ABOUT
Statement
My installation and sculpture excavate concealed psychological spaces within public spaces and mass culture, utilizing everyday materials (including paper, plastic bags, bricks, wood, sound, and found objects from city life). Responding to the influential nature of public sites, I transform everyday materials into symbolic imagery (e.g., boats, airplanes, flags, and wishing wells.) These visual metaphors survey and are intended to evoke hope and frustration in our collective unconscious.
Bio
Wonchul Ryu (류 원철) (Korean, b. 1995) is a visual artist based in Seoul, Korea, and Baltimore, Maryland. His work is a process of understanding situations, spaces, and emotions that are invisible, unheard, and unnamable but still can be felt through abstract painting and installation. Since he moved to the United States, he has expanded his artwork in general experiences as an Asian/stranger from personal experiences in Korea. He is continuing his artistic career in the BFA program at the Maryland Institute College of Art.
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