Suh Se-ok

Suh Se-ok (Korean: 서세옥, hanja: 徐世鈺; 1929 – 29 November 2020)[1] was a South Korean oriental painting artist.[2]

In this Korean name, the family name is Suh.

Career

He was born in Daegu, Korea. Following his graduation from the College of Arts of the Seoul National University,[3] he became an artist pursuing modernistic and independent formative world by wonderful illustration of the strengths of the colorless pale Indian ink and the empty and marginal spaces of oriental ink-and-wash paint in the lyrical abstract realm of the oriental paintings. An accomplished calligraphist, Suh began incorporating calligraphy techniques into his paintings in the 1950s.[4]

His representative works include 〈Seolhwayijang〉 and 〈People handling the sun〉 etc. The figurative or abstract human forms in his paintings are made up of his characteristic brushstrokes of varying thickness, tones and lengths, painted in ink on mulberry paper.[5]

He received wide range of art awards in Korea and participated in numerous overseas exhibitions including the 7th São Paulo Biennale in 1963, the exhibition of Korean Arts in Malaysia in 1966, The 1st Modern Painting Biennale in Italy in 1969, Exhibition of Korean Arts in France in 1967 and the 1st Cannes Painting Festival in 1969. He also participated in the regular general assembly of the IAA held in Tokyo, Japan in 1966 as the representative of Korea and travelled widely throughout the arts circle of the North America and Europe.[6]

Meanwhile, his son, Do-ho Suh is also a representative modern artist of South Korea[7] and is currently active in the world stage with permanent residence in London.

Awards
  • The Prime Minister Prize at the 1st National Art Exhibition, Korea (1949)
  • Ilmin Art Prize, Seoul, Korea (1994)
  • The Artistic and Culture Prize of 13th Federation of Artistic and Culture, Korea (1999)
  • 52nd National Academy of Arts Award, Korea (2007)

See also

References
  1. 수묵추상 개척한 산정 서세옥 별세 (in Korean)
  2. 네이버 인물검색<서세옥> Naver people <Suh Se-ok>
  3. Doosan Encyclopedia - 서세옥
  4. "Suh Se Ok | Artworks, Exhibitions, Profile & Content". ocula.com. 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  5. "Suh Se Ok | Artworks, Exhibitions, Profile & Content". ocula.com. 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  6. Korea Art / Trend in Korean Art / Modern Art of Korea / Artists of the Modern Era / Seo, Se Ok, 《Global World Encyclopedia》
  7. 성북구 미술인 장학회 이끄는 동양화가 서세옥 서울대 명예교수 매일경제, March 1, 2012.
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