy_ silk screen, acrylic colors on panel _ 2012
Pregnancy test(detail) Pregnancy test _122 x 87cm_Silk screen, acrylic colors on panel_ 2010
Annoying move1_ 122 x 200cm_ silk screen ,oil, acrylic Colors on panel_ 2010~2012
Death of Complexman( article) _ 42 x 25cm. Digital C-print_ 2012
Complexsaurus_35 x 78cm_ digital c-print_ 2009
Complexsaurus(3D reconstruction) _ 25 x 45cm_ digital C-print_ 2009
SR-71A Blackbird. 40 x 60cm. digital C-print_ 2009
It is to be used to find out the things not to be useful_ CAIS Gallery installation view_2012
Drawing on a vertical plane from the farthest _ Single channel video(2’40�)_ 2012
Certificate(Unofficial Guinness world records )(L) /Categories Guinness world records(R) _42x 29cm(2ea) _ Digital C-print _ 2012
Drawing on a vertical plane from the farthest_ installation view (CAIS Gallery)_2012
WEE YOU NG -IL Born in 1970, Korea E-Mail: wee012@hanmail.net
Education Graduated from the painting Dept. College of Fine Art, Hong-Ik Univ.( B.F.A ) Graduated from Graduate School of the painting Dept. Hong-Ik Univ.( M.F.A )
Solo Exhibition 2013 6th Solo Exhibition ' Who knows?!' (Gallery b'one. Seoul. Korea) 2012 5th Solo Exhibition ‘Guinness Desire’ (CAIS Gallery. Seoul. Korea) 2009 4th Solo Exhibition ' Planet wee012 All-Star' (Insa Artcenter. Seoul. Korea) 3rd Solo Exhibition ' Desire to Mainstream' (Void Gallery. Seoul. Korea) 2007 2nd Solo Exhibition 'A League Of Their Own II, III'(Noam Gallery. Seoul. Korea) 1st Solo Exhibition 'A League Of Their Own I'(Espacej Gallery. Shanghai. China)
Group Exhibition 2014 Gift (SEMA. seoul. Korea) 2013 Animamix Biennial “Drama Within” (Daegu art museum, Daegu. Korea) Open Studio “Three day and night in island(GCC. Gyeonggi. Korea) Portfolio Archive Lounge savinamuseum. Seoul. Korea) Cool Running (Yeongdeungpo Lotte Gallery. Seoul. Korea) Rabbit & turtle Ymuseum. Gyeonggi. Korea) What's on(GCC. Gyeonggi. Korea) 2012 A white paper of Fantastic Art ( Sejong Museum of Art. Seoul. Korea) Help the Dr. joseph~!!(125mansion. Seoul. Korea) Attack of image (Goyang Art Studio. Gyeonggi, Korea) HAHA HOHO(Yeongdeungpo Lotte Gallery. Seoul. Korea) ART-Shirts(Lotte Gallery. Seoul. Korea) It’s Pop Art(Sejong Museum of Art. Seoul. Korea) Gyeongnam Goseong Dinosaur EXPO 2012(Gyeongnam, Korea) 2011 Being with You(artbehive. Seoul. Korea) Retro(Nan ji Gallery. Seoul. Korea) Group hallucination(hoyeunGallery. Suwon. Korea) Color against stereotype(anthracite. Seoul. Korea) Fun&Pop(GCCS. Gwacheon. Korea) Bring in the World ( Nan ji Gallery. Seoul. Korea) Robot City Fantasy( 315 Art center. Seoul. Korea) Nan ji & Daejeon Residency( Igong Gallery. Daejeon. Korea) A Fantastic Place( PYO Gallery. Seoul. Korea ) Tell Me Your Wish( Yeongdeungpo Lotte Gallery. Seoul. Korea) 2010 Korea Tomorrow(SETEC , Seoul, Korea) 2nd Art Road 77( Dong Hwa Nara, Paju, Korea) 2010 ATU( Sangsangmadang, Seoul. Korea) 2010 BYUL COLLECTION NOW( Shinsa art tower, Seoul. Korea )
PUBLIC ART New Hero Fly in Heyri ( Gallery Hangil, Heyri, Korea ) Smile Code.( Gail Museum, Gapyeong, Korea ) New Focus( ART seasons ,Singapore city. Singapore ) Arco Art Fair( Madrid, Spain) Defense mechanism( TN Gallery, Beijing, China ) Free Style : A Dialogue Between Art and Design( HOMA. Seoul. Korea ) Star Wars-Episode III 'New Future ( UNC Gallery. Seoul. Korea ) 2009 Animamix Biennial 2009-2010(Shanghai MOCA. Shanghai. China ) Tele Bridge 2009- Group Exhibition ( Television 12 Gallery. Seoul. Korea ) Open Studio “Cue“( Changdong National Art Studio. Seoul. Korea ) Super Hero( guro arts valley. Seoul. Korea ) Im your Hero( Shinsegae Department store-incheon. incheon. Korea ) TWO+ ( Eve gallery, Seoul, Korea ) Arts for Children 'SUPER STAR'( KOLON tower. Gwacheon. Korea ) OASIS Inside of the City ( Hyundai Department store-mia. seoul. Korea ) 2009 Spring outdoor sculpture exhibition( SEMA. seoul. Korea ) Playground ( CAIS Gallery hong kong. China ) Hero returns( Vit Gallery. Seoul. Korea ) smile smile smile( Godo Gallery. Seoul, Korea ) 2008 '2008 young korean artist "I AM AN ARTIST"( MOCA. Gwacheon. Korea ) 7th Funny Funny (Sejul. Seoul. Korea ) Microart 69 ( Insa Art center. Seoul. Korea ) 2007 'B612 strange story' ( Kyonggi cultural foundation. Suwon. Korea ) ‘Diversity in From &Thought’Exhibition(Duolun Museum of Modern Art. Shanghai. China ) 2006 Open-Studio, UNIT2006 ( Hut Gallery. Seoul. Korea ) 2005 The 27th JoogAng Fine Art Competition( Hangaram Museum, Seoul, Korea ) KOR & JPN Friendship year ‘Ssugoremigi’ Exhibition( COEX Pacific Hall. Seoul. Korea ) Residency & Awards 2013~2014 Seoul Art Space_Geumcheon long-term Residency (Seoul. Korea ) 2013~2013 Gyeonggi creation center, middle-term Residency (Gyeonggi. Korea ) 2010~2011 Nan ji Art Studio, long-term Residency (Seoul. Korea ) 2008~2009 Changdong National Art Studio, long-term Residency (Seoul. Korea ) 2008 8th Songeun Fine Art Competition( Insa Art center. Seoul. Korea ) 2007 Soma Drawing Center archive registry Artist ( Seoul. Korea ) 2005 Selected in the 27th Joongang Finearts Prize (Seoul Arts Center. Seoul)