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Savina Museum 유근택전 2009년

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Page 1: Geun-Taek Yoo

YOO GEUN-TAEK

표지앞 세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 200times212cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009 (부분)

표지뒤 A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009 (부분)

2009 11 4 wed - 11 29 sun

유 근 택YOO GEUN-TAEK

Depiction of the Universe

3

유근택개인전을열며

미술관을 운 하면서 가장 보람을 느끼는 것 중 하나가 예술성이 뛰어난 작품을

전시하는일입니다그리고그작품을창작한작가와인연을맺는일또한제마음을

기쁘게하지요

특히 유근택 개인전을 열면서 기쁨은 곱절이 되었는데 그것은 작품성의 깊이가

저의기 치를능가했기때문입니다

이번 전시가 예술가의 작품은 미술관을 빛내주고 미술관은 작품성을 검증해주는

바람직한사례가되었으면합니다

2009년 11월

이명옥사비나미술관관장

5

사비나미술관은 2009년 11월 작가 유근택의 개인전을 마련한다 유근택은 지난 2004년 사비나미술관에서의 전시 이후 일본을

비롯하여중국 LA 등 국내외수많은주요전시에참여하면서그만의기량을펼치고있다 해마다사비나미술관은작품의독창성

과뛰어난표현기법 투철한작가정신을가진작가를선정하여전시를마련해왔으며 이번유근택의전시또한작가의기량을맘껏

발휘한뛰어난작품으로사비나미술관을가득채울것이다

그는 주변에존재하는사물이나풍경등을순간포착하여그것이가지는특별한에너지를채집한다lsquo일상의호흡rsquo이라는일관된

주제를보다심도있게발전시켜나간이번전시에서는차창밖이나공원에서만난풍경 여행중에발견한놀라움 작가의생활공

간등을그만의독특한시점으로표현한작품을선보인다시점이라고이야기하는이유는필자가작가의작품을 할때마다느끼

는기묘한긴장감때문이다 그의그림을보고있노라면마치그의행보를바짝뒤쫓는것같은리얼한현장감을가지게되는데 이

는작가의정신세계와하루도붓을놓지않는노동력이밀착되어만들어낸긴장감이라고생각한다

이번전시에서는 2005년부터주요주제로삼아왔던lsquo만찬rsquo시리즈의정점이라할수있는 높이 5m에가까운작품 lt어떤만찬gt이

1층 전시장에상하로 배치되어 공간을 압도한다 특히 솟아오르는물줄기의다양한 형태를 연구한 lt분수gt 시리즈와 온갖 사물을

사막한가운데흐트러트리고휘휘돌려화면가득배치한작품 lt세상의시작gt이새롭게선보인다 또한사비나미술관지하전시장

에는하나의소재에서다양한화면구성과변화를시도한 24점의 lt만유사생gt시리즈가전시되는데 같은장소에다른시간(상황)을

표현한이작품들은사방의벽면에높게배치됨으로써시공의차이에서오는느슨함과긴장감을동시에불러일으킨다

유근택은lsquo그리는것rsquo이몸에배인 그의표현을빌자면그리는행위가lsquo체화(體化)rsquo된작가다 유근택의언어(정신)와행동(표현)은

무던히도일관되어있다 어느지면에서예술가로써끝까지살아남기위해갖추어야할세가지조건이ldquo예술가적재능 불타는열

정 예술가로서성공하고싶은야심rdquo이라고했다 우리가유근택의작업세계를주목할수밖에없는이유는이세가지요소를두루

갖춘작가이기때문일것이다

기획의글

강재현 (사비나미술관큐레이터)

7

인사말이명옥

ForewordSavina Lee

기획의글강재현

Exhibition Plannerrsquos NoteKang Jae-Hyun

분수

Fountain

유근택 강홍구작가 담

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

세상의시작 자라는실내

Beginning of the World Growing Room

사물의존재와지각방식에 한질문 몸의 수행성그리고그사이들윤진섭

Presence of objects and questions about method of perception

performance of the body and its intervalsYoon Jin sup

만찬

Supper

萬有寫生 만유사생

Depiction of the Universe

약력

Biography

목차

Contents

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72

분수 Fountain 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

9

분수 Fountain 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

10

분수 Fountain 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

11

분수 Fountain 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

13

14

1

강홍구(이하_강) 오늘자리에서무슨이야기를해야할까생각해봤는데일

단 시작은 회화에 관한 이야기를 하기로 하죠 동양화를 비롯한 회화로 무

엇을할수있을것인가 어떻게원하는바로도달할것인가하는방법의문

제에 해이야기해보도록하는건어떨까요이번개인전은어떻습니까

유근택(이하_유) 회화적 행위가 지닌 노동은 어쩔 수 없이 아날로그적인

부딪침의미학일수밖에없지만나는오히려그곳에가능성이있다고생

각해요 그것은 결국 그 시 나 개인의 존재론적인 질문과 맞닿아있기 때

문입니다 회화의역사는초기부터지금까지각시 마다의존재론을드러

내고있는데그것은 21세기에도유효하다고생각됩니다 궁극적으로는나

의회화 그리고 시간이가진유한성의문제에 해계속적으로질문을던

지고 싶습니다 그것은 결국ldquo시간에 하여 예술이 어떻게 저항할 수 있

을것인가rdquo라는부분이죠

강 그건 오래전부터 다루어졌던 문제입니다 미술의 기본적 출발점이 죽

음과 시간에 한 저항에서 시작된 것이니까요 그리고 그것이 아직도 유

효함을 증명하기 위한 방편으로 인간은 사진 회화와 같은 이미지를 끊임

없이 생산해 왔죠 달리 말하면 어쨌든 인간은 필연적으로 이미지를 생산

하지않으면안되는존재인것이지요 유선생은지금인간혹은화가로서

의정체성에 한증명 유한한시간성에 한탐구를말하고있는것같은

데 존재에 한 부분은 본질적인 이야기라 처음부터 너무 커다란 주제를

다루는것이아닐까생각하는데

유 사실 존재에 한 질문은 거창한 화두라기보다는 회화는 결국 작가의

태도나 몸의 미학을 반 한다는 것이죠 저는 수업을 하면서 가끔 선생님

의 작품을 참고로 합니다 선생님의 작품들을 하면 사진적인 테크닉을

떠난선생님의태도와직결되고있다고생각되는데요 어딘지모르게 상

에 한시니컬한선생의표정을느낄수있는점이흥미롭고또한사진이

라는것이다분히회화적인감성으로다가온다는것이지요

강 제 경우사진작업은회화의변용입니다 유선생도마찬가지로다른종

류의이미지로표현가능한것을단지그린것이라는생각이듭니다 유선

생의경우에는지금벽에붙어있는그림처럼아파트내부 공원 등의평범

한 것에서 작업이 시작되는데 만찬 시리즈는 다소 달라 보입니다 개인적

으로 유선생의lsquo만찬rsquo시리즈 작품을 보면서 디너쇼나 뒤풀이 오프닝 파

티와 같은 데서 비롯되었는지 그런 장면이 보여주는 일종의 과잉이 만찬

시리즈작품의시작점인지궁금합니다

유 물론 평소에도 그런 뒤풀이 같은 장소에서 먹음직스럽게 잘 차려진

테이블이 행사가끝날때즈음에는놀랄정도로변질되어가는과정이내

겐 무척 흥미로웠어요 어느 날 텔레비전에서 다빈치의 lt최후의 만찬gt을

복원하기 전 상태를 보았는데 만찬 부분만 클로즈업한 장면이 있었어요

만찬의잔이나음식들이떨어져나간벽속에서유령처럼놀라운에너지를

발견했어요그것은일종의자연이만들어낸소멸의힘이었는지도몰라요

처음의 만찬작업은자연의소멸과같은지점에서 숲 속에서벌어진만찬

에서 손의 움직임만 포착한것이었어요 작업을 하면 할수록 점점 음식의

먹고 먹히는 관계나 욕망이 충돌하는 지점에 주목하기도 하고 가끔 정치

적인이슈를다루기도하면서해석의폭을확장하고있어요 얄타회담이나

최근의 육자회담도 결국 각국의 이익과 이해관계가 충돌하는 장소일 수

있다는거지요

강 저도 발표한 적은 없지만 작업 초기에 만찬 관련 사진을 찍은 적이 있

습니다 서울시립미술관에서 국제전 관련한 오프닝 파티 는데 유 선생

작업은내작업과시선이겹치는부분이많은것같아요

2

유 선생님작업은사진작업이지만공감하는부분이많이있습니다 lt고사

관수도gt(高士觀水圖 1999~2001년) 뿐만 아니라 한강변을 보여주는lsquo공

원rsquo시리즈lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo을보여주는사진작업들이개인적으로는좋았는

데 그 작업들은 선생님의 주변에서 출발하고 있지만 단지 보는 장면에 머

무르지않고뒤통수에서이야기를끄집어내고있다는생각이듭니다 일상

속에존재하는또다른언어를끄집어내고그것들을증폭시키고있는작품

들이라고생각하는데나는그런지점과공감되는부분이많은듯합니다

강 여기 작업실까지 오면서 유 선생의 그림에 나오는 교통용 볼록 거울

초록색 버스 거리의 나무들 이런 것들이 보 어요 그러나 유 선생 같은

경우 일상의 장면을 재현적으로 묘사하는 것을 넘어서고 있지요 게다가

기법적으로lsquo과슈rsquo라는 서양식 재료와lsquo호분rsquo이라는 동양식 재료를 같이

섞어쓰고있는데 그래서화선지안으로먹혀들면서도밖으로튀어나오는

느낌이 들고 재료의 물질성이 긴장감 있게 존재하는 것 같습니다 화선지

에 쭉 빨려 들어가거나 아크릴로 튀어나오는 것만 있었다면 그런 느낌이

없었을텐데말이지요

유 재료의 문제도 말할 수있겠네요 호분을 작업에본격적으로 사용하기

시작한 것이 1999년도 원서갤러리에서의 lt창 밖을 나선 풍경gt에서 는

유근택 강홍구작가대담

15

데 제겐 꽤 상징적인작업이었습니다 그 전부터 느껴오던부분이기도 한

데 당시에는 동양화라는 지나친 관념적 정신주의가 나로서는 받아들이기

가 너무 무거웠어요 난 몸으로 느끼는 그 무거움을 땅으로 끌어내리고픈

목적이 있었고 가까이 있는 것들에 한 궁금증과 그것을 어떻게 보여줄

것인가를 고민했지요 그러던 와중에 이 작업을 제작하게 되면서 그러한

회화적인 가능성을 느끼게 되었죠 당시에 살았던 곳은 1층이어서 아파트

창문밖에 지나가는 길이 하나 걸쳐 있었는데 매일 매일의 그 광경들이 내

겐신비스러움이었고궁금한지점이었어요 그래서그것을읽어내기위한

드로잉을하다가현장에서결국 13점을완성하게된거죠 전시를하고나

서창밖의광경들을통하여무수한언어들과해석이가능할수있다는것

을 느끼게 됐고 그 때부터 호분에 한 물성을 발전시켜 나가기 시작했다

고할수있습니다

강 호분을 사용하면서 흔적이 남겨지고 그것이누적됩니다 그런 점이 유

선생의 작업이 지나간 시간에 한 알레고리로 보이도록 작용한 것 같습

니다 주제와 기법이 재료가 가진 물성과의 적절한 결합을 통해 점차적으

로완성되어나간게아니었나싶네요

3

유 중학교어느교과서인가 안쪽전면에정선(鄭敾)의 lt금강전도gt(金剛全

圖 1751년)가 실린 적이 있었어요 당시에 그걸 보면서 마치 실제 금강산

을 체험하고 있는 것 같아 충격적이었습니다 수백년 전의 정선이라는 작

가에 한기초지식도없었던한중학생에게그러한환상적인리얼리티를

경험하게했다는지점이지금생각하면흥미로운부분이에요 장소성에

한 에너지를 회화로 증폭시킬 수 있는 탁월한 감각들은 단지 운필이나 표

현의 문제를 넘어선 작가의 정서와 세계관을 반 하기 때문에 더욱 강렬

하게전달되는것같아요

강 lt인왕제색도gt(仁王霽色圖 1751년) lt박연폭포gt(朴淵瀑布 1750년경)

등을보고있으면정말육체성을느낄수있지요 저도정선의그림을일부

러찾아다니면서봤었는데 그작품들은눈으로본것과기타의것들이체

화된 것이라는 생각이 들어요 본 것을 어떻게 매개하여 이미지로 보여주

는가에 한고민을했던흔적에서얻어진에너지와힘을느낄수있지요

유 좋은작업들은해석의폭을넓혀주는것같아요 산수는단지시각적인

세계만이 아니라 적절한 표현을 하기가 어렵지만 공감각을 초월한 어떤

세계를보여주고있어요

강 세잔의 현상학적버전을정선이미리체득하여자기식으로구사한것

으로볼수도있을것같아요 그런방식으로접근해야정선이이야기될수

있겠죠 그것은 작품의 방법론이나 정신성 한국성에 한 논의와는 다른

시각에서이야기되어야한다고봅니다 어찌보면작가의몸 육화된체험

에 집중하는 것은 협소한 시각으로 보일 수도 있겠지만 정선이라는 작가

입장에서 보면 진경산수 시 정신이니 하는 것은 개인이 몸으로 체험한

것과는별개이자그이후의문제라고생각합니다

현장에서 발품을 팔아 눈으로 보고 다시 편집하고 하는 과정을 요구하는

사진작업역시 상을똑같이재현하는것이중요한것이아니라 현장에

서내가본것자체의경험이더중요합니다 사진이라는것이겉으로는냉

정하고객관적인작업인것같지만눈으로본것을몸과정신이어떻게해

석한것인가를드러내는것이라고말할수있지요

유 선생님의lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo시리즈를보면알수있듯이 원히변하지않

을 것 같은 견고한 세계들에 말을 걸고 그 속에서 틈을 만들어 내고 그 틈

이 확장하면 할수록 그 해석의 여지는 넓어지는 것이지요 결과적으로 그

것이은평뉴타운을찍은것인지 선생의몸을드러내고있는것인지 아니

면 무차별적인 개발의 폭력성을 고발하고 있는지가 모호하면서도 무성한

언어가확장되고있다는생각이들어요 정선의 lt박연폭포gt나 lt만폭동gt

(萬瀑洞 1734년)도 형상성에 한 문제를 넘어서 해석의 여지가 많아요

이를테면 lt만폭동gt에서 정선은시각적인세계를극단적으로청각화시키

고 있는데 그것이 금강산 전체가 가득찬 물소리를 그린 것인지 혹은 그

곳에있었던정선의몸을토해내고있는지가모호하면서도강한에너지를

확장시키고있어요 고호의 작품에 있어서도예외는 아닐 겁니다 이 지점

에서볼때 작가의 태도나몸의구조가드러나면드러날수록해석의폭이

넓어지고있다는생각을하게됩니다

강 그게 바로 미학에서 말하는lsquo열린 예술로의 가능성rsquo이라고 할 수

있지요

유 요즘에도사진에서회화적질문은던지고있으십니까

강 제 경우에는처음부터사진을하려고시작한것은아니었고내가본이

미지를되도록손으로그리지않고크게만들고싶은데 그에 알맞은접근

법이 없을까 하다가 찾은 것이 사진이었습니다 초기 작품은 작은 디지털

사진을여러장이어붙인것인데작품의구도와시각이회화적요소가강

하죠 요즘에는특히색을실제로칠하고싶은욕망이커져서사진과이미

지를결합하여색을입힌작품도있습니다

16

회화에 한생각도정리해봐야겠다는생각이듭니다 회화는인간이세계

를볼때느끼는모든것 곧 총체성이라고 할만한것을표현하려들지요

하지만 늘 불충분하죠 거기서 오는 불만 공포 불안이 있고 이상하게도

세계에 한 불안을 보여주면서 동시에 그것을 제거하려 드는 이중적인

태도를 갖습니다 서양의 경우 그 불충분함과 불안을 미니멀리즘과 같이

물질적인측면으로환원하여해소하거나기피하려합니다 하지만동양화

는표현할수없는부분을그 로두고아는것까지만표현합니다 세계에

관해불필요하게불안해하지않고명료한것까지만보여준다고나할까요

그리고앞서도말했듯이동양화에는서양화와는달리재현의문제가빠져

있어유사하게그렸어도 상성을드러내려는것이아니지요

유 그것은 아마도 동양미술이 갖고 있는 재료학적인 지점과 긴밀한 관계

가 있다고 생각해요 동양회화의 모태가 서법(書法)이었듯이 모필로 긋는

행위 자체가 작가의 철학적 존재론적인 확인 작업으로서 더 절실했던 것

같아요 그래서 산의풍경을그리더라도시각적인아름다움에머물기보다

는결국자기자신을산을빌어서드러내는 결국에는그것이 상과내가

둘이아닌 내가산이되는육화된어떤경지를지향했던것같습니다

강 그런 철학을그림으로그려몸으로구현해내는것은말로는도달할수

없는지점입니다 동양쪽회화의특성인운필도물질적인뒷받침이있어야

가능한것이지요 운필이라는게모필 먹 종이가발달하면서가능해진것

이고남북조이전의한 의그림같은경우에는나타나지않죠 그렇게보

면화론이나중국철학과더불어물질적인요소들이변증법적으로승화되

어 우리가 알고 있는 필법이나 유형이 만들어져 가는데 그것을 분리해보

는것은잘못된경향이라고생각합니다

유 나는 동양미학이 운필론(澐筆論)에 지나치게 집중되어 있다는 생각을

가끔해요 특히 현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지점들이있거

든요 문화도 문화지만단편적인예로슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람

이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같을수없는것처럼말

이죠 그래서인지 저는 학원 때부터 운필의 문제보다는 정서의 문제를

들춰내는 것이 내 작업의 중요한 목표이자 지점이었던 것 같아요 학원

논문도정선(鄭敾 1676~1759년)의정서에관한논문을썼으니까요

강 바로 그러한점이유선생의강점이라고생각합니다 굉장히구체적인

것에서 시작해서 동양화의 추상성 공허함을 극복했던 것 같아요 생각해

보면 정선이lsquo인왕제색도rsquo를 80세가 넘어서 그렸는데 그 에너지에 깜짝

놀라게됩니다 그런작품을그리기까지얼마나많은인왕산을그렸을지

그리고바라보았을지를생각하면아득해지기도합니다 그런데사람들은

정선이라는작가의육체성에는왜집중하지않는것인지 80이 넘은 육체

를가진인간의개인적특성은왜이야기하지않는지가의문입니다

유 맞는 말씀이세요 세잔느나 고호의 미학만 해도 수많은철학자와 미학

자들이 다각도로 해석하고 있는 것처럼 좀 더 폭넓고 다양한 비평이 있어

야한다고생각해요

강 아마도 단원 김홍도 겸재 정선에 한다시읽기를해야할필요가있

을겁니다

4

강 이번에 출품되는 작품에 해서 이야기해주시죠 새롭게 선보이고자

하는작품이있으신가요

유 이번 전시에서는 내가lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo이라고 명명한 24점이 포함 되어

있어요lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 모든 것들rsquo이란 연작이어서lsquo만유사생(萬有

寫生)rsquo이라고 이름 지었어요 이 작업들은 회화를 호흡의 지점에서 좀 더

직접적인 화를시도하고있는작업입니다 아마디스플레이에따라서느

낌이 다를 것 같아요 만찬 연작과 함께 2층에서는lsquo분수rsquo외에도 사막 속

에일상의사물이던져진작업을보여줄예정이에요

강 사막이 소용돌이처럼 보입니다 전에lsquo풍덩rsquo작업과 비슷해 보이기도

하는데

유 소용돌이라기보다는돌아가는구조가퍽흥미로워서작업을하게됐어

요 하늘이라든가우주 어떤세상의구조에 하여말할수있을것같아서

요 LA의 죠수아트리사막(Joshua Tree)에 가보니소멸하고있는사물들의

어떤거 한만물상같은느낌을받았어요 모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수

백년된선인장과모든사물들이모래화되어가는곳이었어요 소멸이라는

것이 현실적으로 부딪히는 느낌이랄까 저는 한때 경주 남산에서 이러한

시간이 소멸하고 있는 듯 한 지점에 해 이것을 나의 일상에서 드러내려

는시도를한적이있었어요 하지만진전이없었죠 아마도그때의잠재적

으로남아있는미련이사막을다녀와서조금씩모색되고있는것같아요

강 그러한 소용돌이 체험이 어떻게 작업으로 드러날지 궁금하네요 지난

전시 지만유선생작업중에서는육체에 한문제를다룬샤워장시리

17

즈도 있었지요 개인적으로 흥미있는 작업이었습니다 평소에 늘 옷을

입는 인간이 몸을 적나라하게 드러내는 순간이 샤워장이나 목욕탕인데

중년이 된 몸을 찬찬이 바라보는 느낌 그것은 실로 놀라운 체험인 것 같

습니다

유 샤워장은 그 자체로 심리적인 공간입니다 샤워하면서 짧은 순간이지

만의식속에는수많은생각들이스쳐지나가면서물소리의격렬함과함께

뒤범벅이되지요 옷을다벗은행위가혼합이되어내가가진육체를적나

라하게느낄수있는순간을경험하게하는장소이기도합니다 그 작업은

그러한경험들을표현하고싶었어요

강 공중목욕탕과는느낌이너무다르죠 그곳에서는내몸에 한인식이

없는데혼자샤워장에있을때는나의한계 나도육체를가진존재라는사

실을절실하게느낄수있습니다 샤워를 통해서나의존재를끌어내는것

은개인적으로공감을많이하게하는작업이라고생각합니다 기묘하게도

샤워하면서내몸이타인의것같은느낌을받을때가가끔있어서나도그

런비슷한작업을드로잉으로해본적이있어요

유 하지만 동양미술에서 다루기엔 난해한 주제지요 기존의 운필의 문제

만으론이러한미묘한지점을드러내기엔거의불가능하기때문입니다

강 작업실에 와보니 회화 외에도 판화 작업도 많은 거 같네요 판화작업

은주로언제하십니까

유 네 해 놓은 목판작업은 작품수가 수 백 점 돼요 하지만 발표할 시간이

없을따름이죠 자연스럽게칼을들게될때는목판을하게되죠 특별한목

적이있어서가아니라내게있어선일종의어떤조절장치처럼작용하고있

죠 90년 초반은 학졸업후화선지와모필에 한조형적인고민이많은

시기 는데거의하루에한두점씩목판을하고화선지작업을시작했어요

그때는판화에서본질적으로조형적인측면에서위로를받았던것같아요

목판화는 찍는 순간 완벽한 조형이 탄생되는 느낌이었어요 내가 표현하고

싶은 내면적인 에너지와 그것을 블랙홀처럼 빨아들이는 화선지 사이에서

끊임없는 시행착오를 겪고 있었던 시기 기 때문에 목판으로라도 그 갈증

을 해소해야 했는지도 모르죠 지금 생각해보면 화선지는 역사적으로도 동

양의 관념적인 정신세계를 담아내기에 적절할지 모르지만 나는 오히려 그

것을땅위로끌어내리고싶었던지점에서생긴갈등이었던것같아요

강 그건동양적재료가가진특성이기도할겁니다 서양화는물감의물질

성이 강하고 그린 사람의 육체의 흔적이 잘 드러나는데 반해서 동양화는

그린 사람의 존재 자체가 드러나는 방식이 달라서 작가의 육체적 노동의

흔적이 잘 드러나지 않지요 일종에 흡입력의 예술이라고나 할까요 그래

서물감으로그렸다는물질적특성이사라지게되죠 아마도 유선생은자

신이가진육체적노동의흔적 몸을 원초적으로썼다는기록을남기고싶

었을겁니다

유 물성에 한 욕구가 있었는지도모르겠어요 판화작업을 하는 것이 어

쩌면 리만족이고 위로 는지도 몰라요 지금은 판화에 한 태도도 좀

더 물성을 극 화하는 작업을 하고 있어요 강 선생님은 궁극적인 사진을

위한목표지점이있으십니까

강 그런 것은 뚜렷하게 갖고 있지 않아요 다만 본다는 것이 중요시 되는

시 에 사진 회화를 통해서 내가 무엇인가를 보았다는 것에 한 증거를

남길수있다는것이의미있다는생각은합니다 구체적 욕망이나목표보

다는지속적으로작업을할수있게하는세계가있다는것자체가너무중

요하다는느낌이듭니다 그러니까이미지를어떻게생산하겠다는것보다

는그행위자체가중요한것이지요

유 저도 시간이갈수록내가만나는많은사물과순간순간이얼마나소중

한 것인가를 깨닫게 돼요 이러한 확인 작업들이 하나의 중요한 과정이라

는생각을합니다

강 제 경우에는 점점 더 자연과 세계의 변화에 해 경이롭게 보게 됩니

다 특히 새 잎이 나오는 4 5월이 되면 마치 폭발하는 것처럼 솟아오르는

엄청나게 다양한 녹색 나뭇잎들에 존경을 표하고 싶어집니다 그 때는 매

일매일이놀랍습니다

유 전 오히려가을의마른나뭇잎이떨어지는모습을볼때면눈물나도록

아름답고 놀라움을느낍니다 이제벌써가을이네요

녹취및정리 강재현(큐레이터) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

18

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

1Kang Hong-Goo I have been thinking about what we shoulddiscuss today and I think we should begin with a discussion onpaintings How about we talk about what we can do with paintingsincluding Oriental painting the methodological problems concerninghow we reach our goals with it How is your solo exhibition comingthis time

Yoo Geun-Taek Labor that involves the act of drawing containsanalogue style boundaries in its aesthetics however I think that itrather has a possibility for that reason since it after all has a deepconnection to the ontological question of an individual or of the eraThe history of painting has been holding the ontological argument ofeach era and it is still the same in the 21st century In the long run Iwould like to continuously ask a question about the problem of thelimitation of time and of my painting After all it is a part of the answerto the question ldquohow art is going to resist against timerdquo

Kang That is a problem that many have been dealing with from along time ago because the starting point of art was the resistance ofdeath and time And humans have been producing images inphotography and paintings constantly in order to prove that it is stillvalid In other words humans somehow are the subsistence thatneeds to keep making images Now you seem to be talking about thesearch of the limitation of time the proof of identity as an artist and Ithink that it may be too big of a subject to talk about from thebeginning especially the thing about substance is too fundamental todiscuss

Yoo As a matter of fact the question about substance can be areflection of the fact that paintings are the artistrsquos attitude theaesthetic of the artistrsquos body rather than a big topic From time totime I reference your work in my class Whenever I look at your workI feel that it is very much related to your attitude quitestraightforwardly aside from your techniques in photography I find itvery interesting that your work somehow makes me feel your cynicalattitude toward your subject matter and the pictorial sensitivity in yourwork is very interesting to me

Kang In my case photography is another type of painting Just likeyou I also painted subjects that can be expressed by different typesof images In your case like these paintings on the wall most of yourworks begin with something very common such as the interior ofapartment or some parks but then the Supper series seemssomewhat different from others Personally I am wondering if yourSupper series started from your experiences with some diner showsafter parties or opening parties Was the excessiveness of such

parties the starting point of your work

Yoo Of course the process of the deterioration of party tables got myattention That the table that is set up with great stuff gets totallytransformed by the end of a party seems interesting And one day Iwatched a documentary on the restoration process of da Vincirsquos theLast Supper on TV There they showed the previous state of the workbefore its restoration and in the close up scene of the supper part Iwas able to find a surprising energy from the deteriorating images ofglasses and food That was a sort of terminating power of nature Inthe beginning of my Supper project I captured the images of the handmovements at a supper table set up in forest However as I workedon the series more and more I sometimes focused on the clash-points of desires or the relationships that surround the act of eatingor sometimes even dealt with political issues By doing so I think thatI have been expanding the range of its interpretation Such as YaltaConference or the Six Parties talk in recent news can be places whereeach participating nationrsquos benefits and understanding clash

Kang I have never presented it but I have taken a picture related to asupper a long time ago I took it at an opening party of someinternational exhibition at Seoul City Art Museum and in this sense Iguess there are some areas that your perspectives and mine overlap

2 Yoo Your work is a photographic work but there are many partswhere I share a strong affinity with you I personally likedGosagwansoodo (a scholar overlooking water from the high hill 1999-2001) your Park series that showed the scenes around the riversideand your Eunpyung New Town work And I think you donrsquot justrepresent some scenes for viewing but you seem to be taking outmore stories from the back I think these are the works that bring outanother language existing in our everyday life and then maximize itand I think on that point I can share my sensitivity with you

Kang Today on my way here I could see a convex traffic mirror agreen bus and street trees which often appear in your paintingsHowever in your case you are beyond the representational stage ofeveryday life scenes In techniques you use gouache a western painting material andHoboon (Chinese white) an Asian material together and I think thatbecause of that reason it creates some kind of tense atmospheresince the images seem to be soaked onto the paper at the same timethey stand out as if they are about to come out of the canvas If youworked with only one material you would not have been able to givesuch layers

19

Yoo I should say something about the problems regarding paintingmaterials It was around 1999 when I started to use Chinese white inmy work I used it for The Scenery Outside Window in an exhibition atWonseo Gallery and it was a very symbolic work for me Long beforethe exhibition I had been feeling so heavy and burdened about theextreme idealism of Oriental Painting of that time I really wanted toput such heavy feelings down to the ground therefore I thought veryhard about things around myself and how to represent them In themean time I made this work and found an artistic possibility in it Atthat time I was living on the first floor of an apartment building andthere was a pathway right outside our window So I was able toobserve different scenes each day and those everyday scenes cameto me as interesting and mysterious experiences I began to makedrawings to study them and then ended up making 13 pieces ofworks there After that exhibition I realized that through the scenesoutside my window numerous languages and interpretations can beapplied and from that time I started to use the Chinese white anddevelop its property

Kang When using Chinese white it leaves traces and it alsoaccumulates I guess maybe that characteristic of Chinese whiteworked as an allegory of the time that has passed in your work Itsounds like the subject matter and techniques got mixed well with theproperties of the painting materials and gradually completed the series

3 Yoo There was a printed copy of the image of Geumgangjeondo (TheEntire Landscape of Geumgang Mountain) by Jeong Seon (1751) inthe inside cover of my middle school textbook At that time I felt as ifI was looking at the real Geumgang Mountain and it was a quiteshocking experience to me It was amazing that the artist from severalhundred years ago made some middle school student who had noidea about who he was to experience the fantastic reality of a place Ithink that the great sensitivities that amplify the energy of a place in apainting do not just come from how to use brush strokes or itsexpressions but more from the artistrsquos own sentiments and outlookon the world When they reflect those of the artist the works give amore grand sensation

Kang When looking at Inwangjesekdo (1751) Bakyeonpokpo (around1750) we can feel the physicality of the work more I also often wentto the museum to look at his works and every time his works gaveme a feeling that he combined what he actually saw at the sites withother elements I can feel his power and energy from the traces ofhis concerns about how to realize the images with what he hadactually seen

Yoo Good works surely expand the range of their interpretation Icanrsquot really come up with any proper words for this however I thinkEast Asian style landscape paintings represent something beyondtime and space not just some visual expression of the existing world

Kang Maybe we could say that Jeong Seon understood thephenomenological interpretation ahead of Cezanne and applied it inhis own way I think that in that way we can continue our discussionon Jeong Seonrsquos art It should be dealt with with a perspective thatrests aside from the methodology spirituality and Koreanness of hisart On one hand it might look as a small vision to concentrate on theexperience of the artist or the realization of his experience howeverfrom Jeong Seonrsquos point of view Jingyungsansu (landscape paintingof actual scenery) or the spirit of the times would have been aseparate issue from what he himself experienced with his own bodyIn terms of photography which requires the artistrsquos own experienceat the site and editing process after that again the artistrsquos ownexperience at the site is more important than how to realisticallyrepresent the subject matter Photography might appear as objectivework but it is after all about how my body and mind interpret theexperience of seeing

Yoo As we can see from looking at your Eunpyung New Townseries the range of analysis is expanded when we talk about solid andsecure worlds make a crevice in them and then watch as the crevicegets bigger and bigger As a result it is hard to see if you arerepresenting yourself or if you are representing Enpyung New Townor if you are making an issue of the violence of indifferentdevelopment plans Actually Jeong Seonrsquos Bakyeon Fallrsquos andManpokdong (Village of 10000 Water Falls) 1734 has many possiblereadings not just about the issues of its form For instance inManpokdong Jeong Seon was giving an extreme aura to the visualworld it is hard to see whether he was depicting the sound of the bigwater falls thundering in Geumgang Mountain or if he wasexpressing the experiences of his body at the site Either way we canfeel a strong energy Van Goghrsquos work is not different from thisWhen considering this issue at this point I think that whenever theartistrsquos attitude or the structure of his experience is revealed therange of interpretation is maximized

Kang That is probably what they call lsquoopen artrsquo in aesthetics

Yoo Are you still asking questions of painting through yourphotography

Kang In my case I didnrsquot mean to do photography from thebeginning I just wanted to find a way to maximize the size of the

20

images that I saw without using hands and then I came tophotography In my earlier photographic works I put many digitalphotos together and they have a strong sense of drawing in itscomposition and perspectives These days sometimes I want toactually paint on the photos so I started to make my works with amixture of photography and some painted image I think that I shouldwrap up my thoughts about paintings here Paintings expresseverything that human sees from the world Nevertheless it alwaysfeels not enough Fear dissatisfaction insecurity in the worldhellipsomehow people want to represent such feelings through paintingand at the same time try to get rid of the feelings Strangely in theWest they try to get rid of or transform such insecurity andinsufficiency through materialism Minimalism can be a goodexample On the other hand in Oriental painting the artists leave theunrepresentable area as it is and express it up to its representablelimit In other words they tend to be more relaxed toward the issue ofrepresentation and just represent what they can do clearly And as Imentioned earlier in Oriental painting the issue of representation wasnot that critical so if the subject matters are represented as close tothe real it is different from revealing the actuality of the object

Yoo It probably has a close tie with the aspect of painting materials ofEast Asian art Since the mother of Oriental painting was calligraphythe act of brush stroke was considered more important to the artist ashis philosophical and ontological confirmation process That is whyartists try to reflect themselves through drawing mountains not justenjoying the visual pleasure of mountains In other words they desiredto reach a place where the object and the artist can become one

Kang To draw such philosophy and make it into a concrete body is alevel that cannot easily be reached Brush stroke techniques a specialcharacteristic of Oriental painting are also realized with materialsupport Brush stroke techniques became possible after brushesChinese ink and paper were more developed It did not appear inpainting before the North and South Dynasties era In this sense thebrush stroke and styles that we now know have been formalized withpainting theories and Chinese philosophy therefore it is wrong toseparate them from each other

Yoo I think that Asian aesthetics place too much stress on the brushstroke theory Especially in this contemporary society there are thingsthat we cannot express with brush strokes alone For instance aworld that a sad person sees would be different from the world that ahappy person sees although both of them are looking at the samescenes So I have been working on the problem of sentiments ratherthan the problems of brush strokes since my graduate study Mythesis was about the sentiments of Jeong Seon (1676-1759)

Kang That is your strength You started from very concrete point andovercame the abstract and emptiness of Asian painting I am verysurprised about the fact that Jeong Seon was over 80 years old whenhe drew Inwangjesekdo (Landscape of Inwang Mountain) The energyof the work is absolutely amazing I even get quite dizzy when thinkingabout how many drawings of Inwang Mountain he would have doneor looked at the mountain until he completed the work But peopledonrsquot talk about why the artist Jeong Seon did not concentrate on thephysicality of the artist the personal characteristics of the 80 years oldman when discussing his work

Yoo You are right Like those philosophers and aestheticians whostudy and research Cezanne or Van Gogh with various perspectivesJeong Seonrsquos art world should be studied more

Kang Indeed it is necessary to begin the re-interpretation of DanwonKim Hongdo and Gyeomjae Jeong Seon

4Kang Please introduce this exhibition Is there any new work

Yoo In this exhibition I am going to show 24 pieces of works that Icall Visual Breathing It is a continuation of the Everything ThatConsists of Me series So I named it Depiction of the Universe Theseare the works which I am trying to have a direct conversation withfrom the place of breathing Maybe it will give somewhat differentfeeling depending on how I display it With the Supper series and theFountain on the second floor exhibition space I am going to displaysome new works that show objects from our daily lives beingscattered about in the desert

Kang The desert looks like a swirl It looks kind of similar to Splash inyour previous exhibition

Yoo Not exactly I made the work because I was interested in thestructure of spinning I hope that it can open a discussion on skyspace or some sort of a structure in the world I have recently been tothe Joshua Tree Desert in California and it looked as though all thethings that are in the process of extinction are exhibited there Therocks are transforming into sands and also the trees hundred yearsold cactuses etchellip all those things were becoming sand There I feltlike I was facing extinction as a reality Actually in Namsan andGyeongju I once tried to expose such places of disappearancethrough my daily life But it did not work well I guess that regret hasremained somewhere in my mind and then turned into this newseries of works after I visited the desert in California

21

Kang It sounds interesting to see how your experience with swirlingis going to be realized I personally liked the shower series in yourpast exhibitions which you dealt with the subjects of body Wehumans cover ourselves with clothes all the time and it is theshower or the bathroom where we become completely naked It isquite amazing experience to look carefully at onersquos own bodyhellip thatof a middle aged man

Yoo The shower is actually quite psychological space itself Althoughit is only a short moment in our daily life we experience manythoughts in our head while taking a shower inside intense watersound Everything gets mixed up in the shower It is a place wherewe become fully conscious of our own bodies boldly I wanted toexpress that kind of experience in this work

Kang It is quite different from public bath house experiences There Idonrsquot get self-conscious about my own body that much but when Iam alone in the shower somehow I feel my limit as a human that Iam also a living being who has a body Revealing onersquos existencethrough a shower gives me the same feeling Strangely enough fromtime to time I feel like my body is not mine but someone elsersquos in theshower so actually I once made a drawing of a similar subject matter

Yoo However it is somewhat tricky subject matter to deal with inOriental painting when considering the existing problems of the use ofbrush stroke It is almost impossible to express this subtleness withthe brush strokes of Oriental painting

Kang It looks like you have lots of printmaking works too When doyou usually work on printmaking

Yoo Yes I have made about several hundred pieces of woodcutprints so far I just havenrsquot had a chance to exhibit them My hand justnaturally comes to and holds a chisel and then it leads me into wood-block prints It is not necessarily that I have a particular reason for thatbut it just works as some sort of control In the beginning of 1990s Ihad many concerns about forms related to Korean paper and brushAnd during that time I made almost one or two pieces a day andthen worked on the paper I guess I was able to feel satisfied by theformativeness in printmaking As I pressed the woodblock I felt like aperfect formation was being born I was going through lots of trial anderror between my own inner energy that I wanted to express and theKorean paper that absorbed it as a black hole at that time so to me Iprobably had to get rid of my thirst with something like woodcutprints Looking back I think the problem was that I was having troublewith the paper which might be appropriate to the abstract mentalityof Asia as it has been so historically I did not want to put it into the

paper but rather wanted to put it down to earth and that is probablywhy I was having so much trouble with it

Kang It is probably due to the peculiar characteristics of the materialsof Oriental painting In Western painting paints have a strong materialpresence so it can reveal the traces of the artistrsquos action very well Onthe other hand in Asian painting the way of revealing the artistrsquosexistence itself is quite different so often it is really hard to see theindications of the artistrsquos effort They donrsquot really get revealed MaybeI can call it an art of absorption force In other words the materiality ofthe paints just disappears into the painting Maybe you might havewanted to leave some sort of records that you as an artist used yourbody and make traces of physical labor

Yoo I might have had some desire of physical properties Workingwith printmaking might have been a proxy contentment and comfortto me These days I have been working on printmaking with anattitude that maximizes its physical property Do you have any goal foryour photography

Kang I donrsquot really have anything clear I just think that it ismeaningful that I could create proof that I have seen somethingthrough photography and painting in this time which both emphasizethe act of seeing I feel that it is very important that there is a worldthat enables me to keep working rather than having some concretedesires or goals To me the act of producing itself is more importantthan how to make the images

Yoo I also realize that each moment that I encounter things in theworld is very precious and this kind of confirmative work is one of thevery important processes

Kang In my case I look at the changes of nature and the world morein awe Especially in April and May when new leaves are coming out Ifeel a desire to express my homage to the exploding diversity of greenleaves Everyday comes to me as a surprise during that time of year

Yoo In my case I feel quite surprised and moved whenever I see theautumn leaves falling It is tearfully beautiful to me Autumn camealready here

Recording and noting Kang Jaehyun (Curator) Cho Youngryun (Intern Curator)

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

23

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 200times212cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

25

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

26

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

27

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

29

30

1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

33

1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

35

eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

Page 2: Geun-Taek Yoo

표지앞 세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 200times212cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009 (부분)

표지뒤 A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009 (부분)

2009 11 4 wed - 11 29 sun

유 근 택YOO GEUN-TAEK

Depiction of the Universe

3

유근택개인전을열며

미술관을 운 하면서 가장 보람을 느끼는 것 중 하나가 예술성이 뛰어난 작품을

전시하는일입니다그리고그작품을창작한작가와인연을맺는일또한제마음을

기쁘게하지요

특히 유근택 개인전을 열면서 기쁨은 곱절이 되었는데 그것은 작품성의 깊이가

저의기 치를능가했기때문입니다

이번 전시가 예술가의 작품은 미술관을 빛내주고 미술관은 작품성을 검증해주는

바람직한사례가되었으면합니다

2009년 11월

이명옥사비나미술관관장

5

사비나미술관은 2009년 11월 작가 유근택의 개인전을 마련한다 유근택은 지난 2004년 사비나미술관에서의 전시 이후 일본을

비롯하여중국 LA 등 국내외수많은주요전시에참여하면서그만의기량을펼치고있다 해마다사비나미술관은작품의독창성

과뛰어난표현기법 투철한작가정신을가진작가를선정하여전시를마련해왔으며 이번유근택의전시또한작가의기량을맘껏

발휘한뛰어난작품으로사비나미술관을가득채울것이다

그는 주변에존재하는사물이나풍경등을순간포착하여그것이가지는특별한에너지를채집한다lsquo일상의호흡rsquo이라는일관된

주제를보다심도있게발전시켜나간이번전시에서는차창밖이나공원에서만난풍경 여행중에발견한놀라움 작가의생활공

간등을그만의독특한시점으로표현한작품을선보인다시점이라고이야기하는이유는필자가작가의작품을 할때마다느끼

는기묘한긴장감때문이다 그의그림을보고있노라면마치그의행보를바짝뒤쫓는것같은리얼한현장감을가지게되는데 이

는작가의정신세계와하루도붓을놓지않는노동력이밀착되어만들어낸긴장감이라고생각한다

이번전시에서는 2005년부터주요주제로삼아왔던lsquo만찬rsquo시리즈의정점이라할수있는 높이 5m에가까운작품 lt어떤만찬gt이

1층 전시장에상하로 배치되어 공간을 압도한다 특히 솟아오르는물줄기의다양한 형태를 연구한 lt분수gt 시리즈와 온갖 사물을

사막한가운데흐트러트리고휘휘돌려화면가득배치한작품 lt세상의시작gt이새롭게선보인다 또한사비나미술관지하전시장

에는하나의소재에서다양한화면구성과변화를시도한 24점의 lt만유사생gt시리즈가전시되는데 같은장소에다른시간(상황)을

표현한이작품들은사방의벽면에높게배치됨으로써시공의차이에서오는느슨함과긴장감을동시에불러일으킨다

유근택은lsquo그리는것rsquo이몸에배인 그의표현을빌자면그리는행위가lsquo체화(體化)rsquo된작가다 유근택의언어(정신)와행동(표현)은

무던히도일관되어있다 어느지면에서예술가로써끝까지살아남기위해갖추어야할세가지조건이ldquo예술가적재능 불타는열

정 예술가로서성공하고싶은야심rdquo이라고했다 우리가유근택의작업세계를주목할수밖에없는이유는이세가지요소를두루

갖춘작가이기때문일것이다

기획의글

강재현 (사비나미술관큐레이터)

7

인사말이명옥

ForewordSavina Lee

기획의글강재현

Exhibition Plannerrsquos NoteKang Jae-Hyun

분수

Fountain

유근택 강홍구작가 담

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

세상의시작 자라는실내

Beginning of the World Growing Room

사물의존재와지각방식에 한질문 몸의 수행성그리고그사이들윤진섭

Presence of objects and questions about method of perception

performance of the body and its intervalsYoon Jin sup

만찬

Supper

萬有寫生 만유사생

Depiction of the Universe

약력

Biography

목차

Contents

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5

9

14

23

30

36

45

72

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분수 Fountain 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

10

분수 Fountain 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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분수 Fountain 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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14

1

강홍구(이하_강) 오늘자리에서무슨이야기를해야할까생각해봤는데일

단 시작은 회화에 관한 이야기를 하기로 하죠 동양화를 비롯한 회화로 무

엇을할수있을것인가 어떻게원하는바로도달할것인가하는방법의문

제에 해이야기해보도록하는건어떨까요이번개인전은어떻습니까

유근택(이하_유) 회화적 행위가 지닌 노동은 어쩔 수 없이 아날로그적인

부딪침의미학일수밖에없지만나는오히려그곳에가능성이있다고생

각해요 그것은 결국 그 시 나 개인의 존재론적인 질문과 맞닿아있기 때

문입니다 회화의역사는초기부터지금까지각시 마다의존재론을드러

내고있는데그것은 21세기에도유효하다고생각됩니다 궁극적으로는나

의회화 그리고 시간이가진유한성의문제에 해계속적으로질문을던

지고 싶습니다 그것은 결국ldquo시간에 하여 예술이 어떻게 저항할 수 있

을것인가rdquo라는부분이죠

강 그건 오래전부터 다루어졌던 문제입니다 미술의 기본적 출발점이 죽

음과 시간에 한 저항에서 시작된 것이니까요 그리고 그것이 아직도 유

효함을 증명하기 위한 방편으로 인간은 사진 회화와 같은 이미지를 끊임

없이 생산해 왔죠 달리 말하면 어쨌든 인간은 필연적으로 이미지를 생산

하지않으면안되는존재인것이지요 유선생은지금인간혹은화가로서

의정체성에 한증명 유한한시간성에 한탐구를말하고있는것같은

데 존재에 한 부분은 본질적인 이야기라 처음부터 너무 커다란 주제를

다루는것이아닐까생각하는데

유 사실 존재에 한 질문은 거창한 화두라기보다는 회화는 결국 작가의

태도나 몸의 미학을 반 한다는 것이죠 저는 수업을 하면서 가끔 선생님

의 작품을 참고로 합니다 선생님의 작품들을 하면 사진적인 테크닉을

떠난선생님의태도와직결되고있다고생각되는데요 어딘지모르게 상

에 한시니컬한선생의표정을느낄수있는점이흥미롭고또한사진이

라는것이다분히회화적인감성으로다가온다는것이지요

강 제 경우사진작업은회화의변용입니다 유선생도마찬가지로다른종

류의이미지로표현가능한것을단지그린것이라는생각이듭니다 유선

생의경우에는지금벽에붙어있는그림처럼아파트내부 공원 등의평범

한 것에서 작업이 시작되는데 만찬 시리즈는 다소 달라 보입니다 개인적

으로 유선생의lsquo만찬rsquo시리즈 작품을 보면서 디너쇼나 뒤풀이 오프닝 파

티와 같은 데서 비롯되었는지 그런 장면이 보여주는 일종의 과잉이 만찬

시리즈작품의시작점인지궁금합니다

유 물론 평소에도 그런 뒤풀이 같은 장소에서 먹음직스럽게 잘 차려진

테이블이 행사가끝날때즈음에는놀랄정도로변질되어가는과정이내

겐 무척 흥미로웠어요 어느 날 텔레비전에서 다빈치의 lt최후의 만찬gt을

복원하기 전 상태를 보았는데 만찬 부분만 클로즈업한 장면이 있었어요

만찬의잔이나음식들이떨어져나간벽속에서유령처럼놀라운에너지를

발견했어요그것은일종의자연이만들어낸소멸의힘이었는지도몰라요

처음의 만찬작업은자연의소멸과같은지점에서 숲 속에서벌어진만찬

에서 손의 움직임만 포착한것이었어요 작업을 하면 할수록 점점 음식의

먹고 먹히는 관계나 욕망이 충돌하는 지점에 주목하기도 하고 가끔 정치

적인이슈를다루기도하면서해석의폭을확장하고있어요 얄타회담이나

최근의 육자회담도 결국 각국의 이익과 이해관계가 충돌하는 장소일 수

있다는거지요

강 저도 발표한 적은 없지만 작업 초기에 만찬 관련 사진을 찍은 적이 있

습니다 서울시립미술관에서 국제전 관련한 오프닝 파티 는데 유 선생

작업은내작업과시선이겹치는부분이많은것같아요

2

유 선생님작업은사진작업이지만공감하는부분이많이있습니다 lt고사

관수도gt(高士觀水圖 1999~2001년) 뿐만 아니라 한강변을 보여주는lsquo공

원rsquo시리즈lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo을보여주는사진작업들이개인적으로는좋았는

데 그 작업들은 선생님의 주변에서 출발하고 있지만 단지 보는 장면에 머

무르지않고뒤통수에서이야기를끄집어내고있다는생각이듭니다 일상

속에존재하는또다른언어를끄집어내고그것들을증폭시키고있는작품

들이라고생각하는데나는그런지점과공감되는부분이많은듯합니다

강 여기 작업실까지 오면서 유 선생의 그림에 나오는 교통용 볼록 거울

초록색 버스 거리의 나무들 이런 것들이 보 어요 그러나 유 선생 같은

경우 일상의 장면을 재현적으로 묘사하는 것을 넘어서고 있지요 게다가

기법적으로lsquo과슈rsquo라는 서양식 재료와lsquo호분rsquo이라는 동양식 재료를 같이

섞어쓰고있는데 그래서화선지안으로먹혀들면서도밖으로튀어나오는

느낌이 들고 재료의 물질성이 긴장감 있게 존재하는 것 같습니다 화선지

에 쭉 빨려 들어가거나 아크릴로 튀어나오는 것만 있었다면 그런 느낌이

없었을텐데말이지요

유 재료의 문제도 말할 수있겠네요 호분을 작업에본격적으로 사용하기

시작한 것이 1999년도 원서갤러리에서의 lt창 밖을 나선 풍경gt에서 는

유근택 강홍구작가대담

15

데 제겐 꽤 상징적인작업이었습니다 그 전부터 느껴오던부분이기도 한

데 당시에는 동양화라는 지나친 관념적 정신주의가 나로서는 받아들이기

가 너무 무거웠어요 난 몸으로 느끼는 그 무거움을 땅으로 끌어내리고픈

목적이 있었고 가까이 있는 것들에 한 궁금증과 그것을 어떻게 보여줄

것인가를 고민했지요 그러던 와중에 이 작업을 제작하게 되면서 그러한

회화적인 가능성을 느끼게 되었죠 당시에 살았던 곳은 1층이어서 아파트

창문밖에 지나가는 길이 하나 걸쳐 있었는데 매일 매일의 그 광경들이 내

겐신비스러움이었고궁금한지점이었어요 그래서그것을읽어내기위한

드로잉을하다가현장에서결국 13점을완성하게된거죠 전시를하고나

서창밖의광경들을통하여무수한언어들과해석이가능할수있다는것

을 느끼게 됐고 그 때부터 호분에 한 물성을 발전시켜 나가기 시작했다

고할수있습니다

강 호분을 사용하면서 흔적이 남겨지고 그것이누적됩니다 그런 점이 유

선생의 작업이 지나간 시간에 한 알레고리로 보이도록 작용한 것 같습

니다 주제와 기법이 재료가 가진 물성과의 적절한 결합을 통해 점차적으

로완성되어나간게아니었나싶네요

3

유 중학교어느교과서인가 안쪽전면에정선(鄭敾)의 lt금강전도gt(金剛全

圖 1751년)가 실린 적이 있었어요 당시에 그걸 보면서 마치 실제 금강산

을 체험하고 있는 것 같아 충격적이었습니다 수백년 전의 정선이라는 작

가에 한기초지식도없었던한중학생에게그러한환상적인리얼리티를

경험하게했다는지점이지금생각하면흥미로운부분이에요 장소성에

한 에너지를 회화로 증폭시킬 수 있는 탁월한 감각들은 단지 운필이나 표

현의 문제를 넘어선 작가의 정서와 세계관을 반 하기 때문에 더욱 강렬

하게전달되는것같아요

강 lt인왕제색도gt(仁王霽色圖 1751년) lt박연폭포gt(朴淵瀑布 1750년경)

등을보고있으면정말육체성을느낄수있지요 저도정선의그림을일부

러찾아다니면서봤었는데 그작품들은눈으로본것과기타의것들이체

화된 것이라는 생각이 들어요 본 것을 어떻게 매개하여 이미지로 보여주

는가에 한고민을했던흔적에서얻어진에너지와힘을느낄수있지요

유 좋은작업들은해석의폭을넓혀주는것같아요 산수는단지시각적인

세계만이 아니라 적절한 표현을 하기가 어렵지만 공감각을 초월한 어떤

세계를보여주고있어요

강 세잔의 현상학적버전을정선이미리체득하여자기식으로구사한것

으로볼수도있을것같아요 그런방식으로접근해야정선이이야기될수

있겠죠 그것은 작품의 방법론이나 정신성 한국성에 한 논의와는 다른

시각에서이야기되어야한다고봅니다 어찌보면작가의몸 육화된체험

에 집중하는 것은 협소한 시각으로 보일 수도 있겠지만 정선이라는 작가

입장에서 보면 진경산수 시 정신이니 하는 것은 개인이 몸으로 체험한

것과는별개이자그이후의문제라고생각합니다

현장에서 발품을 팔아 눈으로 보고 다시 편집하고 하는 과정을 요구하는

사진작업역시 상을똑같이재현하는것이중요한것이아니라 현장에

서내가본것자체의경험이더중요합니다 사진이라는것이겉으로는냉

정하고객관적인작업인것같지만눈으로본것을몸과정신이어떻게해

석한것인가를드러내는것이라고말할수있지요

유 선생님의lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo시리즈를보면알수있듯이 원히변하지않

을 것 같은 견고한 세계들에 말을 걸고 그 속에서 틈을 만들어 내고 그 틈

이 확장하면 할수록 그 해석의 여지는 넓어지는 것이지요 결과적으로 그

것이은평뉴타운을찍은것인지 선생의몸을드러내고있는것인지 아니

면 무차별적인 개발의 폭력성을 고발하고 있는지가 모호하면서도 무성한

언어가확장되고있다는생각이들어요 정선의 lt박연폭포gt나 lt만폭동gt

(萬瀑洞 1734년)도 형상성에 한 문제를 넘어서 해석의 여지가 많아요

이를테면 lt만폭동gt에서 정선은시각적인세계를극단적으로청각화시키

고 있는데 그것이 금강산 전체가 가득찬 물소리를 그린 것인지 혹은 그

곳에있었던정선의몸을토해내고있는지가모호하면서도강한에너지를

확장시키고있어요 고호의 작품에 있어서도예외는 아닐 겁니다 이 지점

에서볼때 작가의 태도나몸의구조가드러나면드러날수록해석의폭이

넓어지고있다는생각을하게됩니다

강 그게 바로 미학에서 말하는lsquo열린 예술로의 가능성rsquo이라고 할 수

있지요

유 요즘에도사진에서회화적질문은던지고있으십니까

강 제 경우에는처음부터사진을하려고시작한것은아니었고내가본이

미지를되도록손으로그리지않고크게만들고싶은데 그에 알맞은접근

법이 없을까 하다가 찾은 것이 사진이었습니다 초기 작품은 작은 디지털

사진을여러장이어붙인것인데작품의구도와시각이회화적요소가강

하죠 요즘에는특히색을실제로칠하고싶은욕망이커져서사진과이미

지를결합하여색을입힌작품도있습니다

16

회화에 한생각도정리해봐야겠다는생각이듭니다 회화는인간이세계

를볼때느끼는모든것 곧 총체성이라고 할만한것을표현하려들지요

하지만 늘 불충분하죠 거기서 오는 불만 공포 불안이 있고 이상하게도

세계에 한 불안을 보여주면서 동시에 그것을 제거하려 드는 이중적인

태도를 갖습니다 서양의 경우 그 불충분함과 불안을 미니멀리즘과 같이

물질적인측면으로환원하여해소하거나기피하려합니다 하지만동양화

는표현할수없는부분을그 로두고아는것까지만표현합니다 세계에

관해불필요하게불안해하지않고명료한것까지만보여준다고나할까요

그리고앞서도말했듯이동양화에는서양화와는달리재현의문제가빠져

있어유사하게그렸어도 상성을드러내려는것이아니지요

유 그것은 아마도 동양미술이 갖고 있는 재료학적인 지점과 긴밀한 관계

가 있다고 생각해요 동양회화의 모태가 서법(書法)이었듯이 모필로 긋는

행위 자체가 작가의 철학적 존재론적인 확인 작업으로서 더 절실했던 것

같아요 그래서 산의풍경을그리더라도시각적인아름다움에머물기보다

는결국자기자신을산을빌어서드러내는 결국에는그것이 상과내가

둘이아닌 내가산이되는육화된어떤경지를지향했던것같습니다

강 그런 철학을그림으로그려몸으로구현해내는것은말로는도달할수

없는지점입니다 동양쪽회화의특성인운필도물질적인뒷받침이있어야

가능한것이지요 운필이라는게모필 먹 종이가발달하면서가능해진것

이고남북조이전의한 의그림같은경우에는나타나지않죠 그렇게보

면화론이나중국철학과더불어물질적인요소들이변증법적으로승화되

어 우리가 알고 있는 필법이나 유형이 만들어져 가는데 그것을 분리해보

는것은잘못된경향이라고생각합니다

유 나는 동양미학이 운필론(澐筆論)에 지나치게 집중되어 있다는 생각을

가끔해요 특히 현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지점들이있거

든요 문화도 문화지만단편적인예로슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람

이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같을수없는것처럼말

이죠 그래서인지 저는 학원 때부터 운필의 문제보다는 정서의 문제를

들춰내는 것이 내 작업의 중요한 목표이자 지점이었던 것 같아요 학원

논문도정선(鄭敾 1676~1759년)의정서에관한논문을썼으니까요

강 바로 그러한점이유선생의강점이라고생각합니다 굉장히구체적인

것에서 시작해서 동양화의 추상성 공허함을 극복했던 것 같아요 생각해

보면 정선이lsquo인왕제색도rsquo를 80세가 넘어서 그렸는데 그 에너지에 깜짝

놀라게됩니다 그런작품을그리기까지얼마나많은인왕산을그렸을지

그리고바라보았을지를생각하면아득해지기도합니다 그런데사람들은

정선이라는작가의육체성에는왜집중하지않는것인지 80이 넘은 육체

를가진인간의개인적특성은왜이야기하지않는지가의문입니다

유 맞는 말씀이세요 세잔느나 고호의 미학만 해도 수많은철학자와 미학

자들이 다각도로 해석하고 있는 것처럼 좀 더 폭넓고 다양한 비평이 있어

야한다고생각해요

강 아마도 단원 김홍도 겸재 정선에 한다시읽기를해야할필요가있

을겁니다

4

강 이번에 출품되는 작품에 해서 이야기해주시죠 새롭게 선보이고자

하는작품이있으신가요

유 이번 전시에서는 내가lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo이라고 명명한 24점이 포함 되어

있어요lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 모든 것들rsquo이란 연작이어서lsquo만유사생(萬有

寫生)rsquo이라고 이름 지었어요 이 작업들은 회화를 호흡의 지점에서 좀 더

직접적인 화를시도하고있는작업입니다 아마디스플레이에따라서느

낌이 다를 것 같아요 만찬 연작과 함께 2층에서는lsquo분수rsquo외에도 사막 속

에일상의사물이던져진작업을보여줄예정이에요

강 사막이 소용돌이처럼 보입니다 전에lsquo풍덩rsquo작업과 비슷해 보이기도

하는데

유 소용돌이라기보다는돌아가는구조가퍽흥미로워서작업을하게됐어

요 하늘이라든가우주 어떤세상의구조에 하여말할수있을것같아서

요 LA의 죠수아트리사막(Joshua Tree)에 가보니소멸하고있는사물들의

어떤거 한만물상같은느낌을받았어요 모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수

백년된선인장과모든사물들이모래화되어가는곳이었어요 소멸이라는

것이 현실적으로 부딪히는 느낌이랄까 저는 한때 경주 남산에서 이러한

시간이 소멸하고 있는 듯 한 지점에 해 이것을 나의 일상에서 드러내려

는시도를한적이있었어요 하지만진전이없었죠 아마도그때의잠재적

으로남아있는미련이사막을다녀와서조금씩모색되고있는것같아요

강 그러한 소용돌이 체험이 어떻게 작업으로 드러날지 궁금하네요 지난

전시 지만유선생작업중에서는육체에 한문제를다룬샤워장시리

17

즈도 있었지요 개인적으로 흥미있는 작업이었습니다 평소에 늘 옷을

입는 인간이 몸을 적나라하게 드러내는 순간이 샤워장이나 목욕탕인데

중년이 된 몸을 찬찬이 바라보는 느낌 그것은 실로 놀라운 체험인 것 같

습니다

유 샤워장은 그 자체로 심리적인 공간입니다 샤워하면서 짧은 순간이지

만의식속에는수많은생각들이스쳐지나가면서물소리의격렬함과함께

뒤범벅이되지요 옷을다벗은행위가혼합이되어내가가진육체를적나

라하게느낄수있는순간을경험하게하는장소이기도합니다 그 작업은

그러한경험들을표현하고싶었어요

강 공중목욕탕과는느낌이너무다르죠 그곳에서는내몸에 한인식이

없는데혼자샤워장에있을때는나의한계 나도육체를가진존재라는사

실을절실하게느낄수있습니다 샤워를 통해서나의존재를끌어내는것

은개인적으로공감을많이하게하는작업이라고생각합니다 기묘하게도

샤워하면서내몸이타인의것같은느낌을받을때가가끔있어서나도그

런비슷한작업을드로잉으로해본적이있어요

유 하지만 동양미술에서 다루기엔 난해한 주제지요 기존의 운필의 문제

만으론이러한미묘한지점을드러내기엔거의불가능하기때문입니다

강 작업실에 와보니 회화 외에도 판화 작업도 많은 거 같네요 판화작업

은주로언제하십니까

유 네 해 놓은 목판작업은 작품수가 수 백 점 돼요 하지만 발표할 시간이

없을따름이죠 자연스럽게칼을들게될때는목판을하게되죠 특별한목

적이있어서가아니라내게있어선일종의어떤조절장치처럼작용하고있

죠 90년 초반은 학졸업후화선지와모필에 한조형적인고민이많은

시기 는데거의하루에한두점씩목판을하고화선지작업을시작했어요

그때는판화에서본질적으로조형적인측면에서위로를받았던것같아요

목판화는 찍는 순간 완벽한 조형이 탄생되는 느낌이었어요 내가 표현하고

싶은 내면적인 에너지와 그것을 블랙홀처럼 빨아들이는 화선지 사이에서

끊임없는 시행착오를 겪고 있었던 시기 기 때문에 목판으로라도 그 갈증

을 해소해야 했는지도 모르죠 지금 생각해보면 화선지는 역사적으로도 동

양의 관념적인 정신세계를 담아내기에 적절할지 모르지만 나는 오히려 그

것을땅위로끌어내리고싶었던지점에서생긴갈등이었던것같아요

강 그건동양적재료가가진특성이기도할겁니다 서양화는물감의물질

성이 강하고 그린 사람의 육체의 흔적이 잘 드러나는데 반해서 동양화는

그린 사람의 존재 자체가 드러나는 방식이 달라서 작가의 육체적 노동의

흔적이 잘 드러나지 않지요 일종에 흡입력의 예술이라고나 할까요 그래

서물감으로그렸다는물질적특성이사라지게되죠 아마도 유선생은자

신이가진육체적노동의흔적 몸을 원초적으로썼다는기록을남기고싶

었을겁니다

유 물성에 한 욕구가 있었는지도모르겠어요 판화작업을 하는 것이 어

쩌면 리만족이고 위로 는지도 몰라요 지금은 판화에 한 태도도 좀

더 물성을 극 화하는 작업을 하고 있어요 강 선생님은 궁극적인 사진을

위한목표지점이있으십니까

강 그런 것은 뚜렷하게 갖고 있지 않아요 다만 본다는 것이 중요시 되는

시 에 사진 회화를 통해서 내가 무엇인가를 보았다는 것에 한 증거를

남길수있다는것이의미있다는생각은합니다 구체적 욕망이나목표보

다는지속적으로작업을할수있게하는세계가있다는것자체가너무중

요하다는느낌이듭니다 그러니까이미지를어떻게생산하겠다는것보다

는그행위자체가중요한것이지요

유 저도 시간이갈수록내가만나는많은사물과순간순간이얼마나소중

한 것인가를 깨닫게 돼요 이러한 확인 작업들이 하나의 중요한 과정이라

는생각을합니다

강 제 경우에는 점점 더 자연과 세계의 변화에 해 경이롭게 보게 됩니

다 특히 새 잎이 나오는 4 5월이 되면 마치 폭발하는 것처럼 솟아오르는

엄청나게 다양한 녹색 나뭇잎들에 존경을 표하고 싶어집니다 그 때는 매

일매일이놀랍습니다

유 전 오히려가을의마른나뭇잎이떨어지는모습을볼때면눈물나도록

아름답고 놀라움을느낍니다 이제벌써가을이네요

녹취및정리 강재현(큐레이터) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

18

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

1Kang Hong-Goo I have been thinking about what we shoulddiscuss today and I think we should begin with a discussion onpaintings How about we talk about what we can do with paintingsincluding Oriental painting the methodological problems concerninghow we reach our goals with it How is your solo exhibition comingthis time

Yoo Geun-Taek Labor that involves the act of drawing containsanalogue style boundaries in its aesthetics however I think that itrather has a possibility for that reason since it after all has a deepconnection to the ontological question of an individual or of the eraThe history of painting has been holding the ontological argument ofeach era and it is still the same in the 21st century In the long run Iwould like to continuously ask a question about the problem of thelimitation of time and of my painting After all it is a part of the answerto the question ldquohow art is going to resist against timerdquo

Kang That is a problem that many have been dealing with from along time ago because the starting point of art was the resistance ofdeath and time And humans have been producing images inphotography and paintings constantly in order to prove that it is stillvalid In other words humans somehow are the subsistence thatneeds to keep making images Now you seem to be talking about thesearch of the limitation of time the proof of identity as an artist and Ithink that it may be too big of a subject to talk about from thebeginning especially the thing about substance is too fundamental todiscuss

Yoo As a matter of fact the question about substance can be areflection of the fact that paintings are the artistrsquos attitude theaesthetic of the artistrsquos body rather than a big topic From time totime I reference your work in my class Whenever I look at your workI feel that it is very much related to your attitude quitestraightforwardly aside from your techniques in photography I find itvery interesting that your work somehow makes me feel your cynicalattitude toward your subject matter and the pictorial sensitivity in yourwork is very interesting to me

Kang In my case photography is another type of painting Just likeyou I also painted subjects that can be expressed by different typesof images In your case like these paintings on the wall most of yourworks begin with something very common such as the interior ofapartment or some parks but then the Supper series seemssomewhat different from others Personally I am wondering if yourSupper series started from your experiences with some diner showsafter parties or opening parties Was the excessiveness of such

parties the starting point of your work

Yoo Of course the process of the deterioration of party tables got myattention That the table that is set up with great stuff gets totallytransformed by the end of a party seems interesting And one day Iwatched a documentary on the restoration process of da Vincirsquos theLast Supper on TV There they showed the previous state of the workbefore its restoration and in the close up scene of the supper part Iwas able to find a surprising energy from the deteriorating images ofglasses and food That was a sort of terminating power of nature Inthe beginning of my Supper project I captured the images of the handmovements at a supper table set up in forest However as I workedon the series more and more I sometimes focused on the clash-points of desires or the relationships that surround the act of eatingor sometimes even dealt with political issues By doing so I think thatI have been expanding the range of its interpretation Such as YaltaConference or the Six Parties talk in recent news can be places whereeach participating nationrsquos benefits and understanding clash

Kang I have never presented it but I have taken a picture related to asupper a long time ago I took it at an opening party of someinternational exhibition at Seoul City Art Museum and in this sense Iguess there are some areas that your perspectives and mine overlap

2 Yoo Your work is a photographic work but there are many partswhere I share a strong affinity with you I personally likedGosagwansoodo (a scholar overlooking water from the high hill 1999-2001) your Park series that showed the scenes around the riversideand your Eunpyung New Town work And I think you donrsquot justrepresent some scenes for viewing but you seem to be taking outmore stories from the back I think these are the works that bring outanother language existing in our everyday life and then maximize itand I think on that point I can share my sensitivity with you

Kang Today on my way here I could see a convex traffic mirror agreen bus and street trees which often appear in your paintingsHowever in your case you are beyond the representational stage ofeveryday life scenes In techniques you use gouache a western painting material andHoboon (Chinese white) an Asian material together and I think thatbecause of that reason it creates some kind of tense atmospheresince the images seem to be soaked onto the paper at the same timethey stand out as if they are about to come out of the canvas If youworked with only one material you would not have been able to givesuch layers

19

Yoo I should say something about the problems regarding paintingmaterials It was around 1999 when I started to use Chinese white inmy work I used it for The Scenery Outside Window in an exhibition atWonseo Gallery and it was a very symbolic work for me Long beforethe exhibition I had been feeling so heavy and burdened about theextreme idealism of Oriental Painting of that time I really wanted toput such heavy feelings down to the ground therefore I thought veryhard about things around myself and how to represent them In themean time I made this work and found an artistic possibility in it Atthat time I was living on the first floor of an apartment building andthere was a pathway right outside our window So I was able toobserve different scenes each day and those everyday scenes cameto me as interesting and mysterious experiences I began to makedrawings to study them and then ended up making 13 pieces ofworks there After that exhibition I realized that through the scenesoutside my window numerous languages and interpretations can beapplied and from that time I started to use the Chinese white anddevelop its property

Kang When using Chinese white it leaves traces and it alsoaccumulates I guess maybe that characteristic of Chinese whiteworked as an allegory of the time that has passed in your work Itsounds like the subject matter and techniques got mixed well with theproperties of the painting materials and gradually completed the series

3 Yoo There was a printed copy of the image of Geumgangjeondo (TheEntire Landscape of Geumgang Mountain) by Jeong Seon (1751) inthe inside cover of my middle school textbook At that time I felt as ifI was looking at the real Geumgang Mountain and it was a quiteshocking experience to me It was amazing that the artist from severalhundred years ago made some middle school student who had noidea about who he was to experience the fantastic reality of a place Ithink that the great sensitivities that amplify the energy of a place in apainting do not just come from how to use brush strokes or itsexpressions but more from the artistrsquos own sentiments and outlookon the world When they reflect those of the artist the works give amore grand sensation

Kang When looking at Inwangjesekdo (1751) Bakyeonpokpo (around1750) we can feel the physicality of the work more I also often wentto the museum to look at his works and every time his works gaveme a feeling that he combined what he actually saw at the sites withother elements I can feel his power and energy from the traces ofhis concerns about how to realize the images with what he hadactually seen

Yoo Good works surely expand the range of their interpretation Icanrsquot really come up with any proper words for this however I thinkEast Asian style landscape paintings represent something beyondtime and space not just some visual expression of the existing world

Kang Maybe we could say that Jeong Seon understood thephenomenological interpretation ahead of Cezanne and applied it inhis own way I think that in that way we can continue our discussionon Jeong Seonrsquos art It should be dealt with with a perspective thatrests aside from the methodology spirituality and Koreanness of hisart On one hand it might look as a small vision to concentrate on theexperience of the artist or the realization of his experience howeverfrom Jeong Seonrsquos point of view Jingyungsansu (landscape paintingof actual scenery) or the spirit of the times would have been aseparate issue from what he himself experienced with his own bodyIn terms of photography which requires the artistrsquos own experienceat the site and editing process after that again the artistrsquos ownexperience at the site is more important than how to realisticallyrepresent the subject matter Photography might appear as objectivework but it is after all about how my body and mind interpret theexperience of seeing

Yoo As we can see from looking at your Eunpyung New Townseries the range of analysis is expanded when we talk about solid andsecure worlds make a crevice in them and then watch as the crevicegets bigger and bigger As a result it is hard to see if you arerepresenting yourself or if you are representing Enpyung New Townor if you are making an issue of the violence of indifferentdevelopment plans Actually Jeong Seonrsquos Bakyeon Fallrsquos andManpokdong (Village of 10000 Water Falls) 1734 has many possiblereadings not just about the issues of its form For instance inManpokdong Jeong Seon was giving an extreme aura to the visualworld it is hard to see whether he was depicting the sound of the bigwater falls thundering in Geumgang Mountain or if he wasexpressing the experiences of his body at the site Either way we canfeel a strong energy Van Goghrsquos work is not different from thisWhen considering this issue at this point I think that whenever theartistrsquos attitude or the structure of his experience is revealed therange of interpretation is maximized

Kang That is probably what they call lsquoopen artrsquo in aesthetics

Yoo Are you still asking questions of painting through yourphotography

Kang In my case I didnrsquot mean to do photography from thebeginning I just wanted to find a way to maximize the size of the

20

images that I saw without using hands and then I came tophotography In my earlier photographic works I put many digitalphotos together and they have a strong sense of drawing in itscomposition and perspectives These days sometimes I want toactually paint on the photos so I started to make my works with amixture of photography and some painted image I think that I shouldwrap up my thoughts about paintings here Paintings expresseverything that human sees from the world Nevertheless it alwaysfeels not enough Fear dissatisfaction insecurity in the worldhellipsomehow people want to represent such feelings through paintingand at the same time try to get rid of the feelings Strangely in theWest they try to get rid of or transform such insecurity andinsufficiency through materialism Minimalism can be a goodexample On the other hand in Oriental painting the artists leave theunrepresentable area as it is and express it up to its representablelimit In other words they tend to be more relaxed toward the issue ofrepresentation and just represent what they can do clearly And as Imentioned earlier in Oriental painting the issue of representation wasnot that critical so if the subject matters are represented as close tothe real it is different from revealing the actuality of the object

Yoo It probably has a close tie with the aspect of painting materials ofEast Asian art Since the mother of Oriental painting was calligraphythe act of brush stroke was considered more important to the artist ashis philosophical and ontological confirmation process That is whyartists try to reflect themselves through drawing mountains not justenjoying the visual pleasure of mountains In other words they desiredto reach a place where the object and the artist can become one

Kang To draw such philosophy and make it into a concrete body is alevel that cannot easily be reached Brush stroke techniques a specialcharacteristic of Oriental painting are also realized with materialsupport Brush stroke techniques became possible after brushesChinese ink and paper were more developed It did not appear inpainting before the North and South Dynasties era In this sense thebrush stroke and styles that we now know have been formalized withpainting theories and Chinese philosophy therefore it is wrong toseparate them from each other

Yoo I think that Asian aesthetics place too much stress on the brushstroke theory Especially in this contemporary society there are thingsthat we cannot express with brush strokes alone For instance aworld that a sad person sees would be different from the world that ahappy person sees although both of them are looking at the samescenes So I have been working on the problem of sentiments ratherthan the problems of brush strokes since my graduate study Mythesis was about the sentiments of Jeong Seon (1676-1759)

Kang That is your strength You started from very concrete point andovercame the abstract and emptiness of Asian painting I am verysurprised about the fact that Jeong Seon was over 80 years old whenhe drew Inwangjesekdo (Landscape of Inwang Mountain) The energyof the work is absolutely amazing I even get quite dizzy when thinkingabout how many drawings of Inwang Mountain he would have doneor looked at the mountain until he completed the work But peopledonrsquot talk about why the artist Jeong Seon did not concentrate on thephysicality of the artist the personal characteristics of the 80 years oldman when discussing his work

Yoo You are right Like those philosophers and aestheticians whostudy and research Cezanne or Van Gogh with various perspectivesJeong Seonrsquos art world should be studied more

Kang Indeed it is necessary to begin the re-interpretation of DanwonKim Hongdo and Gyeomjae Jeong Seon

4Kang Please introduce this exhibition Is there any new work

Yoo In this exhibition I am going to show 24 pieces of works that Icall Visual Breathing It is a continuation of the Everything ThatConsists of Me series So I named it Depiction of the Universe Theseare the works which I am trying to have a direct conversation withfrom the place of breathing Maybe it will give somewhat differentfeeling depending on how I display it With the Supper series and theFountain on the second floor exhibition space I am going to displaysome new works that show objects from our daily lives beingscattered about in the desert

Kang The desert looks like a swirl It looks kind of similar to Splash inyour previous exhibition

Yoo Not exactly I made the work because I was interested in thestructure of spinning I hope that it can open a discussion on skyspace or some sort of a structure in the world I have recently been tothe Joshua Tree Desert in California and it looked as though all thethings that are in the process of extinction are exhibited there Therocks are transforming into sands and also the trees hundred yearsold cactuses etchellip all those things were becoming sand There I feltlike I was facing extinction as a reality Actually in Namsan andGyeongju I once tried to expose such places of disappearancethrough my daily life But it did not work well I guess that regret hasremained somewhere in my mind and then turned into this newseries of works after I visited the desert in California

21

Kang It sounds interesting to see how your experience with swirlingis going to be realized I personally liked the shower series in yourpast exhibitions which you dealt with the subjects of body Wehumans cover ourselves with clothes all the time and it is theshower or the bathroom where we become completely naked It isquite amazing experience to look carefully at onersquos own bodyhellip thatof a middle aged man

Yoo The shower is actually quite psychological space itself Althoughit is only a short moment in our daily life we experience manythoughts in our head while taking a shower inside intense watersound Everything gets mixed up in the shower It is a place wherewe become fully conscious of our own bodies boldly I wanted toexpress that kind of experience in this work

Kang It is quite different from public bath house experiences There Idonrsquot get self-conscious about my own body that much but when Iam alone in the shower somehow I feel my limit as a human that Iam also a living being who has a body Revealing onersquos existencethrough a shower gives me the same feeling Strangely enough fromtime to time I feel like my body is not mine but someone elsersquos in theshower so actually I once made a drawing of a similar subject matter

Yoo However it is somewhat tricky subject matter to deal with inOriental painting when considering the existing problems of the use ofbrush stroke It is almost impossible to express this subtleness withthe brush strokes of Oriental painting

Kang It looks like you have lots of printmaking works too When doyou usually work on printmaking

Yoo Yes I have made about several hundred pieces of woodcutprints so far I just havenrsquot had a chance to exhibit them My hand justnaturally comes to and holds a chisel and then it leads me into wood-block prints It is not necessarily that I have a particular reason for thatbut it just works as some sort of control In the beginning of 1990s Ihad many concerns about forms related to Korean paper and brushAnd during that time I made almost one or two pieces a day andthen worked on the paper I guess I was able to feel satisfied by theformativeness in printmaking As I pressed the woodblock I felt like aperfect formation was being born I was going through lots of trial anderror between my own inner energy that I wanted to express and theKorean paper that absorbed it as a black hole at that time so to me Iprobably had to get rid of my thirst with something like woodcutprints Looking back I think the problem was that I was having troublewith the paper which might be appropriate to the abstract mentalityof Asia as it has been so historically I did not want to put it into the

paper but rather wanted to put it down to earth and that is probablywhy I was having so much trouble with it

Kang It is probably due to the peculiar characteristics of the materialsof Oriental painting In Western painting paints have a strong materialpresence so it can reveal the traces of the artistrsquos action very well Onthe other hand in Asian painting the way of revealing the artistrsquosexistence itself is quite different so often it is really hard to see theindications of the artistrsquos effort They donrsquot really get revealed MaybeI can call it an art of absorption force In other words the materiality ofthe paints just disappears into the painting Maybe you might havewanted to leave some sort of records that you as an artist used yourbody and make traces of physical labor

Yoo I might have had some desire of physical properties Workingwith printmaking might have been a proxy contentment and comfortto me These days I have been working on printmaking with anattitude that maximizes its physical property Do you have any goal foryour photography

Kang I donrsquot really have anything clear I just think that it ismeaningful that I could create proof that I have seen somethingthrough photography and painting in this time which both emphasizethe act of seeing I feel that it is very important that there is a worldthat enables me to keep working rather than having some concretedesires or goals To me the act of producing itself is more importantthan how to make the images

Yoo I also realize that each moment that I encounter things in theworld is very precious and this kind of confirmative work is one of thevery important processes

Kang In my case I look at the changes of nature and the world morein awe Especially in April and May when new leaves are coming out Ifeel a desire to express my homage to the exploding diversity of greenleaves Everyday comes to me as a surprise during that time of year

Yoo In my case I feel quite surprised and moved whenever I see theautumn leaves falling It is tearfully beautiful to me Autumn camealready here

Recording and noting Kang Jaehyun (Curator) Cho Youngryun (Intern Curator)

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

23

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 200times212cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

25

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

26

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

27

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

29

30

1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

33

1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

35

eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

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2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

Page 3: Geun-Taek Yoo

2009 11 4 wed - 11 29 sun

유 근 택YOO GEUN-TAEK

Depiction of the Universe

3

유근택개인전을열며

미술관을 운 하면서 가장 보람을 느끼는 것 중 하나가 예술성이 뛰어난 작품을

전시하는일입니다그리고그작품을창작한작가와인연을맺는일또한제마음을

기쁘게하지요

특히 유근택 개인전을 열면서 기쁨은 곱절이 되었는데 그것은 작품성의 깊이가

저의기 치를능가했기때문입니다

이번 전시가 예술가의 작품은 미술관을 빛내주고 미술관은 작품성을 검증해주는

바람직한사례가되었으면합니다

2009년 11월

이명옥사비나미술관관장

5

사비나미술관은 2009년 11월 작가 유근택의 개인전을 마련한다 유근택은 지난 2004년 사비나미술관에서의 전시 이후 일본을

비롯하여중국 LA 등 국내외수많은주요전시에참여하면서그만의기량을펼치고있다 해마다사비나미술관은작품의독창성

과뛰어난표현기법 투철한작가정신을가진작가를선정하여전시를마련해왔으며 이번유근택의전시또한작가의기량을맘껏

발휘한뛰어난작품으로사비나미술관을가득채울것이다

그는 주변에존재하는사물이나풍경등을순간포착하여그것이가지는특별한에너지를채집한다lsquo일상의호흡rsquo이라는일관된

주제를보다심도있게발전시켜나간이번전시에서는차창밖이나공원에서만난풍경 여행중에발견한놀라움 작가의생활공

간등을그만의독특한시점으로표현한작품을선보인다시점이라고이야기하는이유는필자가작가의작품을 할때마다느끼

는기묘한긴장감때문이다 그의그림을보고있노라면마치그의행보를바짝뒤쫓는것같은리얼한현장감을가지게되는데 이

는작가의정신세계와하루도붓을놓지않는노동력이밀착되어만들어낸긴장감이라고생각한다

이번전시에서는 2005년부터주요주제로삼아왔던lsquo만찬rsquo시리즈의정점이라할수있는 높이 5m에가까운작품 lt어떤만찬gt이

1층 전시장에상하로 배치되어 공간을 압도한다 특히 솟아오르는물줄기의다양한 형태를 연구한 lt분수gt 시리즈와 온갖 사물을

사막한가운데흐트러트리고휘휘돌려화면가득배치한작품 lt세상의시작gt이새롭게선보인다 또한사비나미술관지하전시장

에는하나의소재에서다양한화면구성과변화를시도한 24점의 lt만유사생gt시리즈가전시되는데 같은장소에다른시간(상황)을

표현한이작품들은사방의벽면에높게배치됨으로써시공의차이에서오는느슨함과긴장감을동시에불러일으킨다

유근택은lsquo그리는것rsquo이몸에배인 그의표현을빌자면그리는행위가lsquo체화(體化)rsquo된작가다 유근택의언어(정신)와행동(표현)은

무던히도일관되어있다 어느지면에서예술가로써끝까지살아남기위해갖추어야할세가지조건이ldquo예술가적재능 불타는열

정 예술가로서성공하고싶은야심rdquo이라고했다 우리가유근택의작업세계를주목할수밖에없는이유는이세가지요소를두루

갖춘작가이기때문일것이다

기획의글

강재현 (사비나미술관큐레이터)

7

인사말이명옥

ForewordSavina Lee

기획의글강재현

Exhibition Plannerrsquos NoteKang Jae-Hyun

분수

Fountain

유근택 강홍구작가 담

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

세상의시작 자라는실내

Beginning of the World Growing Room

사물의존재와지각방식에 한질문 몸의 수행성그리고그사이들윤진섭

Presence of objects and questions about method of perception

performance of the body and its intervalsYoon Jin sup

만찬

Supper

萬有寫生 만유사생

Depiction of the Universe

약력

Biography

목차

Contents

3

5

9

14

23

30

36

45

72

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분수 Fountain 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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분수 Fountain 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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분수 Fountain 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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14

1

강홍구(이하_강) 오늘자리에서무슨이야기를해야할까생각해봤는데일

단 시작은 회화에 관한 이야기를 하기로 하죠 동양화를 비롯한 회화로 무

엇을할수있을것인가 어떻게원하는바로도달할것인가하는방법의문

제에 해이야기해보도록하는건어떨까요이번개인전은어떻습니까

유근택(이하_유) 회화적 행위가 지닌 노동은 어쩔 수 없이 아날로그적인

부딪침의미학일수밖에없지만나는오히려그곳에가능성이있다고생

각해요 그것은 결국 그 시 나 개인의 존재론적인 질문과 맞닿아있기 때

문입니다 회화의역사는초기부터지금까지각시 마다의존재론을드러

내고있는데그것은 21세기에도유효하다고생각됩니다 궁극적으로는나

의회화 그리고 시간이가진유한성의문제에 해계속적으로질문을던

지고 싶습니다 그것은 결국ldquo시간에 하여 예술이 어떻게 저항할 수 있

을것인가rdquo라는부분이죠

강 그건 오래전부터 다루어졌던 문제입니다 미술의 기본적 출발점이 죽

음과 시간에 한 저항에서 시작된 것이니까요 그리고 그것이 아직도 유

효함을 증명하기 위한 방편으로 인간은 사진 회화와 같은 이미지를 끊임

없이 생산해 왔죠 달리 말하면 어쨌든 인간은 필연적으로 이미지를 생산

하지않으면안되는존재인것이지요 유선생은지금인간혹은화가로서

의정체성에 한증명 유한한시간성에 한탐구를말하고있는것같은

데 존재에 한 부분은 본질적인 이야기라 처음부터 너무 커다란 주제를

다루는것이아닐까생각하는데

유 사실 존재에 한 질문은 거창한 화두라기보다는 회화는 결국 작가의

태도나 몸의 미학을 반 한다는 것이죠 저는 수업을 하면서 가끔 선생님

의 작품을 참고로 합니다 선생님의 작품들을 하면 사진적인 테크닉을

떠난선생님의태도와직결되고있다고생각되는데요 어딘지모르게 상

에 한시니컬한선생의표정을느낄수있는점이흥미롭고또한사진이

라는것이다분히회화적인감성으로다가온다는것이지요

강 제 경우사진작업은회화의변용입니다 유선생도마찬가지로다른종

류의이미지로표현가능한것을단지그린것이라는생각이듭니다 유선

생의경우에는지금벽에붙어있는그림처럼아파트내부 공원 등의평범

한 것에서 작업이 시작되는데 만찬 시리즈는 다소 달라 보입니다 개인적

으로 유선생의lsquo만찬rsquo시리즈 작품을 보면서 디너쇼나 뒤풀이 오프닝 파

티와 같은 데서 비롯되었는지 그런 장면이 보여주는 일종의 과잉이 만찬

시리즈작품의시작점인지궁금합니다

유 물론 평소에도 그런 뒤풀이 같은 장소에서 먹음직스럽게 잘 차려진

테이블이 행사가끝날때즈음에는놀랄정도로변질되어가는과정이내

겐 무척 흥미로웠어요 어느 날 텔레비전에서 다빈치의 lt최후의 만찬gt을

복원하기 전 상태를 보았는데 만찬 부분만 클로즈업한 장면이 있었어요

만찬의잔이나음식들이떨어져나간벽속에서유령처럼놀라운에너지를

발견했어요그것은일종의자연이만들어낸소멸의힘이었는지도몰라요

처음의 만찬작업은자연의소멸과같은지점에서 숲 속에서벌어진만찬

에서 손의 움직임만 포착한것이었어요 작업을 하면 할수록 점점 음식의

먹고 먹히는 관계나 욕망이 충돌하는 지점에 주목하기도 하고 가끔 정치

적인이슈를다루기도하면서해석의폭을확장하고있어요 얄타회담이나

최근의 육자회담도 결국 각국의 이익과 이해관계가 충돌하는 장소일 수

있다는거지요

강 저도 발표한 적은 없지만 작업 초기에 만찬 관련 사진을 찍은 적이 있

습니다 서울시립미술관에서 국제전 관련한 오프닝 파티 는데 유 선생

작업은내작업과시선이겹치는부분이많은것같아요

2

유 선생님작업은사진작업이지만공감하는부분이많이있습니다 lt고사

관수도gt(高士觀水圖 1999~2001년) 뿐만 아니라 한강변을 보여주는lsquo공

원rsquo시리즈lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo을보여주는사진작업들이개인적으로는좋았는

데 그 작업들은 선생님의 주변에서 출발하고 있지만 단지 보는 장면에 머

무르지않고뒤통수에서이야기를끄집어내고있다는생각이듭니다 일상

속에존재하는또다른언어를끄집어내고그것들을증폭시키고있는작품

들이라고생각하는데나는그런지점과공감되는부분이많은듯합니다

강 여기 작업실까지 오면서 유 선생의 그림에 나오는 교통용 볼록 거울

초록색 버스 거리의 나무들 이런 것들이 보 어요 그러나 유 선생 같은

경우 일상의 장면을 재현적으로 묘사하는 것을 넘어서고 있지요 게다가

기법적으로lsquo과슈rsquo라는 서양식 재료와lsquo호분rsquo이라는 동양식 재료를 같이

섞어쓰고있는데 그래서화선지안으로먹혀들면서도밖으로튀어나오는

느낌이 들고 재료의 물질성이 긴장감 있게 존재하는 것 같습니다 화선지

에 쭉 빨려 들어가거나 아크릴로 튀어나오는 것만 있었다면 그런 느낌이

없었을텐데말이지요

유 재료의 문제도 말할 수있겠네요 호분을 작업에본격적으로 사용하기

시작한 것이 1999년도 원서갤러리에서의 lt창 밖을 나선 풍경gt에서 는

유근택 강홍구작가대담

15

데 제겐 꽤 상징적인작업이었습니다 그 전부터 느껴오던부분이기도 한

데 당시에는 동양화라는 지나친 관념적 정신주의가 나로서는 받아들이기

가 너무 무거웠어요 난 몸으로 느끼는 그 무거움을 땅으로 끌어내리고픈

목적이 있었고 가까이 있는 것들에 한 궁금증과 그것을 어떻게 보여줄

것인가를 고민했지요 그러던 와중에 이 작업을 제작하게 되면서 그러한

회화적인 가능성을 느끼게 되었죠 당시에 살았던 곳은 1층이어서 아파트

창문밖에 지나가는 길이 하나 걸쳐 있었는데 매일 매일의 그 광경들이 내

겐신비스러움이었고궁금한지점이었어요 그래서그것을읽어내기위한

드로잉을하다가현장에서결국 13점을완성하게된거죠 전시를하고나

서창밖의광경들을통하여무수한언어들과해석이가능할수있다는것

을 느끼게 됐고 그 때부터 호분에 한 물성을 발전시켜 나가기 시작했다

고할수있습니다

강 호분을 사용하면서 흔적이 남겨지고 그것이누적됩니다 그런 점이 유

선생의 작업이 지나간 시간에 한 알레고리로 보이도록 작용한 것 같습

니다 주제와 기법이 재료가 가진 물성과의 적절한 결합을 통해 점차적으

로완성되어나간게아니었나싶네요

3

유 중학교어느교과서인가 안쪽전면에정선(鄭敾)의 lt금강전도gt(金剛全

圖 1751년)가 실린 적이 있었어요 당시에 그걸 보면서 마치 실제 금강산

을 체험하고 있는 것 같아 충격적이었습니다 수백년 전의 정선이라는 작

가에 한기초지식도없었던한중학생에게그러한환상적인리얼리티를

경험하게했다는지점이지금생각하면흥미로운부분이에요 장소성에

한 에너지를 회화로 증폭시킬 수 있는 탁월한 감각들은 단지 운필이나 표

현의 문제를 넘어선 작가의 정서와 세계관을 반 하기 때문에 더욱 강렬

하게전달되는것같아요

강 lt인왕제색도gt(仁王霽色圖 1751년) lt박연폭포gt(朴淵瀑布 1750년경)

등을보고있으면정말육체성을느낄수있지요 저도정선의그림을일부

러찾아다니면서봤었는데 그작품들은눈으로본것과기타의것들이체

화된 것이라는 생각이 들어요 본 것을 어떻게 매개하여 이미지로 보여주

는가에 한고민을했던흔적에서얻어진에너지와힘을느낄수있지요

유 좋은작업들은해석의폭을넓혀주는것같아요 산수는단지시각적인

세계만이 아니라 적절한 표현을 하기가 어렵지만 공감각을 초월한 어떤

세계를보여주고있어요

강 세잔의 현상학적버전을정선이미리체득하여자기식으로구사한것

으로볼수도있을것같아요 그런방식으로접근해야정선이이야기될수

있겠죠 그것은 작품의 방법론이나 정신성 한국성에 한 논의와는 다른

시각에서이야기되어야한다고봅니다 어찌보면작가의몸 육화된체험

에 집중하는 것은 협소한 시각으로 보일 수도 있겠지만 정선이라는 작가

입장에서 보면 진경산수 시 정신이니 하는 것은 개인이 몸으로 체험한

것과는별개이자그이후의문제라고생각합니다

현장에서 발품을 팔아 눈으로 보고 다시 편집하고 하는 과정을 요구하는

사진작업역시 상을똑같이재현하는것이중요한것이아니라 현장에

서내가본것자체의경험이더중요합니다 사진이라는것이겉으로는냉

정하고객관적인작업인것같지만눈으로본것을몸과정신이어떻게해

석한것인가를드러내는것이라고말할수있지요

유 선생님의lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo시리즈를보면알수있듯이 원히변하지않

을 것 같은 견고한 세계들에 말을 걸고 그 속에서 틈을 만들어 내고 그 틈

이 확장하면 할수록 그 해석의 여지는 넓어지는 것이지요 결과적으로 그

것이은평뉴타운을찍은것인지 선생의몸을드러내고있는것인지 아니

면 무차별적인 개발의 폭력성을 고발하고 있는지가 모호하면서도 무성한

언어가확장되고있다는생각이들어요 정선의 lt박연폭포gt나 lt만폭동gt

(萬瀑洞 1734년)도 형상성에 한 문제를 넘어서 해석의 여지가 많아요

이를테면 lt만폭동gt에서 정선은시각적인세계를극단적으로청각화시키

고 있는데 그것이 금강산 전체가 가득찬 물소리를 그린 것인지 혹은 그

곳에있었던정선의몸을토해내고있는지가모호하면서도강한에너지를

확장시키고있어요 고호의 작품에 있어서도예외는 아닐 겁니다 이 지점

에서볼때 작가의 태도나몸의구조가드러나면드러날수록해석의폭이

넓어지고있다는생각을하게됩니다

강 그게 바로 미학에서 말하는lsquo열린 예술로의 가능성rsquo이라고 할 수

있지요

유 요즘에도사진에서회화적질문은던지고있으십니까

강 제 경우에는처음부터사진을하려고시작한것은아니었고내가본이

미지를되도록손으로그리지않고크게만들고싶은데 그에 알맞은접근

법이 없을까 하다가 찾은 것이 사진이었습니다 초기 작품은 작은 디지털

사진을여러장이어붙인것인데작품의구도와시각이회화적요소가강

하죠 요즘에는특히색을실제로칠하고싶은욕망이커져서사진과이미

지를결합하여색을입힌작품도있습니다

16

회화에 한생각도정리해봐야겠다는생각이듭니다 회화는인간이세계

를볼때느끼는모든것 곧 총체성이라고 할만한것을표현하려들지요

하지만 늘 불충분하죠 거기서 오는 불만 공포 불안이 있고 이상하게도

세계에 한 불안을 보여주면서 동시에 그것을 제거하려 드는 이중적인

태도를 갖습니다 서양의 경우 그 불충분함과 불안을 미니멀리즘과 같이

물질적인측면으로환원하여해소하거나기피하려합니다 하지만동양화

는표현할수없는부분을그 로두고아는것까지만표현합니다 세계에

관해불필요하게불안해하지않고명료한것까지만보여준다고나할까요

그리고앞서도말했듯이동양화에는서양화와는달리재현의문제가빠져

있어유사하게그렸어도 상성을드러내려는것이아니지요

유 그것은 아마도 동양미술이 갖고 있는 재료학적인 지점과 긴밀한 관계

가 있다고 생각해요 동양회화의 모태가 서법(書法)이었듯이 모필로 긋는

행위 자체가 작가의 철학적 존재론적인 확인 작업으로서 더 절실했던 것

같아요 그래서 산의풍경을그리더라도시각적인아름다움에머물기보다

는결국자기자신을산을빌어서드러내는 결국에는그것이 상과내가

둘이아닌 내가산이되는육화된어떤경지를지향했던것같습니다

강 그런 철학을그림으로그려몸으로구현해내는것은말로는도달할수

없는지점입니다 동양쪽회화의특성인운필도물질적인뒷받침이있어야

가능한것이지요 운필이라는게모필 먹 종이가발달하면서가능해진것

이고남북조이전의한 의그림같은경우에는나타나지않죠 그렇게보

면화론이나중국철학과더불어물질적인요소들이변증법적으로승화되

어 우리가 알고 있는 필법이나 유형이 만들어져 가는데 그것을 분리해보

는것은잘못된경향이라고생각합니다

유 나는 동양미학이 운필론(澐筆論)에 지나치게 집중되어 있다는 생각을

가끔해요 특히 현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지점들이있거

든요 문화도 문화지만단편적인예로슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람

이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같을수없는것처럼말

이죠 그래서인지 저는 학원 때부터 운필의 문제보다는 정서의 문제를

들춰내는 것이 내 작업의 중요한 목표이자 지점이었던 것 같아요 학원

논문도정선(鄭敾 1676~1759년)의정서에관한논문을썼으니까요

강 바로 그러한점이유선생의강점이라고생각합니다 굉장히구체적인

것에서 시작해서 동양화의 추상성 공허함을 극복했던 것 같아요 생각해

보면 정선이lsquo인왕제색도rsquo를 80세가 넘어서 그렸는데 그 에너지에 깜짝

놀라게됩니다 그런작품을그리기까지얼마나많은인왕산을그렸을지

그리고바라보았을지를생각하면아득해지기도합니다 그런데사람들은

정선이라는작가의육체성에는왜집중하지않는것인지 80이 넘은 육체

를가진인간의개인적특성은왜이야기하지않는지가의문입니다

유 맞는 말씀이세요 세잔느나 고호의 미학만 해도 수많은철학자와 미학

자들이 다각도로 해석하고 있는 것처럼 좀 더 폭넓고 다양한 비평이 있어

야한다고생각해요

강 아마도 단원 김홍도 겸재 정선에 한다시읽기를해야할필요가있

을겁니다

4

강 이번에 출품되는 작품에 해서 이야기해주시죠 새롭게 선보이고자

하는작품이있으신가요

유 이번 전시에서는 내가lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo이라고 명명한 24점이 포함 되어

있어요lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 모든 것들rsquo이란 연작이어서lsquo만유사생(萬有

寫生)rsquo이라고 이름 지었어요 이 작업들은 회화를 호흡의 지점에서 좀 더

직접적인 화를시도하고있는작업입니다 아마디스플레이에따라서느

낌이 다를 것 같아요 만찬 연작과 함께 2층에서는lsquo분수rsquo외에도 사막 속

에일상의사물이던져진작업을보여줄예정이에요

강 사막이 소용돌이처럼 보입니다 전에lsquo풍덩rsquo작업과 비슷해 보이기도

하는데

유 소용돌이라기보다는돌아가는구조가퍽흥미로워서작업을하게됐어

요 하늘이라든가우주 어떤세상의구조에 하여말할수있을것같아서

요 LA의 죠수아트리사막(Joshua Tree)에 가보니소멸하고있는사물들의

어떤거 한만물상같은느낌을받았어요 모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수

백년된선인장과모든사물들이모래화되어가는곳이었어요 소멸이라는

것이 현실적으로 부딪히는 느낌이랄까 저는 한때 경주 남산에서 이러한

시간이 소멸하고 있는 듯 한 지점에 해 이것을 나의 일상에서 드러내려

는시도를한적이있었어요 하지만진전이없었죠 아마도그때의잠재적

으로남아있는미련이사막을다녀와서조금씩모색되고있는것같아요

강 그러한 소용돌이 체험이 어떻게 작업으로 드러날지 궁금하네요 지난

전시 지만유선생작업중에서는육체에 한문제를다룬샤워장시리

17

즈도 있었지요 개인적으로 흥미있는 작업이었습니다 평소에 늘 옷을

입는 인간이 몸을 적나라하게 드러내는 순간이 샤워장이나 목욕탕인데

중년이 된 몸을 찬찬이 바라보는 느낌 그것은 실로 놀라운 체험인 것 같

습니다

유 샤워장은 그 자체로 심리적인 공간입니다 샤워하면서 짧은 순간이지

만의식속에는수많은생각들이스쳐지나가면서물소리의격렬함과함께

뒤범벅이되지요 옷을다벗은행위가혼합이되어내가가진육체를적나

라하게느낄수있는순간을경험하게하는장소이기도합니다 그 작업은

그러한경험들을표현하고싶었어요

강 공중목욕탕과는느낌이너무다르죠 그곳에서는내몸에 한인식이

없는데혼자샤워장에있을때는나의한계 나도육체를가진존재라는사

실을절실하게느낄수있습니다 샤워를 통해서나의존재를끌어내는것

은개인적으로공감을많이하게하는작업이라고생각합니다 기묘하게도

샤워하면서내몸이타인의것같은느낌을받을때가가끔있어서나도그

런비슷한작업을드로잉으로해본적이있어요

유 하지만 동양미술에서 다루기엔 난해한 주제지요 기존의 운필의 문제

만으론이러한미묘한지점을드러내기엔거의불가능하기때문입니다

강 작업실에 와보니 회화 외에도 판화 작업도 많은 거 같네요 판화작업

은주로언제하십니까

유 네 해 놓은 목판작업은 작품수가 수 백 점 돼요 하지만 발표할 시간이

없을따름이죠 자연스럽게칼을들게될때는목판을하게되죠 특별한목

적이있어서가아니라내게있어선일종의어떤조절장치처럼작용하고있

죠 90년 초반은 학졸업후화선지와모필에 한조형적인고민이많은

시기 는데거의하루에한두점씩목판을하고화선지작업을시작했어요

그때는판화에서본질적으로조형적인측면에서위로를받았던것같아요

목판화는 찍는 순간 완벽한 조형이 탄생되는 느낌이었어요 내가 표현하고

싶은 내면적인 에너지와 그것을 블랙홀처럼 빨아들이는 화선지 사이에서

끊임없는 시행착오를 겪고 있었던 시기 기 때문에 목판으로라도 그 갈증

을 해소해야 했는지도 모르죠 지금 생각해보면 화선지는 역사적으로도 동

양의 관념적인 정신세계를 담아내기에 적절할지 모르지만 나는 오히려 그

것을땅위로끌어내리고싶었던지점에서생긴갈등이었던것같아요

강 그건동양적재료가가진특성이기도할겁니다 서양화는물감의물질

성이 강하고 그린 사람의 육체의 흔적이 잘 드러나는데 반해서 동양화는

그린 사람의 존재 자체가 드러나는 방식이 달라서 작가의 육체적 노동의

흔적이 잘 드러나지 않지요 일종에 흡입력의 예술이라고나 할까요 그래

서물감으로그렸다는물질적특성이사라지게되죠 아마도 유선생은자

신이가진육체적노동의흔적 몸을 원초적으로썼다는기록을남기고싶

었을겁니다

유 물성에 한 욕구가 있었는지도모르겠어요 판화작업을 하는 것이 어

쩌면 리만족이고 위로 는지도 몰라요 지금은 판화에 한 태도도 좀

더 물성을 극 화하는 작업을 하고 있어요 강 선생님은 궁극적인 사진을

위한목표지점이있으십니까

강 그런 것은 뚜렷하게 갖고 있지 않아요 다만 본다는 것이 중요시 되는

시 에 사진 회화를 통해서 내가 무엇인가를 보았다는 것에 한 증거를

남길수있다는것이의미있다는생각은합니다 구체적 욕망이나목표보

다는지속적으로작업을할수있게하는세계가있다는것자체가너무중

요하다는느낌이듭니다 그러니까이미지를어떻게생산하겠다는것보다

는그행위자체가중요한것이지요

유 저도 시간이갈수록내가만나는많은사물과순간순간이얼마나소중

한 것인가를 깨닫게 돼요 이러한 확인 작업들이 하나의 중요한 과정이라

는생각을합니다

강 제 경우에는 점점 더 자연과 세계의 변화에 해 경이롭게 보게 됩니

다 특히 새 잎이 나오는 4 5월이 되면 마치 폭발하는 것처럼 솟아오르는

엄청나게 다양한 녹색 나뭇잎들에 존경을 표하고 싶어집니다 그 때는 매

일매일이놀랍습니다

유 전 오히려가을의마른나뭇잎이떨어지는모습을볼때면눈물나도록

아름답고 놀라움을느낍니다 이제벌써가을이네요

녹취및정리 강재현(큐레이터) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

18

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

1Kang Hong-Goo I have been thinking about what we shoulddiscuss today and I think we should begin with a discussion onpaintings How about we talk about what we can do with paintingsincluding Oriental painting the methodological problems concerninghow we reach our goals with it How is your solo exhibition comingthis time

Yoo Geun-Taek Labor that involves the act of drawing containsanalogue style boundaries in its aesthetics however I think that itrather has a possibility for that reason since it after all has a deepconnection to the ontological question of an individual or of the eraThe history of painting has been holding the ontological argument ofeach era and it is still the same in the 21st century In the long run Iwould like to continuously ask a question about the problem of thelimitation of time and of my painting After all it is a part of the answerto the question ldquohow art is going to resist against timerdquo

Kang That is a problem that many have been dealing with from along time ago because the starting point of art was the resistance ofdeath and time And humans have been producing images inphotography and paintings constantly in order to prove that it is stillvalid In other words humans somehow are the subsistence thatneeds to keep making images Now you seem to be talking about thesearch of the limitation of time the proof of identity as an artist and Ithink that it may be too big of a subject to talk about from thebeginning especially the thing about substance is too fundamental todiscuss

Yoo As a matter of fact the question about substance can be areflection of the fact that paintings are the artistrsquos attitude theaesthetic of the artistrsquos body rather than a big topic From time totime I reference your work in my class Whenever I look at your workI feel that it is very much related to your attitude quitestraightforwardly aside from your techniques in photography I find itvery interesting that your work somehow makes me feel your cynicalattitude toward your subject matter and the pictorial sensitivity in yourwork is very interesting to me

Kang In my case photography is another type of painting Just likeyou I also painted subjects that can be expressed by different typesof images In your case like these paintings on the wall most of yourworks begin with something very common such as the interior ofapartment or some parks but then the Supper series seemssomewhat different from others Personally I am wondering if yourSupper series started from your experiences with some diner showsafter parties or opening parties Was the excessiveness of such

parties the starting point of your work

Yoo Of course the process of the deterioration of party tables got myattention That the table that is set up with great stuff gets totallytransformed by the end of a party seems interesting And one day Iwatched a documentary on the restoration process of da Vincirsquos theLast Supper on TV There they showed the previous state of the workbefore its restoration and in the close up scene of the supper part Iwas able to find a surprising energy from the deteriorating images ofglasses and food That was a sort of terminating power of nature Inthe beginning of my Supper project I captured the images of the handmovements at a supper table set up in forest However as I workedon the series more and more I sometimes focused on the clash-points of desires or the relationships that surround the act of eatingor sometimes even dealt with political issues By doing so I think thatI have been expanding the range of its interpretation Such as YaltaConference or the Six Parties talk in recent news can be places whereeach participating nationrsquos benefits and understanding clash

Kang I have never presented it but I have taken a picture related to asupper a long time ago I took it at an opening party of someinternational exhibition at Seoul City Art Museum and in this sense Iguess there are some areas that your perspectives and mine overlap

2 Yoo Your work is a photographic work but there are many partswhere I share a strong affinity with you I personally likedGosagwansoodo (a scholar overlooking water from the high hill 1999-2001) your Park series that showed the scenes around the riversideand your Eunpyung New Town work And I think you donrsquot justrepresent some scenes for viewing but you seem to be taking outmore stories from the back I think these are the works that bring outanother language existing in our everyday life and then maximize itand I think on that point I can share my sensitivity with you

Kang Today on my way here I could see a convex traffic mirror agreen bus and street trees which often appear in your paintingsHowever in your case you are beyond the representational stage ofeveryday life scenes In techniques you use gouache a western painting material andHoboon (Chinese white) an Asian material together and I think thatbecause of that reason it creates some kind of tense atmospheresince the images seem to be soaked onto the paper at the same timethey stand out as if they are about to come out of the canvas If youworked with only one material you would not have been able to givesuch layers

19

Yoo I should say something about the problems regarding paintingmaterials It was around 1999 when I started to use Chinese white inmy work I used it for The Scenery Outside Window in an exhibition atWonseo Gallery and it was a very symbolic work for me Long beforethe exhibition I had been feeling so heavy and burdened about theextreme idealism of Oriental Painting of that time I really wanted toput such heavy feelings down to the ground therefore I thought veryhard about things around myself and how to represent them In themean time I made this work and found an artistic possibility in it Atthat time I was living on the first floor of an apartment building andthere was a pathway right outside our window So I was able toobserve different scenes each day and those everyday scenes cameto me as interesting and mysterious experiences I began to makedrawings to study them and then ended up making 13 pieces ofworks there After that exhibition I realized that through the scenesoutside my window numerous languages and interpretations can beapplied and from that time I started to use the Chinese white anddevelop its property

Kang When using Chinese white it leaves traces and it alsoaccumulates I guess maybe that characteristic of Chinese whiteworked as an allegory of the time that has passed in your work Itsounds like the subject matter and techniques got mixed well with theproperties of the painting materials and gradually completed the series

3 Yoo There was a printed copy of the image of Geumgangjeondo (TheEntire Landscape of Geumgang Mountain) by Jeong Seon (1751) inthe inside cover of my middle school textbook At that time I felt as ifI was looking at the real Geumgang Mountain and it was a quiteshocking experience to me It was amazing that the artist from severalhundred years ago made some middle school student who had noidea about who he was to experience the fantastic reality of a place Ithink that the great sensitivities that amplify the energy of a place in apainting do not just come from how to use brush strokes or itsexpressions but more from the artistrsquos own sentiments and outlookon the world When they reflect those of the artist the works give amore grand sensation

Kang When looking at Inwangjesekdo (1751) Bakyeonpokpo (around1750) we can feel the physicality of the work more I also often wentto the museum to look at his works and every time his works gaveme a feeling that he combined what he actually saw at the sites withother elements I can feel his power and energy from the traces ofhis concerns about how to realize the images with what he hadactually seen

Yoo Good works surely expand the range of their interpretation Icanrsquot really come up with any proper words for this however I thinkEast Asian style landscape paintings represent something beyondtime and space not just some visual expression of the existing world

Kang Maybe we could say that Jeong Seon understood thephenomenological interpretation ahead of Cezanne and applied it inhis own way I think that in that way we can continue our discussionon Jeong Seonrsquos art It should be dealt with with a perspective thatrests aside from the methodology spirituality and Koreanness of hisart On one hand it might look as a small vision to concentrate on theexperience of the artist or the realization of his experience howeverfrom Jeong Seonrsquos point of view Jingyungsansu (landscape paintingof actual scenery) or the spirit of the times would have been aseparate issue from what he himself experienced with his own bodyIn terms of photography which requires the artistrsquos own experienceat the site and editing process after that again the artistrsquos ownexperience at the site is more important than how to realisticallyrepresent the subject matter Photography might appear as objectivework but it is after all about how my body and mind interpret theexperience of seeing

Yoo As we can see from looking at your Eunpyung New Townseries the range of analysis is expanded when we talk about solid andsecure worlds make a crevice in them and then watch as the crevicegets bigger and bigger As a result it is hard to see if you arerepresenting yourself or if you are representing Enpyung New Townor if you are making an issue of the violence of indifferentdevelopment plans Actually Jeong Seonrsquos Bakyeon Fallrsquos andManpokdong (Village of 10000 Water Falls) 1734 has many possiblereadings not just about the issues of its form For instance inManpokdong Jeong Seon was giving an extreme aura to the visualworld it is hard to see whether he was depicting the sound of the bigwater falls thundering in Geumgang Mountain or if he wasexpressing the experiences of his body at the site Either way we canfeel a strong energy Van Goghrsquos work is not different from thisWhen considering this issue at this point I think that whenever theartistrsquos attitude or the structure of his experience is revealed therange of interpretation is maximized

Kang That is probably what they call lsquoopen artrsquo in aesthetics

Yoo Are you still asking questions of painting through yourphotography

Kang In my case I didnrsquot mean to do photography from thebeginning I just wanted to find a way to maximize the size of the

20

images that I saw without using hands and then I came tophotography In my earlier photographic works I put many digitalphotos together and they have a strong sense of drawing in itscomposition and perspectives These days sometimes I want toactually paint on the photos so I started to make my works with amixture of photography and some painted image I think that I shouldwrap up my thoughts about paintings here Paintings expresseverything that human sees from the world Nevertheless it alwaysfeels not enough Fear dissatisfaction insecurity in the worldhellipsomehow people want to represent such feelings through paintingand at the same time try to get rid of the feelings Strangely in theWest they try to get rid of or transform such insecurity andinsufficiency through materialism Minimalism can be a goodexample On the other hand in Oriental painting the artists leave theunrepresentable area as it is and express it up to its representablelimit In other words they tend to be more relaxed toward the issue ofrepresentation and just represent what they can do clearly And as Imentioned earlier in Oriental painting the issue of representation wasnot that critical so if the subject matters are represented as close tothe real it is different from revealing the actuality of the object

Yoo It probably has a close tie with the aspect of painting materials ofEast Asian art Since the mother of Oriental painting was calligraphythe act of brush stroke was considered more important to the artist ashis philosophical and ontological confirmation process That is whyartists try to reflect themselves through drawing mountains not justenjoying the visual pleasure of mountains In other words they desiredto reach a place where the object and the artist can become one

Kang To draw such philosophy and make it into a concrete body is alevel that cannot easily be reached Brush stroke techniques a specialcharacteristic of Oriental painting are also realized with materialsupport Brush stroke techniques became possible after brushesChinese ink and paper were more developed It did not appear inpainting before the North and South Dynasties era In this sense thebrush stroke and styles that we now know have been formalized withpainting theories and Chinese philosophy therefore it is wrong toseparate them from each other

Yoo I think that Asian aesthetics place too much stress on the brushstroke theory Especially in this contemporary society there are thingsthat we cannot express with brush strokes alone For instance aworld that a sad person sees would be different from the world that ahappy person sees although both of them are looking at the samescenes So I have been working on the problem of sentiments ratherthan the problems of brush strokes since my graduate study Mythesis was about the sentiments of Jeong Seon (1676-1759)

Kang That is your strength You started from very concrete point andovercame the abstract and emptiness of Asian painting I am verysurprised about the fact that Jeong Seon was over 80 years old whenhe drew Inwangjesekdo (Landscape of Inwang Mountain) The energyof the work is absolutely amazing I even get quite dizzy when thinkingabout how many drawings of Inwang Mountain he would have doneor looked at the mountain until he completed the work But peopledonrsquot talk about why the artist Jeong Seon did not concentrate on thephysicality of the artist the personal characteristics of the 80 years oldman when discussing his work

Yoo You are right Like those philosophers and aestheticians whostudy and research Cezanne or Van Gogh with various perspectivesJeong Seonrsquos art world should be studied more

Kang Indeed it is necessary to begin the re-interpretation of DanwonKim Hongdo and Gyeomjae Jeong Seon

4Kang Please introduce this exhibition Is there any new work

Yoo In this exhibition I am going to show 24 pieces of works that Icall Visual Breathing It is a continuation of the Everything ThatConsists of Me series So I named it Depiction of the Universe Theseare the works which I am trying to have a direct conversation withfrom the place of breathing Maybe it will give somewhat differentfeeling depending on how I display it With the Supper series and theFountain on the second floor exhibition space I am going to displaysome new works that show objects from our daily lives beingscattered about in the desert

Kang The desert looks like a swirl It looks kind of similar to Splash inyour previous exhibition

Yoo Not exactly I made the work because I was interested in thestructure of spinning I hope that it can open a discussion on skyspace or some sort of a structure in the world I have recently been tothe Joshua Tree Desert in California and it looked as though all thethings that are in the process of extinction are exhibited there Therocks are transforming into sands and also the trees hundred yearsold cactuses etchellip all those things were becoming sand There I feltlike I was facing extinction as a reality Actually in Namsan andGyeongju I once tried to expose such places of disappearancethrough my daily life But it did not work well I guess that regret hasremained somewhere in my mind and then turned into this newseries of works after I visited the desert in California

21

Kang It sounds interesting to see how your experience with swirlingis going to be realized I personally liked the shower series in yourpast exhibitions which you dealt with the subjects of body Wehumans cover ourselves with clothes all the time and it is theshower or the bathroom where we become completely naked It isquite amazing experience to look carefully at onersquos own bodyhellip thatof a middle aged man

Yoo The shower is actually quite psychological space itself Althoughit is only a short moment in our daily life we experience manythoughts in our head while taking a shower inside intense watersound Everything gets mixed up in the shower It is a place wherewe become fully conscious of our own bodies boldly I wanted toexpress that kind of experience in this work

Kang It is quite different from public bath house experiences There Idonrsquot get self-conscious about my own body that much but when Iam alone in the shower somehow I feel my limit as a human that Iam also a living being who has a body Revealing onersquos existencethrough a shower gives me the same feeling Strangely enough fromtime to time I feel like my body is not mine but someone elsersquos in theshower so actually I once made a drawing of a similar subject matter

Yoo However it is somewhat tricky subject matter to deal with inOriental painting when considering the existing problems of the use ofbrush stroke It is almost impossible to express this subtleness withthe brush strokes of Oriental painting

Kang It looks like you have lots of printmaking works too When doyou usually work on printmaking

Yoo Yes I have made about several hundred pieces of woodcutprints so far I just havenrsquot had a chance to exhibit them My hand justnaturally comes to and holds a chisel and then it leads me into wood-block prints It is not necessarily that I have a particular reason for thatbut it just works as some sort of control In the beginning of 1990s Ihad many concerns about forms related to Korean paper and brushAnd during that time I made almost one or two pieces a day andthen worked on the paper I guess I was able to feel satisfied by theformativeness in printmaking As I pressed the woodblock I felt like aperfect formation was being born I was going through lots of trial anderror between my own inner energy that I wanted to express and theKorean paper that absorbed it as a black hole at that time so to me Iprobably had to get rid of my thirst with something like woodcutprints Looking back I think the problem was that I was having troublewith the paper which might be appropriate to the abstract mentalityof Asia as it has been so historically I did not want to put it into the

paper but rather wanted to put it down to earth and that is probablywhy I was having so much trouble with it

Kang It is probably due to the peculiar characteristics of the materialsof Oriental painting In Western painting paints have a strong materialpresence so it can reveal the traces of the artistrsquos action very well Onthe other hand in Asian painting the way of revealing the artistrsquosexistence itself is quite different so often it is really hard to see theindications of the artistrsquos effort They donrsquot really get revealed MaybeI can call it an art of absorption force In other words the materiality ofthe paints just disappears into the painting Maybe you might havewanted to leave some sort of records that you as an artist used yourbody and make traces of physical labor

Yoo I might have had some desire of physical properties Workingwith printmaking might have been a proxy contentment and comfortto me These days I have been working on printmaking with anattitude that maximizes its physical property Do you have any goal foryour photography

Kang I donrsquot really have anything clear I just think that it ismeaningful that I could create proof that I have seen somethingthrough photography and painting in this time which both emphasizethe act of seeing I feel that it is very important that there is a worldthat enables me to keep working rather than having some concretedesires or goals To me the act of producing itself is more importantthan how to make the images

Yoo I also realize that each moment that I encounter things in theworld is very precious and this kind of confirmative work is one of thevery important processes

Kang In my case I look at the changes of nature and the world morein awe Especially in April and May when new leaves are coming out Ifeel a desire to express my homage to the exploding diversity of greenleaves Everyday comes to me as a surprise during that time of year

Yoo In my case I feel quite surprised and moved whenever I see theautumn leaves falling It is tearfully beautiful to me Autumn camealready here

Recording and noting Kang Jaehyun (Curator) Cho Youngryun (Intern Curator)

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

23

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 200times212cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

25

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

26

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

27

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

29

30

1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

33

1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

35

eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

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2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

Page 4: Geun-Taek Yoo

3

유근택개인전을열며

미술관을 운 하면서 가장 보람을 느끼는 것 중 하나가 예술성이 뛰어난 작품을

전시하는일입니다그리고그작품을창작한작가와인연을맺는일또한제마음을

기쁘게하지요

특히 유근택 개인전을 열면서 기쁨은 곱절이 되었는데 그것은 작품성의 깊이가

저의기 치를능가했기때문입니다

이번 전시가 예술가의 작품은 미술관을 빛내주고 미술관은 작품성을 검증해주는

바람직한사례가되었으면합니다

2009년 11월

이명옥사비나미술관관장

5

사비나미술관은 2009년 11월 작가 유근택의 개인전을 마련한다 유근택은 지난 2004년 사비나미술관에서의 전시 이후 일본을

비롯하여중국 LA 등 국내외수많은주요전시에참여하면서그만의기량을펼치고있다 해마다사비나미술관은작품의독창성

과뛰어난표현기법 투철한작가정신을가진작가를선정하여전시를마련해왔으며 이번유근택의전시또한작가의기량을맘껏

발휘한뛰어난작품으로사비나미술관을가득채울것이다

그는 주변에존재하는사물이나풍경등을순간포착하여그것이가지는특별한에너지를채집한다lsquo일상의호흡rsquo이라는일관된

주제를보다심도있게발전시켜나간이번전시에서는차창밖이나공원에서만난풍경 여행중에발견한놀라움 작가의생활공

간등을그만의독특한시점으로표현한작품을선보인다시점이라고이야기하는이유는필자가작가의작품을 할때마다느끼

는기묘한긴장감때문이다 그의그림을보고있노라면마치그의행보를바짝뒤쫓는것같은리얼한현장감을가지게되는데 이

는작가의정신세계와하루도붓을놓지않는노동력이밀착되어만들어낸긴장감이라고생각한다

이번전시에서는 2005년부터주요주제로삼아왔던lsquo만찬rsquo시리즈의정점이라할수있는 높이 5m에가까운작품 lt어떤만찬gt이

1층 전시장에상하로 배치되어 공간을 압도한다 특히 솟아오르는물줄기의다양한 형태를 연구한 lt분수gt 시리즈와 온갖 사물을

사막한가운데흐트러트리고휘휘돌려화면가득배치한작품 lt세상의시작gt이새롭게선보인다 또한사비나미술관지하전시장

에는하나의소재에서다양한화면구성과변화를시도한 24점의 lt만유사생gt시리즈가전시되는데 같은장소에다른시간(상황)을

표현한이작품들은사방의벽면에높게배치됨으로써시공의차이에서오는느슨함과긴장감을동시에불러일으킨다

유근택은lsquo그리는것rsquo이몸에배인 그의표현을빌자면그리는행위가lsquo체화(體化)rsquo된작가다 유근택의언어(정신)와행동(표현)은

무던히도일관되어있다 어느지면에서예술가로써끝까지살아남기위해갖추어야할세가지조건이ldquo예술가적재능 불타는열

정 예술가로서성공하고싶은야심rdquo이라고했다 우리가유근택의작업세계를주목할수밖에없는이유는이세가지요소를두루

갖춘작가이기때문일것이다

기획의글

강재현 (사비나미술관큐레이터)

7

인사말이명옥

ForewordSavina Lee

기획의글강재현

Exhibition Plannerrsquos NoteKang Jae-Hyun

분수

Fountain

유근택 강홍구작가 담

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

세상의시작 자라는실내

Beginning of the World Growing Room

사물의존재와지각방식에 한질문 몸의 수행성그리고그사이들윤진섭

Presence of objects and questions about method of perception

performance of the body and its intervalsYoon Jin sup

만찬

Supper

萬有寫生 만유사생

Depiction of the Universe

약력

Biography

목차

Contents

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1

강홍구(이하_강) 오늘자리에서무슨이야기를해야할까생각해봤는데일

단 시작은 회화에 관한 이야기를 하기로 하죠 동양화를 비롯한 회화로 무

엇을할수있을것인가 어떻게원하는바로도달할것인가하는방법의문

제에 해이야기해보도록하는건어떨까요이번개인전은어떻습니까

유근택(이하_유) 회화적 행위가 지닌 노동은 어쩔 수 없이 아날로그적인

부딪침의미학일수밖에없지만나는오히려그곳에가능성이있다고생

각해요 그것은 결국 그 시 나 개인의 존재론적인 질문과 맞닿아있기 때

문입니다 회화의역사는초기부터지금까지각시 마다의존재론을드러

내고있는데그것은 21세기에도유효하다고생각됩니다 궁극적으로는나

의회화 그리고 시간이가진유한성의문제에 해계속적으로질문을던

지고 싶습니다 그것은 결국ldquo시간에 하여 예술이 어떻게 저항할 수 있

을것인가rdquo라는부분이죠

강 그건 오래전부터 다루어졌던 문제입니다 미술의 기본적 출발점이 죽

음과 시간에 한 저항에서 시작된 것이니까요 그리고 그것이 아직도 유

효함을 증명하기 위한 방편으로 인간은 사진 회화와 같은 이미지를 끊임

없이 생산해 왔죠 달리 말하면 어쨌든 인간은 필연적으로 이미지를 생산

하지않으면안되는존재인것이지요 유선생은지금인간혹은화가로서

의정체성에 한증명 유한한시간성에 한탐구를말하고있는것같은

데 존재에 한 부분은 본질적인 이야기라 처음부터 너무 커다란 주제를

다루는것이아닐까생각하는데

유 사실 존재에 한 질문은 거창한 화두라기보다는 회화는 결국 작가의

태도나 몸의 미학을 반 한다는 것이죠 저는 수업을 하면서 가끔 선생님

의 작품을 참고로 합니다 선생님의 작품들을 하면 사진적인 테크닉을

떠난선생님의태도와직결되고있다고생각되는데요 어딘지모르게 상

에 한시니컬한선생의표정을느낄수있는점이흥미롭고또한사진이

라는것이다분히회화적인감성으로다가온다는것이지요

강 제 경우사진작업은회화의변용입니다 유선생도마찬가지로다른종

류의이미지로표현가능한것을단지그린것이라는생각이듭니다 유선

생의경우에는지금벽에붙어있는그림처럼아파트내부 공원 등의평범

한 것에서 작업이 시작되는데 만찬 시리즈는 다소 달라 보입니다 개인적

으로 유선생의lsquo만찬rsquo시리즈 작품을 보면서 디너쇼나 뒤풀이 오프닝 파

티와 같은 데서 비롯되었는지 그런 장면이 보여주는 일종의 과잉이 만찬

시리즈작품의시작점인지궁금합니다

유 물론 평소에도 그런 뒤풀이 같은 장소에서 먹음직스럽게 잘 차려진

테이블이 행사가끝날때즈음에는놀랄정도로변질되어가는과정이내

겐 무척 흥미로웠어요 어느 날 텔레비전에서 다빈치의 lt최후의 만찬gt을

복원하기 전 상태를 보았는데 만찬 부분만 클로즈업한 장면이 있었어요

만찬의잔이나음식들이떨어져나간벽속에서유령처럼놀라운에너지를

발견했어요그것은일종의자연이만들어낸소멸의힘이었는지도몰라요

처음의 만찬작업은자연의소멸과같은지점에서 숲 속에서벌어진만찬

에서 손의 움직임만 포착한것이었어요 작업을 하면 할수록 점점 음식의

먹고 먹히는 관계나 욕망이 충돌하는 지점에 주목하기도 하고 가끔 정치

적인이슈를다루기도하면서해석의폭을확장하고있어요 얄타회담이나

최근의 육자회담도 결국 각국의 이익과 이해관계가 충돌하는 장소일 수

있다는거지요

강 저도 발표한 적은 없지만 작업 초기에 만찬 관련 사진을 찍은 적이 있

습니다 서울시립미술관에서 국제전 관련한 오프닝 파티 는데 유 선생

작업은내작업과시선이겹치는부분이많은것같아요

2

유 선생님작업은사진작업이지만공감하는부분이많이있습니다 lt고사

관수도gt(高士觀水圖 1999~2001년) 뿐만 아니라 한강변을 보여주는lsquo공

원rsquo시리즈lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo을보여주는사진작업들이개인적으로는좋았는

데 그 작업들은 선생님의 주변에서 출발하고 있지만 단지 보는 장면에 머

무르지않고뒤통수에서이야기를끄집어내고있다는생각이듭니다 일상

속에존재하는또다른언어를끄집어내고그것들을증폭시키고있는작품

들이라고생각하는데나는그런지점과공감되는부분이많은듯합니다

강 여기 작업실까지 오면서 유 선생의 그림에 나오는 교통용 볼록 거울

초록색 버스 거리의 나무들 이런 것들이 보 어요 그러나 유 선생 같은

경우 일상의 장면을 재현적으로 묘사하는 것을 넘어서고 있지요 게다가

기법적으로lsquo과슈rsquo라는 서양식 재료와lsquo호분rsquo이라는 동양식 재료를 같이

섞어쓰고있는데 그래서화선지안으로먹혀들면서도밖으로튀어나오는

느낌이 들고 재료의 물질성이 긴장감 있게 존재하는 것 같습니다 화선지

에 쭉 빨려 들어가거나 아크릴로 튀어나오는 것만 있었다면 그런 느낌이

없었을텐데말이지요

유 재료의 문제도 말할 수있겠네요 호분을 작업에본격적으로 사용하기

시작한 것이 1999년도 원서갤러리에서의 lt창 밖을 나선 풍경gt에서 는

유근택 강홍구작가대담

15

데 제겐 꽤 상징적인작업이었습니다 그 전부터 느껴오던부분이기도 한

데 당시에는 동양화라는 지나친 관념적 정신주의가 나로서는 받아들이기

가 너무 무거웠어요 난 몸으로 느끼는 그 무거움을 땅으로 끌어내리고픈

목적이 있었고 가까이 있는 것들에 한 궁금증과 그것을 어떻게 보여줄

것인가를 고민했지요 그러던 와중에 이 작업을 제작하게 되면서 그러한

회화적인 가능성을 느끼게 되었죠 당시에 살았던 곳은 1층이어서 아파트

창문밖에 지나가는 길이 하나 걸쳐 있었는데 매일 매일의 그 광경들이 내

겐신비스러움이었고궁금한지점이었어요 그래서그것을읽어내기위한

드로잉을하다가현장에서결국 13점을완성하게된거죠 전시를하고나

서창밖의광경들을통하여무수한언어들과해석이가능할수있다는것

을 느끼게 됐고 그 때부터 호분에 한 물성을 발전시켜 나가기 시작했다

고할수있습니다

강 호분을 사용하면서 흔적이 남겨지고 그것이누적됩니다 그런 점이 유

선생의 작업이 지나간 시간에 한 알레고리로 보이도록 작용한 것 같습

니다 주제와 기법이 재료가 가진 물성과의 적절한 결합을 통해 점차적으

로완성되어나간게아니었나싶네요

3

유 중학교어느교과서인가 안쪽전면에정선(鄭敾)의 lt금강전도gt(金剛全

圖 1751년)가 실린 적이 있었어요 당시에 그걸 보면서 마치 실제 금강산

을 체험하고 있는 것 같아 충격적이었습니다 수백년 전의 정선이라는 작

가에 한기초지식도없었던한중학생에게그러한환상적인리얼리티를

경험하게했다는지점이지금생각하면흥미로운부분이에요 장소성에

한 에너지를 회화로 증폭시킬 수 있는 탁월한 감각들은 단지 운필이나 표

현의 문제를 넘어선 작가의 정서와 세계관을 반 하기 때문에 더욱 강렬

하게전달되는것같아요

강 lt인왕제색도gt(仁王霽色圖 1751년) lt박연폭포gt(朴淵瀑布 1750년경)

등을보고있으면정말육체성을느낄수있지요 저도정선의그림을일부

러찾아다니면서봤었는데 그작품들은눈으로본것과기타의것들이체

화된 것이라는 생각이 들어요 본 것을 어떻게 매개하여 이미지로 보여주

는가에 한고민을했던흔적에서얻어진에너지와힘을느낄수있지요

유 좋은작업들은해석의폭을넓혀주는것같아요 산수는단지시각적인

세계만이 아니라 적절한 표현을 하기가 어렵지만 공감각을 초월한 어떤

세계를보여주고있어요

강 세잔의 현상학적버전을정선이미리체득하여자기식으로구사한것

으로볼수도있을것같아요 그런방식으로접근해야정선이이야기될수

있겠죠 그것은 작품의 방법론이나 정신성 한국성에 한 논의와는 다른

시각에서이야기되어야한다고봅니다 어찌보면작가의몸 육화된체험

에 집중하는 것은 협소한 시각으로 보일 수도 있겠지만 정선이라는 작가

입장에서 보면 진경산수 시 정신이니 하는 것은 개인이 몸으로 체험한

것과는별개이자그이후의문제라고생각합니다

현장에서 발품을 팔아 눈으로 보고 다시 편집하고 하는 과정을 요구하는

사진작업역시 상을똑같이재현하는것이중요한것이아니라 현장에

서내가본것자체의경험이더중요합니다 사진이라는것이겉으로는냉

정하고객관적인작업인것같지만눈으로본것을몸과정신이어떻게해

석한것인가를드러내는것이라고말할수있지요

유 선생님의lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo시리즈를보면알수있듯이 원히변하지않

을 것 같은 견고한 세계들에 말을 걸고 그 속에서 틈을 만들어 내고 그 틈

이 확장하면 할수록 그 해석의 여지는 넓어지는 것이지요 결과적으로 그

것이은평뉴타운을찍은것인지 선생의몸을드러내고있는것인지 아니

면 무차별적인 개발의 폭력성을 고발하고 있는지가 모호하면서도 무성한

언어가확장되고있다는생각이들어요 정선의 lt박연폭포gt나 lt만폭동gt

(萬瀑洞 1734년)도 형상성에 한 문제를 넘어서 해석의 여지가 많아요

이를테면 lt만폭동gt에서 정선은시각적인세계를극단적으로청각화시키

고 있는데 그것이 금강산 전체가 가득찬 물소리를 그린 것인지 혹은 그

곳에있었던정선의몸을토해내고있는지가모호하면서도강한에너지를

확장시키고있어요 고호의 작품에 있어서도예외는 아닐 겁니다 이 지점

에서볼때 작가의 태도나몸의구조가드러나면드러날수록해석의폭이

넓어지고있다는생각을하게됩니다

강 그게 바로 미학에서 말하는lsquo열린 예술로의 가능성rsquo이라고 할 수

있지요

유 요즘에도사진에서회화적질문은던지고있으십니까

강 제 경우에는처음부터사진을하려고시작한것은아니었고내가본이

미지를되도록손으로그리지않고크게만들고싶은데 그에 알맞은접근

법이 없을까 하다가 찾은 것이 사진이었습니다 초기 작품은 작은 디지털

사진을여러장이어붙인것인데작품의구도와시각이회화적요소가강

하죠 요즘에는특히색을실제로칠하고싶은욕망이커져서사진과이미

지를결합하여색을입힌작품도있습니다

16

회화에 한생각도정리해봐야겠다는생각이듭니다 회화는인간이세계

를볼때느끼는모든것 곧 총체성이라고 할만한것을표현하려들지요

하지만 늘 불충분하죠 거기서 오는 불만 공포 불안이 있고 이상하게도

세계에 한 불안을 보여주면서 동시에 그것을 제거하려 드는 이중적인

태도를 갖습니다 서양의 경우 그 불충분함과 불안을 미니멀리즘과 같이

물질적인측면으로환원하여해소하거나기피하려합니다 하지만동양화

는표현할수없는부분을그 로두고아는것까지만표현합니다 세계에

관해불필요하게불안해하지않고명료한것까지만보여준다고나할까요

그리고앞서도말했듯이동양화에는서양화와는달리재현의문제가빠져

있어유사하게그렸어도 상성을드러내려는것이아니지요

유 그것은 아마도 동양미술이 갖고 있는 재료학적인 지점과 긴밀한 관계

가 있다고 생각해요 동양회화의 모태가 서법(書法)이었듯이 모필로 긋는

행위 자체가 작가의 철학적 존재론적인 확인 작업으로서 더 절실했던 것

같아요 그래서 산의풍경을그리더라도시각적인아름다움에머물기보다

는결국자기자신을산을빌어서드러내는 결국에는그것이 상과내가

둘이아닌 내가산이되는육화된어떤경지를지향했던것같습니다

강 그런 철학을그림으로그려몸으로구현해내는것은말로는도달할수

없는지점입니다 동양쪽회화의특성인운필도물질적인뒷받침이있어야

가능한것이지요 운필이라는게모필 먹 종이가발달하면서가능해진것

이고남북조이전의한 의그림같은경우에는나타나지않죠 그렇게보

면화론이나중국철학과더불어물질적인요소들이변증법적으로승화되

어 우리가 알고 있는 필법이나 유형이 만들어져 가는데 그것을 분리해보

는것은잘못된경향이라고생각합니다

유 나는 동양미학이 운필론(澐筆論)에 지나치게 집중되어 있다는 생각을

가끔해요 특히 현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지점들이있거

든요 문화도 문화지만단편적인예로슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람

이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같을수없는것처럼말

이죠 그래서인지 저는 학원 때부터 운필의 문제보다는 정서의 문제를

들춰내는 것이 내 작업의 중요한 목표이자 지점이었던 것 같아요 학원

논문도정선(鄭敾 1676~1759년)의정서에관한논문을썼으니까요

강 바로 그러한점이유선생의강점이라고생각합니다 굉장히구체적인

것에서 시작해서 동양화의 추상성 공허함을 극복했던 것 같아요 생각해

보면 정선이lsquo인왕제색도rsquo를 80세가 넘어서 그렸는데 그 에너지에 깜짝

놀라게됩니다 그런작품을그리기까지얼마나많은인왕산을그렸을지

그리고바라보았을지를생각하면아득해지기도합니다 그런데사람들은

정선이라는작가의육체성에는왜집중하지않는것인지 80이 넘은 육체

를가진인간의개인적특성은왜이야기하지않는지가의문입니다

유 맞는 말씀이세요 세잔느나 고호의 미학만 해도 수많은철학자와 미학

자들이 다각도로 해석하고 있는 것처럼 좀 더 폭넓고 다양한 비평이 있어

야한다고생각해요

강 아마도 단원 김홍도 겸재 정선에 한다시읽기를해야할필요가있

을겁니다

4

강 이번에 출품되는 작품에 해서 이야기해주시죠 새롭게 선보이고자

하는작품이있으신가요

유 이번 전시에서는 내가lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo이라고 명명한 24점이 포함 되어

있어요lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 모든 것들rsquo이란 연작이어서lsquo만유사생(萬有

寫生)rsquo이라고 이름 지었어요 이 작업들은 회화를 호흡의 지점에서 좀 더

직접적인 화를시도하고있는작업입니다 아마디스플레이에따라서느

낌이 다를 것 같아요 만찬 연작과 함께 2층에서는lsquo분수rsquo외에도 사막 속

에일상의사물이던져진작업을보여줄예정이에요

강 사막이 소용돌이처럼 보입니다 전에lsquo풍덩rsquo작업과 비슷해 보이기도

하는데

유 소용돌이라기보다는돌아가는구조가퍽흥미로워서작업을하게됐어

요 하늘이라든가우주 어떤세상의구조에 하여말할수있을것같아서

요 LA의 죠수아트리사막(Joshua Tree)에 가보니소멸하고있는사물들의

어떤거 한만물상같은느낌을받았어요 모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수

백년된선인장과모든사물들이모래화되어가는곳이었어요 소멸이라는

것이 현실적으로 부딪히는 느낌이랄까 저는 한때 경주 남산에서 이러한

시간이 소멸하고 있는 듯 한 지점에 해 이것을 나의 일상에서 드러내려

는시도를한적이있었어요 하지만진전이없었죠 아마도그때의잠재적

으로남아있는미련이사막을다녀와서조금씩모색되고있는것같아요

강 그러한 소용돌이 체험이 어떻게 작업으로 드러날지 궁금하네요 지난

전시 지만유선생작업중에서는육체에 한문제를다룬샤워장시리

17

즈도 있었지요 개인적으로 흥미있는 작업이었습니다 평소에 늘 옷을

입는 인간이 몸을 적나라하게 드러내는 순간이 샤워장이나 목욕탕인데

중년이 된 몸을 찬찬이 바라보는 느낌 그것은 실로 놀라운 체험인 것 같

습니다

유 샤워장은 그 자체로 심리적인 공간입니다 샤워하면서 짧은 순간이지

만의식속에는수많은생각들이스쳐지나가면서물소리의격렬함과함께

뒤범벅이되지요 옷을다벗은행위가혼합이되어내가가진육체를적나

라하게느낄수있는순간을경험하게하는장소이기도합니다 그 작업은

그러한경험들을표현하고싶었어요

강 공중목욕탕과는느낌이너무다르죠 그곳에서는내몸에 한인식이

없는데혼자샤워장에있을때는나의한계 나도육체를가진존재라는사

실을절실하게느낄수있습니다 샤워를 통해서나의존재를끌어내는것

은개인적으로공감을많이하게하는작업이라고생각합니다 기묘하게도

샤워하면서내몸이타인의것같은느낌을받을때가가끔있어서나도그

런비슷한작업을드로잉으로해본적이있어요

유 하지만 동양미술에서 다루기엔 난해한 주제지요 기존의 운필의 문제

만으론이러한미묘한지점을드러내기엔거의불가능하기때문입니다

강 작업실에 와보니 회화 외에도 판화 작업도 많은 거 같네요 판화작업

은주로언제하십니까

유 네 해 놓은 목판작업은 작품수가 수 백 점 돼요 하지만 발표할 시간이

없을따름이죠 자연스럽게칼을들게될때는목판을하게되죠 특별한목

적이있어서가아니라내게있어선일종의어떤조절장치처럼작용하고있

죠 90년 초반은 학졸업후화선지와모필에 한조형적인고민이많은

시기 는데거의하루에한두점씩목판을하고화선지작업을시작했어요

그때는판화에서본질적으로조형적인측면에서위로를받았던것같아요

목판화는 찍는 순간 완벽한 조형이 탄생되는 느낌이었어요 내가 표현하고

싶은 내면적인 에너지와 그것을 블랙홀처럼 빨아들이는 화선지 사이에서

끊임없는 시행착오를 겪고 있었던 시기 기 때문에 목판으로라도 그 갈증

을 해소해야 했는지도 모르죠 지금 생각해보면 화선지는 역사적으로도 동

양의 관념적인 정신세계를 담아내기에 적절할지 모르지만 나는 오히려 그

것을땅위로끌어내리고싶었던지점에서생긴갈등이었던것같아요

강 그건동양적재료가가진특성이기도할겁니다 서양화는물감의물질

성이 강하고 그린 사람의 육체의 흔적이 잘 드러나는데 반해서 동양화는

그린 사람의 존재 자체가 드러나는 방식이 달라서 작가의 육체적 노동의

흔적이 잘 드러나지 않지요 일종에 흡입력의 예술이라고나 할까요 그래

서물감으로그렸다는물질적특성이사라지게되죠 아마도 유선생은자

신이가진육체적노동의흔적 몸을 원초적으로썼다는기록을남기고싶

었을겁니다

유 물성에 한 욕구가 있었는지도모르겠어요 판화작업을 하는 것이 어

쩌면 리만족이고 위로 는지도 몰라요 지금은 판화에 한 태도도 좀

더 물성을 극 화하는 작업을 하고 있어요 강 선생님은 궁극적인 사진을

위한목표지점이있으십니까

강 그런 것은 뚜렷하게 갖고 있지 않아요 다만 본다는 것이 중요시 되는

시 에 사진 회화를 통해서 내가 무엇인가를 보았다는 것에 한 증거를

남길수있다는것이의미있다는생각은합니다 구체적 욕망이나목표보

다는지속적으로작업을할수있게하는세계가있다는것자체가너무중

요하다는느낌이듭니다 그러니까이미지를어떻게생산하겠다는것보다

는그행위자체가중요한것이지요

유 저도 시간이갈수록내가만나는많은사물과순간순간이얼마나소중

한 것인가를 깨닫게 돼요 이러한 확인 작업들이 하나의 중요한 과정이라

는생각을합니다

강 제 경우에는 점점 더 자연과 세계의 변화에 해 경이롭게 보게 됩니

다 특히 새 잎이 나오는 4 5월이 되면 마치 폭발하는 것처럼 솟아오르는

엄청나게 다양한 녹색 나뭇잎들에 존경을 표하고 싶어집니다 그 때는 매

일매일이놀랍습니다

유 전 오히려가을의마른나뭇잎이떨어지는모습을볼때면눈물나도록

아름답고 놀라움을느낍니다 이제벌써가을이네요

녹취및정리 강재현(큐레이터) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

18

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

1Kang Hong-Goo I have been thinking about what we shoulddiscuss today and I think we should begin with a discussion onpaintings How about we talk about what we can do with paintingsincluding Oriental painting the methodological problems concerninghow we reach our goals with it How is your solo exhibition comingthis time

Yoo Geun-Taek Labor that involves the act of drawing containsanalogue style boundaries in its aesthetics however I think that itrather has a possibility for that reason since it after all has a deepconnection to the ontological question of an individual or of the eraThe history of painting has been holding the ontological argument ofeach era and it is still the same in the 21st century In the long run Iwould like to continuously ask a question about the problem of thelimitation of time and of my painting After all it is a part of the answerto the question ldquohow art is going to resist against timerdquo

Kang That is a problem that many have been dealing with from along time ago because the starting point of art was the resistance ofdeath and time And humans have been producing images inphotography and paintings constantly in order to prove that it is stillvalid In other words humans somehow are the subsistence thatneeds to keep making images Now you seem to be talking about thesearch of the limitation of time the proof of identity as an artist and Ithink that it may be too big of a subject to talk about from thebeginning especially the thing about substance is too fundamental todiscuss

Yoo As a matter of fact the question about substance can be areflection of the fact that paintings are the artistrsquos attitude theaesthetic of the artistrsquos body rather than a big topic From time totime I reference your work in my class Whenever I look at your workI feel that it is very much related to your attitude quitestraightforwardly aside from your techniques in photography I find itvery interesting that your work somehow makes me feel your cynicalattitude toward your subject matter and the pictorial sensitivity in yourwork is very interesting to me

Kang In my case photography is another type of painting Just likeyou I also painted subjects that can be expressed by different typesof images In your case like these paintings on the wall most of yourworks begin with something very common such as the interior ofapartment or some parks but then the Supper series seemssomewhat different from others Personally I am wondering if yourSupper series started from your experiences with some diner showsafter parties or opening parties Was the excessiveness of such

parties the starting point of your work

Yoo Of course the process of the deterioration of party tables got myattention That the table that is set up with great stuff gets totallytransformed by the end of a party seems interesting And one day Iwatched a documentary on the restoration process of da Vincirsquos theLast Supper on TV There they showed the previous state of the workbefore its restoration and in the close up scene of the supper part Iwas able to find a surprising energy from the deteriorating images ofglasses and food That was a sort of terminating power of nature Inthe beginning of my Supper project I captured the images of the handmovements at a supper table set up in forest However as I workedon the series more and more I sometimes focused on the clash-points of desires or the relationships that surround the act of eatingor sometimes even dealt with political issues By doing so I think thatI have been expanding the range of its interpretation Such as YaltaConference or the Six Parties talk in recent news can be places whereeach participating nationrsquos benefits and understanding clash

Kang I have never presented it but I have taken a picture related to asupper a long time ago I took it at an opening party of someinternational exhibition at Seoul City Art Museum and in this sense Iguess there are some areas that your perspectives and mine overlap

2 Yoo Your work is a photographic work but there are many partswhere I share a strong affinity with you I personally likedGosagwansoodo (a scholar overlooking water from the high hill 1999-2001) your Park series that showed the scenes around the riversideand your Eunpyung New Town work And I think you donrsquot justrepresent some scenes for viewing but you seem to be taking outmore stories from the back I think these are the works that bring outanother language existing in our everyday life and then maximize itand I think on that point I can share my sensitivity with you

Kang Today on my way here I could see a convex traffic mirror agreen bus and street trees which often appear in your paintingsHowever in your case you are beyond the representational stage ofeveryday life scenes In techniques you use gouache a western painting material andHoboon (Chinese white) an Asian material together and I think thatbecause of that reason it creates some kind of tense atmospheresince the images seem to be soaked onto the paper at the same timethey stand out as if they are about to come out of the canvas If youworked with only one material you would not have been able to givesuch layers

19

Yoo I should say something about the problems regarding paintingmaterials It was around 1999 when I started to use Chinese white inmy work I used it for The Scenery Outside Window in an exhibition atWonseo Gallery and it was a very symbolic work for me Long beforethe exhibition I had been feeling so heavy and burdened about theextreme idealism of Oriental Painting of that time I really wanted toput such heavy feelings down to the ground therefore I thought veryhard about things around myself and how to represent them In themean time I made this work and found an artistic possibility in it Atthat time I was living on the first floor of an apartment building andthere was a pathway right outside our window So I was able toobserve different scenes each day and those everyday scenes cameto me as interesting and mysterious experiences I began to makedrawings to study them and then ended up making 13 pieces ofworks there After that exhibition I realized that through the scenesoutside my window numerous languages and interpretations can beapplied and from that time I started to use the Chinese white anddevelop its property

Kang When using Chinese white it leaves traces and it alsoaccumulates I guess maybe that characteristic of Chinese whiteworked as an allegory of the time that has passed in your work Itsounds like the subject matter and techniques got mixed well with theproperties of the painting materials and gradually completed the series

3 Yoo There was a printed copy of the image of Geumgangjeondo (TheEntire Landscape of Geumgang Mountain) by Jeong Seon (1751) inthe inside cover of my middle school textbook At that time I felt as ifI was looking at the real Geumgang Mountain and it was a quiteshocking experience to me It was amazing that the artist from severalhundred years ago made some middle school student who had noidea about who he was to experience the fantastic reality of a place Ithink that the great sensitivities that amplify the energy of a place in apainting do not just come from how to use brush strokes or itsexpressions but more from the artistrsquos own sentiments and outlookon the world When they reflect those of the artist the works give amore grand sensation

Kang When looking at Inwangjesekdo (1751) Bakyeonpokpo (around1750) we can feel the physicality of the work more I also often wentto the museum to look at his works and every time his works gaveme a feeling that he combined what he actually saw at the sites withother elements I can feel his power and energy from the traces ofhis concerns about how to realize the images with what he hadactually seen

Yoo Good works surely expand the range of their interpretation Icanrsquot really come up with any proper words for this however I thinkEast Asian style landscape paintings represent something beyondtime and space not just some visual expression of the existing world

Kang Maybe we could say that Jeong Seon understood thephenomenological interpretation ahead of Cezanne and applied it inhis own way I think that in that way we can continue our discussionon Jeong Seonrsquos art It should be dealt with with a perspective thatrests aside from the methodology spirituality and Koreanness of hisart On one hand it might look as a small vision to concentrate on theexperience of the artist or the realization of his experience howeverfrom Jeong Seonrsquos point of view Jingyungsansu (landscape paintingof actual scenery) or the spirit of the times would have been aseparate issue from what he himself experienced with his own bodyIn terms of photography which requires the artistrsquos own experienceat the site and editing process after that again the artistrsquos ownexperience at the site is more important than how to realisticallyrepresent the subject matter Photography might appear as objectivework but it is after all about how my body and mind interpret theexperience of seeing

Yoo As we can see from looking at your Eunpyung New Townseries the range of analysis is expanded when we talk about solid andsecure worlds make a crevice in them and then watch as the crevicegets bigger and bigger As a result it is hard to see if you arerepresenting yourself or if you are representing Enpyung New Townor if you are making an issue of the violence of indifferentdevelopment plans Actually Jeong Seonrsquos Bakyeon Fallrsquos andManpokdong (Village of 10000 Water Falls) 1734 has many possiblereadings not just about the issues of its form For instance inManpokdong Jeong Seon was giving an extreme aura to the visualworld it is hard to see whether he was depicting the sound of the bigwater falls thundering in Geumgang Mountain or if he wasexpressing the experiences of his body at the site Either way we canfeel a strong energy Van Goghrsquos work is not different from thisWhen considering this issue at this point I think that whenever theartistrsquos attitude or the structure of his experience is revealed therange of interpretation is maximized

Kang That is probably what they call lsquoopen artrsquo in aesthetics

Yoo Are you still asking questions of painting through yourphotography

Kang In my case I didnrsquot mean to do photography from thebeginning I just wanted to find a way to maximize the size of the

20

images that I saw without using hands and then I came tophotography In my earlier photographic works I put many digitalphotos together and they have a strong sense of drawing in itscomposition and perspectives These days sometimes I want toactually paint on the photos so I started to make my works with amixture of photography and some painted image I think that I shouldwrap up my thoughts about paintings here Paintings expresseverything that human sees from the world Nevertheless it alwaysfeels not enough Fear dissatisfaction insecurity in the worldhellipsomehow people want to represent such feelings through paintingand at the same time try to get rid of the feelings Strangely in theWest they try to get rid of or transform such insecurity andinsufficiency through materialism Minimalism can be a goodexample On the other hand in Oriental painting the artists leave theunrepresentable area as it is and express it up to its representablelimit In other words they tend to be more relaxed toward the issue ofrepresentation and just represent what they can do clearly And as Imentioned earlier in Oriental painting the issue of representation wasnot that critical so if the subject matters are represented as close tothe real it is different from revealing the actuality of the object

Yoo It probably has a close tie with the aspect of painting materials ofEast Asian art Since the mother of Oriental painting was calligraphythe act of brush stroke was considered more important to the artist ashis philosophical and ontological confirmation process That is whyartists try to reflect themselves through drawing mountains not justenjoying the visual pleasure of mountains In other words they desiredto reach a place where the object and the artist can become one

Kang To draw such philosophy and make it into a concrete body is alevel that cannot easily be reached Brush stroke techniques a specialcharacteristic of Oriental painting are also realized with materialsupport Brush stroke techniques became possible after brushesChinese ink and paper were more developed It did not appear inpainting before the North and South Dynasties era In this sense thebrush stroke and styles that we now know have been formalized withpainting theories and Chinese philosophy therefore it is wrong toseparate them from each other

Yoo I think that Asian aesthetics place too much stress on the brushstroke theory Especially in this contemporary society there are thingsthat we cannot express with brush strokes alone For instance aworld that a sad person sees would be different from the world that ahappy person sees although both of them are looking at the samescenes So I have been working on the problem of sentiments ratherthan the problems of brush strokes since my graduate study Mythesis was about the sentiments of Jeong Seon (1676-1759)

Kang That is your strength You started from very concrete point andovercame the abstract and emptiness of Asian painting I am verysurprised about the fact that Jeong Seon was over 80 years old whenhe drew Inwangjesekdo (Landscape of Inwang Mountain) The energyof the work is absolutely amazing I even get quite dizzy when thinkingabout how many drawings of Inwang Mountain he would have doneor looked at the mountain until he completed the work But peopledonrsquot talk about why the artist Jeong Seon did not concentrate on thephysicality of the artist the personal characteristics of the 80 years oldman when discussing his work

Yoo You are right Like those philosophers and aestheticians whostudy and research Cezanne or Van Gogh with various perspectivesJeong Seonrsquos art world should be studied more

Kang Indeed it is necessary to begin the re-interpretation of DanwonKim Hongdo and Gyeomjae Jeong Seon

4Kang Please introduce this exhibition Is there any new work

Yoo In this exhibition I am going to show 24 pieces of works that Icall Visual Breathing It is a continuation of the Everything ThatConsists of Me series So I named it Depiction of the Universe Theseare the works which I am trying to have a direct conversation withfrom the place of breathing Maybe it will give somewhat differentfeeling depending on how I display it With the Supper series and theFountain on the second floor exhibition space I am going to displaysome new works that show objects from our daily lives beingscattered about in the desert

Kang The desert looks like a swirl It looks kind of similar to Splash inyour previous exhibition

Yoo Not exactly I made the work because I was interested in thestructure of spinning I hope that it can open a discussion on skyspace or some sort of a structure in the world I have recently been tothe Joshua Tree Desert in California and it looked as though all thethings that are in the process of extinction are exhibited there Therocks are transforming into sands and also the trees hundred yearsold cactuses etchellip all those things were becoming sand There I feltlike I was facing extinction as a reality Actually in Namsan andGyeongju I once tried to expose such places of disappearancethrough my daily life But it did not work well I guess that regret hasremained somewhere in my mind and then turned into this newseries of works after I visited the desert in California

21

Kang It sounds interesting to see how your experience with swirlingis going to be realized I personally liked the shower series in yourpast exhibitions which you dealt with the subjects of body Wehumans cover ourselves with clothes all the time and it is theshower or the bathroom where we become completely naked It isquite amazing experience to look carefully at onersquos own bodyhellip thatof a middle aged man

Yoo The shower is actually quite psychological space itself Althoughit is only a short moment in our daily life we experience manythoughts in our head while taking a shower inside intense watersound Everything gets mixed up in the shower It is a place wherewe become fully conscious of our own bodies boldly I wanted toexpress that kind of experience in this work

Kang It is quite different from public bath house experiences There Idonrsquot get self-conscious about my own body that much but when Iam alone in the shower somehow I feel my limit as a human that Iam also a living being who has a body Revealing onersquos existencethrough a shower gives me the same feeling Strangely enough fromtime to time I feel like my body is not mine but someone elsersquos in theshower so actually I once made a drawing of a similar subject matter

Yoo However it is somewhat tricky subject matter to deal with inOriental painting when considering the existing problems of the use ofbrush stroke It is almost impossible to express this subtleness withthe brush strokes of Oriental painting

Kang It looks like you have lots of printmaking works too When doyou usually work on printmaking

Yoo Yes I have made about several hundred pieces of woodcutprints so far I just havenrsquot had a chance to exhibit them My hand justnaturally comes to and holds a chisel and then it leads me into wood-block prints It is not necessarily that I have a particular reason for thatbut it just works as some sort of control In the beginning of 1990s Ihad many concerns about forms related to Korean paper and brushAnd during that time I made almost one or two pieces a day andthen worked on the paper I guess I was able to feel satisfied by theformativeness in printmaking As I pressed the woodblock I felt like aperfect formation was being born I was going through lots of trial anderror between my own inner energy that I wanted to express and theKorean paper that absorbed it as a black hole at that time so to me Iprobably had to get rid of my thirst with something like woodcutprints Looking back I think the problem was that I was having troublewith the paper which might be appropriate to the abstract mentalityof Asia as it has been so historically I did not want to put it into the

paper but rather wanted to put it down to earth and that is probablywhy I was having so much trouble with it

Kang It is probably due to the peculiar characteristics of the materialsof Oriental painting In Western painting paints have a strong materialpresence so it can reveal the traces of the artistrsquos action very well Onthe other hand in Asian painting the way of revealing the artistrsquosexistence itself is quite different so often it is really hard to see theindications of the artistrsquos effort They donrsquot really get revealed MaybeI can call it an art of absorption force In other words the materiality ofthe paints just disappears into the painting Maybe you might havewanted to leave some sort of records that you as an artist used yourbody and make traces of physical labor

Yoo I might have had some desire of physical properties Workingwith printmaking might have been a proxy contentment and comfortto me These days I have been working on printmaking with anattitude that maximizes its physical property Do you have any goal foryour photography

Kang I donrsquot really have anything clear I just think that it ismeaningful that I could create proof that I have seen somethingthrough photography and painting in this time which both emphasizethe act of seeing I feel that it is very important that there is a worldthat enables me to keep working rather than having some concretedesires or goals To me the act of producing itself is more importantthan how to make the images

Yoo I also realize that each moment that I encounter things in theworld is very precious and this kind of confirmative work is one of thevery important processes

Kang In my case I look at the changes of nature and the world morein awe Especially in April and May when new leaves are coming out Ifeel a desire to express my homage to the exploding diversity of greenleaves Everyday comes to me as a surprise during that time of year

Yoo In my case I feel quite surprised and moved whenever I see theautumn leaves falling It is tearfully beautiful to me Autumn camealready here

Recording and noting Kang Jaehyun (Curator) Cho Youngryun (Intern Curator)

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

23

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 200times212cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

25

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

26

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

27

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

29

30

1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

33

1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

35

eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

Page 5: Geun-Taek Yoo

5

사비나미술관은 2009년 11월 작가 유근택의 개인전을 마련한다 유근택은 지난 2004년 사비나미술관에서의 전시 이후 일본을

비롯하여중국 LA 등 국내외수많은주요전시에참여하면서그만의기량을펼치고있다 해마다사비나미술관은작품의독창성

과뛰어난표현기법 투철한작가정신을가진작가를선정하여전시를마련해왔으며 이번유근택의전시또한작가의기량을맘껏

발휘한뛰어난작품으로사비나미술관을가득채울것이다

그는 주변에존재하는사물이나풍경등을순간포착하여그것이가지는특별한에너지를채집한다lsquo일상의호흡rsquo이라는일관된

주제를보다심도있게발전시켜나간이번전시에서는차창밖이나공원에서만난풍경 여행중에발견한놀라움 작가의생활공

간등을그만의독특한시점으로표현한작품을선보인다시점이라고이야기하는이유는필자가작가의작품을 할때마다느끼

는기묘한긴장감때문이다 그의그림을보고있노라면마치그의행보를바짝뒤쫓는것같은리얼한현장감을가지게되는데 이

는작가의정신세계와하루도붓을놓지않는노동력이밀착되어만들어낸긴장감이라고생각한다

이번전시에서는 2005년부터주요주제로삼아왔던lsquo만찬rsquo시리즈의정점이라할수있는 높이 5m에가까운작품 lt어떤만찬gt이

1층 전시장에상하로 배치되어 공간을 압도한다 특히 솟아오르는물줄기의다양한 형태를 연구한 lt분수gt 시리즈와 온갖 사물을

사막한가운데흐트러트리고휘휘돌려화면가득배치한작품 lt세상의시작gt이새롭게선보인다 또한사비나미술관지하전시장

에는하나의소재에서다양한화면구성과변화를시도한 24점의 lt만유사생gt시리즈가전시되는데 같은장소에다른시간(상황)을

표현한이작품들은사방의벽면에높게배치됨으로써시공의차이에서오는느슨함과긴장감을동시에불러일으킨다

유근택은lsquo그리는것rsquo이몸에배인 그의표현을빌자면그리는행위가lsquo체화(體化)rsquo된작가다 유근택의언어(정신)와행동(표현)은

무던히도일관되어있다 어느지면에서예술가로써끝까지살아남기위해갖추어야할세가지조건이ldquo예술가적재능 불타는열

정 예술가로서성공하고싶은야심rdquo이라고했다 우리가유근택의작업세계를주목할수밖에없는이유는이세가지요소를두루

갖춘작가이기때문일것이다

기획의글

강재현 (사비나미술관큐레이터)

7

인사말이명옥

ForewordSavina Lee

기획의글강재현

Exhibition Plannerrsquos NoteKang Jae-Hyun

분수

Fountain

유근택 강홍구작가 담

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

세상의시작 자라는실내

Beginning of the World Growing Room

사물의존재와지각방식에 한질문 몸의 수행성그리고그사이들윤진섭

Presence of objects and questions about method of perception

performance of the body and its intervalsYoon Jin sup

만찬

Supper

萬有寫生 만유사생

Depiction of the Universe

약력

Biography

목차

Contents

3

5

9

14

23

30

36

45

72

분수 Fountain 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

9

분수 Fountain 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

10

분수 Fountain 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

11

분수 Fountain 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

13

14

1

강홍구(이하_강) 오늘자리에서무슨이야기를해야할까생각해봤는데일

단 시작은 회화에 관한 이야기를 하기로 하죠 동양화를 비롯한 회화로 무

엇을할수있을것인가 어떻게원하는바로도달할것인가하는방법의문

제에 해이야기해보도록하는건어떨까요이번개인전은어떻습니까

유근택(이하_유) 회화적 행위가 지닌 노동은 어쩔 수 없이 아날로그적인

부딪침의미학일수밖에없지만나는오히려그곳에가능성이있다고생

각해요 그것은 결국 그 시 나 개인의 존재론적인 질문과 맞닿아있기 때

문입니다 회화의역사는초기부터지금까지각시 마다의존재론을드러

내고있는데그것은 21세기에도유효하다고생각됩니다 궁극적으로는나

의회화 그리고 시간이가진유한성의문제에 해계속적으로질문을던

지고 싶습니다 그것은 결국ldquo시간에 하여 예술이 어떻게 저항할 수 있

을것인가rdquo라는부분이죠

강 그건 오래전부터 다루어졌던 문제입니다 미술의 기본적 출발점이 죽

음과 시간에 한 저항에서 시작된 것이니까요 그리고 그것이 아직도 유

효함을 증명하기 위한 방편으로 인간은 사진 회화와 같은 이미지를 끊임

없이 생산해 왔죠 달리 말하면 어쨌든 인간은 필연적으로 이미지를 생산

하지않으면안되는존재인것이지요 유선생은지금인간혹은화가로서

의정체성에 한증명 유한한시간성에 한탐구를말하고있는것같은

데 존재에 한 부분은 본질적인 이야기라 처음부터 너무 커다란 주제를

다루는것이아닐까생각하는데

유 사실 존재에 한 질문은 거창한 화두라기보다는 회화는 결국 작가의

태도나 몸의 미학을 반 한다는 것이죠 저는 수업을 하면서 가끔 선생님

의 작품을 참고로 합니다 선생님의 작품들을 하면 사진적인 테크닉을

떠난선생님의태도와직결되고있다고생각되는데요 어딘지모르게 상

에 한시니컬한선생의표정을느낄수있는점이흥미롭고또한사진이

라는것이다분히회화적인감성으로다가온다는것이지요

강 제 경우사진작업은회화의변용입니다 유선생도마찬가지로다른종

류의이미지로표현가능한것을단지그린것이라는생각이듭니다 유선

생의경우에는지금벽에붙어있는그림처럼아파트내부 공원 등의평범

한 것에서 작업이 시작되는데 만찬 시리즈는 다소 달라 보입니다 개인적

으로 유선생의lsquo만찬rsquo시리즈 작품을 보면서 디너쇼나 뒤풀이 오프닝 파

티와 같은 데서 비롯되었는지 그런 장면이 보여주는 일종의 과잉이 만찬

시리즈작품의시작점인지궁금합니다

유 물론 평소에도 그런 뒤풀이 같은 장소에서 먹음직스럽게 잘 차려진

테이블이 행사가끝날때즈음에는놀랄정도로변질되어가는과정이내

겐 무척 흥미로웠어요 어느 날 텔레비전에서 다빈치의 lt최후의 만찬gt을

복원하기 전 상태를 보았는데 만찬 부분만 클로즈업한 장면이 있었어요

만찬의잔이나음식들이떨어져나간벽속에서유령처럼놀라운에너지를

발견했어요그것은일종의자연이만들어낸소멸의힘이었는지도몰라요

처음의 만찬작업은자연의소멸과같은지점에서 숲 속에서벌어진만찬

에서 손의 움직임만 포착한것이었어요 작업을 하면 할수록 점점 음식의

먹고 먹히는 관계나 욕망이 충돌하는 지점에 주목하기도 하고 가끔 정치

적인이슈를다루기도하면서해석의폭을확장하고있어요 얄타회담이나

최근의 육자회담도 결국 각국의 이익과 이해관계가 충돌하는 장소일 수

있다는거지요

강 저도 발표한 적은 없지만 작업 초기에 만찬 관련 사진을 찍은 적이 있

습니다 서울시립미술관에서 국제전 관련한 오프닝 파티 는데 유 선생

작업은내작업과시선이겹치는부분이많은것같아요

2

유 선생님작업은사진작업이지만공감하는부분이많이있습니다 lt고사

관수도gt(高士觀水圖 1999~2001년) 뿐만 아니라 한강변을 보여주는lsquo공

원rsquo시리즈lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo을보여주는사진작업들이개인적으로는좋았는

데 그 작업들은 선생님의 주변에서 출발하고 있지만 단지 보는 장면에 머

무르지않고뒤통수에서이야기를끄집어내고있다는생각이듭니다 일상

속에존재하는또다른언어를끄집어내고그것들을증폭시키고있는작품

들이라고생각하는데나는그런지점과공감되는부분이많은듯합니다

강 여기 작업실까지 오면서 유 선생의 그림에 나오는 교통용 볼록 거울

초록색 버스 거리의 나무들 이런 것들이 보 어요 그러나 유 선생 같은

경우 일상의 장면을 재현적으로 묘사하는 것을 넘어서고 있지요 게다가

기법적으로lsquo과슈rsquo라는 서양식 재료와lsquo호분rsquo이라는 동양식 재료를 같이

섞어쓰고있는데 그래서화선지안으로먹혀들면서도밖으로튀어나오는

느낌이 들고 재료의 물질성이 긴장감 있게 존재하는 것 같습니다 화선지

에 쭉 빨려 들어가거나 아크릴로 튀어나오는 것만 있었다면 그런 느낌이

없었을텐데말이지요

유 재료의 문제도 말할 수있겠네요 호분을 작업에본격적으로 사용하기

시작한 것이 1999년도 원서갤러리에서의 lt창 밖을 나선 풍경gt에서 는

유근택 강홍구작가대담

15

데 제겐 꽤 상징적인작업이었습니다 그 전부터 느껴오던부분이기도 한

데 당시에는 동양화라는 지나친 관념적 정신주의가 나로서는 받아들이기

가 너무 무거웠어요 난 몸으로 느끼는 그 무거움을 땅으로 끌어내리고픈

목적이 있었고 가까이 있는 것들에 한 궁금증과 그것을 어떻게 보여줄

것인가를 고민했지요 그러던 와중에 이 작업을 제작하게 되면서 그러한

회화적인 가능성을 느끼게 되었죠 당시에 살았던 곳은 1층이어서 아파트

창문밖에 지나가는 길이 하나 걸쳐 있었는데 매일 매일의 그 광경들이 내

겐신비스러움이었고궁금한지점이었어요 그래서그것을읽어내기위한

드로잉을하다가현장에서결국 13점을완성하게된거죠 전시를하고나

서창밖의광경들을통하여무수한언어들과해석이가능할수있다는것

을 느끼게 됐고 그 때부터 호분에 한 물성을 발전시켜 나가기 시작했다

고할수있습니다

강 호분을 사용하면서 흔적이 남겨지고 그것이누적됩니다 그런 점이 유

선생의 작업이 지나간 시간에 한 알레고리로 보이도록 작용한 것 같습

니다 주제와 기법이 재료가 가진 물성과의 적절한 결합을 통해 점차적으

로완성되어나간게아니었나싶네요

3

유 중학교어느교과서인가 안쪽전면에정선(鄭敾)의 lt금강전도gt(金剛全

圖 1751년)가 실린 적이 있었어요 당시에 그걸 보면서 마치 실제 금강산

을 체험하고 있는 것 같아 충격적이었습니다 수백년 전의 정선이라는 작

가에 한기초지식도없었던한중학생에게그러한환상적인리얼리티를

경험하게했다는지점이지금생각하면흥미로운부분이에요 장소성에

한 에너지를 회화로 증폭시킬 수 있는 탁월한 감각들은 단지 운필이나 표

현의 문제를 넘어선 작가의 정서와 세계관을 반 하기 때문에 더욱 강렬

하게전달되는것같아요

강 lt인왕제색도gt(仁王霽色圖 1751년) lt박연폭포gt(朴淵瀑布 1750년경)

등을보고있으면정말육체성을느낄수있지요 저도정선의그림을일부

러찾아다니면서봤었는데 그작품들은눈으로본것과기타의것들이체

화된 것이라는 생각이 들어요 본 것을 어떻게 매개하여 이미지로 보여주

는가에 한고민을했던흔적에서얻어진에너지와힘을느낄수있지요

유 좋은작업들은해석의폭을넓혀주는것같아요 산수는단지시각적인

세계만이 아니라 적절한 표현을 하기가 어렵지만 공감각을 초월한 어떤

세계를보여주고있어요

강 세잔의 현상학적버전을정선이미리체득하여자기식으로구사한것

으로볼수도있을것같아요 그런방식으로접근해야정선이이야기될수

있겠죠 그것은 작품의 방법론이나 정신성 한국성에 한 논의와는 다른

시각에서이야기되어야한다고봅니다 어찌보면작가의몸 육화된체험

에 집중하는 것은 협소한 시각으로 보일 수도 있겠지만 정선이라는 작가

입장에서 보면 진경산수 시 정신이니 하는 것은 개인이 몸으로 체험한

것과는별개이자그이후의문제라고생각합니다

현장에서 발품을 팔아 눈으로 보고 다시 편집하고 하는 과정을 요구하는

사진작업역시 상을똑같이재현하는것이중요한것이아니라 현장에

서내가본것자체의경험이더중요합니다 사진이라는것이겉으로는냉

정하고객관적인작업인것같지만눈으로본것을몸과정신이어떻게해

석한것인가를드러내는것이라고말할수있지요

유 선생님의lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo시리즈를보면알수있듯이 원히변하지않

을 것 같은 견고한 세계들에 말을 걸고 그 속에서 틈을 만들어 내고 그 틈

이 확장하면 할수록 그 해석의 여지는 넓어지는 것이지요 결과적으로 그

것이은평뉴타운을찍은것인지 선생의몸을드러내고있는것인지 아니

면 무차별적인 개발의 폭력성을 고발하고 있는지가 모호하면서도 무성한

언어가확장되고있다는생각이들어요 정선의 lt박연폭포gt나 lt만폭동gt

(萬瀑洞 1734년)도 형상성에 한 문제를 넘어서 해석의 여지가 많아요

이를테면 lt만폭동gt에서 정선은시각적인세계를극단적으로청각화시키

고 있는데 그것이 금강산 전체가 가득찬 물소리를 그린 것인지 혹은 그

곳에있었던정선의몸을토해내고있는지가모호하면서도강한에너지를

확장시키고있어요 고호의 작품에 있어서도예외는 아닐 겁니다 이 지점

에서볼때 작가의 태도나몸의구조가드러나면드러날수록해석의폭이

넓어지고있다는생각을하게됩니다

강 그게 바로 미학에서 말하는lsquo열린 예술로의 가능성rsquo이라고 할 수

있지요

유 요즘에도사진에서회화적질문은던지고있으십니까

강 제 경우에는처음부터사진을하려고시작한것은아니었고내가본이

미지를되도록손으로그리지않고크게만들고싶은데 그에 알맞은접근

법이 없을까 하다가 찾은 것이 사진이었습니다 초기 작품은 작은 디지털

사진을여러장이어붙인것인데작품의구도와시각이회화적요소가강

하죠 요즘에는특히색을실제로칠하고싶은욕망이커져서사진과이미

지를결합하여색을입힌작품도있습니다

16

회화에 한생각도정리해봐야겠다는생각이듭니다 회화는인간이세계

를볼때느끼는모든것 곧 총체성이라고 할만한것을표현하려들지요

하지만 늘 불충분하죠 거기서 오는 불만 공포 불안이 있고 이상하게도

세계에 한 불안을 보여주면서 동시에 그것을 제거하려 드는 이중적인

태도를 갖습니다 서양의 경우 그 불충분함과 불안을 미니멀리즘과 같이

물질적인측면으로환원하여해소하거나기피하려합니다 하지만동양화

는표현할수없는부분을그 로두고아는것까지만표현합니다 세계에

관해불필요하게불안해하지않고명료한것까지만보여준다고나할까요

그리고앞서도말했듯이동양화에는서양화와는달리재현의문제가빠져

있어유사하게그렸어도 상성을드러내려는것이아니지요

유 그것은 아마도 동양미술이 갖고 있는 재료학적인 지점과 긴밀한 관계

가 있다고 생각해요 동양회화의 모태가 서법(書法)이었듯이 모필로 긋는

행위 자체가 작가의 철학적 존재론적인 확인 작업으로서 더 절실했던 것

같아요 그래서 산의풍경을그리더라도시각적인아름다움에머물기보다

는결국자기자신을산을빌어서드러내는 결국에는그것이 상과내가

둘이아닌 내가산이되는육화된어떤경지를지향했던것같습니다

강 그런 철학을그림으로그려몸으로구현해내는것은말로는도달할수

없는지점입니다 동양쪽회화의특성인운필도물질적인뒷받침이있어야

가능한것이지요 운필이라는게모필 먹 종이가발달하면서가능해진것

이고남북조이전의한 의그림같은경우에는나타나지않죠 그렇게보

면화론이나중국철학과더불어물질적인요소들이변증법적으로승화되

어 우리가 알고 있는 필법이나 유형이 만들어져 가는데 그것을 분리해보

는것은잘못된경향이라고생각합니다

유 나는 동양미학이 운필론(澐筆論)에 지나치게 집중되어 있다는 생각을

가끔해요 특히 현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지점들이있거

든요 문화도 문화지만단편적인예로슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람

이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같을수없는것처럼말

이죠 그래서인지 저는 학원 때부터 운필의 문제보다는 정서의 문제를

들춰내는 것이 내 작업의 중요한 목표이자 지점이었던 것 같아요 학원

논문도정선(鄭敾 1676~1759년)의정서에관한논문을썼으니까요

강 바로 그러한점이유선생의강점이라고생각합니다 굉장히구체적인

것에서 시작해서 동양화의 추상성 공허함을 극복했던 것 같아요 생각해

보면 정선이lsquo인왕제색도rsquo를 80세가 넘어서 그렸는데 그 에너지에 깜짝

놀라게됩니다 그런작품을그리기까지얼마나많은인왕산을그렸을지

그리고바라보았을지를생각하면아득해지기도합니다 그런데사람들은

정선이라는작가의육체성에는왜집중하지않는것인지 80이 넘은 육체

를가진인간의개인적특성은왜이야기하지않는지가의문입니다

유 맞는 말씀이세요 세잔느나 고호의 미학만 해도 수많은철학자와 미학

자들이 다각도로 해석하고 있는 것처럼 좀 더 폭넓고 다양한 비평이 있어

야한다고생각해요

강 아마도 단원 김홍도 겸재 정선에 한다시읽기를해야할필요가있

을겁니다

4

강 이번에 출품되는 작품에 해서 이야기해주시죠 새롭게 선보이고자

하는작품이있으신가요

유 이번 전시에서는 내가lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo이라고 명명한 24점이 포함 되어

있어요lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 모든 것들rsquo이란 연작이어서lsquo만유사생(萬有

寫生)rsquo이라고 이름 지었어요 이 작업들은 회화를 호흡의 지점에서 좀 더

직접적인 화를시도하고있는작업입니다 아마디스플레이에따라서느

낌이 다를 것 같아요 만찬 연작과 함께 2층에서는lsquo분수rsquo외에도 사막 속

에일상의사물이던져진작업을보여줄예정이에요

강 사막이 소용돌이처럼 보입니다 전에lsquo풍덩rsquo작업과 비슷해 보이기도

하는데

유 소용돌이라기보다는돌아가는구조가퍽흥미로워서작업을하게됐어

요 하늘이라든가우주 어떤세상의구조에 하여말할수있을것같아서

요 LA의 죠수아트리사막(Joshua Tree)에 가보니소멸하고있는사물들의

어떤거 한만물상같은느낌을받았어요 모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수

백년된선인장과모든사물들이모래화되어가는곳이었어요 소멸이라는

것이 현실적으로 부딪히는 느낌이랄까 저는 한때 경주 남산에서 이러한

시간이 소멸하고 있는 듯 한 지점에 해 이것을 나의 일상에서 드러내려

는시도를한적이있었어요 하지만진전이없었죠 아마도그때의잠재적

으로남아있는미련이사막을다녀와서조금씩모색되고있는것같아요

강 그러한 소용돌이 체험이 어떻게 작업으로 드러날지 궁금하네요 지난

전시 지만유선생작업중에서는육체에 한문제를다룬샤워장시리

17

즈도 있었지요 개인적으로 흥미있는 작업이었습니다 평소에 늘 옷을

입는 인간이 몸을 적나라하게 드러내는 순간이 샤워장이나 목욕탕인데

중년이 된 몸을 찬찬이 바라보는 느낌 그것은 실로 놀라운 체험인 것 같

습니다

유 샤워장은 그 자체로 심리적인 공간입니다 샤워하면서 짧은 순간이지

만의식속에는수많은생각들이스쳐지나가면서물소리의격렬함과함께

뒤범벅이되지요 옷을다벗은행위가혼합이되어내가가진육체를적나

라하게느낄수있는순간을경험하게하는장소이기도합니다 그 작업은

그러한경험들을표현하고싶었어요

강 공중목욕탕과는느낌이너무다르죠 그곳에서는내몸에 한인식이

없는데혼자샤워장에있을때는나의한계 나도육체를가진존재라는사

실을절실하게느낄수있습니다 샤워를 통해서나의존재를끌어내는것

은개인적으로공감을많이하게하는작업이라고생각합니다 기묘하게도

샤워하면서내몸이타인의것같은느낌을받을때가가끔있어서나도그

런비슷한작업을드로잉으로해본적이있어요

유 하지만 동양미술에서 다루기엔 난해한 주제지요 기존의 운필의 문제

만으론이러한미묘한지점을드러내기엔거의불가능하기때문입니다

강 작업실에 와보니 회화 외에도 판화 작업도 많은 거 같네요 판화작업

은주로언제하십니까

유 네 해 놓은 목판작업은 작품수가 수 백 점 돼요 하지만 발표할 시간이

없을따름이죠 자연스럽게칼을들게될때는목판을하게되죠 특별한목

적이있어서가아니라내게있어선일종의어떤조절장치처럼작용하고있

죠 90년 초반은 학졸업후화선지와모필에 한조형적인고민이많은

시기 는데거의하루에한두점씩목판을하고화선지작업을시작했어요

그때는판화에서본질적으로조형적인측면에서위로를받았던것같아요

목판화는 찍는 순간 완벽한 조형이 탄생되는 느낌이었어요 내가 표현하고

싶은 내면적인 에너지와 그것을 블랙홀처럼 빨아들이는 화선지 사이에서

끊임없는 시행착오를 겪고 있었던 시기 기 때문에 목판으로라도 그 갈증

을 해소해야 했는지도 모르죠 지금 생각해보면 화선지는 역사적으로도 동

양의 관념적인 정신세계를 담아내기에 적절할지 모르지만 나는 오히려 그

것을땅위로끌어내리고싶었던지점에서생긴갈등이었던것같아요

강 그건동양적재료가가진특성이기도할겁니다 서양화는물감의물질

성이 강하고 그린 사람의 육체의 흔적이 잘 드러나는데 반해서 동양화는

그린 사람의 존재 자체가 드러나는 방식이 달라서 작가의 육체적 노동의

흔적이 잘 드러나지 않지요 일종에 흡입력의 예술이라고나 할까요 그래

서물감으로그렸다는물질적특성이사라지게되죠 아마도 유선생은자

신이가진육체적노동의흔적 몸을 원초적으로썼다는기록을남기고싶

었을겁니다

유 물성에 한 욕구가 있었는지도모르겠어요 판화작업을 하는 것이 어

쩌면 리만족이고 위로 는지도 몰라요 지금은 판화에 한 태도도 좀

더 물성을 극 화하는 작업을 하고 있어요 강 선생님은 궁극적인 사진을

위한목표지점이있으십니까

강 그런 것은 뚜렷하게 갖고 있지 않아요 다만 본다는 것이 중요시 되는

시 에 사진 회화를 통해서 내가 무엇인가를 보았다는 것에 한 증거를

남길수있다는것이의미있다는생각은합니다 구체적 욕망이나목표보

다는지속적으로작업을할수있게하는세계가있다는것자체가너무중

요하다는느낌이듭니다 그러니까이미지를어떻게생산하겠다는것보다

는그행위자체가중요한것이지요

유 저도 시간이갈수록내가만나는많은사물과순간순간이얼마나소중

한 것인가를 깨닫게 돼요 이러한 확인 작업들이 하나의 중요한 과정이라

는생각을합니다

강 제 경우에는 점점 더 자연과 세계의 변화에 해 경이롭게 보게 됩니

다 특히 새 잎이 나오는 4 5월이 되면 마치 폭발하는 것처럼 솟아오르는

엄청나게 다양한 녹색 나뭇잎들에 존경을 표하고 싶어집니다 그 때는 매

일매일이놀랍습니다

유 전 오히려가을의마른나뭇잎이떨어지는모습을볼때면눈물나도록

아름답고 놀라움을느낍니다 이제벌써가을이네요

녹취및정리 강재현(큐레이터) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

18

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

1Kang Hong-Goo I have been thinking about what we shoulddiscuss today and I think we should begin with a discussion onpaintings How about we talk about what we can do with paintingsincluding Oriental painting the methodological problems concerninghow we reach our goals with it How is your solo exhibition comingthis time

Yoo Geun-Taek Labor that involves the act of drawing containsanalogue style boundaries in its aesthetics however I think that itrather has a possibility for that reason since it after all has a deepconnection to the ontological question of an individual or of the eraThe history of painting has been holding the ontological argument ofeach era and it is still the same in the 21st century In the long run Iwould like to continuously ask a question about the problem of thelimitation of time and of my painting After all it is a part of the answerto the question ldquohow art is going to resist against timerdquo

Kang That is a problem that many have been dealing with from along time ago because the starting point of art was the resistance ofdeath and time And humans have been producing images inphotography and paintings constantly in order to prove that it is stillvalid In other words humans somehow are the subsistence thatneeds to keep making images Now you seem to be talking about thesearch of the limitation of time the proof of identity as an artist and Ithink that it may be too big of a subject to talk about from thebeginning especially the thing about substance is too fundamental todiscuss

Yoo As a matter of fact the question about substance can be areflection of the fact that paintings are the artistrsquos attitude theaesthetic of the artistrsquos body rather than a big topic From time totime I reference your work in my class Whenever I look at your workI feel that it is very much related to your attitude quitestraightforwardly aside from your techniques in photography I find itvery interesting that your work somehow makes me feel your cynicalattitude toward your subject matter and the pictorial sensitivity in yourwork is very interesting to me

Kang In my case photography is another type of painting Just likeyou I also painted subjects that can be expressed by different typesof images In your case like these paintings on the wall most of yourworks begin with something very common such as the interior ofapartment or some parks but then the Supper series seemssomewhat different from others Personally I am wondering if yourSupper series started from your experiences with some diner showsafter parties or opening parties Was the excessiveness of such

parties the starting point of your work

Yoo Of course the process of the deterioration of party tables got myattention That the table that is set up with great stuff gets totallytransformed by the end of a party seems interesting And one day Iwatched a documentary on the restoration process of da Vincirsquos theLast Supper on TV There they showed the previous state of the workbefore its restoration and in the close up scene of the supper part Iwas able to find a surprising energy from the deteriorating images ofglasses and food That was a sort of terminating power of nature Inthe beginning of my Supper project I captured the images of the handmovements at a supper table set up in forest However as I workedon the series more and more I sometimes focused on the clash-points of desires or the relationships that surround the act of eatingor sometimes even dealt with political issues By doing so I think thatI have been expanding the range of its interpretation Such as YaltaConference or the Six Parties talk in recent news can be places whereeach participating nationrsquos benefits and understanding clash

Kang I have never presented it but I have taken a picture related to asupper a long time ago I took it at an opening party of someinternational exhibition at Seoul City Art Museum and in this sense Iguess there are some areas that your perspectives and mine overlap

2 Yoo Your work is a photographic work but there are many partswhere I share a strong affinity with you I personally likedGosagwansoodo (a scholar overlooking water from the high hill 1999-2001) your Park series that showed the scenes around the riversideand your Eunpyung New Town work And I think you donrsquot justrepresent some scenes for viewing but you seem to be taking outmore stories from the back I think these are the works that bring outanother language existing in our everyday life and then maximize itand I think on that point I can share my sensitivity with you

Kang Today on my way here I could see a convex traffic mirror agreen bus and street trees which often appear in your paintingsHowever in your case you are beyond the representational stage ofeveryday life scenes In techniques you use gouache a western painting material andHoboon (Chinese white) an Asian material together and I think thatbecause of that reason it creates some kind of tense atmospheresince the images seem to be soaked onto the paper at the same timethey stand out as if they are about to come out of the canvas If youworked with only one material you would not have been able to givesuch layers

19

Yoo I should say something about the problems regarding paintingmaterials It was around 1999 when I started to use Chinese white inmy work I used it for The Scenery Outside Window in an exhibition atWonseo Gallery and it was a very symbolic work for me Long beforethe exhibition I had been feeling so heavy and burdened about theextreme idealism of Oriental Painting of that time I really wanted toput such heavy feelings down to the ground therefore I thought veryhard about things around myself and how to represent them In themean time I made this work and found an artistic possibility in it Atthat time I was living on the first floor of an apartment building andthere was a pathway right outside our window So I was able toobserve different scenes each day and those everyday scenes cameto me as interesting and mysterious experiences I began to makedrawings to study them and then ended up making 13 pieces ofworks there After that exhibition I realized that through the scenesoutside my window numerous languages and interpretations can beapplied and from that time I started to use the Chinese white anddevelop its property

Kang When using Chinese white it leaves traces and it alsoaccumulates I guess maybe that characteristic of Chinese whiteworked as an allegory of the time that has passed in your work Itsounds like the subject matter and techniques got mixed well with theproperties of the painting materials and gradually completed the series

3 Yoo There was a printed copy of the image of Geumgangjeondo (TheEntire Landscape of Geumgang Mountain) by Jeong Seon (1751) inthe inside cover of my middle school textbook At that time I felt as ifI was looking at the real Geumgang Mountain and it was a quiteshocking experience to me It was amazing that the artist from severalhundred years ago made some middle school student who had noidea about who he was to experience the fantastic reality of a place Ithink that the great sensitivities that amplify the energy of a place in apainting do not just come from how to use brush strokes or itsexpressions but more from the artistrsquos own sentiments and outlookon the world When they reflect those of the artist the works give amore grand sensation

Kang When looking at Inwangjesekdo (1751) Bakyeonpokpo (around1750) we can feel the physicality of the work more I also often wentto the museum to look at his works and every time his works gaveme a feeling that he combined what he actually saw at the sites withother elements I can feel his power and energy from the traces ofhis concerns about how to realize the images with what he hadactually seen

Yoo Good works surely expand the range of their interpretation Icanrsquot really come up with any proper words for this however I thinkEast Asian style landscape paintings represent something beyondtime and space not just some visual expression of the existing world

Kang Maybe we could say that Jeong Seon understood thephenomenological interpretation ahead of Cezanne and applied it inhis own way I think that in that way we can continue our discussionon Jeong Seonrsquos art It should be dealt with with a perspective thatrests aside from the methodology spirituality and Koreanness of hisart On one hand it might look as a small vision to concentrate on theexperience of the artist or the realization of his experience howeverfrom Jeong Seonrsquos point of view Jingyungsansu (landscape paintingof actual scenery) or the spirit of the times would have been aseparate issue from what he himself experienced with his own bodyIn terms of photography which requires the artistrsquos own experienceat the site and editing process after that again the artistrsquos ownexperience at the site is more important than how to realisticallyrepresent the subject matter Photography might appear as objectivework but it is after all about how my body and mind interpret theexperience of seeing

Yoo As we can see from looking at your Eunpyung New Townseries the range of analysis is expanded when we talk about solid andsecure worlds make a crevice in them and then watch as the crevicegets bigger and bigger As a result it is hard to see if you arerepresenting yourself or if you are representing Enpyung New Townor if you are making an issue of the violence of indifferentdevelopment plans Actually Jeong Seonrsquos Bakyeon Fallrsquos andManpokdong (Village of 10000 Water Falls) 1734 has many possiblereadings not just about the issues of its form For instance inManpokdong Jeong Seon was giving an extreme aura to the visualworld it is hard to see whether he was depicting the sound of the bigwater falls thundering in Geumgang Mountain or if he wasexpressing the experiences of his body at the site Either way we canfeel a strong energy Van Goghrsquos work is not different from thisWhen considering this issue at this point I think that whenever theartistrsquos attitude or the structure of his experience is revealed therange of interpretation is maximized

Kang That is probably what they call lsquoopen artrsquo in aesthetics

Yoo Are you still asking questions of painting through yourphotography

Kang In my case I didnrsquot mean to do photography from thebeginning I just wanted to find a way to maximize the size of the

20

images that I saw without using hands and then I came tophotography In my earlier photographic works I put many digitalphotos together and they have a strong sense of drawing in itscomposition and perspectives These days sometimes I want toactually paint on the photos so I started to make my works with amixture of photography and some painted image I think that I shouldwrap up my thoughts about paintings here Paintings expresseverything that human sees from the world Nevertheless it alwaysfeels not enough Fear dissatisfaction insecurity in the worldhellipsomehow people want to represent such feelings through paintingand at the same time try to get rid of the feelings Strangely in theWest they try to get rid of or transform such insecurity andinsufficiency through materialism Minimalism can be a goodexample On the other hand in Oriental painting the artists leave theunrepresentable area as it is and express it up to its representablelimit In other words they tend to be more relaxed toward the issue ofrepresentation and just represent what they can do clearly And as Imentioned earlier in Oriental painting the issue of representation wasnot that critical so if the subject matters are represented as close tothe real it is different from revealing the actuality of the object

Yoo It probably has a close tie with the aspect of painting materials ofEast Asian art Since the mother of Oriental painting was calligraphythe act of brush stroke was considered more important to the artist ashis philosophical and ontological confirmation process That is whyartists try to reflect themselves through drawing mountains not justenjoying the visual pleasure of mountains In other words they desiredto reach a place where the object and the artist can become one

Kang To draw such philosophy and make it into a concrete body is alevel that cannot easily be reached Brush stroke techniques a specialcharacteristic of Oriental painting are also realized with materialsupport Brush stroke techniques became possible after brushesChinese ink and paper were more developed It did not appear inpainting before the North and South Dynasties era In this sense thebrush stroke and styles that we now know have been formalized withpainting theories and Chinese philosophy therefore it is wrong toseparate them from each other

Yoo I think that Asian aesthetics place too much stress on the brushstroke theory Especially in this contemporary society there are thingsthat we cannot express with brush strokes alone For instance aworld that a sad person sees would be different from the world that ahappy person sees although both of them are looking at the samescenes So I have been working on the problem of sentiments ratherthan the problems of brush strokes since my graduate study Mythesis was about the sentiments of Jeong Seon (1676-1759)

Kang That is your strength You started from very concrete point andovercame the abstract and emptiness of Asian painting I am verysurprised about the fact that Jeong Seon was over 80 years old whenhe drew Inwangjesekdo (Landscape of Inwang Mountain) The energyof the work is absolutely amazing I even get quite dizzy when thinkingabout how many drawings of Inwang Mountain he would have doneor looked at the mountain until he completed the work But peopledonrsquot talk about why the artist Jeong Seon did not concentrate on thephysicality of the artist the personal characteristics of the 80 years oldman when discussing his work

Yoo You are right Like those philosophers and aestheticians whostudy and research Cezanne or Van Gogh with various perspectivesJeong Seonrsquos art world should be studied more

Kang Indeed it is necessary to begin the re-interpretation of DanwonKim Hongdo and Gyeomjae Jeong Seon

4Kang Please introduce this exhibition Is there any new work

Yoo In this exhibition I am going to show 24 pieces of works that Icall Visual Breathing It is a continuation of the Everything ThatConsists of Me series So I named it Depiction of the Universe Theseare the works which I am trying to have a direct conversation withfrom the place of breathing Maybe it will give somewhat differentfeeling depending on how I display it With the Supper series and theFountain on the second floor exhibition space I am going to displaysome new works that show objects from our daily lives beingscattered about in the desert

Kang The desert looks like a swirl It looks kind of similar to Splash inyour previous exhibition

Yoo Not exactly I made the work because I was interested in thestructure of spinning I hope that it can open a discussion on skyspace or some sort of a structure in the world I have recently been tothe Joshua Tree Desert in California and it looked as though all thethings that are in the process of extinction are exhibited there Therocks are transforming into sands and also the trees hundred yearsold cactuses etchellip all those things were becoming sand There I feltlike I was facing extinction as a reality Actually in Namsan andGyeongju I once tried to expose such places of disappearancethrough my daily life But it did not work well I guess that regret hasremained somewhere in my mind and then turned into this newseries of works after I visited the desert in California

21

Kang It sounds interesting to see how your experience with swirlingis going to be realized I personally liked the shower series in yourpast exhibitions which you dealt with the subjects of body Wehumans cover ourselves with clothes all the time and it is theshower or the bathroom where we become completely naked It isquite amazing experience to look carefully at onersquos own bodyhellip thatof a middle aged man

Yoo The shower is actually quite psychological space itself Althoughit is only a short moment in our daily life we experience manythoughts in our head while taking a shower inside intense watersound Everything gets mixed up in the shower It is a place wherewe become fully conscious of our own bodies boldly I wanted toexpress that kind of experience in this work

Kang It is quite different from public bath house experiences There Idonrsquot get self-conscious about my own body that much but when Iam alone in the shower somehow I feel my limit as a human that Iam also a living being who has a body Revealing onersquos existencethrough a shower gives me the same feeling Strangely enough fromtime to time I feel like my body is not mine but someone elsersquos in theshower so actually I once made a drawing of a similar subject matter

Yoo However it is somewhat tricky subject matter to deal with inOriental painting when considering the existing problems of the use ofbrush stroke It is almost impossible to express this subtleness withthe brush strokes of Oriental painting

Kang It looks like you have lots of printmaking works too When doyou usually work on printmaking

Yoo Yes I have made about several hundred pieces of woodcutprints so far I just havenrsquot had a chance to exhibit them My hand justnaturally comes to and holds a chisel and then it leads me into wood-block prints It is not necessarily that I have a particular reason for thatbut it just works as some sort of control In the beginning of 1990s Ihad many concerns about forms related to Korean paper and brushAnd during that time I made almost one or two pieces a day andthen worked on the paper I guess I was able to feel satisfied by theformativeness in printmaking As I pressed the woodblock I felt like aperfect formation was being born I was going through lots of trial anderror between my own inner energy that I wanted to express and theKorean paper that absorbed it as a black hole at that time so to me Iprobably had to get rid of my thirst with something like woodcutprints Looking back I think the problem was that I was having troublewith the paper which might be appropriate to the abstract mentalityof Asia as it has been so historically I did not want to put it into the

paper but rather wanted to put it down to earth and that is probablywhy I was having so much trouble with it

Kang It is probably due to the peculiar characteristics of the materialsof Oriental painting In Western painting paints have a strong materialpresence so it can reveal the traces of the artistrsquos action very well Onthe other hand in Asian painting the way of revealing the artistrsquosexistence itself is quite different so often it is really hard to see theindications of the artistrsquos effort They donrsquot really get revealed MaybeI can call it an art of absorption force In other words the materiality ofthe paints just disappears into the painting Maybe you might havewanted to leave some sort of records that you as an artist used yourbody and make traces of physical labor

Yoo I might have had some desire of physical properties Workingwith printmaking might have been a proxy contentment and comfortto me These days I have been working on printmaking with anattitude that maximizes its physical property Do you have any goal foryour photography

Kang I donrsquot really have anything clear I just think that it ismeaningful that I could create proof that I have seen somethingthrough photography and painting in this time which both emphasizethe act of seeing I feel that it is very important that there is a worldthat enables me to keep working rather than having some concretedesires or goals To me the act of producing itself is more importantthan how to make the images

Yoo I also realize that each moment that I encounter things in theworld is very precious and this kind of confirmative work is one of thevery important processes

Kang In my case I look at the changes of nature and the world morein awe Especially in April and May when new leaves are coming out Ifeel a desire to express my homage to the exploding diversity of greenleaves Everyday comes to me as a surprise during that time of year

Yoo In my case I feel quite surprised and moved whenever I see theautumn leaves falling It is tearfully beautiful to me Autumn camealready here

Recording and noting Kang Jaehyun (Curator) Cho Youngryun (Intern Curator)

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

23

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 200times212cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

25

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

26

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

27

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

29

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1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

33

1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

35

eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

Page 6: Geun-Taek Yoo

7

인사말이명옥

ForewordSavina Lee

기획의글강재현

Exhibition Plannerrsquos NoteKang Jae-Hyun

분수

Fountain

유근택 강홍구작가 담

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

세상의시작 자라는실내

Beginning of the World Growing Room

사물의존재와지각방식에 한질문 몸의 수행성그리고그사이들윤진섭

Presence of objects and questions about method of perception

performance of the body and its intervalsYoon Jin sup

만찬

Supper

萬有寫生 만유사생

Depiction of the Universe

약력

Biography

목차

Contents

3

5

9

14

23

30

36

45

72

분수 Fountain 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

9

분수 Fountain 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

10

분수 Fountain 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

11

분수 Fountain 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

13

14

1

강홍구(이하_강) 오늘자리에서무슨이야기를해야할까생각해봤는데일

단 시작은 회화에 관한 이야기를 하기로 하죠 동양화를 비롯한 회화로 무

엇을할수있을것인가 어떻게원하는바로도달할것인가하는방법의문

제에 해이야기해보도록하는건어떨까요이번개인전은어떻습니까

유근택(이하_유) 회화적 행위가 지닌 노동은 어쩔 수 없이 아날로그적인

부딪침의미학일수밖에없지만나는오히려그곳에가능성이있다고생

각해요 그것은 결국 그 시 나 개인의 존재론적인 질문과 맞닿아있기 때

문입니다 회화의역사는초기부터지금까지각시 마다의존재론을드러

내고있는데그것은 21세기에도유효하다고생각됩니다 궁극적으로는나

의회화 그리고 시간이가진유한성의문제에 해계속적으로질문을던

지고 싶습니다 그것은 결국ldquo시간에 하여 예술이 어떻게 저항할 수 있

을것인가rdquo라는부분이죠

강 그건 오래전부터 다루어졌던 문제입니다 미술의 기본적 출발점이 죽

음과 시간에 한 저항에서 시작된 것이니까요 그리고 그것이 아직도 유

효함을 증명하기 위한 방편으로 인간은 사진 회화와 같은 이미지를 끊임

없이 생산해 왔죠 달리 말하면 어쨌든 인간은 필연적으로 이미지를 생산

하지않으면안되는존재인것이지요 유선생은지금인간혹은화가로서

의정체성에 한증명 유한한시간성에 한탐구를말하고있는것같은

데 존재에 한 부분은 본질적인 이야기라 처음부터 너무 커다란 주제를

다루는것이아닐까생각하는데

유 사실 존재에 한 질문은 거창한 화두라기보다는 회화는 결국 작가의

태도나 몸의 미학을 반 한다는 것이죠 저는 수업을 하면서 가끔 선생님

의 작품을 참고로 합니다 선생님의 작품들을 하면 사진적인 테크닉을

떠난선생님의태도와직결되고있다고생각되는데요 어딘지모르게 상

에 한시니컬한선생의표정을느낄수있는점이흥미롭고또한사진이

라는것이다분히회화적인감성으로다가온다는것이지요

강 제 경우사진작업은회화의변용입니다 유선생도마찬가지로다른종

류의이미지로표현가능한것을단지그린것이라는생각이듭니다 유선

생의경우에는지금벽에붙어있는그림처럼아파트내부 공원 등의평범

한 것에서 작업이 시작되는데 만찬 시리즈는 다소 달라 보입니다 개인적

으로 유선생의lsquo만찬rsquo시리즈 작품을 보면서 디너쇼나 뒤풀이 오프닝 파

티와 같은 데서 비롯되었는지 그런 장면이 보여주는 일종의 과잉이 만찬

시리즈작품의시작점인지궁금합니다

유 물론 평소에도 그런 뒤풀이 같은 장소에서 먹음직스럽게 잘 차려진

테이블이 행사가끝날때즈음에는놀랄정도로변질되어가는과정이내

겐 무척 흥미로웠어요 어느 날 텔레비전에서 다빈치의 lt최후의 만찬gt을

복원하기 전 상태를 보았는데 만찬 부분만 클로즈업한 장면이 있었어요

만찬의잔이나음식들이떨어져나간벽속에서유령처럼놀라운에너지를

발견했어요그것은일종의자연이만들어낸소멸의힘이었는지도몰라요

처음의 만찬작업은자연의소멸과같은지점에서 숲 속에서벌어진만찬

에서 손의 움직임만 포착한것이었어요 작업을 하면 할수록 점점 음식의

먹고 먹히는 관계나 욕망이 충돌하는 지점에 주목하기도 하고 가끔 정치

적인이슈를다루기도하면서해석의폭을확장하고있어요 얄타회담이나

최근의 육자회담도 결국 각국의 이익과 이해관계가 충돌하는 장소일 수

있다는거지요

강 저도 발표한 적은 없지만 작업 초기에 만찬 관련 사진을 찍은 적이 있

습니다 서울시립미술관에서 국제전 관련한 오프닝 파티 는데 유 선생

작업은내작업과시선이겹치는부분이많은것같아요

2

유 선생님작업은사진작업이지만공감하는부분이많이있습니다 lt고사

관수도gt(高士觀水圖 1999~2001년) 뿐만 아니라 한강변을 보여주는lsquo공

원rsquo시리즈lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo을보여주는사진작업들이개인적으로는좋았는

데 그 작업들은 선생님의 주변에서 출발하고 있지만 단지 보는 장면에 머

무르지않고뒤통수에서이야기를끄집어내고있다는생각이듭니다 일상

속에존재하는또다른언어를끄집어내고그것들을증폭시키고있는작품

들이라고생각하는데나는그런지점과공감되는부분이많은듯합니다

강 여기 작업실까지 오면서 유 선생의 그림에 나오는 교통용 볼록 거울

초록색 버스 거리의 나무들 이런 것들이 보 어요 그러나 유 선생 같은

경우 일상의 장면을 재현적으로 묘사하는 것을 넘어서고 있지요 게다가

기법적으로lsquo과슈rsquo라는 서양식 재료와lsquo호분rsquo이라는 동양식 재료를 같이

섞어쓰고있는데 그래서화선지안으로먹혀들면서도밖으로튀어나오는

느낌이 들고 재료의 물질성이 긴장감 있게 존재하는 것 같습니다 화선지

에 쭉 빨려 들어가거나 아크릴로 튀어나오는 것만 있었다면 그런 느낌이

없었을텐데말이지요

유 재료의 문제도 말할 수있겠네요 호분을 작업에본격적으로 사용하기

시작한 것이 1999년도 원서갤러리에서의 lt창 밖을 나선 풍경gt에서 는

유근택 강홍구작가대담

15

데 제겐 꽤 상징적인작업이었습니다 그 전부터 느껴오던부분이기도 한

데 당시에는 동양화라는 지나친 관념적 정신주의가 나로서는 받아들이기

가 너무 무거웠어요 난 몸으로 느끼는 그 무거움을 땅으로 끌어내리고픈

목적이 있었고 가까이 있는 것들에 한 궁금증과 그것을 어떻게 보여줄

것인가를 고민했지요 그러던 와중에 이 작업을 제작하게 되면서 그러한

회화적인 가능성을 느끼게 되었죠 당시에 살았던 곳은 1층이어서 아파트

창문밖에 지나가는 길이 하나 걸쳐 있었는데 매일 매일의 그 광경들이 내

겐신비스러움이었고궁금한지점이었어요 그래서그것을읽어내기위한

드로잉을하다가현장에서결국 13점을완성하게된거죠 전시를하고나

서창밖의광경들을통하여무수한언어들과해석이가능할수있다는것

을 느끼게 됐고 그 때부터 호분에 한 물성을 발전시켜 나가기 시작했다

고할수있습니다

강 호분을 사용하면서 흔적이 남겨지고 그것이누적됩니다 그런 점이 유

선생의 작업이 지나간 시간에 한 알레고리로 보이도록 작용한 것 같습

니다 주제와 기법이 재료가 가진 물성과의 적절한 결합을 통해 점차적으

로완성되어나간게아니었나싶네요

3

유 중학교어느교과서인가 안쪽전면에정선(鄭敾)의 lt금강전도gt(金剛全

圖 1751년)가 실린 적이 있었어요 당시에 그걸 보면서 마치 실제 금강산

을 체험하고 있는 것 같아 충격적이었습니다 수백년 전의 정선이라는 작

가에 한기초지식도없었던한중학생에게그러한환상적인리얼리티를

경험하게했다는지점이지금생각하면흥미로운부분이에요 장소성에

한 에너지를 회화로 증폭시킬 수 있는 탁월한 감각들은 단지 운필이나 표

현의 문제를 넘어선 작가의 정서와 세계관을 반 하기 때문에 더욱 강렬

하게전달되는것같아요

강 lt인왕제색도gt(仁王霽色圖 1751년) lt박연폭포gt(朴淵瀑布 1750년경)

등을보고있으면정말육체성을느낄수있지요 저도정선의그림을일부

러찾아다니면서봤었는데 그작품들은눈으로본것과기타의것들이체

화된 것이라는 생각이 들어요 본 것을 어떻게 매개하여 이미지로 보여주

는가에 한고민을했던흔적에서얻어진에너지와힘을느낄수있지요

유 좋은작업들은해석의폭을넓혀주는것같아요 산수는단지시각적인

세계만이 아니라 적절한 표현을 하기가 어렵지만 공감각을 초월한 어떤

세계를보여주고있어요

강 세잔의 현상학적버전을정선이미리체득하여자기식으로구사한것

으로볼수도있을것같아요 그런방식으로접근해야정선이이야기될수

있겠죠 그것은 작품의 방법론이나 정신성 한국성에 한 논의와는 다른

시각에서이야기되어야한다고봅니다 어찌보면작가의몸 육화된체험

에 집중하는 것은 협소한 시각으로 보일 수도 있겠지만 정선이라는 작가

입장에서 보면 진경산수 시 정신이니 하는 것은 개인이 몸으로 체험한

것과는별개이자그이후의문제라고생각합니다

현장에서 발품을 팔아 눈으로 보고 다시 편집하고 하는 과정을 요구하는

사진작업역시 상을똑같이재현하는것이중요한것이아니라 현장에

서내가본것자체의경험이더중요합니다 사진이라는것이겉으로는냉

정하고객관적인작업인것같지만눈으로본것을몸과정신이어떻게해

석한것인가를드러내는것이라고말할수있지요

유 선생님의lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo시리즈를보면알수있듯이 원히변하지않

을 것 같은 견고한 세계들에 말을 걸고 그 속에서 틈을 만들어 내고 그 틈

이 확장하면 할수록 그 해석의 여지는 넓어지는 것이지요 결과적으로 그

것이은평뉴타운을찍은것인지 선생의몸을드러내고있는것인지 아니

면 무차별적인 개발의 폭력성을 고발하고 있는지가 모호하면서도 무성한

언어가확장되고있다는생각이들어요 정선의 lt박연폭포gt나 lt만폭동gt

(萬瀑洞 1734년)도 형상성에 한 문제를 넘어서 해석의 여지가 많아요

이를테면 lt만폭동gt에서 정선은시각적인세계를극단적으로청각화시키

고 있는데 그것이 금강산 전체가 가득찬 물소리를 그린 것인지 혹은 그

곳에있었던정선의몸을토해내고있는지가모호하면서도강한에너지를

확장시키고있어요 고호의 작품에 있어서도예외는 아닐 겁니다 이 지점

에서볼때 작가의 태도나몸의구조가드러나면드러날수록해석의폭이

넓어지고있다는생각을하게됩니다

강 그게 바로 미학에서 말하는lsquo열린 예술로의 가능성rsquo이라고 할 수

있지요

유 요즘에도사진에서회화적질문은던지고있으십니까

강 제 경우에는처음부터사진을하려고시작한것은아니었고내가본이

미지를되도록손으로그리지않고크게만들고싶은데 그에 알맞은접근

법이 없을까 하다가 찾은 것이 사진이었습니다 초기 작품은 작은 디지털

사진을여러장이어붙인것인데작품의구도와시각이회화적요소가강

하죠 요즘에는특히색을실제로칠하고싶은욕망이커져서사진과이미

지를결합하여색을입힌작품도있습니다

16

회화에 한생각도정리해봐야겠다는생각이듭니다 회화는인간이세계

를볼때느끼는모든것 곧 총체성이라고 할만한것을표현하려들지요

하지만 늘 불충분하죠 거기서 오는 불만 공포 불안이 있고 이상하게도

세계에 한 불안을 보여주면서 동시에 그것을 제거하려 드는 이중적인

태도를 갖습니다 서양의 경우 그 불충분함과 불안을 미니멀리즘과 같이

물질적인측면으로환원하여해소하거나기피하려합니다 하지만동양화

는표현할수없는부분을그 로두고아는것까지만표현합니다 세계에

관해불필요하게불안해하지않고명료한것까지만보여준다고나할까요

그리고앞서도말했듯이동양화에는서양화와는달리재현의문제가빠져

있어유사하게그렸어도 상성을드러내려는것이아니지요

유 그것은 아마도 동양미술이 갖고 있는 재료학적인 지점과 긴밀한 관계

가 있다고 생각해요 동양회화의 모태가 서법(書法)이었듯이 모필로 긋는

행위 자체가 작가의 철학적 존재론적인 확인 작업으로서 더 절실했던 것

같아요 그래서 산의풍경을그리더라도시각적인아름다움에머물기보다

는결국자기자신을산을빌어서드러내는 결국에는그것이 상과내가

둘이아닌 내가산이되는육화된어떤경지를지향했던것같습니다

강 그런 철학을그림으로그려몸으로구현해내는것은말로는도달할수

없는지점입니다 동양쪽회화의특성인운필도물질적인뒷받침이있어야

가능한것이지요 운필이라는게모필 먹 종이가발달하면서가능해진것

이고남북조이전의한 의그림같은경우에는나타나지않죠 그렇게보

면화론이나중국철학과더불어물질적인요소들이변증법적으로승화되

어 우리가 알고 있는 필법이나 유형이 만들어져 가는데 그것을 분리해보

는것은잘못된경향이라고생각합니다

유 나는 동양미학이 운필론(澐筆論)에 지나치게 집중되어 있다는 생각을

가끔해요 특히 현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지점들이있거

든요 문화도 문화지만단편적인예로슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람

이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같을수없는것처럼말

이죠 그래서인지 저는 학원 때부터 운필의 문제보다는 정서의 문제를

들춰내는 것이 내 작업의 중요한 목표이자 지점이었던 것 같아요 학원

논문도정선(鄭敾 1676~1759년)의정서에관한논문을썼으니까요

강 바로 그러한점이유선생의강점이라고생각합니다 굉장히구체적인

것에서 시작해서 동양화의 추상성 공허함을 극복했던 것 같아요 생각해

보면 정선이lsquo인왕제색도rsquo를 80세가 넘어서 그렸는데 그 에너지에 깜짝

놀라게됩니다 그런작품을그리기까지얼마나많은인왕산을그렸을지

그리고바라보았을지를생각하면아득해지기도합니다 그런데사람들은

정선이라는작가의육체성에는왜집중하지않는것인지 80이 넘은 육체

를가진인간의개인적특성은왜이야기하지않는지가의문입니다

유 맞는 말씀이세요 세잔느나 고호의 미학만 해도 수많은철학자와 미학

자들이 다각도로 해석하고 있는 것처럼 좀 더 폭넓고 다양한 비평이 있어

야한다고생각해요

강 아마도 단원 김홍도 겸재 정선에 한다시읽기를해야할필요가있

을겁니다

4

강 이번에 출품되는 작품에 해서 이야기해주시죠 새롭게 선보이고자

하는작품이있으신가요

유 이번 전시에서는 내가lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo이라고 명명한 24점이 포함 되어

있어요lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 모든 것들rsquo이란 연작이어서lsquo만유사생(萬有

寫生)rsquo이라고 이름 지었어요 이 작업들은 회화를 호흡의 지점에서 좀 더

직접적인 화를시도하고있는작업입니다 아마디스플레이에따라서느

낌이 다를 것 같아요 만찬 연작과 함께 2층에서는lsquo분수rsquo외에도 사막 속

에일상의사물이던져진작업을보여줄예정이에요

강 사막이 소용돌이처럼 보입니다 전에lsquo풍덩rsquo작업과 비슷해 보이기도

하는데

유 소용돌이라기보다는돌아가는구조가퍽흥미로워서작업을하게됐어

요 하늘이라든가우주 어떤세상의구조에 하여말할수있을것같아서

요 LA의 죠수아트리사막(Joshua Tree)에 가보니소멸하고있는사물들의

어떤거 한만물상같은느낌을받았어요 모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수

백년된선인장과모든사물들이모래화되어가는곳이었어요 소멸이라는

것이 현실적으로 부딪히는 느낌이랄까 저는 한때 경주 남산에서 이러한

시간이 소멸하고 있는 듯 한 지점에 해 이것을 나의 일상에서 드러내려

는시도를한적이있었어요 하지만진전이없었죠 아마도그때의잠재적

으로남아있는미련이사막을다녀와서조금씩모색되고있는것같아요

강 그러한 소용돌이 체험이 어떻게 작업으로 드러날지 궁금하네요 지난

전시 지만유선생작업중에서는육체에 한문제를다룬샤워장시리

17

즈도 있었지요 개인적으로 흥미있는 작업이었습니다 평소에 늘 옷을

입는 인간이 몸을 적나라하게 드러내는 순간이 샤워장이나 목욕탕인데

중년이 된 몸을 찬찬이 바라보는 느낌 그것은 실로 놀라운 체험인 것 같

습니다

유 샤워장은 그 자체로 심리적인 공간입니다 샤워하면서 짧은 순간이지

만의식속에는수많은생각들이스쳐지나가면서물소리의격렬함과함께

뒤범벅이되지요 옷을다벗은행위가혼합이되어내가가진육체를적나

라하게느낄수있는순간을경험하게하는장소이기도합니다 그 작업은

그러한경험들을표현하고싶었어요

강 공중목욕탕과는느낌이너무다르죠 그곳에서는내몸에 한인식이

없는데혼자샤워장에있을때는나의한계 나도육체를가진존재라는사

실을절실하게느낄수있습니다 샤워를 통해서나의존재를끌어내는것

은개인적으로공감을많이하게하는작업이라고생각합니다 기묘하게도

샤워하면서내몸이타인의것같은느낌을받을때가가끔있어서나도그

런비슷한작업을드로잉으로해본적이있어요

유 하지만 동양미술에서 다루기엔 난해한 주제지요 기존의 운필의 문제

만으론이러한미묘한지점을드러내기엔거의불가능하기때문입니다

강 작업실에 와보니 회화 외에도 판화 작업도 많은 거 같네요 판화작업

은주로언제하십니까

유 네 해 놓은 목판작업은 작품수가 수 백 점 돼요 하지만 발표할 시간이

없을따름이죠 자연스럽게칼을들게될때는목판을하게되죠 특별한목

적이있어서가아니라내게있어선일종의어떤조절장치처럼작용하고있

죠 90년 초반은 학졸업후화선지와모필에 한조형적인고민이많은

시기 는데거의하루에한두점씩목판을하고화선지작업을시작했어요

그때는판화에서본질적으로조형적인측면에서위로를받았던것같아요

목판화는 찍는 순간 완벽한 조형이 탄생되는 느낌이었어요 내가 표현하고

싶은 내면적인 에너지와 그것을 블랙홀처럼 빨아들이는 화선지 사이에서

끊임없는 시행착오를 겪고 있었던 시기 기 때문에 목판으로라도 그 갈증

을 해소해야 했는지도 모르죠 지금 생각해보면 화선지는 역사적으로도 동

양의 관념적인 정신세계를 담아내기에 적절할지 모르지만 나는 오히려 그

것을땅위로끌어내리고싶었던지점에서생긴갈등이었던것같아요

강 그건동양적재료가가진특성이기도할겁니다 서양화는물감의물질

성이 강하고 그린 사람의 육체의 흔적이 잘 드러나는데 반해서 동양화는

그린 사람의 존재 자체가 드러나는 방식이 달라서 작가의 육체적 노동의

흔적이 잘 드러나지 않지요 일종에 흡입력의 예술이라고나 할까요 그래

서물감으로그렸다는물질적특성이사라지게되죠 아마도 유선생은자

신이가진육체적노동의흔적 몸을 원초적으로썼다는기록을남기고싶

었을겁니다

유 물성에 한 욕구가 있었는지도모르겠어요 판화작업을 하는 것이 어

쩌면 리만족이고 위로 는지도 몰라요 지금은 판화에 한 태도도 좀

더 물성을 극 화하는 작업을 하고 있어요 강 선생님은 궁극적인 사진을

위한목표지점이있으십니까

강 그런 것은 뚜렷하게 갖고 있지 않아요 다만 본다는 것이 중요시 되는

시 에 사진 회화를 통해서 내가 무엇인가를 보았다는 것에 한 증거를

남길수있다는것이의미있다는생각은합니다 구체적 욕망이나목표보

다는지속적으로작업을할수있게하는세계가있다는것자체가너무중

요하다는느낌이듭니다 그러니까이미지를어떻게생산하겠다는것보다

는그행위자체가중요한것이지요

유 저도 시간이갈수록내가만나는많은사물과순간순간이얼마나소중

한 것인가를 깨닫게 돼요 이러한 확인 작업들이 하나의 중요한 과정이라

는생각을합니다

강 제 경우에는 점점 더 자연과 세계의 변화에 해 경이롭게 보게 됩니

다 특히 새 잎이 나오는 4 5월이 되면 마치 폭발하는 것처럼 솟아오르는

엄청나게 다양한 녹색 나뭇잎들에 존경을 표하고 싶어집니다 그 때는 매

일매일이놀랍습니다

유 전 오히려가을의마른나뭇잎이떨어지는모습을볼때면눈물나도록

아름답고 놀라움을느낍니다 이제벌써가을이네요

녹취및정리 강재현(큐레이터) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

18

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

1Kang Hong-Goo I have been thinking about what we shoulddiscuss today and I think we should begin with a discussion onpaintings How about we talk about what we can do with paintingsincluding Oriental painting the methodological problems concerninghow we reach our goals with it How is your solo exhibition comingthis time

Yoo Geun-Taek Labor that involves the act of drawing containsanalogue style boundaries in its aesthetics however I think that itrather has a possibility for that reason since it after all has a deepconnection to the ontological question of an individual or of the eraThe history of painting has been holding the ontological argument ofeach era and it is still the same in the 21st century In the long run Iwould like to continuously ask a question about the problem of thelimitation of time and of my painting After all it is a part of the answerto the question ldquohow art is going to resist against timerdquo

Kang That is a problem that many have been dealing with from along time ago because the starting point of art was the resistance ofdeath and time And humans have been producing images inphotography and paintings constantly in order to prove that it is stillvalid In other words humans somehow are the subsistence thatneeds to keep making images Now you seem to be talking about thesearch of the limitation of time the proof of identity as an artist and Ithink that it may be too big of a subject to talk about from thebeginning especially the thing about substance is too fundamental todiscuss

Yoo As a matter of fact the question about substance can be areflection of the fact that paintings are the artistrsquos attitude theaesthetic of the artistrsquos body rather than a big topic From time totime I reference your work in my class Whenever I look at your workI feel that it is very much related to your attitude quitestraightforwardly aside from your techniques in photography I find itvery interesting that your work somehow makes me feel your cynicalattitude toward your subject matter and the pictorial sensitivity in yourwork is very interesting to me

Kang In my case photography is another type of painting Just likeyou I also painted subjects that can be expressed by different typesof images In your case like these paintings on the wall most of yourworks begin with something very common such as the interior ofapartment or some parks but then the Supper series seemssomewhat different from others Personally I am wondering if yourSupper series started from your experiences with some diner showsafter parties or opening parties Was the excessiveness of such

parties the starting point of your work

Yoo Of course the process of the deterioration of party tables got myattention That the table that is set up with great stuff gets totallytransformed by the end of a party seems interesting And one day Iwatched a documentary on the restoration process of da Vincirsquos theLast Supper on TV There they showed the previous state of the workbefore its restoration and in the close up scene of the supper part Iwas able to find a surprising energy from the deteriorating images ofglasses and food That was a sort of terminating power of nature Inthe beginning of my Supper project I captured the images of the handmovements at a supper table set up in forest However as I workedon the series more and more I sometimes focused on the clash-points of desires or the relationships that surround the act of eatingor sometimes even dealt with political issues By doing so I think thatI have been expanding the range of its interpretation Such as YaltaConference or the Six Parties talk in recent news can be places whereeach participating nationrsquos benefits and understanding clash

Kang I have never presented it but I have taken a picture related to asupper a long time ago I took it at an opening party of someinternational exhibition at Seoul City Art Museum and in this sense Iguess there are some areas that your perspectives and mine overlap

2 Yoo Your work is a photographic work but there are many partswhere I share a strong affinity with you I personally likedGosagwansoodo (a scholar overlooking water from the high hill 1999-2001) your Park series that showed the scenes around the riversideand your Eunpyung New Town work And I think you donrsquot justrepresent some scenes for viewing but you seem to be taking outmore stories from the back I think these are the works that bring outanother language existing in our everyday life and then maximize itand I think on that point I can share my sensitivity with you

Kang Today on my way here I could see a convex traffic mirror agreen bus and street trees which often appear in your paintingsHowever in your case you are beyond the representational stage ofeveryday life scenes In techniques you use gouache a western painting material andHoboon (Chinese white) an Asian material together and I think thatbecause of that reason it creates some kind of tense atmospheresince the images seem to be soaked onto the paper at the same timethey stand out as if they are about to come out of the canvas If youworked with only one material you would not have been able to givesuch layers

19

Yoo I should say something about the problems regarding paintingmaterials It was around 1999 when I started to use Chinese white inmy work I used it for The Scenery Outside Window in an exhibition atWonseo Gallery and it was a very symbolic work for me Long beforethe exhibition I had been feeling so heavy and burdened about theextreme idealism of Oriental Painting of that time I really wanted toput such heavy feelings down to the ground therefore I thought veryhard about things around myself and how to represent them In themean time I made this work and found an artistic possibility in it Atthat time I was living on the first floor of an apartment building andthere was a pathway right outside our window So I was able toobserve different scenes each day and those everyday scenes cameto me as interesting and mysterious experiences I began to makedrawings to study them and then ended up making 13 pieces ofworks there After that exhibition I realized that through the scenesoutside my window numerous languages and interpretations can beapplied and from that time I started to use the Chinese white anddevelop its property

Kang When using Chinese white it leaves traces and it alsoaccumulates I guess maybe that characteristic of Chinese whiteworked as an allegory of the time that has passed in your work Itsounds like the subject matter and techniques got mixed well with theproperties of the painting materials and gradually completed the series

3 Yoo There was a printed copy of the image of Geumgangjeondo (TheEntire Landscape of Geumgang Mountain) by Jeong Seon (1751) inthe inside cover of my middle school textbook At that time I felt as ifI was looking at the real Geumgang Mountain and it was a quiteshocking experience to me It was amazing that the artist from severalhundred years ago made some middle school student who had noidea about who he was to experience the fantastic reality of a place Ithink that the great sensitivities that amplify the energy of a place in apainting do not just come from how to use brush strokes or itsexpressions but more from the artistrsquos own sentiments and outlookon the world When they reflect those of the artist the works give amore grand sensation

Kang When looking at Inwangjesekdo (1751) Bakyeonpokpo (around1750) we can feel the physicality of the work more I also often wentto the museum to look at his works and every time his works gaveme a feeling that he combined what he actually saw at the sites withother elements I can feel his power and energy from the traces ofhis concerns about how to realize the images with what he hadactually seen

Yoo Good works surely expand the range of their interpretation Icanrsquot really come up with any proper words for this however I thinkEast Asian style landscape paintings represent something beyondtime and space not just some visual expression of the existing world

Kang Maybe we could say that Jeong Seon understood thephenomenological interpretation ahead of Cezanne and applied it inhis own way I think that in that way we can continue our discussionon Jeong Seonrsquos art It should be dealt with with a perspective thatrests aside from the methodology spirituality and Koreanness of hisart On one hand it might look as a small vision to concentrate on theexperience of the artist or the realization of his experience howeverfrom Jeong Seonrsquos point of view Jingyungsansu (landscape paintingof actual scenery) or the spirit of the times would have been aseparate issue from what he himself experienced with his own bodyIn terms of photography which requires the artistrsquos own experienceat the site and editing process after that again the artistrsquos ownexperience at the site is more important than how to realisticallyrepresent the subject matter Photography might appear as objectivework but it is after all about how my body and mind interpret theexperience of seeing

Yoo As we can see from looking at your Eunpyung New Townseries the range of analysis is expanded when we talk about solid andsecure worlds make a crevice in them and then watch as the crevicegets bigger and bigger As a result it is hard to see if you arerepresenting yourself or if you are representing Enpyung New Townor if you are making an issue of the violence of indifferentdevelopment plans Actually Jeong Seonrsquos Bakyeon Fallrsquos andManpokdong (Village of 10000 Water Falls) 1734 has many possiblereadings not just about the issues of its form For instance inManpokdong Jeong Seon was giving an extreme aura to the visualworld it is hard to see whether he was depicting the sound of the bigwater falls thundering in Geumgang Mountain or if he wasexpressing the experiences of his body at the site Either way we canfeel a strong energy Van Goghrsquos work is not different from thisWhen considering this issue at this point I think that whenever theartistrsquos attitude or the structure of his experience is revealed therange of interpretation is maximized

Kang That is probably what they call lsquoopen artrsquo in aesthetics

Yoo Are you still asking questions of painting through yourphotography

Kang In my case I didnrsquot mean to do photography from thebeginning I just wanted to find a way to maximize the size of the

20

images that I saw without using hands and then I came tophotography In my earlier photographic works I put many digitalphotos together and they have a strong sense of drawing in itscomposition and perspectives These days sometimes I want toactually paint on the photos so I started to make my works with amixture of photography and some painted image I think that I shouldwrap up my thoughts about paintings here Paintings expresseverything that human sees from the world Nevertheless it alwaysfeels not enough Fear dissatisfaction insecurity in the worldhellipsomehow people want to represent such feelings through paintingand at the same time try to get rid of the feelings Strangely in theWest they try to get rid of or transform such insecurity andinsufficiency through materialism Minimalism can be a goodexample On the other hand in Oriental painting the artists leave theunrepresentable area as it is and express it up to its representablelimit In other words they tend to be more relaxed toward the issue ofrepresentation and just represent what they can do clearly And as Imentioned earlier in Oriental painting the issue of representation wasnot that critical so if the subject matters are represented as close tothe real it is different from revealing the actuality of the object

Yoo It probably has a close tie with the aspect of painting materials ofEast Asian art Since the mother of Oriental painting was calligraphythe act of brush stroke was considered more important to the artist ashis philosophical and ontological confirmation process That is whyartists try to reflect themselves through drawing mountains not justenjoying the visual pleasure of mountains In other words they desiredto reach a place where the object and the artist can become one

Kang To draw such philosophy and make it into a concrete body is alevel that cannot easily be reached Brush stroke techniques a specialcharacteristic of Oriental painting are also realized with materialsupport Brush stroke techniques became possible after brushesChinese ink and paper were more developed It did not appear inpainting before the North and South Dynasties era In this sense thebrush stroke and styles that we now know have been formalized withpainting theories and Chinese philosophy therefore it is wrong toseparate them from each other

Yoo I think that Asian aesthetics place too much stress on the brushstroke theory Especially in this contemporary society there are thingsthat we cannot express with brush strokes alone For instance aworld that a sad person sees would be different from the world that ahappy person sees although both of them are looking at the samescenes So I have been working on the problem of sentiments ratherthan the problems of brush strokes since my graduate study Mythesis was about the sentiments of Jeong Seon (1676-1759)

Kang That is your strength You started from very concrete point andovercame the abstract and emptiness of Asian painting I am verysurprised about the fact that Jeong Seon was over 80 years old whenhe drew Inwangjesekdo (Landscape of Inwang Mountain) The energyof the work is absolutely amazing I even get quite dizzy when thinkingabout how many drawings of Inwang Mountain he would have doneor looked at the mountain until he completed the work But peopledonrsquot talk about why the artist Jeong Seon did not concentrate on thephysicality of the artist the personal characteristics of the 80 years oldman when discussing his work

Yoo You are right Like those philosophers and aestheticians whostudy and research Cezanne or Van Gogh with various perspectivesJeong Seonrsquos art world should be studied more

Kang Indeed it is necessary to begin the re-interpretation of DanwonKim Hongdo and Gyeomjae Jeong Seon

4Kang Please introduce this exhibition Is there any new work

Yoo In this exhibition I am going to show 24 pieces of works that Icall Visual Breathing It is a continuation of the Everything ThatConsists of Me series So I named it Depiction of the Universe Theseare the works which I am trying to have a direct conversation withfrom the place of breathing Maybe it will give somewhat differentfeeling depending on how I display it With the Supper series and theFountain on the second floor exhibition space I am going to displaysome new works that show objects from our daily lives beingscattered about in the desert

Kang The desert looks like a swirl It looks kind of similar to Splash inyour previous exhibition

Yoo Not exactly I made the work because I was interested in thestructure of spinning I hope that it can open a discussion on skyspace or some sort of a structure in the world I have recently been tothe Joshua Tree Desert in California and it looked as though all thethings that are in the process of extinction are exhibited there Therocks are transforming into sands and also the trees hundred yearsold cactuses etchellip all those things were becoming sand There I feltlike I was facing extinction as a reality Actually in Namsan andGyeongju I once tried to expose such places of disappearancethrough my daily life But it did not work well I guess that regret hasremained somewhere in my mind and then turned into this newseries of works after I visited the desert in California

21

Kang It sounds interesting to see how your experience with swirlingis going to be realized I personally liked the shower series in yourpast exhibitions which you dealt with the subjects of body Wehumans cover ourselves with clothes all the time and it is theshower or the bathroom where we become completely naked It isquite amazing experience to look carefully at onersquos own bodyhellip thatof a middle aged man

Yoo The shower is actually quite psychological space itself Althoughit is only a short moment in our daily life we experience manythoughts in our head while taking a shower inside intense watersound Everything gets mixed up in the shower It is a place wherewe become fully conscious of our own bodies boldly I wanted toexpress that kind of experience in this work

Kang It is quite different from public bath house experiences There Idonrsquot get self-conscious about my own body that much but when Iam alone in the shower somehow I feel my limit as a human that Iam also a living being who has a body Revealing onersquos existencethrough a shower gives me the same feeling Strangely enough fromtime to time I feel like my body is not mine but someone elsersquos in theshower so actually I once made a drawing of a similar subject matter

Yoo However it is somewhat tricky subject matter to deal with inOriental painting when considering the existing problems of the use ofbrush stroke It is almost impossible to express this subtleness withthe brush strokes of Oriental painting

Kang It looks like you have lots of printmaking works too When doyou usually work on printmaking

Yoo Yes I have made about several hundred pieces of woodcutprints so far I just havenrsquot had a chance to exhibit them My hand justnaturally comes to and holds a chisel and then it leads me into wood-block prints It is not necessarily that I have a particular reason for thatbut it just works as some sort of control In the beginning of 1990s Ihad many concerns about forms related to Korean paper and brushAnd during that time I made almost one or two pieces a day andthen worked on the paper I guess I was able to feel satisfied by theformativeness in printmaking As I pressed the woodblock I felt like aperfect formation was being born I was going through lots of trial anderror between my own inner energy that I wanted to express and theKorean paper that absorbed it as a black hole at that time so to me Iprobably had to get rid of my thirst with something like woodcutprints Looking back I think the problem was that I was having troublewith the paper which might be appropriate to the abstract mentalityof Asia as it has been so historically I did not want to put it into the

paper but rather wanted to put it down to earth and that is probablywhy I was having so much trouble with it

Kang It is probably due to the peculiar characteristics of the materialsof Oriental painting In Western painting paints have a strong materialpresence so it can reveal the traces of the artistrsquos action very well Onthe other hand in Asian painting the way of revealing the artistrsquosexistence itself is quite different so often it is really hard to see theindications of the artistrsquos effort They donrsquot really get revealed MaybeI can call it an art of absorption force In other words the materiality ofthe paints just disappears into the painting Maybe you might havewanted to leave some sort of records that you as an artist used yourbody and make traces of physical labor

Yoo I might have had some desire of physical properties Workingwith printmaking might have been a proxy contentment and comfortto me These days I have been working on printmaking with anattitude that maximizes its physical property Do you have any goal foryour photography

Kang I donrsquot really have anything clear I just think that it ismeaningful that I could create proof that I have seen somethingthrough photography and painting in this time which both emphasizethe act of seeing I feel that it is very important that there is a worldthat enables me to keep working rather than having some concretedesires or goals To me the act of producing itself is more importantthan how to make the images

Yoo I also realize that each moment that I encounter things in theworld is very precious and this kind of confirmative work is one of thevery important processes

Kang In my case I look at the changes of nature and the world morein awe Especially in April and May when new leaves are coming out Ifeel a desire to express my homage to the exploding diversity of greenleaves Everyday comes to me as a surprise during that time of year

Yoo In my case I feel quite surprised and moved whenever I see theautumn leaves falling It is tearfully beautiful to me Autumn camealready here

Recording and noting Kang Jaehyun (Curator) Cho Youngryun (Intern Curator)

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

23

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 200times212cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

25

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

26

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

27

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

29

30

1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

33

1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

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eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

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어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

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1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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분수 Fountain 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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분수 Fountain 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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분수 Fountain 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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분수 Fountain 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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강홍구(이하_강) 오늘자리에서무슨이야기를해야할까생각해봤는데일

단 시작은 회화에 관한 이야기를 하기로 하죠 동양화를 비롯한 회화로 무

엇을할수있을것인가 어떻게원하는바로도달할것인가하는방법의문

제에 해이야기해보도록하는건어떨까요이번개인전은어떻습니까

유근택(이하_유) 회화적 행위가 지닌 노동은 어쩔 수 없이 아날로그적인

부딪침의미학일수밖에없지만나는오히려그곳에가능성이있다고생

각해요 그것은 결국 그 시 나 개인의 존재론적인 질문과 맞닿아있기 때

문입니다 회화의역사는초기부터지금까지각시 마다의존재론을드러

내고있는데그것은 21세기에도유효하다고생각됩니다 궁극적으로는나

의회화 그리고 시간이가진유한성의문제에 해계속적으로질문을던

지고 싶습니다 그것은 결국ldquo시간에 하여 예술이 어떻게 저항할 수 있

을것인가rdquo라는부분이죠

강 그건 오래전부터 다루어졌던 문제입니다 미술의 기본적 출발점이 죽

음과 시간에 한 저항에서 시작된 것이니까요 그리고 그것이 아직도 유

효함을 증명하기 위한 방편으로 인간은 사진 회화와 같은 이미지를 끊임

없이 생산해 왔죠 달리 말하면 어쨌든 인간은 필연적으로 이미지를 생산

하지않으면안되는존재인것이지요 유선생은지금인간혹은화가로서

의정체성에 한증명 유한한시간성에 한탐구를말하고있는것같은

데 존재에 한 부분은 본질적인 이야기라 처음부터 너무 커다란 주제를

다루는것이아닐까생각하는데

유 사실 존재에 한 질문은 거창한 화두라기보다는 회화는 결국 작가의

태도나 몸의 미학을 반 한다는 것이죠 저는 수업을 하면서 가끔 선생님

의 작품을 참고로 합니다 선생님의 작품들을 하면 사진적인 테크닉을

떠난선생님의태도와직결되고있다고생각되는데요 어딘지모르게 상

에 한시니컬한선생의표정을느낄수있는점이흥미롭고또한사진이

라는것이다분히회화적인감성으로다가온다는것이지요

강 제 경우사진작업은회화의변용입니다 유선생도마찬가지로다른종

류의이미지로표현가능한것을단지그린것이라는생각이듭니다 유선

생의경우에는지금벽에붙어있는그림처럼아파트내부 공원 등의평범

한 것에서 작업이 시작되는데 만찬 시리즈는 다소 달라 보입니다 개인적

으로 유선생의lsquo만찬rsquo시리즈 작품을 보면서 디너쇼나 뒤풀이 오프닝 파

티와 같은 데서 비롯되었는지 그런 장면이 보여주는 일종의 과잉이 만찬

시리즈작품의시작점인지궁금합니다

유 물론 평소에도 그런 뒤풀이 같은 장소에서 먹음직스럽게 잘 차려진

테이블이 행사가끝날때즈음에는놀랄정도로변질되어가는과정이내

겐 무척 흥미로웠어요 어느 날 텔레비전에서 다빈치의 lt최후의 만찬gt을

복원하기 전 상태를 보았는데 만찬 부분만 클로즈업한 장면이 있었어요

만찬의잔이나음식들이떨어져나간벽속에서유령처럼놀라운에너지를

발견했어요그것은일종의자연이만들어낸소멸의힘이었는지도몰라요

처음의 만찬작업은자연의소멸과같은지점에서 숲 속에서벌어진만찬

에서 손의 움직임만 포착한것이었어요 작업을 하면 할수록 점점 음식의

먹고 먹히는 관계나 욕망이 충돌하는 지점에 주목하기도 하고 가끔 정치

적인이슈를다루기도하면서해석의폭을확장하고있어요 얄타회담이나

최근의 육자회담도 결국 각국의 이익과 이해관계가 충돌하는 장소일 수

있다는거지요

강 저도 발표한 적은 없지만 작업 초기에 만찬 관련 사진을 찍은 적이 있

습니다 서울시립미술관에서 국제전 관련한 오프닝 파티 는데 유 선생

작업은내작업과시선이겹치는부분이많은것같아요

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유 선생님작업은사진작업이지만공감하는부분이많이있습니다 lt고사

관수도gt(高士觀水圖 1999~2001년) 뿐만 아니라 한강변을 보여주는lsquo공

원rsquo시리즈lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo을보여주는사진작업들이개인적으로는좋았는

데 그 작업들은 선생님의 주변에서 출발하고 있지만 단지 보는 장면에 머

무르지않고뒤통수에서이야기를끄집어내고있다는생각이듭니다 일상

속에존재하는또다른언어를끄집어내고그것들을증폭시키고있는작품

들이라고생각하는데나는그런지점과공감되는부분이많은듯합니다

강 여기 작업실까지 오면서 유 선생의 그림에 나오는 교통용 볼록 거울

초록색 버스 거리의 나무들 이런 것들이 보 어요 그러나 유 선생 같은

경우 일상의 장면을 재현적으로 묘사하는 것을 넘어서고 있지요 게다가

기법적으로lsquo과슈rsquo라는 서양식 재료와lsquo호분rsquo이라는 동양식 재료를 같이

섞어쓰고있는데 그래서화선지안으로먹혀들면서도밖으로튀어나오는

느낌이 들고 재료의 물질성이 긴장감 있게 존재하는 것 같습니다 화선지

에 쭉 빨려 들어가거나 아크릴로 튀어나오는 것만 있었다면 그런 느낌이

없었을텐데말이지요

유 재료의 문제도 말할 수있겠네요 호분을 작업에본격적으로 사용하기

시작한 것이 1999년도 원서갤러리에서의 lt창 밖을 나선 풍경gt에서 는

유근택 강홍구작가대담

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데 제겐 꽤 상징적인작업이었습니다 그 전부터 느껴오던부분이기도 한

데 당시에는 동양화라는 지나친 관념적 정신주의가 나로서는 받아들이기

가 너무 무거웠어요 난 몸으로 느끼는 그 무거움을 땅으로 끌어내리고픈

목적이 있었고 가까이 있는 것들에 한 궁금증과 그것을 어떻게 보여줄

것인가를 고민했지요 그러던 와중에 이 작업을 제작하게 되면서 그러한

회화적인 가능성을 느끼게 되었죠 당시에 살았던 곳은 1층이어서 아파트

창문밖에 지나가는 길이 하나 걸쳐 있었는데 매일 매일의 그 광경들이 내

겐신비스러움이었고궁금한지점이었어요 그래서그것을읽어내기위한

드로잉을하다가현장에서결국 13점을완성하게된거죠 전시를하고나

서창밖의광경들을통하여무수한언어들과해석이가능할수있다는것

을 느끼게 됐고 그 때부터 호분에 한 물성을 발전시켜 나가기 시작했다

고할수있습니다

강 호분을 사용하면서 흔적이 남겨지고 그것이누적됩니다 그런 점이 유

선생의 작업이 지나간 시간에 한 알레고리로 보이도록 작용한 것 같습

니다 주제와 기법이 재료가 가진 물성과의 적절한 결합을 통해 점차적으

로완성되어나간게아니었나싶네요

3

유 중학교어느교과서인가 안쪽전면에정선(鄭敾)의 lt금강전도gt(金剛全

圖 1751년)가 실린 적이 있었어요 당시에 그걸 보면서 마치 실제 금강산

을 체험하고 있는 것 같아 충격적이었습니다 수백년 전의 정선이라는 작

가에 한기초지식도없었던한중학생에게그러한환상적인리얼리티를

경험하게했다는지점이지금생각하면흥미로운부분이에요 장소성에

한 에너지를 회화로 증폭시킬 수 있는 탁월한 감각들은 단지 운필이나 표

현의 문제를 넘어선 작가의 정서와 세계관을 반 하기 때문에 더욱 강렬

하게전달되는것같아요

강 lt인왕제색도gt(仁王霽色圖 1751년) lt박연폭포gt(朴淵瀑布 1750년경)

등을보고있으면정말육체성을느낄수있지요 저도정선의그림을일부

러찾아다니면서봤었는데 그작품들은눈으로본것과기타의것들이체

화된 것이라는 생각이 들어요 본 것을 어떻게 매개하여 이미지로 보여주

는가에 한고민을했던흔적에서얻어진에너지와힘을느낄수있지요

유 좋은작업들은해석의폭을넓혀주는것같아요 산수는단지시각적인

세계만이 아니라 적절한 표현을 하기가 어렵지만 공감각을 초월한 어떤

세계를보여주고있어요

강 세잔의 현상학적버전을정선이미리체득하여자기식으로구사한것

으로볼수도있을것같아요 그런방식으로접근해야정선이이야기될수

있겠죠 그것은 작품의 방법론이나 정신성 한국성에 한 논의와는 다른

시각에서이야기되어야한다고봅니다 어찌보면작가의몸 육화된체험

에 집중하는 것은 협소한 시각으로 보일 수도 있겠지만 정선이라는 작가

입장에서 보면 진경산수 시 정신이니 하는 것은 개인이 몸으로 체험한

것과는별개이자그이후의문제라고생각합니다

현장에서 발품을 팔아 눈으로 보고 다시 편집하고 하는 과정을 요구하는

사진작업역시 상을똑같이재현하는것이중요한것이아니라 현장에

서내가본것자체의경험이더중요합니다 사진이라는것이겉으로는냉

정하고객관적인작업인것같지만눈으로본것을몸과정신이어떻게해

석한것인가를드러내는것이라고말할수있지요

유 선생님의lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo시리즈를보면알수있듯이 원히변하지않

을 것 같은 견고한 세계들에 말을 걸고 그 속에서 틈을 만들어 내고 그 틈

이 확장하면 할수록 그 해석의 여지는 넓어지는 것이지요 결과적으로 그

것이은평뉴타운을찍은것인지 선생의몸을드러내고있는것인지 아니

면 무차별적인 개발의 폭력성을 고발하고 있는지가 모호하면서도 무성한

언어가확장되고있다는생각이들어요 정선의 lt박연폭포gt나 lt만폭동gt

(萬瀑洞 1734년)도 형상성에 한 문제를 넘어서 해석의 여지가 많아요

이를테면 lt만폭동gt에서 정선은시각적인세계를극단적으로청각화시키

고 있는데 그것이 금강산 전체가 가득찬 물소리를 그린 것인지 혹은 그

곳에있었던정선의몸을토해내고있는지가모호하면서도강한에너지를

확장시키고있어요 고호의 작품에 있어서도예외는 아닐 겁니다 이 지점

에서볼때 작가의 태도나몸의구조가드러나면드러날수록해석의폭이

넓어지고있다는생각을하게됩니다

강 그게 바로 미학에서 말하는lsquo열린 예술로의 가능성rsquo이라고 할 수

있지요

유 요즘에도사진에서회화적질문은던지고있으십니까

강 제 경우에는처음부터사진을하려고시작한것은아니었고내가본이

미지를되도록손으로그리지않고크게만들고싶은데 그에 알맞은접근

법이 없을까 하다가 찾은 것이 사진이었습니다 초기 작품은 작은 디지털

사진을여러장이어붙인것인데작품의구도와시각이회화적요소가강

하죠 요즘에는특히색을실제로칠하고싶은욕망이커져서사진과이미

지를결합하여색을입힌작품도있습니다

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회화에 한생각도정리해봐야겠다는생각이듭니다 회화는인간이세계

를볼때느끼는모든것 곧 총체성이라고 할만한것을표현하려들지요

하지만 늘 불충분하죠 거기서 오는 불만 공포 불안이 있고 이상하게도

세계에 한 불안을 보여주면서 동시에 그것을 제거하려 드는 이중적인

태도를 갖습니다 서양의 경우 그 불충분함과 불안을 미니멀리즘과 같이

물질적인측면으로환원하여해소하거나기피하려합니다 하지만동양화

는표현할수없는부분을그 로두고아는것까지만표현합니다 세계에

관해불필요하게불안해하지않고명료한것까지만보여준다고나할까요

그리고앞서도말했듯이동양화에는서양화와는달리재현의문제가빠져

있어유사하게그렸어도 상성을드러내려는것이아니지요

유 그것은 아마도 동양미술이 갖고 있는 재료학적인 지점과 긴밀한 관계

가 있다고 생각해요 동양회화의 모태가 서법(書法)이었듯이 모필로 긋는

행위 자체가 작가의 철학적 존재론적인 확인 작업으로서 더 절실했던 것

같아요 그래서 산의풍경을그리더라도시각적인아름다움에머물기보다

는결국자기자신을산을빌어서드러내는 결국에는그것이 상과내가

둘이아닌 내가산이되는육화된어떤경지를지향했던것같습니다

강 그런 철학을그림으로그려몸으로구현해내는것은말로는도달할수

없는지점입니다 동양쪽회화의특성인운필도물질적인뒷받침이있어야

가능한것이지요 운필이라는게모필 먹 종이가발달하면서가능해진것

이고남북조이전의한 의그림같은경우에는나타나지않죠 그렇게보

면화론이나중국철학과더불어물질적인요소들이변증법적으로승화되

어 우리가 알고 있는 필법이나 유형이 만들어져 가는데 그것을 분리해보

는것은잘못된경향이라고생각합니다

유 나는 동양미학이 운필론(澐筆論)에 지나치게 집중되어 있다는 생각을

가끔해요 특히 현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지점들이있거

든요 문화도 문화지만단편적인예로슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람

이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같을수없는것처럼말

이죠 그래서인지 저는 학원 때부터 운필의 문제보다는 정서의 문제를

들춰내는 것이 내 작업의 중요한 목표이자 지점이었던 것 같아요 학원

논문도정선(鄭敾 1676~1759년)의정서에관한논문을썼으니까요

강 바로 그러한점이유선생의강점이라고생각합니다 굉장히구체적인

것에서 시작해서 동양화의 추상성 공허함을 극복했던 것 같아요 생각해

보면 정선이lsquo인왕제색도rsquo를 80세가 넘어서 그렸는데 그 에너지에 깜짝

놀라게됩니다 그런작품을그리기까지얼마나많은인왕산을그렸을지

그리고바라보았을지를생각하면아득해지기도합니다 그런데사람들은

정선이라는작가의육체성에는왜집중하지않는것인지 80이 넘은 육체

를가진인간의개인적특성은왜이야기하지않는지가의문입니다

유 맞는 말씀이세요 세잔느나 고호의 미학만 해도 수많은철학자와 미학

자들이 다각도로 해석하고 있는 것처럼 좀 더 폭넓고 다양한 비평이 있어

야한다고생각해요

강 아마도 단원 김홍도 겸재 정선에 한다시읽기를해야할필요가있

을겁니다

4

강 이번에 출품되는 작품에 해서 이야기해주시죠 새롭게 선보이고자

하는작품이있으신가요

유 이번 전시에서는 내가lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo이라고 명명한 24점이 포함 되어

있어요lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 모든 것들rsquo이란 연작이어서lsquo만유사생(萬有

寫生)rsquo이라고 이름 지었어요 이 작업들은 회화를 호흡의 지점에서 좀 더

직접적인 화를시도하고있는작업입니다 아마디스플레이에따라서느

낌이 다를 것 같아요 만찬 연작과 함께 2층에서는lsquo분수rsquo외에도 사막 속

에일상의사물이던져진작업을보여줄예정이에요

강 사막이 소용돌이처럼 보입니다 전에lsquo풍덩rsquo작업과 비슷해 보이기도

하는데

유 소용돌이라기보다는돌아가는구조가퍽흥미로워서작업을하게됐어

요 하늘이라든가우주 어떤세상의구조에 하여말할수있을것같아서

요 LA의 죠수아트리사막(Joshua Tree)에 가보니소멸하고있는사물들의

어떤거 한만물상같은느낌을받았어요 모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수

백년된선인장과모든사물들이모래화되어가는곳이었어요 소멸이라는

것이 현실적으로 부딪히는 느낌이랄까 저는 한때 경주 남산에서 이러한

시간이 소멸하고 있는 듯 한 지점에 해 이것을 나의 일상에서 드러내려

는시도를한적이있었어요 하지만진전이없었죠 아마도그때의잠재적

으로남아있는미련이사막을다녀와서조금씩모색되고있는것같아요

강 그러한 소용돌이 체험이 어떻게 작업으로 드러날지 궁금하네요 지난

전시 지만유선생작업중에서는육체에 한문제를다룬샤워장시리

17

즈도 있었지요 개인적으로 흥미있는 작업이었습니다 평소에 늘 옷을

입는 인간이 몸을 적나라하게 드러내는 순간이 샤워장이나 목욕탕인데

중년이 된 몸을 찬찬이 바라보는 느낌 그것은 실로 놀라운 체험인 것 같

습니다

유 샤워장은 그 자체로 심리적인 공간입니다 샤워하면서 짧은 순간이지

만의식속에는수많은생각들이스쳐지나가면서물소리의격렬함과함께

뒤범벅이되지요 옷을다벗은행위가혼합이되어내가가진육체를적나

라하게느낄수있는순간을경험하게하는장소이기도합니다 그 작업은

그러한경험들을표현하고싶었어요

강 공중목욕탕과는느낌이너무다르죠 그곳에서는내몸에 한인식이

없는데혼자샤워장에있을때는나의한계 나도육체를가진존재라는사

실을절실하게느낄수있습니다 샤워를 통해서나의존재를끌어내는것

은개인적으로공감을많이하게하는작업이라고생각합니다 기묘하게도

샤워하면서내몸이타인의것같은느낌을받을때가가끔있어서나도그

런비슷한작업을드로잉으로해본적이있어요

유 하지만 동양미술에서 다루기엔 난해한 주제지요 기존의 운필의 문제

만으론이러한미묘한지점을드러내기엔거의불가능하기때문입니다

강 작업실에 와보니 회화 외에도 판화 작업도 많은 거 같네요 판화작업

은주로언제하십니까

유 네 해 놓은 목판작업은 작품수가 수 백 점 돼요 하지만 발표할 시간이

없을따름이죠 자연스럽게칼을들게될때는목판을하게되죠 특별한목

적이있어서가아니라내게있어선일종의어떤조절장치처럼작용하고있

죠 90년 초반은 학졸업후화선지와모필에 한조형적인고민이많은

시기 는데거의하루에한두점씩목판을하고화선지작업을시작했어요

그때는판화에서본질적으로조형적인측면에서위로를받았던것같아요

목판화는 찍는 순간 완벽한 조형이 탄생되는 느낌이었어요 내가 표현하고

싶은 내면적인 에너지와 그것을 블랙홀처럼 빨아들이는 화선지 사이에서

끊임없는 시행착오를 겪고 있었던 시기 기 때문에 목판으로라도 그 갈증

을 해소해야 했는지도 모르죠 지금 생각해보면 화선지는 역사적으로도 동

양의 관념적인 정신세계를 담아내기에 적절할지 모르지만 나는 오히려 그

것을땅위로끌어내리고싶었던지점에서생긴갈등이었던것같아요

강 그건동양적재료가가진특성이기도할겁니다 서양화는물감의물질

성이 강하고 그린 사람의 육체의 흔적이 잘 드러나는데 반해서 동양화는

그린 사람의 존재 자체가 드러나는 방식이 달라서 작가의 육체적 노동의

흔적이 잘 드러나지 않지요 일종에 흡입력의 예술이라고나 할까요 그래

서물감으로그렸다는물질적특성이사라지게되죠 아마도 유선생은자

신이가진육체적노동의흔적 몸을 원초적으로썼다는기록을남기고싶

었을겁니다

유 물성에 한 욕구가 있었는지도모르겠어요 판화작업을 하는 것이 어

쩌면 리만족이고 위로 는지도 몰라요 지금은 판화에 한 태도도 좀

더 물성을 극 화하는 작업을 하고 있어요 강 선생님은 궁극적인 사진을

위한목표지점이있으십니까

강 그런 것은 뚜렷하게 갖고 있지 않아요 다만 본다는 것이 중요시 되는

시 에 사진 회화를 통해서 내가 무엇인가를 보았다는 것에 한 증거를

남길수있다는것이의미있다는생각은합니다 구체적 욕망이나목표보

다는지속적으로작업을할수있게하는세계가있다는것자체가너무중

요하다는느낌이듭니다 그러니까이미지를어떻게생산하겠다는것보다

는그행위자체가중요한것이지요

유 저도 시간이갈수록내가만나는많은사물과순간순간이얼마나소중

한 것인가를 깨닫게 돼요 이러한 확인 작업들이 하나의 중요한 과정이라

는생각을합니다

강 제 경우에는 점점 더 자연과 세계의 변화에 해 경이롭게 보게 됩니

다 특히 새 잎이 나오는 4 5월이 되면 마치 폭발하는 것처럼 솟아오르는

엄청나게 다양한 녹색 나뭇잎들에 존경을 표하고 싶어집니다 그 때는 매

일매일이놀랍습니다

유 전 오히려가을의마른나뭇잎이떨어지는모습을볼때면눈물나도록

아름답고 놀라움을느낍니다 이제벌써가을이네요

녹취및정리 강재현(큐레이터) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

18

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

1Kang Hong-Goo I have been thinking about what we shoulddiscuss today and I think we should begin with a discussion onpaintings How about we talk about what we can do with paintingsincluding Oriental painting the methodological problems concerninghow we reach our goals with it How is your solo exhibition comingthis time

Yoo Geun-Taek Labor that involves the act of drawing containsanalogue style boundaries in its aesthetics however I think that itrather has a possibility for that reason since it after all has a deepconnection to the ontological question of an individual or of the eraThe history of painting has been holding the ontological argument ofeach era and it is still the same in the 21st century In the long run Iwould like to continuously ask a question about the problem of thelimitation of time and of my painting After all it is a part of the answerto the question ldquohow art is going to resist against timerdquo

Kang That is a problem that many have been dealing with from along time ago because the starting point of art was the resistance ofdeath and time And humans have been producing images inphotography and paintings constantly in order to prove that it is stillvalid In other words humans somehow are the subsistence thatneeds to keep making images Now you seem to be talking about thesearch of the limitation of time the proof of identity as an artist and Ithink that it may be too big of a subject to talk about from thebeginning especially the thing about substance is too fundamental todiscuss

Yoo As a matter of fact the question about substance can be areflection of the fact that paintings are the artistrsquos attitude theaesthetic of the artistrsquos body rather than a big topic From time totime I reference your work in my class Whenever I look at your workI feel that it is very much related to your attitude quitestraightforwardly aside from your techniques in photography I find itvery interesting that your work somehow makes me feel your cynicalattitude toward your subject matter and the pictorial sensitivity in yourwork is very interesting to me

Kang In my case photography is another type of painting Just likeyou I also painted subjects that can be expressed by different typesof images In your case like these paintings on the wall most of yourworks begin with something very common such as the interior ofapartment or some parks but then the Supper series seemssomewhat different from others Personally I am wondering if yourSupper series started from your experiences with some diner showsafter parties or opening parties Was the excessiveness of such

parties the starting point of your work

Yoo Of course the process of the deterioration of party tables got myattention That the table that is set up with great stuff gets totallytransformed by the end of a party seems interesting And one day Iwatched a documentary on the restoration process of da Vincirsquos theLast Supper on TV There they showed the previous state of the workbefore its restoration and in the close up scene of the supper part Iwas able to find a surprising energy from the deteriorating images ofglasses and food That was a sort of terminating power of nature Inthe beginning of my Supper project I captured the images of the handmovements at a supper table set up in forest However as I workedon the series more and more I sometimes focused on the clash-points of desires or the relationships that surround the act of eatingor sometimes even dealt with political issues By doing so I think thatI have been expanding the range of its interpretation Such as YaltaConference or the Six Parties talk in recent news can be places whereeach participating nationrsquos benefits and understanding clash

Kang I have never presented it but I have taken a picture related to asupper a long time ago I took it at an opening party of someinternational exhibition at Seoul City Art Museum and in this sense Iguess there are some areas that your perspectives and mine overlap

2 Yoo Your work is a photographic work but there are many partswhere I share a strong affinity with you I personally likedGosagwansoodo (a scholar overlooking water from the high hill 1999-2001) your Park series that showed the scenes around the riversideand your Eunpyung New Town work And I think you donrsquot justrepresent some scenes for viewing but you seem to be taking outmore stories from the back I think these are the works that bring outanother language existing in our everyday life and then maximize itand I think on that point I can share my sensitivity with you

Kang Today on my way here I could see a convex traffic mirror agreen bus and street trees which often appear in your paintingsHowever in your case you are beyond the representational stage ofeveryday life scenes In techniques you use gouache a western painting material andHoboon (Chinese white) an Asian material together and I think thatbecause of that reason it creates some kind of tense atmospheresince the images seem to be soaked onto the paper at the same timethey stand out as if they are about to come out of the canvas If youworked with only one material you would not have been able to givesuch layers

19

Yoo I should say something about the problems regarding paintingmaterials It was around 1999 when I started to use Chinese white inmy work I used it for The Scenery Outside Window in an exhibition atWonseo Gallery and it was a very symbolic work for me Long beforethe exhibition I had been feeling so heavy and burdened about theextreme idealism of Oriental Painting of that time I really wanted toput such heavy feelings down to the ground therefore I thought veryhard about things around myself and how to represent them In themean time I made this work and found an artistic possibility in it Atthat time I was living on the first floor of an apartment building andthere was a pathway right outside our window So I was able toobserve different scenes each day and those everyday scenes cameto me as interesting and mysterious experiences I began to makedrawings to study them and then ended up making 13 pieces ofworks there After that exhibition I realized that through the scenesoutside my window numerous languages and interpretations can beapplied and from that time I started to use the Chinese white anddevelop its property

Kang When using Chinese white it leaves traces and it alsoaccumulates I guess maybe that characteristic of Chinese whiteworked as an allegory of the time that has passed in your work Itsounds like the subject matter and techniques got mixed well with theproperties of the painting materials and gradually completed the series

3 Yoo There was a printed copy of the image of Geumgangjeondo (TheEntire Landscape of Geumgang Mountain) by Jeong Seon (1751) inthe inside cover of my middle school textbook At that time I felt as ifI was looking at the real Geumgang Mountain and it was a quiteshocking experience to me It was amazing that the artist from severalhundred years ago made some middle school student who had noidea about who he was to experience the fantastic reality of a place Ithink that the great sensitivities that amplify the energy of a place in apainting do not just come from how to use brush strokes or itsexpressions but more from the artistrsquos own sentiments and outlookon the world When they reflect those of the artist the works give amore grand sensation

Kang When looking at Inwangjesekdo (1751) Bakyeonpokpo (around1750) we can feel the physicality of the work more I also often wentto the museum to look at his works and every time his works gaveme a feeling that he combined what he actually saw at the sites withother elements I can feel his power and energy from the traces ofhis concerns about how to realize the images with what he hadactually seen

Yoo Good works surely expand the range of their interpretation Icanrsquot really come up with any proper words for this however I thinkEast Asian style landscape paintings represent something beyondtime and space not just some visual expression of the existing world

Kang Maybe we could say that Jeong Seon understood thephenomenological interpretation ahead of Cezanne and applied it inhis own way I think that in that way we can continue our discussionon Jeong Seonrsquos art It should be dealt with with a perspective thatrests aside from the methodology spirituality and Koreanness of hisart On one hand it might look as a small vision to concentrate on theexperience of the artist or the realization of his experience howeverfrom Jeong Seonrsquos point of view Jingyungsansu (landscape paintingof actual scenery) or the spirit of the times would have been aseparate issue from what he himself experienced with his own bodyIn terms of photography which requires the artistrsquos own experienceat the site and editing process after that again the artistrsquos ownexperience at the site is more important than how to realisticallyrepresent the subject matter Photography might appear as objectivework but it is after all about how my body and mind interpret theexperience of seeing

Yoo As we can see from looking at your Eunpyung New Townseries the range of analysis is expanded when we talk about solid andsecure worlds make a crevice in them and then watch as the crevicegets bigger and bigger As a result it is hard to see if you arerepresenting yourself or if you are representing Enpyung New Townor if you are making an issue of the violence of indifferentdevelopment plans Actually Jeong Seonrsquos Bakyeon Fallrsquos andManpokdong (Village of 10000 Water Falls) 1734 has many possiblereadings not just about the issues of its form For instance inManpokdong Jeong Seon was giving an extreme aura to the visualworld it is hard to see whether he was depicting the sound of the bigwater falls thundering in Geumgang Mountain or if he wasexpressing the experiences of his body at the site Either way we canfeel a strong energy Van Goghrsquos work is not different from thisWhen considering this issue at this point I think that whenever theartistrsquos attitude or the structure of his experience is revealed therange of interpretation is maximized

Kang That is probably what they call lsquoopen artrsquo in aesthetics

Yoo Are you still asking questions of painting through yourphotography

Kang In my case I didnrsquot mean to do photography from thebeginning I just wanted to find a way to maximize the size of the

20

images that I saw without using hands and then I came tophotography In my earlier photographic works I put many digitalphotos together and they have a strong sense of drawing in itscomposition and perspectives These days sometimes I want toactually paint on the photos so I started to make my works with amixture of photography and some painted image I think that I shouldwrap up my thoughts about paintings here Paintings expresseverything that human sees from the world Nevertheless it alwaysfeels not enough Fear dissatisfaction insecurity in the worldhellipsomehow people want to represent such feelings through paintingand at the same time try to get rid of the feelings Strangely in theWest they try to get rid of or transform such insecurity andinsufficiency through materialism Minimalism can be a goodexample On the other hand in Oriental painting the artists leave theunrepresentable area as it is and express it up to its representablelimit In other words they tend to be more relaxed toward the issue ofrepresentation and just represent what they can do clearly And as Imentioned earlier in Oriental painting the issue of representation wasnot that critical so if the subject matters are represented as close tothe real it is different from revealing the actuality of the object

Yoo It probably has a close tie with the aspect of painting materials ofEast Asian art Since the mother of Oriental painting was calligraphythe act of brush stroke was considered more important to the artist ashis philosophical and ontological confirmation process That is whyartists try to reflect themselves through drawing mountains not justenjoying the visual pleasure of mountains In other words they desiredto reach a place where the object and the artist can become one

Kang To draw such philosophy and make it into a concrete body is alevel that cannot easily be reached Brush stroke techniques a specialcharacteristic of Oriental painting are also realized with materialsupport Brush stroke techniques became possible after brushesChinese ink and paper were more developed It did not appear inpainting before the North and South Dynasties era In this sense thebrush stroke and styles that we now know have been formalized withpainting theories and Chinese philosophy therefore it is wrong toseparate them from each other

Yoo I think that Asian aesthetics place too much stress on the brushstroke theory Especially in this contemporary society there are thingsthat we cannot express with brush strokes alone For instance aworld that a sad person sees would be different from the world that ahappy person sees although both of them are looking at the samescenes So I have been working on the problem of sentiments ratherthan the problems of brush strokes since my graduate study Mythesis was about the sentiments of Jeong Seon (1676-1759)

Kang That is your strength You started from very concrete point andovercame the abstract and emptiness of Asian painting I am verysurprised about the fact that Jeong Seon was over 80 years old whenhe drew Inwangjesekdo (Landscape of Inwang Mountain) The energyof the work is absolutely amazing I even get quite dizzy when thinkingabout how many drawings of Inwang Mountain he would have doneor looked at the mountain until he completed the work But peopledonrsquot talk about why the artist Jeong Seon did not concentrate on thephysicality of the artist the personal characteristics of the 80 years oldman when discussing his work

Yoo You are right Like those philosophers and aestheticians whostudy and research Cezanne or Van Gogh with various perspectivesJeong Seonrsquos art world should be studied more

Kang Indeed it is necessary to begin the re-interpretation of DanwonKim Hongdo and Gyeomjae Jeong Seon

4Kang Please introduce this exhibition Is there any new work

Yoo In this exhibition I am going to show 24 pieces of works that Icall Visual Breathing It is a continuation of the Everything ThatConsists of Me series So I named it Depiction of the Universe Theseare the works which I am trying to have a direct conversation withfrom the place of breathing Maybe it will give somewhat differentfeeling depending on how I display it With the Supper series and theFountain on the second floor exhibition space I am going to displaysome new works that show objects from our daily lives beingscattered about in the desert

Kang The desert looks like a swirl It looks kind of similar to Splash inyour previous exhibition

Yoo Not exactly I made the work because I was interested in thestructure of spinning I hope that it can open a discussion on skyspace or some sort of a structure in the world I have recently been tothe Joshua Tree Desert in California and it looked as though all thethings that are in the process of extinction are exhibited there Therocks are transforming into sands and also the trees hundred yearsold cactuses etchellip all those things were becoming sand There I feltlike I was facing extinction as a reality Actually in Namsan andGyeongju I once tried to expose such places of disappearancethrough my daily life But it did not work well I guess that regret hasremained somewhere in my mind and then turned into this newseries of works after I visited the desert in California

21

Kang It sounds interesting to see how your experience with swirlingis going to be realized I personally liked the shower series in yourpast exhibitions which you dealt with the subjects of body Wehumans cover ourselves with clothes all the time and it is theshower or the bathroom where we become completely naked It isquite amazing experience to look carefully at onersquos own bodyhellip thatof a middle aged man

Yoo The shower is actually quite psychological space itself Althoughit is only a short moment in our daily life we experience manythoughts in our head while taking a shower inside intense watersound Everything gets mixed up in the shower It is a place wherewe become fully conscious of our own bodies boldly I wanted toexpress that kind of experience in this work

Kang It is quite different from public bath house experiences There Idonrsquot get self-conscious about my own body that much but when Iam alone in the shower somehow I feel my limit as a human that Iam also a living being who has a body Revealing onersquos existencethrough a shower gives me the same feeling Strangely enough fromtime to time I feel like my body is not mine but someone elsersquos in theshower so actually I once made a drawing of a similar subject matter

Yoo However it is somewhat tricky subject matter to deal with inOriental painting when considering the existing problems of the use ofbrush stroke It is almost impossible to express this subtleness withthe brush strokes of Oriental painting

Kang It looks like you have lots of printmaking works too When doyou usually work on printmaking

Yoo Yes I have made about several hundred pieces of woodcutprints so far I just havenrsquot had a chance to exhibit them My hand justnaturally comes to and holds a chisel and then it leads me into wood-block prints It is not necessarily that I have a particular reason for thatbut it just works as some sort of control In the beginning of 1990s Ihad many concerns about forms related to Korean paper and brushAnd during that time I made almost one or two pieces a day andthen worked on the paper I guess I was able to feel satisfied by theformativeness in printmaking As I pressed the woodblock I felt like aperfect formation was being born I was going through lots of trial anderror between my own inner energy that I wanted to express and theKorean paper that absorbed it as a black hole at that time so to me Iprobably had to get rid of my thirst with something like woodcutprints Looking back I think the problem was that I was having troublewith the paper which might be appropriate to the abstract mentalityof Asia as it has been so historically I did not want to put it into the

paper but rather wanted to put it down to earth and that is probablywhy I was having so much trouble with it

Kang It is probably due to the peculiar characteristics of the materialsof Oriental painting In Western painting paints have a strong materialpresence so it can reveal the traces of the artistrsquos action very well Onthe other hand in Asian painting the way of revealing the artistrsquosexistence itself is quite different so often it is really hard to see theindications of the artistrsquos effort They donrsquot really get revealed MaybeI can call it an art of absorption force In other words the materiality ofthe paints just disappears into the painting Maybe you might havewanted to leave some sort of records that you as an artist used yourbody and make traces of physical labor

Yoo I might have had some desire of physical properties Workingwith printmaking might have been a proxy contentment and comfortto me These days I have been working on printmaking with anattitude that maximizes its physical property Do you have any goal foryour photography

Kang I donrsquot really have anything clear I just think that it ismeaningful that I could create proof that I have seen somethingthrough photography and painting in this time which both emphasizethe act of seeing I feel that it is very important that there is a worldthat enables me to keep working rather than having some concretedesires or goals To me the act of producing itself is more importantthan how to make the images

Yoo I also realize that each moment that I encounter things in theworld is very precious and this kind of confirmative work is one of thevery important processes

Kang In my case I look at the changes of nature and the world morein awe Especially in April and May when new leaves are coming out Ifeel a desire to express my homage to the exploding diversity of greenleaves Everyday comes to me as a surprise during that time of year

Yoo In my case I feel quite surprised and moved whenever I see theautumn leaves falling It is tearfully beautiful to me Autumn camealready here

Recording and noting Kang Jaehyun (Curator) Cho Youngryun (Intern Curator)

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

23

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 200times212cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

25

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

26

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

27

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

29

30

1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

33

1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

35

eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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1

강홍구(이하_강) 오늘자리에서무슨이야기를해야할까생각해봤는데일

단 시작은 회화에 관한 이야기를 하기로 하죠 동양화를 비롯한 회화로 무

엇을할수있을것인가 어떻게원하는바로도달할것인가하는방법의문

제에 해이야기해보도록하는건어떨까요이번개인전은어떻습니까

유근택(이하_유) 회화적 행위가 지닌 노동은 어쩔 수 없이 아날로그적인

부딪침의미학일수밖에없지만나는오히려그곳에가능성이있다고생

각해요 그것은 결국 그 시 나 개인의 존재론적인 질문과 맞닿아있기 때

문입니다 회화의역사는초기부터지금까지각시 마다의존재론을드러

내고있는데그것은 21세기에도유효하다고생각됩니다 궁극적으로는나

의회화 그리고 시간이가진유한성의문제에 해계속적으로질문을던

지고 싶습니다 그것은 결국ldquo시간에 하여 예술이 어떻게 저항할 수 있

을것인가rdquo라는부분이죠

강 그건 오래전부터 다루어졌던 문제입니다 미술의 기본적 출발점이 죽

음과 시간에 한 저항에서 시작된 것이니까요 그리고 그것이 아직도 유

효함을 증명하기 위한 방편으로 인간은 사진 회화와 같은 이미지를 끊임

없이 생산해 왔죠 달리 말하면 어쨌든 인간은 필연적으로 이미지를 생산

하지않으면안되는존재인것이지요 유선생은지금인간혹은화가로서

의정체성에 한증명 유한한시간성에 한탐구를말하고있는것같은

데 존재에 한 부분은 본질적인 이야기라 처음부터 너무 커다란 주제를

다루는것이아닐까생각하는데

유 사실 존재에 한 질문은 거창한 화두라기보다는 회화는 결국 작가의

태도나 몸의 미학을 반 한다는 것이죠 저는 수업을 하면서 가끔 선생님

의 작품을 참고로 합니다 선생님의 작품들을 하면 사진적인 테크닉을

떠난선생님의태도와직결되고있다고생각되는데요 어딘지모르게 상

에 한시니컬한선생의표정을느낄수있는점이흥미롭고또한사진이

라는것이다분히회화적인감성으로다가온다는것이지요

강 제 경우사진작업은회화의변용입니다 유선생도마찬가지로다른종

류의이미지로표현가능한것을단지그린것이라는생각이듭니다 유선

생의경우에는지금벽에붙어있는그림처럼아파트내부 공원 등의평범

한 것에서 작업이 시작되는데 만찬 시리즈는 다소 달라 보입니다 개인적

으로 유선생의lsquo만찬rsquo시리즈 작품을 보면서 디너쇼나 뒤풀이 오프닝 파

티와 같은 데서 비롯되었는지 그런 장면이 보여주는 일종의 과잉이 만찬

시리즈작품의시작점인지궁금합니다

유 물론 평소에도 그런 뒤풀이 같은 장소에서 먹음직스럽게 잘 차려진

테이블이 행사가끝날때즈음에는놀랄정도로변질되어가는과정이내

겐 무척 흥미로웠어요 어느 날 텔레비전에서 다빈치의 lt최후의 만찬gt을

복원하기 전 상태를 보았는데 만찬 부분만 클로즈업한 장면이 있었어요

만찬의잔이나음식들이떨어져나간벽속에서유령처럼놀라운에너지를

발견했어요그것은일종의자연이만들어낸소멸의힘이었는지도몰라요

처음의 만찬작업은자연의소멸과같은지점에서 숲 속에서벌어진만찬

에서 손의 움직임만 포착한것이었어요 작업을 하면 할수록 점점 음식의

먹고 먹히는 관계나 욕망이 충돌하는 지점에 주목하기도 하고 가끔 정치

적인이슈를다루기도하면서해석의폭을확장하고있어요 얄타회담이나

최근의 육자회담도 결국 각국의 이익과 이해관계가 충돌하는 장소일 수

있다는거지요

강 저도 발표한 적은 없지만 작업 초기에 만찬 관련 사진을 찍은 적이 있

습니다 서울시립미술관에서 국제전 관련한 오프닝 파티 는데 유 선생

작업은내작업과시선이겹치는부분이많은것같아요

2

유 선생님작업은사진작업이지만공감하는부분이많이있습니다 lt고사

관수도gt(高士觀水圖 1999~2001년) 뿐만 아니라 한강변을 보여주는lsquo공

원rsquo시리즈lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo을보여주는사진작업들이개인적으로는좋았는

데 그 작업들은 선생님의 주변에서 출발하고 있지만 단지 보는 장면에 머

무르지않고뒤통수에서이야기를끄집어내고있다는생각이듭니다 일상

속에존재하는또다른언어를끄집어내고그것들을증폭시키고있는작품

들이라고생각하는데나는그런지점과공감되는부분이많은듯합니다

강 여기 작업실까지 오면서 유 선생의 그림에 나오는 교통용 볼록 거울

초록색 버스 거리의 나무들 이런 것들이 보 어요 그러나 유 선생 같은

경우 일상의 장면을 재현적으로 묘사하는 것을 넘어서고 있지요 게다가

기법적으로lsquo과슈rsquo라는 서양식 재료와lsquo호분rsquo이라는 동양식 재료를 같이

섞어쓰고있는데 그래서화선지안으로먹혀들면서도밖으로튀어나오는

느낌이 들고 재료의 물질성이 긴장감 있게 존재하는 것 같습니다 화선지

에 쭉 빨려 들어가거나 아크릴로 튀어나오는 것만 있었다면 그런 느낌이

없었을텐데말이지요

유 재료의 문제도 말할 수있겠네요 호분을 작업에본격적으로 사용하기

시작한 것이 1999년도 원서갤러리에서의 lt창 밖을 나선 풍경gt에서 는

유근택 강홍구작가대담

15

데 제겐 꽤 상징적인작업이었습니다 그 전부터 느껴오던부분이기도 한

데 당시에는 동양화라는 지나친 관념적 정신주의가 나로서는 받아들이기

가 너무 무거웠어요 난 몸으로 느끼는 그 무거움을 땅으로 끌어내리고픈

목적이 있었고 가까이 있는 것들에 한 궁금증과 그것을 어떻게 보여줄

것인가를 고민했지요 그러던 와중에 이 작업을 제작하게 되면서 그러한

회화적인 가능성을 느끼게 되었죠 당시에 살았던 곳은 1층이어서 아파트

창문밖에 지나가는 길이 하나 걸쳐 있었는데 매일 매일의 그 광경들이 내

겐신비스러움이었고궁금한지점이었어요 그래서그것을읽어내기위한

드로잉을하다가현장에서결국 13점을완성하게된거죠 전시를하고나

서창밖의광경들을통하여무수한언어들과해석이가능할수있다는것

을 느끼게 됐고 그 때부터 호분에 한 물성을 발전시켜 나가기 시작했다

고할수있습니다

강 호분을 사용하면서 흔적이 남겨지고 그것이누적됩니다 그런 점이 유

선생의 작업이 지나간 시간에 한 알레고리로 보이도록 작용한 것 같습

니다 주제와 기법이 재료가 가진 물성과의 적절한 결합을 통해 점차적으

로완성되어나간게아니었나싶네요

3

유 중학교어느교과서인가 안쪽전면에정선(鄭敾)의 lt금강전도gt(金剛全

圖 1751년)가 실린 적이 있었어요 당시에 그걸 보면서 마치 실제 금강산

을 체험하고 있는 것 같아 충격적이었습니다 수백년 전의 정선이라는 작

가에 한기초지식도없었던한중학생에게그러한환상적인리얼리티를

경험하게했다는지점이지금생각하면흥미로운부분이에요 장소성에

한 에너지를 회화로 증폭시킬 수 있는 탁월한 감각들은 단지 운필이나 표

현의 문제를 넘어선 작가의 정서와 세계관을 반 하기 때문에 더욱 강렬

하게전달되는것같아요

강 lt인왕제색도gt(仁王霽色圖 1751년) lt박연폭포gt(朴淵瀑布 1750년경)

등을보고있으면정말육체성을느낄수있지요 저도정선의그림을일부

러찾아다니면서봤었는데 그작품들은눈으로본것과기타의것들이체

화된 것이라는 생각이 들어요 본 것을 어떻게 매개하여 이미지로 보여주

는가에 한고민을했던흔적에서얻어진에너지와힘을느낄수있지요

유 좋은작업들은해석의폭을넓혀주는것같아요 산수는단지시각적인

세계만이 아니라 적절한 표현을 하기가 어렵지만 공감각을 초월한 어떤

세계를보여주고있어요

강 세잔의 현상학적버전을정선이미리체득하여자기식으로구사한것

으로볼수도있을것같아요 그런방식으로접근해야정선이이야기될수

있겠죠 그것은 작품의 방법론이나 정신성 한국성에 한 논의와는 다른

시각에서이야기되어야한다고봅니다 어찌보면작가의몸 육화된체험

에 집중하는 것은 협소한 시각으로 보일 수도 있겠지만 정선이라는 작가

입장에서 보면 진경산수 시 정신이니 하는 것은 개인이 몸으로 체험한

것과는별개이자그이후의문제라고생각합니다

현장에서 발품을 팔아 눈으로 보고 다시 편집하고 하는 과정을 요구하는

사진작업역시 상을똑같이재현하는것이중요한것이아니라 현장에

서내가본것자체의경험이더중요합니다 사진이라는것이겉으로는냉

정하고객관적인작업인것같지만눈으로본것을몸과정신이어떻게해

석한것인가를드러내는것이라고말할수있지요

유 선생님의lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo시리즈를보면알수있듯이 원히변하지않

을 것 같은 견고한 세계들에 말을 걸고 그 속에서 틈을 만들어 내고 그 틈

이 확장하면 할수록 그 해석의 여지는 넓어지는 것이지요 결과적으로 그

것이은평뉴타운을찍은것인지 선생의몸을드러내고있는것인지 아니

면 무차별적인 개발의 폭력성을 고발하고 있는지가 모호하면서도 무성한

언어가확장되고있다는생각이들어요 정선의 lt박연폭포gt나 lt만폭동gt

(萬瀑洞 1734년)도 형상성에 한 문제를 넘어서 해석의 여지가 많아요

이를테면 lt만폭동gt에서 정선은시각적인세계를극단적으로청각화시키

고 있는데 그것이 금강산 전체가 가득찬 물소리를 그린 것인지 혹은 그

곳에있었던정선의몸을토해내고있는지가모호하면서도강한에너지를

확장시키고있어요 고호의 작품에 있어서도예외는 아닐 겁니다 이 지점

에서볼때 작가의 태도나몸의구조가드러나면드러날수록해석의폭이

넓어지고있다는생각을하게됩니다

강 그게 바로 미학에서 말하는lsquo열린 예술로의 가능성rsquo이라고 할 수

있지요

유 요즘에도사진에서회화적질문은던지고있으십니까

강 제 경우에는처음부터사진을하려고시작한것은아니었고내가본이

미지를되도록손으로그리지않고크게만들고싶은데 그에 알맞은접근

법이 없을까 하다가 찾은 것이 사진이었습니다 초기 작품은 작은 디지털

사진을여러장이어붙인것인데작품의구도와시각이회화적요소가강

하죠 요즘에는특히색을실제로칠하고싶은욕망이커져서사진과이미

지를결합하여색을입힌작품도있습니다

16

회화에 한생각도정리해봐야겠다는생각이듭니다 회화는인간이세계

를볼때느끼는모든것 곧 총체성이라고 할만한것을표현하려들지요

하지만 늘 불충분하죠 거기서 오는 불만 공포 불안이 있고 이상하게도

세계에 한 불안을 보여주면서 동시에 그것을 제거하려 드는 이중적인

태도를 갖습니다 서양의 경우 그 불충분함과 불안을 미니멀리즘과 같이

물질적인측면으로환원하여해소하거나기피하려합니다 하지만동양화

는표현할수없는부분을그 로두고아는것까지만표현합니다 세계에

관해불필요하게불안해하지않고명료한것까지만보여준다고나할까요

그리고앞서도말했듯이동양화에는서양화와는달리재현의문제가빠져

있어유사하게그렸어도 상성을드러내려는것이아니지요

유 그것은 아마도 동양미술이 갖고 있는 재료학적인 지점과 긴밀한 관계

가 있다고 생각해요 동양회화의 모태가 서법(書法)이었듯이 모필로 긋는

행위 자체가 작가의 철학적 존재론적인 확인 작업으로서 더 절실했던 것

같아요 그래서 산의풍경을그리더라도시각적인아름다움에머물기보다

는결국자기자신을산을빌어서드러내는 결국에는그것이 상과내가

둘이아닌 내가산이되는육화된어떤경지를지향했던것같습니다

강 그런 철학을그림으로그려몸으로구현해내는것은말로는도달할수

없는지점입니다 동양쪽회화의특성인운필도물질적인뒷받침이있어야

가능한것이지요 운필이라는게모필 먹 종이가발달하면서가능해진것

이고남북조이전의한 의그림같은경우에는나타나지않죠 그렇게보

면화론이나중국철학과더불어물질적인요소들이변증법적으로승화되

어 우리가 알고 있는 필법이나 유형이 만들어져 가는데 그것을 분리해보

는것은잘못된경향이라고생각합니다

유 나는 동양미학이 운필론(澐筆論)에 지나치게 집중되어 있다는 생각을

가끔해요 특히 현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지점들이있거

든요 문화도 문화지만단편적인예로슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람

이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같을수없는것처럼말

이죠 그래서인지 저는 학원 때부터 운필의 문제보다는 정서의 문제를

들춰내는 것이 내 작업의 중요한 목표이자 지점이었던 것 같아요 학원

논문도정선(鄭敾 1676~1759년)의정서에관한논문을썼으니까요

강 바로 그러한점이유선생의강점이라고생각합니다 굉장히구체적인

것에서 시작해서 동양화의 추상성 공허함을 극복했던 것 같아요 생각해

보면 정선이lsquo인왕제색도rsquo를 80세가 넘어서 그렸는데 그 에너지에 깜짝

놀라게됩니다 그런작품을그리기까지얼마나많은인왕산을그렸을지

그리고바라보았을지를생각하면아득해지기도합니다 그런데사람들은

정선이라는작가의육체성에는왜집중하지않는것인지 80이 넘은 육체

를가진인간의개인적특성은왜이야기하지않는지가의문입니다

유 맞는 말씀이세요 세잔느나 고호의 미학만 해도 수많은철학자와 미학

자들이 다각도로 해석하고 있는 것처럼 좀 더 폭넓고 다양한 비평이 있어

야한다고생각해요

강 아마도 단원 김홍도 겸재 정선에 한다시읽기를해야할필요가있

을겁니다

4

강 이번에 출품되는 작품에 해서 이야기해주시죠 새롭게 선보이고자

하는작품이있으신가요

유 이번 전시에서는 내가lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo이라고 명명한 24점이 포함 되어

있어요lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 모든 것들rsquo이란 연작이어서lsquo만유사생(萬有

寫生)rsquo이라고 이름 지었어요 이 작업들은 회화를 호흡의 지점에서 좀 더

직접적인 화를시도하고있는작업입니다 아마디스플레이에따라서느

낌이 다를 것 같아요 만찬 연작과 함께 2층에서는lsquo분수rsquo외에도 사막 속

에일상의사물이던져진작업을보여줄예정이에요

강 사막이 소용돌이처럼 보입니다 전에lsquo풍덩rsquo작업과 비슷해 보이기도

하는데

유 소용돌이라기보다는돌아가는구조가퍽흥미로워서작업을하게됐어

요 하늘이라든가우주 어떤세상의구조에 하여말할수있을것같아서

요 LA의 죠수아트리사막(Joshua Tree)에 가보니소멸하고있는사물들의

어떤거 한만물상같은느낌을받았어요 모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수

백년된선인장과모든사물들이모래화되어가는곳이었어요 소멸이라는

것이 현실적으로 부딪히는 느낌이랄까 저는 한때 경주 남산에서 이러한

시간이 소멸하고 있는 듯 한 지점에 해 이것을 나의 일상에서 드러내려

는시도를한적이있었어요 하지만진전이없었죠 아마도그때의잠재적

으로남아있는미련이사막을다녀와서조금씩모색되고있는것같아요

강 그러한 소용돌이 체험이 어떻게 작업으로 드러날지 궁금하네요 지난

전시 지만유선생작업중에서는육체에 한문제를다룬샤워장시리

17

즈도 있었지요 개인적으로 흥미있는 작업이었습니다 평소에 늘 옷을

입는 인간이 몸을 적나라하게 드러내는 순간이 샤워장이나 목욕탕인데

중년이 된 몸을 찬찬이 바라보는 느낌 그것은 실로 놀라운 체험인 것 같

습니다

유 샤워장은 그 자체로 심리적인 공간입니다 샤워하면서 짧은 순간이지

만의식속에는수많은생각들이스쳐지나가면서물소리의격렬함과함께

뒤범벅이되지요 옷을다벗은행위가혼합이되어내가가진육체를적나

라하게느낄수있는순간을경험하게하는장소이기도합니다 그 작업은

그러한경험들을표현하고싶었어요

강 공중목욕탕과는느낌이너무다르죠 그곳에서는내몸에 한인식이

없는데혼자샤워장에있을때는나의한계 나도육체를가진존재라는사

실을절실하게느낄수있습니다 샤워를 통해서나의존재를끌어내는것

은개인적으로공감을많이하게하는작업이라고생각합니다 기묘하게도

샤워하면서내몸이타인의것같은느낌을받을때가가끔있어서나도그

런비슷한작업을드로잉으로해본적이있어요

유 하지만 동양미술에서 다루기엔 난해한 주제지요 기존의 운필의 문제

만으론이러한미묘한지점을드러내기엔거의불가능하기때문입니다

강 작업실에 와보니 회화 외에도 판화 작업도 많은 거 같네요 판화작업

은주로언제하십니까

유 네 해 놓은 목판작업은 작품수가 수 백 점 돼요 하지만 발표할 시간이

없을따름이죠 자연스럽게칼을들게될때는목판을하게되죠 특별한목

적이있어서가아니라내게있어선일종의어떤조절장치처럼작용하고있

죠 90년 초반은 학졸업후화선지와모필에 한조형적인고민이많은

시기 는데거의하루에한두점씩목판을하고화선지작업을시작했어요

그때는판화에서본질적으로조형적인측면에서위로를받았던것같아요

목판화는 찍는 순간 완벽한 조형이 탄생되는 느낌이었어요 내가 표현하고

싶은 내면적인 에너지와 그것을 블랙홀처럼 빨아들이는 화선지 사이에서

끊임없는 시행착오를 겪고 있었던 시기 기 때문에 목판으로라도 그 갈증

을 해소해야 했는지도 모르죠 지금 생각해보면 화선지는 역사적으로도 동

양의 관념적인 정신세계를 담아내기에 적절할지 모르지만 나는 오히려 그

것을땅위로끌어내리고싶었던지점에서생긴갈등이었던것같아요

강 그건동양적재료가가진특성이기도할겁니다 서양화는물감의물질

성이 강하고 그린 사람의 육체의 흔적이 잘 드러나는데 반해서 동양화는

그린 사람의 존재 자체가 드러나는 방식이 달라서 작가의 육체적 노동의

흔적이 잘 드러나지 않지요 일종에 흡입력의 예술이라고나 할까요 그래

서물감으로그렸다는물질적특성이사라지게되죠 아마도 유선생은자

신이가진육체적노동의흔적 몸을 원초적으로썼다는기록을남기고싶

었을겁니다

유 물성에 한 욕구가 있었는지도모르겠어요 판화작업을 하는 것이 어

쩌면 리만족이고 위로 는지도 몰라요 지금은 판화에 한 태도도 좀

더 물성을 극 화하는 작업을 하고 있어요 강 선생님은 궁극적인 사진을

위한목표지점이있으십니까

강 그런 것은 뚜렷하게 갖고 있지 않아요 다만 본다는 것이 중요시 되는

시 에 사진 회화를 통해서 내가 무엇인가를 보았다는 것에 한 증거를

남길수있다는것이의미있다는생각은합니다 구체적 욕망이나목표보

다는지속적으로작업을할수있게하는세계가있다는것자체가너무중

요하다는느낌이듭니다 그러니까이미지를어떻게생산하겠다는것보다

는그행위자체가중요한것이지요

유 저도 시간이갈수록내가만나는많은사물과순간순간이얼마나소중

한 것인가를 깨닫게 돼요 이러한 확인 작업들이 하나의 중요한 과정이라

는생각을합니다

강 제 경우에는 점점 더 자연과 세계의 변화에 해 경이롭게 보게 됩니

다 특히 새 잎이 나오는 4 5월이 되면 마치 폭발하는 것처럼 솟아오르는

엄청나게 다양한 녹색 나뭇잎들에 존경을 표하고 싶어집니다 그 때는 매

일매일이놀랍습니다

유 전 오히려가을의마른나뭇잎이떨어지는모습을볼때면눈물나도록

아름답고 놀라움을느낍니다 이제벌써가을이네요

녹취및정리 강재현(큐레이터) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

18

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

1Kang Hong-Goo I have been thinking about what we shoulddiscuss today and I think we should begin with a discussion onpaintings How about we talk about what we can do with paintingsincluding Oriental painting the methodological problems concerninghow we reach our goals with it How is your solo exhibition comingthis time

Yoo Geun-Taek Labor that involves the act of drawing containsanalogue style boundaries in its aesthetics however I think that itrather has a possibility for that reason since it after all has a deepconnection to the ontological question of an individual or of the eraThe history of painting has been holding the ontological argument ofeach era and it is still the same in the 21st century In the long run Iwould like to continuously ask a question about the problem of thelimitation of time and of my painting After all it is a part of the answerto the question ldquohow art is going to resist against timerdquo

Kang That is a problem that many have been dealing with from along time ago because the starting point of art was the resistance ofdeath and time And humans have been producing images inphotography and paintings constantly in order to prove that it is stillvalid In other words humans somehow are the subsistence thatneeds to keep making images Now you seem to be talking about thesearch of the limitation of time the proof of identity as an artist and Ithink that it may be too big of a subject to talk about from thebeginning especially the thing about substance is too fundamental todiscuss

Yoo As a matter of fact the question about substance can be areflection of the fact that paintings are the artistrsquos attitude theaesthetic of the artistrsquos body rather than a big topic From time totime I reference your work in my class Whenever I look at your workI feel that it is very much related to your attitude quitestraightforwardly aside from your techniques in photography I find itvery interesting that your work somehow makes me feel your cynicalattitude toward your subject matter and the pictorial sensitivity in yourwork is very interesting to me

Kang In my case photography is another type of painting Just likeyou I also painted subjects that can be expressed by different typesof images In your case like these paintings on the wall most of yourworks begin with something very common such as the interior ofapartment or some parks but then the Supper series seemssomewhat different from others Personally I am wondering if yourSupper series started from your experiences with some diner showsafter parties or opening parties Was the excessiveness of such

parties the starting point of your work

Yoo Of course the process of the deterioration of party tables got myattention That the table that is set up with great stuff gets totallytransformed by the end of a party seems interesting And one day Iwatched a documentary on the restoration process of da Vincirsquos theLast Supper on TV There they showed the previous state of the workbefore its restoration and in the close up scene of the supper part Iwas able to find a surprising energy from the deteriorating images ofglasses and food That was a sort of terminating power of nature Inthe beginning of my Supper project I captured the images of the handmovements at a supper table set up in forest However as I workedon the series more and more I sometimes focused on the clash-points of desires or the relationships that surround the act of eatingor sometimes even dealt with political issues By doing so I think thatI have been expanding the range of its interpretation Such as YaltaConference or the Six Parties talk in recent news can be places whereeach participating nationrsquos benefits and understanding clash

Kang I have never presented it but I have taken a picture related to asupper a long time ago I took it at an opening party of someinternational exhibition at Seoul City Art Museum and in this sense Iguess there are some areas that your perspectives and mine overlap

2 Yoo Your work is a photographic work but there are many partswhere I share a strong affinity with you I personally likedGosagwansoodo (a scholar overlooking water from the high hill 1999-2001) your Park series that showed the scenes around the riversideand your Eunpyung New Town work And I think you donrsquot justrepresent some scenes for viewing but you seem to be taking outmore stories from the back I think these are the works that bring outanother language existing in our everyday life and then maximize itand I think on that point I can share my sensitivity with you

Kang Today on my way here I could see a convex traffic mirror agreen bus and street trees which often appear in your paintingsHowever in your case you are beyond the representational stage ofeveryday life scenes In techniques you use gouache a western painting material andHoboon (Chinese white) an Asian material together and I think thatbecause of that reason it creates some kind of tense atmospheresince the images seem to be soaked onto the paper at the same timethey stand out as if they are about to come out of the canvas If youworked with only one material you would not have been able to givesuch layers

19

Yoo I should say something about the problems regarding paintingmaterials It was around 1999 when I started to use Chinese white inmy work I used it for The Scenery Outside Window in an exhibition atWonseo Gallery and it was a very symbolic work for me Long beforethe exhibition I had been feeling so heavy and burdened about theextreme idealism of Oriental Painting of that time I really wanted toput such heavy feelings down to the ground therefore I thought veryhard about things around myself and how to represent them In themean time I made this work and found an artistic possibility in it Atthat time I was living on the first floor of an apartment building andthere was a pathway right outside our window So I was able toobserve different scenes each day and those everyday scenes cameto me as interesting and mysterious experiences I began to makedrawings to study them and then ended up making 13 pieces ofworks there After that exhibition I realized that through the scenesoutside my window numerous languages and interpretations can beapplied and from that time I started to use the Chinese white anddevelop its property

Kang When using Chinese white it leaves traces and it alsoaccumulates I guess maybe that characteristic of Chinese whiteworked as an allegory of the time that has passed in your work Itsounds like the subject matter and techniques got mixed well with theproperties of the painting materials and gradually completed the series

3 Yoo There was a printed copy of the image of Geumgangjeondo (TheEntire Landscape of Geumgang Mountain) by Jeong Seon (1751) inthe inside cover of my middle school textbook At that time I felt as ifI was looking at the real Geumgang Mountain and it was a quiteshocking experience to me It was amazing that the artist from severalhundred years ago made some middle school student who had noidea about who he was to experience the fantastic reality of a place Ithink that the great sensitivities that amplify the energy of a place in apainting do not just come from how to use brush strokes or itsexpressions but more from the artistrsquos own sentiments and outlookon the world When they reflect those of the artist the works give amore grand sensation

Kang When looking at Inwangjesekdo (1751) Bakyeonpokpo (around1750) we can feel the physicality of the work more I also often wentto the museum to look at his works and every time his works gaveme a feeling that he combined what he actually saw at the sites withother elements I can feel his power and energy from the traces ofhis concerns about how to realize the images with what he hadactually seen

Yoo Good works surely expand the range of their interpretation Icanrsquot really come up with any proper words for this however I thinkEast Asian style landscape paintings represent something beyondtime and space not just some visual expression of the existing world

Kang Maybe we could say that Jeong Seon understood thephenomenological interpretation ahead of Cezanne and applied it inhis own way I think that in that way we can continue our discussionon Jeong Seonrsquos art It should be dealt with with a perspective thatrests aside from the methodology spirituality and Koreanness of hisart On one hand it might look as a small vision to concentrate on theexperience of the artist or the realization of his experience howeverfrom Jeong Seonrsquos point of view Jingyungsansu (landscape paintingof actual scenery) or the spirit of the times would have been aseparate issue from what he himself experienced with his own bodyIn terms of photography which requires the artistrsquos own experienceat the site and editing process after that again the artistrsquos ownexperience at the site is more important than how to realisticallyrepresent the subject matter Photography might appear as objectivework but it is after all about how my body and mind interpret theexperience of seeing

Yoo As we can see from looking at your Eunpyung New Townseries the range of analysis is expanded when we talk about solid andsecure worlds make a crevice in them and then watch as the crevicegets bigger and bigger As a result it is hard to see if you arerepresenting yourself or if you are representing Enpyung New Townor if you are making an issue of the violence of indifferentdevelopment plans Actually Jeong Seonrsquos Bakyeon Fallrsquos andManpokdong (Village of 10000 Water Falls) 1734 has many possiblereadings not just about the issues of its form For instance inManpokdong Jeong Seon was giving an extreme aura to the visualworld it is hard to see whether he was depicting the sound of the bigwater falls thundering in Geumgang Mountain or if he wasexpressing the experiences of his body at the site Either way we canfeel a strong energy Van Goghrsquos work is not different from thisWhen considering this issue at this point I think that whenever theartistrsquos attitude or the structure of his experience is revealed therange of interpretation is maximized

Kang That is probably what they call lsquoopen artrsquo in aesthetics

Yoo Are you still asking questions of painting through yourphotography

Kang In my case I didnrsquot mean to do photography from thebeginning I just wanted to find a way to maximize the size of the

20

images that I saw without using hands and then I came tophotography In my earlier photographic works I put many digitalphotos together and they have a strong sense of drawing in itscomposition and perspectives These days sometimes I want toactually paint on the photos so I started to make my works with amixture of photography and some painted image I think that I shouldwrap up my thoughts about paintings here Paintings expresseverything that human sees from the world Nevertheless it alwaysfeels not enough Fear dissatisfaction insecurity in the worldhellipsomehow people want to represent such feelings through paintingand at the same time try to get rid of the feelings Strangely in theWest they try to get rid of or transform such insecurity andinsufficiency through materialism Minimalism can be a goodexample On the other hand in Oriental painting the artists leave theunrepresentable area as it is and express it up to its representablelimit In other words they tend to be more relaxed toward the issue ofrepresentation and just represent what they can do clearly And as Imentioned earlier in Oriental painting the issue of representation wasnot that critical so if the subject matters are represented as close tothe real it is different from revealing the actuality of the object

Yoo It probably has a close tie with the aspect of painting materials ofEast Asian art Since the mother of Oriental painting was calligraphythe act of brush stroke was considered more important to the artist ashis philosophical and ontological confirmation process That is whyartists try to reflect themselves through drawing mountains not justenjoying the visual pleasure of mountains In other words they desiredto reach a place where the object and the artist can become one

Kang To draw such philosophy and make it into a concrete body is alevel that cannot easily be reached Brush stroke techniques a specialcharacteristic of Oriental painting are also realized with materialsupport Brush stroke techniques became possible after brushesChinese ink and paper were more developed It did not appear inpainting before the North and South Dynasties era In this sense thebrush stroke and styles that we now know have been formalized withpainting theories and Chinese philosophy therefore it is wrong toseparate them from each other

Yoo I think that Asian aesthetics place too much stress on the brushstroke theory Especially in this contemporary society there are thingsthat we cannot express with brush strokes alone For instance aworld that a sad person sees would be different from the world that ahappy person sees although both of them are looking at the samescenes So I have been working on the problem of sentiments ratherthan the problems of brush strokes since my graduate study Mythesis was about the sentiments of Jeong Seon (1676-1759)

Kang That is your strength You started from very concrete point andovercame the abstract and emptiness of Asian painting I am verysurprised about the fact that Jeong Seon was over 80 years old whenhe drew Inwangjesekdo (Landscape of Inwang Mountain) The energyof the work is absolutely amazing I even get quite dizzy when thinkingabout how many drawings of Inwang Mountain he would have doneor looked at the mountain until he completed the work But peopledonrsquot talk about why the artist Jeong Seon did not concentrate on thephysicality of the artist the personal characteristics of the 80 years oldman when discussing his work

Yoo You are right Like those philosophers and aestheticians whostudy and research Cezanne or Van Gogh with various perspectivesJeong Seonrsquos art world should be studied more

Kang Indeed it is necessary to begin the re-interpretation of DanwonKim Hongdo and Gyeomjae Jeong Seon

4Kang Please introduce this exhibition Is there any new work

Yoo In this exhibition I am going to show 24 pieces of works that Icall Visual Breathing It is a continuation of the Everything ThatConsists of Me series So I named it Depiction of the Universe Theseare the works which I am trying to have a direct conversation withfrom the place of breathing Maybe it will give somewhat differentfeeling depending on how I display it With the Supper series and theFountain on the second floor exhibition space I am going to displaysome new works that show objects from our daily lives beingscattered about in the desert

Kang The desert looks like a swirl It looks kind of similar to Splash inyour previous exhibition

Yoo Not exactly I made the work because I was interested in thestructure of spinning I hope that it can open a discussion on skyspace or some sort of a structure in the world I have recently been tothe Joshua Tree Desert in California and it looked as though all thethings that are in the process of extinction are exhibited there Therocks are transforming into sands and also the trees hundred yearsold cactuses etchellip all those things were becoming sand There I feltlike I was facing extinction as a reality Actually in Namsan andGyeongju I once tried to expose such places of disappearancethrough my daily life But it did not work well I guess that regret hasremained somewhere in my mind and then turned into this newseries of works after I visited the desert in California

21

Kang It sounds interesting to see how your experience with swirlingis going to be realized I personally liked the shower series in yourpast exhibitions which you dealt with the subjects of body Wehumans cover ourselves with clothes all the time and it is theshower or the bathroom where we become completely naked It isquite amazing experience to look carefully at onersquos own bodyhellip thatof a middle aged man

Yoo The shower is actually quite psychological space itself Althoughit is only a short moment in our daily life we experience manythoughts in our head while taking a shower inside intense watersound Everything gets mixed up in the shower It is a place wherewe become fully conscious of our own bodies boldly I wanted toexpress that kind of experience in this work

Kang It is quite different from public bath house experiences There Idonrsquot get self-conscious about my own body that much but when Iam alone in the shower somehow I feel my limit as a human that Iam also a living being who has a body Revealing onersquos existencethrough a shower gives me the same feeling Strangely enough fromtime to time I feel like my body is not mine but someone elsersquos in theshower so actually I once made a drawing of a similar subject matter

Yoo However it is somewhat tricky subject matter to deal with inOriental painting when considering the existing problems of the use ofbrush stroke It is almost impossible to express this subtleness withthe brush strokes of Oriental painting

Kang It looks like you have lots of printmaking works too When doyou usually work on printmaking

Yoo Yes I have made about several hundred pieces of woodcutprints so far I just havenrsquot had a chance to exhibit them My hand justnaturally comes to and holds a chisel and then it leads me into wood-block prints It is not necessarily that I have a particular reason for thatbut it just works as some sort of control In the beginning of 1990s Ihad many concerns about forms related to Korean paper and brushAnd during that time I made almost one or two pieces a day andthen worked on the paper I guess I was able to feel satisfied by theformativeness in printmaking As I pressed the woodblock I felt like aperfect formation was being born I was going through lots of trial anderror between my own inner energy that I wanted to express and theKorean paper that absorbed it as a black hole at that time so to me Iprobably had to get rid of my thirst with something like woodcutprints Looking back I think the problem was that I was having troublewith the paper which might be appropriate to the abstract mentalityof Asia as it has been so historically I did not want to put it into the

paper but rather wanted to put it down to earth and that is probablywhy I was having so much trouble with it

Kang It is probably due to the peculiar characteristics of the materialsof Oriental painting In Western painting paints have a strong materialpresence so it can reveal the traces of the artistrsquos action very well Onthe other hand in Asian painting the way of revealing the artistrsquosexistence itself is quite different so often it is really hard to see theindications of the artistrsquos effort They donrsquot really get revealed MaybeI can call it an art of absorption force In other words the materiality ofthe paints just disappears into the painting Maybe you might havewanted to leave some sort of records that you as an artist used yourbody and make traces of physical labor

Yoo I might have had some desire of physical properties Workingwith printmaking might have been a proxy contentment and comfortto me These days I have been working on printmaking with anattitude that maximizes its physical property Do you have any goal foryour photography

Kang I donrsquot really have anything clear I just think that it ismeaningful that I could create proof that I have seen somethingthrough photography and painting in this time which both emphasizethe act of seeing I feel that it is very important that there is a worldthat enables me to keep working rather than having some concretedesires or goals To me the act of producing itself is more importantthan how to make the images

Yoo I also realize that each moment that I encounter things in theworld is very precious and this kind of confirmative work is one of thevery important processes

Kang In my case I look at the changes of nature and the world morein awe Especially in April and May when new leaves are coming out Ifeel a desire to express my homage to the exploding diversity of greenleaves Everyday comes to me as a surprise during that time of year

Yoo In my case I feel quite surprised and moved whenever I see theautumn leaves falling It is tearfully beautiful to me Autumn camealready here

Recording and noting Kang Jaehyun (Curator) Cho Youngryun (Intern Curator)

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

23

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 200times212cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

25

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

26

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

27

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

29

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1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

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1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

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eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

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2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

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Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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1

강홍구(이하_강) 오늘자리에서무슨이야기를해야할까생각해봤는데일

단 시작은 회화에 관한 이야기를 하기로 하죠 동양화를 비롯한 회화로 무

엇을할수있을것인가 어떻게원하는바로도달할것인가하는방법의문

제에 해이야기해보도록하는건어떨까요이번개인전은어떻습니까

유근택(이하_유) 회화적 행위가 지닌 노동은 어쩔 수 없이 아날로그적인

부딪침의미학일수밖에없지만나는오히려그곳에가능성이있다고생

각해요 그것은 결국 그 시 나 개인의 존재론적인 질문과 맞닿아있기 때

문입니다 회화의역사는초기부터지금까지각시 마다의존재론을드러

내고있는데그것은 21세기에도유효하다고생각됩니다 궁극적으로는나

의회화 그리고 시간이가진유한성의문제에 해계속적으로질문을던

지고 싶습니다 그것은 결국ldquo시간에 하여 예술이 어떻게 저항할 수 있

을것인가rdquo라는부분이죠

강 그건 오래전부터 다루어졌던 문제입니다 미술의 기본적 출발점이 죽

음과 시간에 한 저항에서 시작된 것이니까요 그리고 그것이 아직도 유

효함을 증명하기 위한 방편으로 인간은 사진 회화와 같은 이미지를 끊임

없이 생산해 왔죠 달리 말하면 어쨌든 인간은 필연적으로 이미지를 생산

하지않으면안되는존재인것이지요 유선생은지금인간혹은화가로서

의정체성에 한증명 유한한시간성에 한탐구를말하고있는것같은

데 존재에 한 부분은 본질적인 이야기라 처음부터 너무 커다란 주제를

다루는것이아닐까생각하는데

유 사실 존재에 한 질문은 거창한 화두라기보다는 회화는 결국 작가의

태도나 몸의 미학을 반 한다는 것이죠 저는 수업을 하면서 가끔 선생님

의 작품을 참고로 합니다 선생님의 작품들을 하면 사진적인 테크닉을

떠난선생님의태도와직결되고있다고생각되는데요 어딘지모르게 상

에 한시니컬한선생의표정을느낄수있는점이흥미롭고또한사진이

라는것이다분히회화적인감성으로다가온다는것이지요

강 제 경우사진작업은회화의변용입니다 유선생도마찬가지로다른종

류의이미지로표현가능한것을단지그린것이라는생각이듭니다 유선

생의경우에는지금벽에붙어있는그림처럼아파트내부 공원 등의평범

한 것에서 작업이 시작되는데 만찬 시리즈는 다소 달라 보입니다 개인적

으로 유선생의lsquo만찬rsquo시리즈 작품을 보면서 디너쇼나 뒤풀이 오프닝 파

티와 같은 데서 비롯되었는지 그런 장면이 보여주는 일종의 과잉이 만찬

시리즈작품의시작점인지궁금합니다

유 물론 평소에도 그런 뒤풀이 같은 장소에서 먹음직스럽게 잘 차려진

테이블이 행사가끝날때즈음에는놀랄정도로변질되어가는과정이내

겐 무척 흥미로웠어요 어느 날 텔레비전에서 다빈치의 lt최후의 만찬gt을

복원하기 전 상태를 보았는데 만찬 부분만 클로즈업한 장면이 있었어요

만찬의잔이나음식들이떨어져나간벽속에서유령처럼놀라운에너지를

발견했어요그것은일종의자연이만들어낸소멸의힘이었는지도몰라요

처음의 만찬작업은자연의소멸과같은지점에서 숲 속에서벌어진만찬

에서 손의 움직임만 포착한것이었어요 작업을 하면 할수록 점점 음식의

먹고 먹히는 관계나 욕망이 충돌하는 지점에 주목하기도 하고 가끔 정치

적인이슈를다루기도하면서해석의폭을확장하고있어요 얄타회담이나

최근의 육자회담도 결국 각국의 이익과 이해관계가 충돌하는 장소일 수

있다는거지요

강 저도 발표한 적은 없지만 작업 초기에 만찬 관련 사진을 찍은 적이 있

습니다 서울시립미술관에서 국제전 관련한 오프닝 파티 는데 유 선생

작업은내작업과시선이겹치는부분이많은것같아요

2

유 선생님작업은사진작업이지만공감하는부분이많이있습니다 lt고사

관수도gt(高士觀水圖 1999~2001년) 뿐만 아니라 한강변을 보여주는lsquo공

원rsquo시리즈lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo을보여주는사진작업들이개인적으로는좋았는

데 그 작업들은 선생님의 주변에서 출발하고 있지만 단지 보는 장면에 머

무르지않고뒤통수에서이야기를끄집어내고있다는생각이듭니다 일상

속에존재하는또다른언어를끄집어내고그것들을증폭시키고있는작품

들이라고생각하는데나는그런지점과공감되는부분이많은듯합니다

강 여기 작업실까지 오면서 유 선생의 그림에 나오는 교통용 볼록 거울

초록색 버스 거리의 나무들 이런 것들이 보 어요 그러나 유 선생 같은

경우 일상의 장면을 재현적으로 묘사하는 것을 넘어서고 있지요 게다가

기법적으로lsquo과슈rsquo라는 서양식 재료와lsquo호분rsquo이라는 동양식 재료를 같이

섞어쓰고있는데 그래서화선지안으로먹혀들면서도밖으로튀어나오는

느낌이 들고 재료의 물질성이 긴장감 있게 존재하는 것 같습니다 화선지

에 쭉 빨려 들어가거나 아크릴로 튀어나오는 것만 있었다면 그런 느낌이

없었을텐데말이지요

유 재료의 문제도 말할 수있겠네요 호분을 작업에본격적으로 사용하기

시작한 것이 1999년도 원서갤러리에서의 lt창 밖을 나선 풍경gt에서 는

유근택 강홍구작가대담

15

데 제겐 꽤 상징적인작업이었습니다 그 전부터 느껴오던부분이기도 한

데 당시에는 동양화라는 지나친 관념적 정신주의가 나로서는 받아들이기

가 너무 무거웠어요 난 몸으로 느끼는 그 무거움을 땅으로 끌어내리고픈

목적이 있었고 가까이 있는 것들에 한 궁금증과 그것을 어떻게 보여줄

것인가를 고민했지요 그러던 와중에 이 작업을 제작하게 되면서 그러한

회화적인 가능성을 느끼게 되었죠 당시에 살았던 곳은 1층이어서 아파트

창문밖에 지나가는 길이 하나 걸쳐 있었는데 매일 매일의 그 광경들이 내

겐신비스러움이었고궁금한지점이었어요 그래서그것을읽어내기위한

드로잉을하다가현장에서결국 13점을완성하게된거죠 전시를하고나

서창밖의광경들을통하여무수한언어들과해석이가능할수있다는것

을 느끼게 됐고 그 때부터 호분에 한 물성을 발전시켜 나가기 시작했다

고할수있습니다

강 호분을 사용하면서 흔적이 남겨지고 그것이누적됩니다 그런 점이 유

선생의 작업이 지나간 시간에 한 알레고리로 보이도록 작용한 것 같습

니다 주제와 기법이 재료가 가진 물성과의 적절한 결합을 통해 점차적으

로완성되어나간게아니었나싶네요

3

유 중학교어느교과서인가 안쪽전면에정선(鄭敾)의 lt금강전도gt(金剛全

圖 1751년)가 실린 적이 있었어요 당시에 그걸 보면서 마치 실제 금강산

을 체험하고 있는 것 같아 충격적이었습니다 수백년 전의 정선이라는 작

가에 한기초지식도없었던한중학생에게그러한환상적인리얼리티를

경험하게했다는지점이지금생각하면흥미로운부분이에요 장소성에

한 에너지를 회화로 증폭시킬 수 있는 탁월한 감각들은 단지 운필이나 표

현의 문제를 넘어선 작가의 정서와 세계관을 반 하기 때문에 더욱 강렬

하게전달되는것같아요

강 lt인왕제색도gt(仁王霽色圖 1751년) lt박연폭포gt(朴淵瀑布 1750년경)

등을보고있으면정말육체성을느낄수있지요 저도정선의그림을일부

러찾아다니면서봤었는데 그작품들은눈으로본것과기타의것들이체

화된 것이라는 생각이 들어요 본 것을 어떻게 매개하여 이미지로 보여주

는가에 한고민을했던흔적에서얻어진에너지와힘을느낄수있지요

유 좋은작업들은해석의폭을넓혀주는것같아요 산수는단지시각적인

세계만이 아니라 적절한 표현을 하기가 어렵지만 공감각을 초월한 어떤

세계를보여주고있어요

강 세잔의 현상학적버전을정선이미리체득하여자기식으로구사한것

으로볼수도있을것같아요 그런방식으로접근해야정선이이야기될수

있겠죠 그것은 작품의 방법론이나 정신성 한국성에 한 논의와는 다른

시각에서이야기되어야한다고봅니다 어찌보면작가의몸 육화된체험

에 집중하는 것은 협소한 시각으로 보일 수도 있겠지만 정선이라는 작가

입장에서 보면 진경산수 시 정신이니 하는 것은 개인이 몸으로 체험한

것과는별개이자그이후의문제라고생각합니다

현장에서 발품을 팔아 눈으로 보고 다시 편집하고 하는 과정을 요구하는

사진작업역시 상을똑같이재현하는것이중요한것이아니라 현장에

서내가본것자체의경험이더중요합니다 사진이라는것이겉으로는냉

정하고객관적인작업인것같지만눈으로본것을몸과정신이어떻게해

석한것인가를드러내는것이라고말할수있지요

유 선생님의lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo시리즈를보면알수있듯이 원히변하지않

을 것 같은 견고한 세계들에 말을 걸고 그 속에서 틈을 만들어 내고 그 틈

이 확장하면 할수록 그 해석의 여지는 넓어지는 것이지요 결과적으로 그

것이은평뉴타운을찍은것인지 선생의몸을드러내고있는것인지 아니

면 무차별적인 개발의 폭력성을 고발하고 있는지가 모호하면서도 무성한

언어가확장되고있다는생각이들어요 정선의 lt박연폭포gt나 lt만폭동gt

(萬瀑洞 1734년)도 형상성에 한 문제를 넘어서 해석의 여지가 많아요

이를테면 lt만폭동gt에서 정선은시각적인세계를극단적으로청각화시키

고 있는데 그것이 금강산 전체가 가득찬 물소리를 그린 것인지 혹은 그

곳에있었던정선의몸을토해내고있는지가모호하면서도강한에너지를

확장시키고있어요 고호의 작품에 있어서도예외는 아닐 겁니다 이 지점

에서볼때 작가의 태도나몸의구조가드러나면드러날수록해석의폭이

넓어지고있다는생각을하게됩니다

강 그게 바로 미학에서 말하는lsquo열린 예술로의 가능성rsquo이라고 할 수

있지요

유 요즘에도사진에서회화적질문은던지고있으십니까

강 제 경우에는처음부터사진을하려고시작한것은아니었고내가본이

미지를되도록손으로그리지않고크게만들고싶은데 그에 알맞은접근

법이 없을까 하다가 찾은 것이 사진이었습니다 초기 작품은 작은 디지털

사진을여러장이어붙인것인데작품의구도와시각이회화적요소가강

하죠 요즘에는특히색을실제로칠하고싶은욕망이커져서사진과이미

지를결합하여색을입힌작품도있습니다

16

회화에 한생각도정리해봐야겠다는생각이듭니다 회화는인간이세계

를볼때느끼는모든것 곧 총체성이라고 할만한것을표현하려들지요

하지만 늘 불충분하죠 거기서 오는 불만 공포 불안이 있고 이상하게도

세계에 한 불안을 보여주면서 동시에 그것을 제거하려 드는 이중적인

태도를 갖습니다 서양의 경우 그 불충분함과 불안을 미니멀리즘과 같이

물질적인측면으로환원하여해소하거나기피하려합니다 하지만동양화

는표현할수없는부분을그 로두고아는것까지만표현합니다 세계에

관해불필요하게불안해하지않고명료한것까지만보여준다고나할까요

그리고앞서도말했듯이동양화에는서양화와는달리재현의문제가빠져

있어유사하게그렸어도 상성을드러내려는것이아니지요

유 그것은 아마도 동양미술이 갖고 있는 재료학적인 지점과 긴밀한 관계

가 있다고 생각해요 동양회화의 모태가 서법(書法)이었듯이 모필로 긋는

행위 자체가 작가의 철학적 존재론적인 확인 작업으로서 더 절실했던 것

같아요 그래서 산의풍경을그리더라도시각적인아름다움에머물기보다

는결국자기자신을산을빌어서드러내는 결국에는그것이 상과내가

둘이아닌 내가산이되는육화된어떤경지를지향했던것같습니다

강 그런 철학을그림으로그려몸으로구현해내는것은말로는도달할수

없는지점입니다 동양쪽회화의특성인운필도물질적인뒷받침이있어야

가능한것이지요 운필이라는게모필 먹 종이가발달하면서가능해진것

이고남북조이전의한 의그림같은경우에는나타나지않죠 그렇게보

면화론이나중국철학과더불어물질적인요소들이변증법적으로승화되

어 우리가 알고 있는 필법이나 유형이 만들어져 가는데 그것을 분리해보

는것은잘못된경향이라고생각합니다

유 나는 동양미학이 운필론(澐筆論)에 지나치게 집중되어 있다는 생각을

가끔해요 특히 현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지점들이있거

든요 문화도 문화지만단편적인예로슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람

이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같을수없는것처럼말

이죠 그래서인지 저는 학원 때부터 운필의 문제보다는 정서의 문제를

들춰내는 것이 내 작업의 중요한 목표이자 지점이었던 것 같아요 학원

논문도정선(鄭敾 1676~1759년)의정서에관한논문을썼으니까요

강 바로 그러한점이유선생의강점이라고생각합니다 굉장히구체적인

것에서 시작해서 동양화의 추상성 공허함을 극복했던 것 같아요 생각해

보면 정선이lsquo인왕제색도rsquo를 80세가 넘어서 그렸는데 그 에너지에 깜짝

놀라게됩니다 그런작품을그리기까지얼마나많은인왕산을그렸을지

그리고바라보았을지를생각하면아득해지기도합니다 그런데사람들은

정선이라는작가의육체성에는왜집중하지않는것인지 80이 넘은 육체

를가진인간의개인적특성은왜이야기하지않는지가의문입니다

유 맞는 말씀이세요 세잔느나 고호의 미학만 해도 수많은철학자와 미학

자들이 다각도로 해석하고 있는 것처럼 좀 더 폭넓고 다양한 비평이 있어

야한다고생각해요

강 아마도 단원 김홍도 겸재 정선에 한다시읽기를해야할필요가있

을겁니다

4

강 이번에 출품되는 작품에 해서 이야기해주시죠 새롭게 선보이고자

하는작품이있으신가요

유 이번 전시에서는 내가lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo이라고 명명한 24점이 포함 되어

있어요lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 모든 것들rsquo이란 연작이어서lsquo만유사생(萬有

寫生)rsquo이라고 이름 지었어요 이 작업들은 회화를 호흡의 지점에서 좀 더

직접적인 화를시도하고있는작업입니다 아마디스플레이에따라서느

낌이 다를 것 같아요 만찬 연작과 함께 2층에서는lsquo분수rsquo외에도 사막 속

에일상의사물이던져진작업을보여줄예정이에요

강 사막이 소용돌이처럼 보입니다 전에lsquo풍덩rsquo작업과 비슷해 보이기도

하는데

유 소용돌이라기보다는돌아가는구조가퍽흥미로워서작업을하게됐어

요 하늘이라든가우주 어떤세상의구조에 하여말할수있을것같아서

요 LA의 죠수아트리사막(Joshua Tree)에 가보니소멸하고있는사물들의

어떤거 한만물상같은느낌을받았어요 모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수

백년된선인장과모든사물들이모래화되어가는곳이었어요 소멸이라는

것이 현실적으로 부딪히는 느낌이랄까 저는 한때 경주 남산에서 이러한

시간이 소멸하고 있는 듯 한 지점에 해 이것을 나의 일상에서 드러내려

는시도를한적이있었어요 하지만진전이없었죠 아마도그때의잠재적

으로남아있는미련이사막을다녀와서조금씩모색되고있는것같아요

강 그러한 소용돌이 체험이 어떻게 작업으로 드러날지 궁금하네요 지난

전시 지만유선생작업중에서는육체에 한문제를다룬샤워장시리

17

즈도 있었지요 개인적으로 흥미있는 작업이었습니다 평소에 늘 옷을

입는 인간이 몸을 적나라하게 드러내는 순간이 샤워장이나 목욕탕인데

중년이 된 몸을 찬찬이 바라보는 느낌 그것은 실로 놀라운 체험인 것 같

습니다

유 샤워장은 그 자체로 심리적인 공간입니다 샤워하면서 짧은 순간이지

만의식속에는수많은생각들이스쳐지나가면서물소리의격렬함과함께

뒤범벅이되지요 옷을다벗은행위가혼합이되어내가가진육체를적나

라하게느낄수있는순간을경험하게하는장소이기도합니다 그 작업은

그러한경험들을표현하고싶었어요

강 공중목욕탕과는느낌이너무다르죠 그곳에서는내몸에 한인식이

없는데혼자샤워장에있을때는나의한계 나도육체를가진존재라는사

실을절실하게느낄수있습니다 샤워를 통해서나의존재를끌어내는것

은개인적으로공감을많이하게하는작업이라고생각합니다 기묘하게도

샤워하면서내몸이타인의것같은느낌을받을때가가끔있어서나도그

런비슷한작업을드로잉으로해본적이있어요

유 하지만 동양미술에서 다루기엔 난해한 주제지요 기존의 운필의 문제

만으론이러한미묘한지점을드러내기엔거의불가능하기때문입니다

강 작업실에 와보니 회화 외에도 판화 작업도 많은 거 같네요 판화작업

은주로언제하십니까

유 네 해 놓은 목판작업은 작품수가 수 백 점 돼요 하지만 발표할 시간이

없을따름이죠 자연스럽게칼을들게될때는목판을하게되죠 특별한목

적이있어서가아니라내게있어선일종의어떤조절장치처럼작용하고있

죠 90년 초반은 학졸업후화선지와모필에 한조형적인고민이많은

시기 는데거의하루에한두점씩목판을하고화선지작업을시작했어요

그때는판화에서본질적으로조형적인측면에서위로를받았던것같아요

목판화는 찍는 순간 완벽한 조형이 탄생되는 느낌이었어요 내가 표현하고

싶은 내면적인 에너지와 그것을 블랙홀처럼 빨아들이는 화선지 사이에서

끊임없는 시행착오를 겪고 있었던 시기 기 때문에 목판으로라도 그 갈증

을 해소해야 했는지도 모르죠 지금 생각해보면 화선지는 역사적으로도 동

양의 관념적인 정신세계를 담아내기에 적절할지 모르지만 나는 오히려 그

것을땅위로끌어내리고싶었던지점에서생긴갈등이었던것같아요

강 그건동양적재료가가진특성이기도할겁니다 서양화는물감의물질

성이 강하고 그린 사람의 육체의 흔적이 잘 드러나는데 반해서 동양화는

그린 사람의 존재 자체가 드러나는 방식이 달라서 작가의 육체적 노동의

흔적이 잘 드러나지 않지요 일종에 흡입력의 예술이라고나 할까요 그래

서물감으로그렸다는물질적특성이사라지게되죠 아마도 유선생은자

신이가진육체적노동의흔적 몸을 원초적으로썼다는기록을남기고싶

었을겁니다

유 물성에 한 욕구가 있었는지도모르겠어요 판화작업을 하는 것이 어

쩌면 리만족이고 위로 는지도 몰라요 지금은 판화에 한 태도도 좀

더 물성을 극 화하는 작업을 하고 있어요 강 선생님은 궁극적인 사진을

위한목표지점이있으십니까

강 그런 것은 뚜렷하게 갖고 있지 않아요 다만 본다는 것이 중요시 되는

시 에 사진 회화를 통해서 내가 무엇인가를 보았다는 것에 한 증거를

남길수있다는것이의미있다는생각은합니다 구체적 욕망이나목표보

다는지속적으로작업을할수있게하는세계가있다는것자체가너무중

요하다는느낌이듭니다 그러니까이미지를어떻게생산하겠다는것보다

는그행위자체가중요한것이지요

유 저도 시간이갈수록내가만나는많은사물과순간순간이얼마나소중

한 것인가를 깨닫게 돼요 이러한 확인 작업들이 하나의 중요한 과정이라

는생각을합니다

강 제 경우에는 점점 더 자연과 세계의 변화에 해 경이롭게 보게 됩니

다 특히 새 잎이 나오는 4 5월이 되면 마치 폭발하는 것처럼 솟아오르는

엄청나게 다양한 녹색 나뭇잎들에 존경을 표하고 싶어집니다 그 때는 매

일매일이놀랍습니다

유 전 오히려가을의마른나뭇잎이떨어지는모습을볼때면눈물나도록

아름답고 놀라움을느낍니다 이제벌써가을이네요

녹취및정리 강재현(큐레이터) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

18

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

1Kang Hong-Goo I have been thinking about what we shoulddiscuss today and I think we should begin with a discussion onpaintings How about we talk about what we can do with paintingsincluding Oriental painting the methodological problems concerninghow we reach our goals with it How is your solo exhibition comingthis time

Yoo Geun-Taek Labor that involves the act of drawing containsanalogue style boundaries in its aesthetics however I think that itrather has a possibility for that reason since it after all has a deepconnection to the ontological question of an individual or of the eraThe history of painting has been holding the ontological argument ofeach era and it is still the same in the 21st century In the long run Iwould like to continuously ask a question about the problem of thelimitation of time and of my painting After all it is a part of the answerto the question ldquohow art is going to resist against timerdquo

Kang That is a problem that many have been dealing with from along time ago because the starting point of art was the resistance ofdeath and time And humans have been producing images inphotography and paintings constantly in order to prove that it is stillvalid In other words humans somehow are the subsistence thatneeds to keep making images Now you seem to be talking about thesearch of the limitation of time the proof of identity as an artist and Ithink that it may be too big of a subject to talk about from thebeginning especially the thing about substance is too fundamental todiscuss

Yoo As a matter of fact the question about substance can be areflection of the fact that paintings are the artistrsquos attitude theaesthetic of the artistrsquos body rather than a big topic From time totime I reference your work in my class Whenever I look at your workI feel that it is very much related to your attitude quitestraightforwardly aside from your techniques in photography I find itvery interesting that your work somehow makes me feel your cynicalattitude toward your subject matter and the pictorial sensitivity in yourwork is very interesting to me

Kang In my case photography is another type of painting Just likeyou I also painted subjects that can be expressed by different typesof images In your case like these paintings on the wall most of yourworks begin with something very common such as the interior ofapartment or some parks but then the Supper series seemssomewhat different from others Personally I am wondering if yourSupper series started from your experiences with some diner showsafter parties or opening parties Was the excessiveness of such

parties the starting point of your work

Yoo Of course the process of the deterioration of party tables got myattention That the table that is set up with great stuff gets totallytransformed by the end of a party seems interesting And one day Iwatched a documentary on the restoration process of da Vincirsquos theLast Supper on TV There they showed the previous state of the workbefore its restoration and in the close up scene of the supper part Iwas able to find a surprising energy from the deteriorating images ofglasses and food That was a sort of terminating power of nature Inthe beginning of my Supper project I captured the images of the handmovements at a supper table set up in forest However as I workedon the series more and more I sometimes focused on the clash-points of desires or the relationships that surround the act of eatingor sometimes even dealt with political issues By doing so I think thatI have been expanding the range of its interpretation Such as YaltaConference or the Six Parties talk in recent news can be places whereeach participating nationrsquos benefits and understanding clash

Kang I have never presented it but I have taken a picture related to asupper a long time ago I took it at an opening party of someinternational exhibition at Seoul City Art Museum and in this sense Iguess there are some areas that your perspectives and mine overlap

2 Yoo Your work is a photographic work but there are many partswhere I share a strong affinity with you I personally likedGosagwansoodo (a scholar overlooking water from the high hill 1999-2001) your Park series that showed the scenes around the riversideand your Eunpyung New Town work And I think you donrsquot justrepresent some scenes for viewing but you seem to be taking outmore stories from the back I think these are the works that bring outanother language existing in our everyday life and then maximize itand I think on that point I can share my sensitivity with you

Kang Today on my way here I could see a convex traffic mirror agreen bus and street trees which often appear in your paintingsHowever in your case you are beyond the representational stage ofeveryday life scenes In techniques you use gouache a western painting material andHoboon (Chinese white) an Asian material together and I think thatbecause of that reason it creates some kind of tense atmospheresince the images seem to be soaked onto the paper at the same timethey stand out as if they are about to come out of the canvas If youworked with only one material you would not have been able to givesuch layers

19

Yoo I should say something about the problems regarding paintingmaterials It was around 1999 when I started to use Chinese white inmy work I used it for The Scenery Outside Window in an exhibition atWonseo Gallery and it was a very symbolic work for me Long beforethe exhibition I had been feeling so heavy and burdened about theextreme idealism of Oriental Painting of that time I really wanted toput such heavy feelings down to the ground therefore I thought veryhard about things around myself and how to represent them In themean time I made this work and found an artistic possibility in it Atthat time I was living on the first floor of an apartment building andthere was a pathway right outside our window So I was able toobserve different scenes each day and those everyday scenes cameto me as interesting and mysterious experiences I began to makedrawings to study them and then ended up making 13 pieces ofworks there After that exhibition I realized that through the scenesoutside my window numerous languages and interpretations can beapplied and from that time I started to use the Chinese white anddevelop its property

Kang When using Chinese white it leaves traces and it alsoaccumulates I guess maybe that characteristic of Chinese whiteworked as an allegory of the time that has passed in your work Itsounds like the subject matter and techniques got mixed well with theproperties of the painting materials and gradually completed the series

3 Yoo There was a printed copy of the image of Geumgangjeondo (TheEntire Landscape of Geumgang Mountain) by Jeong Seon (1751) inthe inside cover of my middle school textbook At that time I felt as ifI was looking at the real Geumgang Mountain and it was a quiteshocking experience to me It was amazing that the artist from severalhundred years ago made some middle school student who had noidea about who he was to experience the fantastic reality of a place Ithink that the great sensitivities that amplify the energy of a place in apainting do not just come from how to use brush strokes or itsexpressions but more from the artistrsquos own sentiments and outlookon the world When they reflect those of the artist the works give amore grand sensation

Kang When looking at Inwangjesekdo (1751) Bakyeonpokpo (around1750) we can feel the physicality of the work more I also often wentto the museum to look at his works and every time his works gaveme a feeling that he combined what he actually saw at the sites withother elements I can feel his power and energy from the traces ofhis concerns about how to realize the images with what he hadactually seen

Yoo Good works surely expand the range of their interpretation Icanrsquot really come up with any proper words for this however I thinkEast Asian style landscape paintings represent something beyondtime and space not just some visual expression of the existing world

Kang Maybe we could say that Jeong Seon understood thephenomenological interpretation ahead of Cezanne and applied it inhis own way I think that in that way we can continue our discussionon Jeong Seonrsquos art It should be dealt with with a perspective thatrests aside from the methodology spirituality and Koreanness of hisart On one hand it might look as a small vision to concentrate on theexperience of the artist or the realization of his experience howeverfrom Jeong Seonrsquos point of view Jingyungsansu (landscape paintingof actual scenery) or the spirit of the times would have been aseparate issue from what he himself experienced with his own bodyIn terms of photography which requires the artistrsquos own experienceat the site and editing process after that again the artistrsquos ownexperience at the site is more important than how to realisticallyrepresent the subject matter Photography might appear as objectivework but it is after all about how my body and mind interpret theexperience of seeing

Yoo As we can see from looking at your Eunpyung New Townseries the range of analysis is expanded when we talk about solid andsecure worlds make a crevice in them and then watch as the crevicegets bigger and bigger As a result it is hard to see if you arerepresenting yourself or if you are representing Enpyung New Townor if you are making an issue of the violence of indifferentdevelopment plans Actually Jeong Seonrsquos Bakyeon Fallrsquos andManpokdong (Village of 10000 Water Falls) 1734 has many possiblereadings not just about the issues of its form For instance inManpokdong Jeong Seon was giving an extreme aura to the visualworld it is hard to see whether he was depicting the sound of the bigwater falls thundering in Geumgang Mountain or if he wasexpressing the experiences of his body at the site Either way we canfeel a strong energy Van Goghrsquos work is not different from thisWhen considering this issue at this point I think that whenever theartistrsquos attitude or the structure of his experience is revealed therange of interpretation is maximized

Kang That is probably what they call lsquoopen artrsquo in aesthetics

Yoo Are you still asking questions of painting through yourphotography

Kang In my case I didnrsquot mean to do photography from thebeginning I just wanted to find a way to maximize the size of the

20

images that I saw without using hands and then I came tophotography In my earlier photographic works I put many digitalphotos together and they have a strong sense of drawing in itscomposition and perspectives These days sometimes I want toactually paint on the photos so I started to make my works with amixture of photography and some painted image I think that I shouldwrap up my thoughts about paintings here Paintings expresseverything that human sees from the world Nevertheless it alwaysfeels not enough Fear dissatisfaction insecurity in the worldhellipsomehow people want to represent such feelings through paintingand at the same time try to get rid of the feelings Strangely in theWest they try to get rid of or transform such insecurity andinsufficiency through materialism Minimalism can be a goodexample On the other hand in Oriental painting the artists leave theunrepresentable area as it is and express it up to its representablelimit In other words they tend to be more relaxed toward the issue ofrepresentation and just represent what they can do clearly And as Imentioned earlier in Oriental painting the issue of representation wasnot that critical so if the subject matters are represented as close tothe real it is different from revealing the actuality of the object

Yoo It probably has a close tie with the aspect of painting materials ofEast Asian art Since the mother of Oriental painting was calligraphythe act of brush stroke was considered more important to the artist ashis philosophical and ontological confirmation process That is whyartists try to reflect themselves through drawing mountains not justenjoying the visual pleasure of mountains In other words they desiredto reach a place where the object and the artist can become one

Kang To draw such philosophy and make it into a concrete body is alevel that cannot easily be reached Brush stroke techniques a specialcharacteristic of Oriental painting are also realized with materialsupport Brush stroke techniques became possible after brushesChinese ink and paper were more developed It did not appear inpainting before the North and South Dynasties era In this sense thebrush stroke and styles that we now know have been formalized withpainting theories and Chinese philosophy therefore it is wrong toseparate them from each other

Yoo I think that Asian aesthetics place too much stress on the brushstroke theory Especially in this contemporary society there are thingsthat we cannot express with brush strokes alone For instance aworld that a sad person sees would be different from the world that ahappy person sees although both of them are looking at the samescenes So I have been working on the problem of sentiments ratherthan the problems of brush strokes since my graduate study Mythesis was about the sentiments of Jeong Seon (1676-1759)

Kang That is your strength You started from very concrete point andovercame the abstract and emptiness of Asian painting I am verysurprised about the fact that Jeong Seon was over 80 years old whenhe drew Inwangjesekdo (Landscape of Inwang Mountain) The energyof the work is absolutely amazing I even get quite dizzy when thinkingabout how many drawings of Inwang Mountain he would have doneor looked at the mountain until he completed the work But peopledonrsquot talk about why the artist Jeong Seon did not concentrate on thephysicality of the artist the personal characteristics of the 80 years oldman when discussing his work

Yoo You are right Like those philosophers and aestheticians whostudy and research Cezanne or Van Gogh with various perspectivesJeong Seonrsquos art world should be studied more

Kang Indeed it is necessary to begin the re-interpretation of DanwonKim Hongdo and Gyeomjae Jeong Seon

4Kang Please introduce this exhibition Is there any new work

Yoo In this exhibition I am going to show 24 pieces of works that Icall Visual Breathing It is a continuation of the Everything ThatConsists of Me series So I named it Depiction of the Universe Theseare the works which I am trying to have a direct conversation withfrom the place of breathing Maybe it will give somewhat differentfeeling depending on how I display it With the Supper series and theFountain on the second floor exhibition space I am going to displaysome new works that show objects from our daily lives beingscattered about in the desert

Kang The desert looks like a swirl It looks kind of similar to Splash inyour previous exhibition

Yoo Not exactly I made the work because I was interested in thestructure of spinning I hope that it can open a discussion on skyspace or some sort of a structure in the world I have recently been tothe Joshua Tree Desert in California and it looked as though all thethings that are in the process of extinction are exhibited there Therocks are transforming into sands and also the trees hundred yearsold cactuses etchellip all those things were becoming sand There I feltlike I was facing extinction as a reality Actually in Namsan andGyeongju I once tried to expose such places of disappearancethrough my daily life But it did not work well I guess that regret hasremained somewhere in my mind and then turned into this newseries of works after I visited the desert in California

21

Kang It sounds interesting to see how your experience with swirlingis going to be realized I personally liked the shower series in yourpast exhibitions which you dealt with the subjects of body Wehumans cover ourselves with clothes all the time and it is theshower or the bathroom where we become completely naked It isquite amazing experience to look carefully at onersquos own bodyhellip thatof a middle aged man

Yoo The shower is actually quite psychological space itself Althoughit is only a short moment in our daily life we experience manythoughts in our head while taking a shower inside intense watersound Everything gets mixed up in the shower It is a place wherewe become fully conscious of our own bodies boldly I wanted toexpress that kind of experience in this work

Kang It is quite different from public bath house experiences There Idonrsquot get self-conscious about my own body that much but when Iam alone in the shower somehow I feel my limit as a human that Iam also a living being who has a body Revealing onersquos existencethrough a shower gives me the same feeling Strangely enough fromtime to time I feel like my body is not mine but someone elsersquos in theshower so actually I once made a drawing of a similar subject matter

Yoo However it is somewhat tricky subject matter to deal with inOriental painting when considering the existing problems of the use ofbrush stroke It is almost impossible to express this subtleness withthe brush strokes of Oriental painting

Kang It looks like you have lots of printmaking works too When doyou usually work on printmaking

Yoo Yes I have made about several hundred pieces of woodcutprints so far I just havenrsquot had a chance to exhibit them My hand justnaturally comes to and holds a chisel and then it leads me into wood-block prints It is not necessarily that I have a particular reason for thatbut it just works as some sort of control In the beginning of 1990s Ihad many concerns about forms related to Korean paper and brushAnd during that time I made almost one or two pieces a day andthen worked on the paper I guess I was able to feel satisfied by theformativeness in printmaking As I pressed the woodblock I felt like aperfect formation was being born I was going through lots of trial anderror between my own inner energy that I wanted to express and theKorean paper that absorbed it as a black hole at that time so to me Iprobably had to get rid of my thirst with something like woodcutprints Looking back I think the problem was that I was having troublewith the paper which might be appropriate to the abstract mentalityof Asia as it has been so historically I did not want to put it into the

paper but rather wanted to put it down to earth and that is probablywhy I was having so much trouble with it

Kang It is probably due to the peculiar characteristics of the materialsof Oriental painting In Western painting paints have a strong materialpresence so it can reveal the traces of the artistrsquos action very well Onthe other hand in Asian painting the way of revealing the artistrsquosexistence itself is quite different so often it is really hard to see theindications of the artistrsquos effort They donrsquot really get revealed MaybeI can call it an art of absorption force In other words the materiality ofthe paints just disappears into the painting Maybe you might havewanted to leave some sort of records that you as an artist used yourbody and make traces of physical labor

Yoo I might have had some desire of physical properties Workingwith printmaking might have been a proxy contentment and comfortto me These days I have been working on printmaking with anattitude that maximizes its physical property Do you have any goal foryour photography

Kang I donrsquot really have anything clear I just think that it ismeaningful that I could create proof that I have seen somethingthrough photography and painting in this time which both emphasizethe act of seeing I feel that it is very important that there is a worldthat enables me to keep working rather than having some concretedesires or goals To me the act of producing itself is more importantthan how to make the images

Yoo I also realize that each moment that I encounter things in theworld is very precious and this kind of confirmative work is one of thevery important processes

Kang In my case I look at the changes of nature and the world morein awe Especially in April and May when new leaves are coming out Ifeel a desire to express my homage to the exploding diversity of greenleaves Everyday comes to me as a surprise during that time of year

Yoo In my case I feel quite surprised and moved whenever I see theautumn leaves falling It is tearfully beautiful to me Autumn camealready here

Recording and noting Kang Jaehyun (Curator) Cho Youngryun (Intern Curator)

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

23

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 200times212cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

25

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

26

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

27

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

29

30

1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

33

1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

35

eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

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2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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강홍구(이하_강) 오늘자리에서무슨이야기를해야할까생각해봤는데일

단 시작은 회화에 관한 이야기를 하기로 하죠 동양화를 비롯한 회화로 무

엇을할수있을것인가 어떻게원하는바로도달할것인가하는방법의문

제에 해이야기해보도록하는건어떨까요이번개인전은어떻습니까

유근택(이하_유) 회화적 행위가 지닌 노동은 어쩔 수 없이 아날로그적인

부딪침의미학일수밖에없지만나는오히려그곳에가능성이있다고생

각해요 그것은 결국 그 시 나 개인의 존재론적인 질문과 맞닿아있기 때

문입니다 회화의역사는초기부터지금까지각시 마다의존재론을드러

내고있는데그것은 21세기에도유효하다고생각됩니다 궁극적으로는나

의회화 그리고 시간이가진유한성의문제에 해계속적으로질문을던

지고 싶습니다 그것은 결국ldquo시간에 하여 예술이 어떻게 저항할 수 있

을것인가rdquo라는부분이죠

강 그건 오래전부터 다루어졌던 문제입니다 미술의 기본적 출발점이 죽

음과 시간에 한 저항에서 시작된 것이니까요 그리고 그것이 아직도 유

효함을 증명하기 위한 방편으로 인간은 사진 회화와 같은 이미지를 끊임

없이 생산해 왔죠 달리 말하면 어쨌든 인간은 필연적으로 이미지를 생산

하지않으면안되는존재인것이지요 유선생은지금인간혹은화가로서

의정체성에 한증명 유한한시간성에 한탐구를말하고있는것같은

데 존재에 한 부분은 본질적인 이야기라 처음부터 너무 커다란 주제를

다루는것이아닐까생각하는데

유 사실 존재에 한 질문은 거창한 화두라기보다는 회화는 결국 작가의

태도나 몸의 미학을 반 한다는 것이죠 저는 수업을 하면서 가끔 선생님

의 작품을 참고로 합니다 선생님의 작품들을 하면 사진적인 테크닉을

떠난선생님의태도와직결되고있다고생각되는데요 어딘지모르게 상

에 한시니컬한선생의표정을느낄수있는점이흥미롭고또한사진이

라는것이다분히회화적인감성으로다가온다는것이지요

강 제 경우사진작업은회화의변용입니다 유선생도마찬가지로다른종

류의이미지로표현가능한것을단지그린것이라는생각이듭니다 유선

생의경우에는지금벽에붙어있는그림처럼아파트내부 공원 등의평범

한 것에서 작업이 시작되는데 만찬 시리즈는 다소 달라 보입니다 개인적

으로 유선생의lsquo만찬rsquo시리즈 작품을 보면서 디너쇼나 뒤풀이 오프닝 파

티와 같은 데서 비롯되었는지 그런 장면이 보여주는 일종의 과잉이 만찬

시리즈작품의시작점인지궁금합니다

유 물론 평소에도 그런 뒤풀이 같은 장소에서 먹음직스럽게 잘 차려진

테이블이 행사가끝날때즈음에는놀랄정도로변질되어가는과정이내

겐 무척 흥미로웠어요 어느 날 텔레비전에서 다빈치의 lt최후의 만찬gt을

복원하기 전 상태를 보았는데 만찬 부분만 클로즈업한 장면이 있었어요

만찬의잔이나음식들이떨어져나간벽속에서유령처럼놀라운에너지를

발견했어요그것은일종의자연이만들어낸소멸의힘이었는지도몰라요

처음의 만찬작업은자연의소멸과같은지점에서 숲 속에서벌어진만찬

에서 손의 움직임만 포착한것이었어요 작업을 하면 할수록 점점 음식의

먹고 먹히는 관계나 욕망이 충돌하는 지점에 주목하기도 하고 가끔 정치

적인이슈를다루기도하면서해석의폭을확장하고있어요 얄타회담이나

최근의 육자회담도 결국 각국의 이익과 이해관계가 충돌하는 장소일 수

있다는거지요

강 저도 발표한 적은 없지만 작업 초기에 만찬 관련 사진을 찍은 적이 있

습니다 서울시립미술관에서 국제전 관련한 오프닝 파티 는데 유 선생

작업은내작업과시선이겹치는부분이많은것같아요

2

유 선생님작업은사진작업이지만공감하는부분이많이있습니다 lt고사

관수도gt(高士觀水圖 1999~2001년) 뿐만 아니라 한강변을 보여주는lsquo공

원rsquo시리즈lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo을보여주는사진작업들이개인적으로는좋았는

데 그 작업들은 선생님의 주변에서 출발하고 있지만 단지 보는 장면에 머

무르지않고뒤통수에서이야기를끄집어내고있다는생각이듭니다 일상

속에존재하는또다른언어를끄집어내고그것들을증폭시키고있는작품

들이라고생각하는데나는그런지점과공감되는부분이많은듯합니다

강 여기 작업실까지 오면서 유 선생의 그림에 나오는 교통용 볼록 거울

초록색 버스 거리의 나무들 이런 것들이 보 어요 그러나 유 선생 같은

경우 일상의 장면을 재현적으로 묘사하는 것을 넘어서고 있지요 게다가

기법적으로lsquo과슈rsquo라는 서양식 재료와lsquo호분rsquo이라는 동양식 재료를 같이

섞어쓰고있는데 그래서화선지안으로먹혀들면서도밖으로튀어나오는

느낌이 들고 재료의 물질성이 긴장감 있게 존재하는 것 같습니다 화선지

에 쭉 빨려 들어가거나 아크릴로 튀어나오는 것만 있었다면 그런 느낌이

없었을텐데말이지요

유 재료의 문제도 말할 수있겠네요 호분을 작업에본격적으로 사용하기

시작한 것이 1999년도 원서갤러리에서의 lt창 밖을 나선 풍경gt에서 는

유근택 강홍구작가대담

15

데 제겐 꽤 상징적인작업이었습니다 그 전부터 느껴오던부분이기도 한

데 당시에는 동양화라는 지나친 관념적 정신주의가 나로서는 받아들이기

가 너무 무거웠어요 난 몸으로 느끼는 그 무거움을 땅으로 끌어내리고픈

목적이 있었고 가까이 있는 것들에 한 궁금증과 그것을 어떻게 보여줄

것인가를 고민했지요 그러던 와중에 이 작업을 제작하게 되면서 그러한

회화적인 가능성을 느끼게 되었죠 당시에 살았던 곳은 1층이어서 아파트

창문밖에 지나가는 길이 하나 걸쳐 있었는데 매일 매일의 그 광경들이 내

겐신비스러움이었고궁금한지점이었어요 그래서그것을읽어내기위한

드로잉을하다가현장에서결국 13점을완성하게된거죠 전시를하고나

서창밖의광경들을통하여무수한언어들과해석이가능할수있다는것

을 느끼게 됐고 그 때부터 호분에 한 물성을 발전시켜 나가기 시작했다

고할수있습니다

강 호분을 사용하면서 흔적이 남겨지고 그것이누적됩니다 그런 점이 유

선생의 작업이 지나간 시간에 한 알레고리로 보이도록 작용한 것 같습

니다 주제와 기법이 재료가 가진 물성과의 적절한 결합을 통해 점차적으

로완성되어나간게아니었나싶네요

3

유 중학교어느교과서인가 안쪽전면에정선(鄭敾)의 lt금강전도gt(金剛全

圖 1751년)가 실린 적이 있었어요 당시에 그걸 보면서 마치 실제 금강산

을 체험하고 있는 것 같아 충격적이었습니다 수백년 전의 정선이라는 작

가에 한기초지식도없었던한중학생에게그러한환상적인리얼리티를

경험하게했다는지점이지금생각하면흥미로운부분이에요 장소성에

한 에너지를 회화로 증폭시킬 수 있는 탁월한 감각들은 단지 운필이나 표

현의 문제를 넘어선 작가의 정서와 세계관을 반 하기 때문에 더욱 강렬

하게전달되는것같아요

강 lt인왕제색도gt(仁王霽色圖 1751년) lt박연폭포gt(朴淵瀑布 1750년경)

등을보고있으면정말육체성을느낄수있지요 저도정선의그림을일부

러찾아다니면서봤었는데 그작품들은눈으로본것과기타의것들이체

화된 것이라는 생각이 들어요 본 것을 어떻게 매개하여 이미지로 보여주

는가에 한고민을했던흔적에서얻어진에너지와힘을느낄수있지요

유 좋은작업들은해석의폭을넓혀주는것같아요 산수는단지시각적인

세계만이 아니라 적절한 표현을 하기가 어렵지만 공감각을 초월한 어떤

세계를보여주고있어요

강 세잔의 현상학적버전을정선이미리체득하여자기식으로구사한것

으로볼수도있을것같아요 그런방식으로접근해야정선이이야기될수

있겠죠 그것은 작품의 방법론이나 정신성 한국성에 한 논의와는 다른

시각에서이야기되어야한다고봅니다 어찌보면작가의몸 육화된체험

에 집중하는 것은 협소한 시각으로 보일 수도 있겠지만 정선이라는 작가

입장에서 보면 진경산수 시 정신이니 하는 것은 개인이 몸으로 체험한

것과는별개이자그이후의문제라고생각합니다

현장에서 발품을 팔아 눈으로 보고 다시 편집하고 하는 과정을 요구하는

사진작업역시 상을똑같이재현하는것이중요한것이아니라 현장에

서내가본것자체의경험이더중요합니다 사진이라는것이겉으로는냉

정하고객관적인작업인것같지만눈으로본것을몸과정신이어떻게해

석한것인가를드러내는것이라고말할수있지요

유 선생님의lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo시리즈를보면알수있듯이 원히변하지않

을 것 같은 견고한 세계들에 말을 걸고 그 속에서 틈을 만들어 내고 그 틈

이 확장하면 할수록 그 해석의 여지는 넓어지는 것이지요 결과적으로 그

것이은평뉴타운을찍은것인지 선생의몸을드러내고있는것인지 아니

면 무차별적인 개발의 폭력성을 고발하고 있는지가 모호하면서도 무성한

언어가확장되고있다는생각이들어요 정선의 lt박연폭포gt나 lt만폭동gt

(萬瀑洞 1734년)도 형상성에 한 문제를 넘어서 해석의 여지가 많아요

이를테면 lt만폭동gt에서 정선은시각적인세계를극단적으로청각화시키

고 있는데 그것이 금강산 전체가 가득찬 물소리를 그린 것인지 혹은 그

곳에있었던정선의몸을토해내고있는지가모호하면서도강한에너지를

확장시키고있어요 고호의 작품에 있어서도예외는 아닐 겁니다 이 지점

에서볼때 작가의 태도나몸의구조가드러나면드러날수록해석의폭이

넓어지고있다는생각을하게됩니다

강 그게 바로 미학에서 말하는lsquo열린 예술로의 가능성rsquo이라고 할 수

있지요

유 요즘에도사진에서회화적질문은던지고있으십니까

강 제 경우에는처음부터사진을하려고시작한것은아니었고내가본이

미지를되도록손으로그리지않고크게만들고싶은데 그에 알맞은접근

법이 없을까 하다가 찾은 것이 사진이었습니다 초기 작품은 작은 디지털

사진을여러장이어붙인것인데작품의구도와시각이회화적요소가강

하죠 요즘에는특히색을실제로칠하고싶은욕망이커져서사진과이미

지를결합하여색을입힌작품도있습니다

16

회화에 한생각도정리해봐야겠다는생각이듭니다 회화는인간이세계

를볼때느끼는모든것 곧 총체성이라고 할만한것을표현하려들지요

하지만 늘 불충분하죠 거기서 오는 불만 공포 불안이 있고 이상하게도

세계에 한 불안을 보여주면서 동시에 그것을 제거하려 드는 이중적인

태도를 갖습니다 서양의 경우 그 불충분함과 불안을 미니멀리즘과 같이

물질적인측면으로환원하여해소하거나기피하려합니다 하지만동양화

는표현할수없는부분을그 로두고아는것까지만표현합니다 세계에

관해불필요하게불안해하지않고명료한것까지만보여준다고나할까요

그리고앞서도말했듯이동양화에는서양화와는달리재현의문제가빠져

있어유사하게그렸어도 상성을드러내려는것이아니지요

유 그것은 아마도 동양미술이 갖고 있는 재료학적인 지점과 긴밀한 관계

가 있다고 생각해요 동양회화의 모태가 서법(書法)이었듯이 모필로 긋는

행위 자체가 작가의 철학적 존재론적인 확인 작업으로서 더 절실했던 것

같아요 그래서 산의풍경을그리더라도시각적인아름다움에머물기보다

는결국자기자신을산을빌어서드러내는 결국에는그것이 상과내가

둘이아닌 내가산이되는육화된어떤경지를지향했던것같습니다

강 그런 철학을그림으로그려몸으로구현해내는것은말로는도달할수

없는지점입니다 동양쪽회화의특성인운필도물질적인뒷받침이있어야

가능한것이지요 운필이라는게모필 먹 종이가발달하면서가능해진것

이고남북조이전의한 의그림같은경우에는나타나지않죠 그렇게보

면화론이나중국철학과더불어물질적인요소들이변증법적으로승화되

어 우리가 알고 있는 필법이나 유형이 만들어져 가는데 그것을 분리해보

는것은잘못된경향이라고생각합니다

유 나는 동양미학이 운필론(澐筆論)에 지나치게 집중되어 있다는 생각을

가끔해요 특히 현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지점들이있거

든요 문화도 문화지만단편적인예로슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람

이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같을수없는것처럼말

이죠 그래서인지 저는 학원 때부터 운필의 문제보다는 정서의 문제를

들춰내는 것이 내 작업의 중요한 목표이자 지점이었던 것 같아요 학원

논문도정선(鄭敾 1676~1759년)의정서에관한논문을썼으니까요

강 바로 그러한점이유선생의강점이라고생각합니다 굉장히구체적인

것에서 시작해서 동양화의 추상성 공허함을 극복했던 것 같아요 생각해

보면 정선이lsquo인왕제색도rsquo를 80세가 넘어서 그렸는데 그 에너지에 깜짝

놀라게됩니다 그런작품을그리기까지얼마나많은인왕산을그렸을지

그리고바라보았을지를생각하면아득해지기도합니다 그런데사람들은

정선이라는작가의육체성에는왜집중하지않는것인지 80이 넘은 육체

를가진인간의개인적특성은왜이야기하지않는지가의문입니다

유 맞는 말씀이세요 세잔느나 고호의 미학만 해도 수많은철학자와 미학

자들이 다각도로 해석하고 있는 것처럼 좀 더 폭넓고 다양한 비평이 있어

야한다고생각해요

강 아마도 단원 김홍도 겸재 정선에 한다시읽기를해야할필요가있

을겁니다

4

강 이번에 출품되는 작품에 해서 이야기해주시죠 새롭게 선보이고자

하는작품이있으신가요

유 이번 전시에서는 내가lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo이라고 명명한 24점이 포함 되어

있어요lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 모든 것들rsquo이란 연작이어서lsquo만유사생(萬有

寫生)rsquo이라고 이름 지었어요 이 작업들은 회화를 호흡의 지점에서 좀 더

직접적인 화를시도하고있는작업입니다 아마디스플레이에따라서느

낌이 다를 것 같아요 만찬 연작과 함께 2층에서는lsquo분수rsquo외에도 사막 속

에일상의사물이던져진작업을보여줄예정이에요

강 사막이 소용돌이처럼 보입니다 전에lsquo풍덩rsquo작업과 비슷해 보이기도

하는데

유 소용돌이라기보다는돌아가는구조가퍽흥미로워서작업을하게됐어

요 하늘이라든가우주 어떤세상의구조에 하여말할수있을것같아서

요 LA의 죠수아트리사막(Joshua Tree)에 가보니소멸하고있는사물들의

어떤거 한만물상같은느낌을받았어요 모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수

백년된선인장과모든사물들이모래화되어가는곳이었어요 소멸이라는

것이 현실적으로 부딪히는 느낌이랄까 저는 한때 경주 남산에서 이러한

시간이 소멸하고 있는 듯 한 지점에 해 이것을 나의 일상에서 드러내려

는시도를한적이있었어요 하지만진전이없었죠 아마도그때의잠재적

으로남아있는미련이사막을다녀와서조금씩모색되고있는것같아요

강 그러한 소용돌이 체험이 어떻게 작업으로 드러날지 궁금하네요 지난

전시 지만유선생작업중에서는육체에 한문제를다룬샤워장시리

17

즈도 있었지요 개인적으로 흥미있는 작업이었습니다 평소에 늘 옷을

입는 인간이 몸을 적나라하게 드러내는 순간이 샤워장이나 목욕탕인데

중년이 된 몸을 찬찬이 바라보는 느낌 그것은 실로 놀라운 체험인 것 같

습니다

유 샤워장은 그 자체로 심리적인 공간입니다 샤워하면서 짧은 순간이지

만의식속에는수많은생각들이스쳐지나가면서물소리의격렬함과함께

뒤범벅이되지요 옷을다벗은행위가혼합이되어내가가진육체를적나

라하게느낄수있는순간을경험하게하는장소이기도합니다 그 작업은

그러한경험들을표현하고싶었어요

강 공중목욕탕과는느낌이너무다르죠 그곳에서는내몸에 한인식이

없는데혼자샤워장에있을때는나의한계 나도육체를가진존재라는사

실을절실하게느낄수있습니다 샤워를 통해서나의존재를끌어내는것

은개인적으로공감을많이하게하는작업이라고생각합니다 기묘하게도

샤워하면서내몸이타인의것같은느낌을받을때가가끔있어서나도그

런비슷한작업을드로잉으로해본적이있어요

유 하지만 동양미술에서 다루기엔 난해한 주제지요 기존의 운필의 문제

만으론이러한미묘한지점을드러내기엔거의불가능하기때문입니다

강 작업실에 와보니 회화 외에도 판화 작업도 많은 거 같네요 판화작업

은주로언제하십니까

유 네 해 놓은 목판작업은 작품수가 수 백 점 돼요 하지만 발표할 시간이

없을따름이죠 자연스럽게칼을들게될때는목판을하게되죠 특별한목

적이있어서가아니라내게있어선일종의어떤조절장치처럼작용하고있

죠 90년 초반은 학졸업후화선지와모필에 한조형적인고민이많은

시기 는데거의하루에한두점씩목판을하고화선지작업을시작했어요

그때는판화에서본질적으로조형적인측면에서위로를받았던것같아요

목판화는 찍는 순간 완벽한 조형이 탄생되는 느낌이었어요 내가 표현하고

싶은 내면적인 에너지와 그것을 블랙홀처럼 빨아들이는 화선지 사이에서

끊임없는 시행착오를 겪고 있었던 시기 기 때문에 목판으로라도 그 갈증

을 해소해야 했는지도 모르죠 지금 생각해보면 화선지는 역사적으로도 동

양의 관념적인 정신세계를 담아내기에 적절할지 모르지만 나는 오히려 그

것을땅위로끌어내리고싶었던지점에서생긴갈등이었던것같아요

강 그건동양적재료가가진특성이기도할겁니다 서양화는물감의물질

성이 강하고 그린 사람의 육체의 흔적이 잘 드러나는데 반해서 동양화는

그린 사람의 존재 자체가 드러나는 방식이 달라서 작가의 육체적 노동의

흔적이 잘 드러나지 않지요 일종에 흡입력의 예술이라고나 할까요 그래

서물감으로그렸다는물질적특성이사라지게되죠 아마도 유선생은자

신이가진육체적노동의흔적 몸을 원초적으로썼다는기록을남기고싶

었을겁니다

유 물성에 한 욕구가 있었는지도모르겠어요 판화작업을 하는 것이 어

쩌면 리만족이고 위로 는지도 몰라요 지금은 판화에 한 태도도 좀

더 물성을 극 화하는 작업을 하고 있어요 강 선생님은 궁극적인 사진을

위한목표지점이있으십니까

강 그런 것은 뚜렷하게 갖고 있지 않아요 다만 본다는 것이 중요시 되는

시 에 사진 회화를 통해서 내가 무엇인가를 보았다는 것에 한 증거를

남길수있다는것이의미있다는생각은합니다 구체적 욕망이나목표보

다는지속적으로작업을할수있게하는세계가있다는것자체가너무중

요하다는느낌이듭니다 그러니까이미지를어떻게생산하겠다는것보다

는그행위자체가중요한것이지요

유 저도 시간이갈수록내가만나는많은사물과순간순간이얼마나소중

한 것인가를 깨닫게 돼요 이러한 확인 작업들이 하나의 중요한 과정이라

는생각을합니다

강 제 경우에는 점점 더 자연과 세계의 변화에 해 경이롭게 보게 됩니

다 특히 새 잎이 나오는 4 5월이 되면 마치 폭발하는 것처럼 솟아오르는

엄청나게 다양한 녹색 나뭇잎들에 존경을 표하고 싶어집니다 그 때는 매

일매일이놀랍습니다

유 전 오히려가을의마른나뭇잎이떨어지는모습을볼때면눈물나도록

아름답고 놀라움을느낍니다 이제벌써가을이네요

녹취및정리 강재현(큐레이터) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

18

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

1Kang Hong-Goo I have been thinking about what we shoulddiscuss today and I think we should begin with a discussion onpaintings How about we talk about what we can do with paintingsincluding Oriental painting the methodological problems concerninghow we reach our goals with it How is your solo exhibition comingthis time

Yoo Geun-Taek Labor that involves the act of drawing containsanalogue style boundaries in its aesthetics however I think that itrather has a possibility for that reason since it after all has a deepconnection to the ontological question of an individual or of the eraThe history of painting has been holding the ontological argument ofeach era and it is still the same in the 21st century In the long run Iwould like to continuously ask a question about the problem of thelimitation of time and of my painting After all it is a part of the answerto the question ldquohow art is going to resist against timerdquo

Kang That is a problem that many have been dealing with from along time ago because the starting point of art was the resistance ofdeath and time And humans have been producing images inphotography and paintings constantly in order to prove that it is stillvalid In other words humans somehow are the subsistence thatneeds to keep making images Now you seem to be talking about thesearch of the limitation of time the proof of identity as an artist and Ithink that it may be too big of a subject to talk about from thebeginning especially the thing about substance is too fundamental todiscuss

Yoo As a matter of fact the question about substance can be areflection of the fact that paintings are the artistrsquos attitude theaesthetic of the artistrsquos body rather than a big topic From time totime I reference your work in my class Whenever I look at your workI feel that it is very much related to your attitude quitestraightforwardly aside from your techniques in photography I find itvery interesting that your work somehow makes me feel your cynicalattitude toward your subject matter and the pictorial sensitivity in yourwork is very interesting to me

Kang In my case photography is another type of painting Just likeyou I also painted subjects that can be expressed by different typesof images In your case like these paintings on the wall most of yourworks begin with something very common such as the interior ofapartment or some parks but then the Supper series seemssomewhat different from others Personally I am wondering if yourSupper series started from your experiences with some diner showsafter parties or opening parties Was the excessiveness of such

parties the starting point of your work

Yoo Of course the process of the deterioration of party tables got myattention That the table that is set up with great stuff gets totallytransformed by the end of a party seems interesting And one day Iwatched a documentary on the restoration process of da Vincirsquos theLast Supper on TV There they showed the previous state of the workbefore its restoration and in the close up scene of the supper part Iwas able to find a surprising energy from the deteriorating images ofglasses and food That was a sort of terminating power of nature Inthe beginning of my Supper project I captured the images of the handmovements at a supper table set up in forest However as I workedon the series more and more I sometimes focused on the clash-points of desires or the relationships that surround the act of eatingor sometimes even dealt with political issues By doing so I think thatI have been expanding the range of its interpretation Such as YaltaConference or the Six Parties talk in recent news can be places whereeach participating nationrsquos benefits and understanding clash

Kang I have never presented it but I have taken a picture related to asupper a long time ago I took it at an opening party of someinternational exhibition at Seoul City Art Museum and in this sense Iguess there are some areas that your perspectives and mine overlap

2 Yoo Your work is a photographic work but there are many partswhere I share a strong affinity with you I personally likedGosagwansoodo (a scholar overlooking water from the high hill 1999-2001) your Park series that showed the scenes around the riversideand your Eunpyung New Town work And I think you donrsquot justrepresent some scenes for viewing but you seem to be taking outmore stories from the back I think these are the works that bring outanother language existing in our everyday life and then maximize itand I think on that point I can share my sensitivity with you

Kang Today on my way here I could see a convex traffic mirror agreen bus and street trees which often appear in your paintingsHowever in your case you are beyond the representational stage ofeveryday life scenes In techniques you use gouache a western painting material andHoboon (Chinese white) an Asian material together and I think thatbecause of that reason it creates some kind of tense atmospheresince the images seem to be soaked onto the paper at the same timethey stand out as if they are about to come out of the canvas If youworked with only one material you would not have been able to givesuch layers

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Yoo I should say something about the problems regarding paintingmaterials It was around 1999 when I started to use Chinese white inmy work I used it for The Scenery Outside Window in an exhibition atWonseo Gallery and it was a very symbolic work for me Long beforethe exhibition I had been feeling so heavy and burdened about theextreme idealism of Oriental Painting of that time I really wanted toput such heavy feelings down to the ground therefore I thought veryhard about things around myself and how to represent them In themean time I made this work and found an artistic possibility in it Atthat time I was living on the first floor of an apartment building andthere was a pathway right outside our window So I was able toobserve different scenes each day and those everyday scenes cameto me as interesting and mysterious experiences I began to makedrawings to study them and then ended up making 13 pieces ofworks there After that exhibition I realized that through the scenesoutside my window numerous languages and interpretations can beapplied and from that time I started to use the Chinese white anddevelop its property

Kang When using Chinese white it leaves traces and it alsoaccumulates I guess maybe that characteristic of Chinese whiteworked as an allegory of the time that has passed in your work Itsounds like the subject matter and techniques got mixed well with theproperties of the painting materials and gradually completed the series

3 Yoo There was a printed copy of the image of Geumgangjeondo (TheEntire Landscape of Geumgang Mountain) by Jeong Seon (1751) inthe inside cover of my middle school textbook At that time I felt as ifI was looking at the real Geumgang Mountain and it was a quiteshocking experience to me It was amazing that the artist from severalhundred years ago made some middle school student who had noidea about who he was to experience the fantastic reality of a place Ithink that the great sensitivities that amplify the energy of a place in apainting do not just come from how to use brush strokes or itsexpressions but more from the artistrsquos own sentiments and outlookon the world When they reflect those of the artist the works give amore grand sensation

Kang When looking at Inwangjesekdo (1751) Bakyeonpokpo (around1750) we can feel the physicality of the work more I also often wentto the museum to look at his works and every time his works gaveme a feeling that he combined what he actually saw at the sites withother elements I can feel his power and energy from the traces ofhis concerns about how to realize the images with what he hadactually seen

Yoo Good works surely expand the range of their interpretation Icanrsquot really come up with any proper words for this however I thinkEast Asian style landscape paintings represent something beyondtime and space not just some visual expression of the existing world

Kang Maybe we could say that Jeong Seon understood thephenomenological interpretation ahead of Cezanne and applied it inhis own way I think that in that way we can continue our discussionon Jeong Seonrsquos art It should be dealt with with a perspective thatrests aside from the methodology spirituality and Koreanness of hisart On one hand it might look as a small vision to concentrate on theexperience of the artist or the realization of his experience howeverfrom Jeong Seonrsquos point of view Jingyungsansu (landscape paintingof actual scenery) or the spirit of the times would have been aseparate issue from what he himself experienced with his own bodyIn terms of photography which requires the artistrsquos own experienceat the site and editing process after that again the artistrsquos ownexperience at the site is more important than how to realisticallyrepresent the subject matter Photography might appear as objectivework but it is after all about how my body and mind interpret theexperience of seeing

Yoo As we can see from looking at your Eunpyung New Townseries the range of analysis is expanded when we talk about solid andsecure worlds make a crevice in them and then watch as the crevicegets bigger and bigger As a result it is hard to see if you arerepresenting yourself or if you are representing Enpyung New Townor if you are making an issue of the violence of indifferentdevelopment plans Actually Jeong Seonrsquos Bakyeon Fallrsquos andManpokdong (Village of 10000 Water Falls) 1734 has many possiblereadings not just about the issues of its form For instance inManpokdong Jeong Seon was giving an extreme aura to the visualworld it is hard to see whether he was depicting the sound of the bigwater falls thundering in Geumgang Mountain or if he wasexpressing the experiences of his body at the site Either way we canfeel a strong energy Van Goghrsquos work is not different from thisWhen considering this issue at this point I think that whenever theartistrsquos attitude or the structure of his experience is revealed therange of interpretation is maximized

Kang That is probably what they call lsquoopen artrsquo in aesthetics

Yoo Are you still asking questions of painting through yourphotography

Kang In my case I didnrsquot mean to do photography from thebeginning I just wanted to find a way to maximize the size of the

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images that I saw without using hands and then I came tophotography In my earlier photographic works I put many digitalphotos together and they have a strong sense of drawing in itscomposition and perspectives These days sometimes I want toactually paint on the photos so I started to make my works with amixture of photography and some painted image I think that I shouldwrap up my thoughts about paintings here Paintings expresseverything that human sees from the world Nevertheless it alwaysfeels not enough Fear dissatisfaction insecurity in the worldhellipsomehow people want to represent such feelings through paintingand at the same time try to get rid of the feelings Strangely in theWest they try to get rid of or transform such insecurity andinsufficiency through materialism Minimalism can be a goodexample On the other hand in Oriental painting the artists leave theunrepresentable area as it is and express it up to its representablelimit In other words they tend to be more relaxed toward the issue ofrepresentation and just represent what they can do clearly And as Imentioned earlier in Oriental painting the issue of representation wasnot that critical so if the subject matters are represented as close tothe real it is different from revealing the actuality of the object

Yoo It probably has a close tie with the aspect of painting materials ofEast Asian art Since the mother of Oriental painting was calligraphythe act of brush stroke was considered more important to the artist ashis philosophical and ontological confirmation process That is whyartists try to reflect themselves through drawing mountains not justenjoying the visual pleasure of mountains In other words they desiredto reach a place where the object and the artist can become one

Kang To draw such philosophy and make it into a concrete body is alevel that cannot easily be reached Brush stroke techniques a specialcharacteristic of Oriental painting are also realized with materialsupport Brush stroke techniques became possible after brushesChinese ink and paper were more developed It did not appear inpainting before the North and South Dynasties era In this sense thebrush stroke and styles that we now know have been formalized withpainting theories and Chinese philosophy therefore it is wrong toseparate them from each other

Yoo I think that Asian aesthetics place too much stress on the brushstroke theory Especially in this contemporary society there are thingsthat we cannot express with brush strokes alone For instance aworld that a sad person sees would be different from the world that ahappy person sees although both of them are looking at the samescenes So I have been working on the problem of sentiments ratherthan the problems of brush strokes since my graduate study Mythesis was about the sentiments of Jeong Seon (1676-1759)

Kang That is your strength You started from very concrete point andovercame the abstract and emptiness of Asian painting I am verysurprised about the fact that Jeong Seon was over 80 years old whenhe drew Inwangjesekdo (Landscape of Inwang Mountain) The energyof the work is absolutely amazing I even get quite dizzy when thinkingabout how many drawings of Inwang Mountain he would have doneor looked at the mountain until he completed the work But peopledonrsquot talk about why the artist Jeong Seon did not concentrate on thephysicality of the artist the personal characteristics of the 80 years oldman when discussing his work

Yoo You are right Like those philosophers and aestheticians whostudy and research Cezanne or Van Gogh with various perspectivesJeong Seonrsquos art world should be studied more

Kang Indeed it is necessary to begin the re-interpretation of DanwonKim Hongdo and Gyeomjae Jeong Seon

4Kang Please introduce this exhibition Is there any new work

Yoo In this exhibition I am going to show 24 pieces of works that Icall Visual Breathing It is a continuation of the Everything ThatConsists of Me series So I named it Depiction of the Universe Theseare the works which I am trying to have a direct conversation withfrom the place of breathing Maybe it will give somewhat differentfeeling depending on how I display it With the Supper series and theFountain on the second floor exhibition space I am going to displaysome new works that show objects from our daily lives beingscattered about in the desert

Kang The desert looks like a swirl It looks kind of similar to Splash inyour previous exhibition

Yoo Not exactly I made the work because I was interested in thestructure of spinning I hope that it can open a discussion on skyspace or some sort of a structure in the world I have recently been tothe Joshua Tree Desert in California and it looked as though all thethings that are in the process of extinction are exhibited there Therocks are transforming into sands and also the trees hundred yearsold cactuses etchellip all those things were becoming sand There I feltlike I was facing extinction as a reality Actually in Namsan andGyeongju I once tried to expose such places of disappearancethrough my daily life But it did not work well I guess that regret hasremained somewhere in my mind and then turned into this newseries of works after I visited the desert in California

21

Kang It sounds interesting to see how your experience with swirlingis going to be realized I personally liked the shower series in yourpast exhibitions which you dealt with the subjects of body Wehumans cover ourselves with clothes all the time and it is theshower or the bathroom where we become completely naked It isquite amazing experience to look carefully at onersquos own bodyhellip thatof a middle aged man

Yoo The shower is actually quite psychological space itself Althoughit is only a short moment in our daily life we experience manythoughts in our head while taking a shower inside intense watersound Everything gets mixed up in the shower It is a place wherewe become fully conscious of our own bodies boldly I wanted toexpress that kind of experience in this work

Kang It is quite different from public bath house experiences There Idonrsquot get self-conscious about my own body that much but when Iam alone in the shower somehow I feel my limit as a human that Iam also a living being who has a body Revealing onersquos existencethrough a shower gives me the same feeling Strangely enough fromtime to time I feel like my body is not mine but someone elsersquos in theshower so actually I once made a drawing of a similar subject matter

Yoo However it is somewhat tricky subject matter to deal with inOriental painting when considering the existing problems of the use ofbrush stroke It is almost impossible to express this subtleness withthe brush strokes of Oriental painting

Kang It looks like you have lots of printmaking works too When doyou usually work on printmaking

Yoo Yes I have made about several hundred pieces of woodcutprints so far I just havenrsquot had a chance to exhibit them My hand justnaturally comes to and holds a chisel and then it leads me into wood-block prints It is not necessarily that I have a particular reason for thatbut it just works as some sort of control In the beginning of 1990s Ihad many concerns about forms related to Korean paper and brushAnd during that time I made almost one or two pieces a day andthen worked on the paper I guess I was able to feel satisfied by theformativeness in printmaking As I pressed the woodblock I felt like aperfect formation was being born I was going through lots of trial anderror between my own inner energy that I wanted to express and theKorean paper that absorbed it as a black hole at that time so to me Iprobably had to get rid of my thirst with something like woodcutprints Looking back I think the problem was that I was having troublewith the paper which might be appropriate to the abstract mentalityof Asia as it has been so historically I did not want to put it into the

paper but rather wanted to put it down to earth and that is probablywhy I was having so much trouble with it

Kang It is probably due to the peculiar characteristics of the materialsof Oriental painting In Western painting paints have a strong materialpresence so it can reveal the traces of the artistrsquos action very well Onthe other hand in Asian painting the way of revealing the artistrsquosexistence itself is quite different so often it is really hard to see theindications of the artistrsquos effort They donrsquot really get revealed MaybeI can call it an art of absorption force In other words the materiality ofthe paints just disappears into the painting Maybe you might havewanted to leave some sort of records that you as an artist used yourbody and make traces of physical labor

Yoo I might have had some desire of physical properties Workingwith printmaking might have been a proxy contentment and comfortto me These days I have been working on printmaking with anattitude that maximizes its physical property Do you have any goal foryour photography

Kang I donrsquot really have anything clear I just think that it ismeaningful that I could create proof that I have seen somethingthrough photography and painting in this time which both emphasizethe act of seeing I feel that it is very important that there is a worldthat enables me to keep working rather than having some concretedesires or goals To me the act of producing itself is more importantthan how to make the images

Yoo I also realize that each moment that I encounter things in theworld is very precious and this kind of confirmative work is one of thevery important processes

Kang In my case I look at the changes of nature and the world morein awe Especially in April and May when new leaves are coming out Ifeel a desire to express my homage to the exploding diversity of greenleaves Everyday comes to me as a surprise during that time of year

Yoo In my case I feel quite surprised and moved whenever I see theautumn leaves falling It is tearfully beautiful to me Autumn camealready here

Recording and noting Kang Jaehyun (Curator) Cho Youngryun (Intern Curator)

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

23

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 200times212cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

25

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

26

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

27

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

29

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1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

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It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

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The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

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eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

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39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

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1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

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1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

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Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

Page 11: Geun-Taek Yoo

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1

강홍구(이하_강) 오늘자리에서무슨이야기를해야할까생각해봤는데일

단 시작은 회화에 관한 이야기를 하기로 하죠 동양화를 비롯한 회화로 무

엇을할수있을것인가 어떻게원하는바로도달할것인가하는방법의문

제에 해이야기해보도록하는건어떨까요이번개인전은어떻습니까

유근택(이하_유) 회화적 행위가 지닌 노동은 어쩔 수 없이 아날로그적인

부딪침의미학일수밖에없지만나는오히려그곳에가능성이있다고생

각해요 그것은 결국 그 시 나 개인의 존재론적인 질문과 맞닿아있기 때

문입니다 회화의역사는초기부터지금까지각시 마다의존재론을드러

내고있는데그것은 21세기에도유효하다고생각됩니다 궁극적으로는나

의회화 그리고 시간이가진유한성의문제에 해계속적으로질문을던

지고 싶습니다 그것은 결국ldquo시간에 하여 예술이 어떻게 저항할 수 있

을것인가rdquo라는부분이죠

강 그건 오래전부터 다루어졌던 문제입니다 미술의 기본적 출발점이 죽

음과 시간에 한 저항에서 시작된 것이니까요 그리고 그것이 아직도 유

효함을 증명하기 위한 방편으로 인간은 사진 회화와 같은 이미지를 끊임

없이 생산해 왔죠 달리 말하면 어쨌든 인간은 필연적으로 이미지를 생산

하지않으면안되는존재인것이지요 유선생은지금인간혹은화가로서

의정체성에 한증명 유한한시간성에 한탐구를말하고있는것같은

데 존재에 한 부분은 본질적인 이야기라 처음부터 너무 커다란 주제를

다루는것이아닐까생각하는데

유 사실 존재에 한 질문은 거창한 화두라기보다는 회화는 결국 작가의

태도나 몸의 미학을 반 한다는 것이죠 저는 수업을 하면서 가끔 선생님

의 작품을 참고로 합니다 선생님의 작품들을 하면 사진적인 테크닉을

떠난선생님의태도와직결되고있다고생각되는데요 어딘지모르게 상

에 한시니컬한선생의표정을느낄수있는점이흥미롭고또한사진이

라는것이다분히회화적인감성으로다가온다는것이지요

강 제 경우사진작업은회화의변용입니다 유선생도마찬가지로다른종

류의이미지로표현가능한것을단지그린것이라는생각이듭니다 유선

생의경우에는지금벽에붙어있는그림처럼아파트내부 공원 등의평범

한 것에서 작업이 시작되는데 만찬 시리즈는 다소 달라 보입니다 개인적

으로 유선생의lsquo만찬rsquo시리즈 작품을 보면서 디너쇼나 뒤풀이 오프닝 파

티와 같은 데서 비롯되었는지 그런 장면이 보여주는 일종의 과잉이 만찬

시리즈작품의시작점인지궁금합니다

유 물론 평소에도 그런 뒤풀이 같은 장소에서 먹음직스럽게 잘 차려진

테이블이 행사가끝날때즈음에는놀랄정도로변질되어가는과정이내

겐 무척 흥미로웠어요 어느 날 텔레비전에서 다빈치의 lt최후의 만찬gt을

복원하기 전 상태를 보았는데 만찬 부분만 클로즈업한 장면이 있었어요

만찬의잔이나음식들이떨어져나간벽속에서유령처럼놀라운에너지를

발견했어요그것은일종의자연이만들어낸소멸의힘이었는지도몰라요

처음의 만찬작업은자연의소멸과같은지점에서 숲 속에서벌어진만찬

에서 손의 움직임만 포착한것이었어요 작업을 하면 할수록 점점 음식의

먹고 먹히는 관계나 욕망이 충돌하는 지점에 주목하기도 하고 가끔 정치

적인이슈를다루기도하면서해석의폭을확장하고있어요 얄타회담이나

최근의 육자회담도 결국 각국의 이익과 이해관계가 충돌하는 장소일 수

있다는거지요

강 저도 발표한 적은 없지만 작업 초기에 만찬 관련 사진을 찍은 적이 있

습니다 서울시립미술관에서 국제전 관련한 오프닝 파티 는데 유 선생

작업은내작업과시선이겹치는부분이많은것같아요

2

유 선생님작업은사진작업이지만공감하는부분이많이있습니다 lt고사

관수도gt(高士觀水圖 1999~2001년) 뿐만 아니라 한강변을 보여주는lsquo공

원rsquo시리즈lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo을보여주는사진작업들이개인적으로는좋았는

데 그 작업들은 선생님의 주변에서 출발하고 있지만 단지 보는 장면에 머

무르지않고뒤통수에서이야기를끄집어내고있다는생각이듭니다 일상

속에존재하는또다른언어를끄집어내고그것들을증폭시키고있는작품

들이라고생각하는데나는그런지점과공감되는부분이많은듯합니다

강 여기 작업실까지 오면서 유 선생의 그림에 나오는 교통용 볼록 거울

초록색 버스 거리의 나무들 이런 것들이 보 어요 그러나 유 선생 같은

경우 일상의 장면을 재현적으로 묘사하는 것을 넘어서고 있지요 게다가

기법적으로lsquo과슈rsquo라는 서양식 재료와lsquo호분rsquo이라는 동양식 재료를 같이

섞어쓰고있는데 그래서화선지안으로먹혀들면서도밖으로튀어나오는

느낌이 들고 재료의 물질성이 긴장감 있게 존재하는 것 같습니다 화선지

에 쭉 빨려 들어가거나 아크릴로 튀어나오는 것만 있었다면 그런 느낌이

없었을텐데말이지요

유 재료의 문제도 말할 수있겠네요 호분을 작업에본격적으로 사용하기

시작한 것이 1999년도 원서갤러리에서의 lt창 밖을 나선 풍경gt에서 는

유근택 강홍구작가대담

15

데 제겐 꽤 상징적인작업이었습니다 그 전부터 느껴오던부분이기도 한

데 당시에는 동양화라는 지나친 관념적 정신주의가 나로서는 받아들이기

가 너무 무거웠어요 난 몸으로 느끼는 그 무거움을 땅으로 끌어내리고픈

목적이 있었고 가까이 있는 것들에 한 궁금증과 그것을 어떻게 보여줄

것인가를 고민했지요 그러던 와중에 이 작업을 제작하게 되면서 그러한

회화적인 가능성을 느끼게 되었죠 당시에 살았던 곳은 1층이어서 아파트

창문밖에 지나가는 길이 하나 걸쳐 있었는데 매일 매일의 그 광경들이 내

겐신비스러움이었고궁금한지점이었어요 그래서그것을읽어내기위한

드로잉을하다가현장에서결국 13점을완성하게된거죠 전시를하고나

서창밖의광경들을통하여무수한언어들과해석이가능할수있다는것

을 느끼게 됐고 그 때부터 호분에 한 물성을 발전시켜 나가기 시작했다

고할수있습니다

강 호분을 사용하면서 흔적이 남겨지고 그것이누적됩니다 그런 점이 유

선생의 작업이 지나간 시간에 한 알레고리로 보이도록 작용한 것 같습

니다 주제와 기법이 재료가 가진 물성과의 적절한 결합을 통해 점차적으

로완성되어나간게아니었나싶네요

3

유 중학교어느교과서인가 안쪽전면에정선(鄭敾)의 lt금강전도gt(金剛全

圖 1751년)가 실린 적이 있었어요 당시에 그걸 보면서 마치 실제 금강산

을 체험하고 있는 것 같아 충격적이었습니다 수백년 전의 정선이라는 작

가에 한기초지식도없었던한중학생에게그러한환상적인리얼리티를

경험하게했다는지점이지금생각하면흥미로운부분이에요 장소성에

한 에너지를 회화로 증폭시킬 수 있는 탁월한 감각들은 단지 운필이나 표

현의 문제를 넘어선 작가의 정서와 세계관을 반 하기 때문에 더욱 강렬

하게전달되는것같아요

강 lt인왕제색도gt(仁王霽色圖 1751년) lt박연폭포gt(朴淵瀑布 1750년경)

등을보고있으면정말육체성을느낄수있지요 저도정선의그림을일부

러찾아다니면서봤었는데 그작품들은눈으로본것과기타의것들이체

화된 것이라는 생각이 들어요 본 것을 어떻게 매개하여 이미지로 보여주

는가에 한고민을했던흔적에서얻어진에너지와힘을느낄수있지요

유 좋은작업들은해석의폭을넓혀주는것같아요 산수는단지시각적인

세계만이 아니라 적절한 표현을 하기가 어렵지만 공감각을 초월한 어떤

세계를보여주고있어요

강 세잔의 현상학적버전을정선이미리체득하여자기식으로구사한것

으로볼수도있을것같아요 그런방식으로접근해야정선이이야기될수

있겠죠 그것은 작품의 방법론이나 정신성 한국성에 한 논의와는 다른

시각에서이야기되어야한다고봅니다 어찌보면작가의몸 육화된체험

에 집중하는 것은 협소한 시각으로 보일 수도 있겠지만 정선이라는 작가

입장에서 보면 진경산수 시 정신이니 하는 것은 개인이 몸으로 체험한

것과는별개이자그이후의문제라고생각합니다

현장에서 발품을 팔아 눈으로 보고 다시 편집하고 하는 과정을 요구하는

사진작업역시 상을똑같이재현하는것이중요한것이아니라 현장에

서내가본것자체의경험이더중요합니다 사진이라는것이겉으로는냉

정하고객관적인작업인것같지만눈으로본것을몸과정신이어떻게해

석한것인가를드러내는것이라고말할수있지요

유 선생님의lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo시리즈를보면알수있듯이 원히변하지않

을 것 같은 견고한 세계들에 말을 걸고 그 속에서 틈을 만들어 내고 그 틈

이 확장하면 할수록 그 해석의 여지는 넓어지는 것이지요 결과적으로 그

것이은평뉴타운을찍은것인지 선생의몸을드러내고있는것인지 아니

면 무차별적인 개발의 폭력성을 고발하고 있는지가 모호하면서도 무성한

언어가확장되고있다는생각이들어요 정선의 lt박연폭포gt나 lt만폭동gt

(萬瀑洞 1734년)도 형상성에 한 문제를 넘어서 해석의 여지가 많아요

이를테면 lt만폭동gt에서 정선은시각적인세계를극단적으로청각화시키

고 있는데 그것이 금강산 전체가 가득찬 물소리를 그린 것인지 혹은 그

곳에있었던정선의몸을토해내고있는지가모호하면서도강한에너지를

확장시키고있어요 고호의 작품에 있어서도예외는 아닐 겁니다 이 지점

에서볼때 작가의 태도나몸의구조가드러나면드러날수록해석의폭이

넓어지고있다는생각을하게됩니다

강 그게 바로 미학에서 말하는lsquo열린 예술로의 가능성rsquo이라고 할 수

있지요

유 요즘에도사진에서회화적질문은던지고있으십니까

강 제 경우에는처음부터사진을하려고시작한것은아니었고내가본이

미지를되도록손으로그리지않고크게만들고싶은데 그에 알맞은접근

법이 없을까 하다가 찾은 것이 사진이었습니다 초기 작품은 작은 디지털

사진을여러장이어붙인것인데작품의구도와시각이회화적요소가강

하죠 요즘에는특히색을실제로칠하고싶은욕망이커져서사진과이미

지를결합하여색을입힌작품도있습니다

16

회화에 한생각도정리해봐야겠다는생각이듭니다 회화는인간이세계

를볼때느끼는모든것 곧 총체성이라고 할만한것을표현하려들지요

하지만 늘 불충분하죠 거기서 오는 불만 공포 불안이 있고 이상하게도

세계에 한 불안을 보여주면서 동시에 그것을 제거하려 드는 이중적인

태도를 갖습니다 서양의 경우 그 불충분함과 불안을 미니멀리즘과 같이

물질적인측면으로환원하여해소하거나기피하려합니다 하지만동양화

는표현할수없는부분을그 로두고아는것까지만표현합니다 세계에

관해불필요하게불안해하지않고명료한것까지만보여준다고나할까요

그리고앞서도말했듯이동양화에는서양화와는달리재현의문제가빠져

있어유사하게그렸어도 상성을드러내려는것이아니지요

유 그것은 아마도 동양미술이 갖고 있는 재료학적인 지점과 긴밀한 관계

가 있다고 생각해요 동양회화의 모태가 서법(書法)이었듯이 모필로 긋는

행위 자체가 작가의 철학적 존재론적인 확인 작업으로서 더 절실했던 것

같아요 그래서 산의풍경을그리더라도시각적인아름다움에머물기보다

는결국자기자신을산을빌어서드러내는 결국에는그것이 상과내가

둘이아닌 내가산이되는육화된어떤경지를지향했던것같습니다

강 그런 철학을그림으로그려몸으로구현해내는것은말로는도달할수

없는지점입니다 동양쪽회화의특성인운필도물질적인뒷받침이있어야

가능한것이지요 운필이라는게모필 먹 종이가발달하면서가능해진것

이고남북조이전의한 의그림같은경우에는나타나지않죠 그렇게보

면화론이나중국철학과더불어물질적인요소들이변증법적으로승화되

어 우리가 알고 있는 필법이나 유형이 만들어져 가는데 그것을 분리해보

는것은잘못된경향이라고생각합니다

유 나는 동양미학이 운필론(澐筆論)에 지나치게 집중되어 있다는 생각을

가끔해요 특히 현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지점들이있거

든요 문화도 문화지만단편적인예로슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람

이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같을수없는것처럼말

이죠 그래서인지 저는 학원 때부터 운필의 문제보다는 정서의 문제를

들춰내는 것이 내 작업의 중요한 목표이자 지점이었던 것 같아요 학원

논문도정선(鄭敾 1676~1759년)의정서에관한논문을썼으니까요

강 바로 그러한점이유선생의강점이라고생각합니다 굉장히구체적인

것에서 시작해서 동양화의 추상성 공허함을 극복했던 것 같아요 생각해

보면 정선이lsquo인왕제색도rsquo를 80세가 넘어서 그렸는데 그 에너지에 깜짝

놀라게됩니다 그런작품을그리기까지얼마나많은인왕산을그렸을지

그리고바라보았을지를생각하면아득해지기도합니다 그런데사람들은

정선이라는작가의육체성에는왜집중하지않는것인지 80이 넘은 육체

를가진인간의개인적특성은왜이야기하지않는지가의문입니다

유 맞는 말씀이세요 세잔느나 고호의 미학만 해도 수많은철학자와 미학

자들이 다각도로 해석하고 있는 것처럼 좀 더 폭넓고 다양한 비평이 있어

야한다고생각해요

강 아마도 단원 김홍도 겸재 정선에 한다시읽기를해야할필요가있

을겁니다

4

강 이번에 출품되는 작품에 해서 이야기해주시죠 새롭게 선보이고자

하는작품이있으신가요

유 이번 전시에서는 내가lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo이라고 명명한 24점이 포함 되어

있어요lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 모든 것들rsquo이란 연작이어서lsquo만유사생(萬有

寫生)rsquo이라고 이름 지었어요 이 작업들은 회화를 호흡의 지점에서 좀 더

직접적인 화를시도하고있는작업입니다 아마디스플레이에따라서느

낌이 다를 것 같아요 만찬 연작과 함께 2층에서는lsquo분수rsquo외에도 사막 속

에일상의사물이던져진작업을보여줄예정이에요

강 사막이 소용돌이처럼 보입니다 전에lsquo풍덩rsquo작업과 비슷해 보이기도

하는데

유 소용돌이라기보다는돌아가는구조가퍽흥미로워서작업을하게됐어

요 하늘이라든가우주 어떤세상의구조에 하여말할수있을것같아서

요 LA의 죠수아트리사막(Joshua Tree)에 가보니소멸하고있는사물들의

어떤거 한만물상같은느낌을받았어요 모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수

백년된선인장과모든사물들이모래화되어가는곳이었어요 소멸이라는

것이 현실적으로 부딪히는 느낌이랄까 저는 한때 경주 남산에서 이러한

시간이 소멸하고 있는 듯 한 지점에 해 이것을 나의 일상에서 드러내려

는시도를한적이있었어요 하지만진전이없었죠 아마도그때의잠재적

으로남아있는미련이사막을다녀와서조금씩모색되고있는것같아요

강 그러한 소용돌이 체험이 어떻게 작업으로 드러날지 궁금하네요 지난

전시 지만유선생작업중에서는육체에 한문제를다룬샤워장시리

17

즈도 있었지요 개인적으로 흥미있는 작업이었습니다 평소에 늘 옷을

입는 인간이 몸을 적나라하게 드러내는 순간이 샤워장이나 목욕탕인데

중년이 된 몸을 찬찬이 바라보는 느낌 그것은 실로 놀라운 체험인 것 같

습니다

유 샤워장은 그 자체로 심리적인 공간입니다 샤워하면서 짧은 순간이지

만의식속에는수많은생각들이스쳐지나가면서물소리의격렬함과함께

뒤범벅이되지요 옷을다벗은행위가혼합이되어내가가진육체를적나

라하게느낄수있는순간을경험하게하는장소이기도합니다 그 작업은

그러한경험들을표현하고싶었어요

강 공중목욕탕과는느낌이너무다르죠 그곳에서는내몸에 한인식이

없는데혼자샤워장에있을때는나의한계 나도육체를가진존재라는사

실을절실하게느낄수있습니다 샤워를 통해서나의존재를끌어내는것

은개인적으로공감을많이하게하는작업이라고생각합니다 기묘하게도

샤워하면서내몸이타인의것같은느낌을받을때가가끔있어서나도그

런비슷한작업을드로잉으로해본적이있어요

유 하지만 동양미술에서 다루기엔 난해한 주제지요 기존의 운필의 문제

만으론이러한미묘한지점을드러내기엔거의불가능하기때문입니다

강 작업실에 와보니 회화 외에도 판화 작업도 많은 거 같네요 판화작업

은주로언제하십니까

유 네 해 놓은 목판작업은 작품수가 수 백 점 돼요 하지만 발표할 시간이

없을따름이죠 자연스럽게칼을들게될때는목판을하게되죠 특별한목

적이있어서가아니라내게있어선일종의어떤조절장치처럼작용하고있

죠 90년 초반은 학졸업후화선지와모필에 한조형적인고민이많은

시기 는데거의하루에한두점씩목판을하고화선지작업을시작했어요

그때는판화에서본질적으로조형적인측면에서위로를받았던것같아요

목판화는 찍는 순간 완벽한 조형이 탄생되는 느낌이었어요 내가 표현하고

싶은 내면적인 에너지와 그것을 블랙홀처럼 빨아들이는 화선지 사이에서

끊임없는 시행착오를 겪고 있었던 시기 기 때문에 목판으로라도 그 갈증

을 해소해야 했는지도 모르죠 지금 생각해보면 화선지는 역사적으로도 동

양의 관념적인 정신세계를 담아내기에 적절할지 모르지만 나는 오히려 그

것을땅위로끌어내리고싶었던지점에서생긴갈등이었던것같아요

강 그건동양적재료가가진특성이기도할겁니다 서양화는물감의물질

성이 강하고 그린 사람의 육체의 흔적이 잘 드러나는데 반해서 동양화는

그린 사람의 존재 자체가 드러나는 방식이 달라서 작가의 육체적 노동의

흔적이 잘 드러나지 않지요 일종에 흡입력의 예술이라고나 할까요 그래

서물감으로그렸다는물질적특성이사라지게되죠 아마도 유선생은자

신이가진육체적노동의흔적 몸을 원초적으로썼다는기록을남기고싶

었을겁니다

유 물성에 한 욕구가 있었는지도모르겠어요 판화작업을 하는 것이 어

쩌면 리만족이고 위로 는지도 몰라요 지금은 판화에 한 태도도 좀

더 물성을 극 화하는 작업을 하고 있어요 강 선생님은 궁극적인 사진을

위한목표지점이있으십니까

강 그런 것은 뚜렷하게 갖고 있지 않아요 다만 본다는 것이 중요시 되는

시 에 사진 회화를 통해서 내가 무엇인가를 보았다는 것에 한 증거를

남길수있다는것이의미있다는생각은합니다 구체적 욕망이나목표보

다는지속적으로작업을할수있게하는세계가있다는것자체가너무중

요하다는느낌이듭니다 그러니까이미지를어떻게생산하겠다는것보다

는그행위자체가중요한것이지요

유 저도 시간이갈수록내가만나는많은사물과순간순간이얼마나소중

한 것인가를 깨닫게 돼요 이러한 확인 작업들이 하나의 중요한 과정이라

는생각을합니다

강 제 경우에는 점점 더 자연과 세계의 변화에 해 경이롭게 보게 됩니

다 특히 새 잎이 나오는 4 5월이 되면 마치 폭발하는 것처럼 솟아오르는

엄청나게 다양한 녹색 나뭇잎들에 존경을 표하고 싶어집니다 그 때는 매

일매일이놀랍습니다

유 전 오히려가을의마른나뭇잎이떨어지는모습을볼때면눈물나도록

아름답고 놀라움을느낍니다 이제벌써가을이네요

녹취및정리 강재현(큐레이터) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

18

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

1Kang Hong-Goo I have been thinking about what we shoulddiscuss today and I think we should begin with a discussion onpaintings How about we talk about what we can do with paintingsincluding Oriental painting the methodological problems concerninghow we reach our goals with it How is your solo exhibition comingthis time

Yoo Geun-Taek Labor that involves the act of drawing containsanalogue style boundaries in its aesthetics however I think that itrather has a possibility for that reason since it after all has a deepconnection to the ontological question of an individual or of the eraThe history of painting has been holding the ontological argument ofeach era and it is still the same in the 21st century In the long run Iwould like to continuously ask a question about the problem of thelimitation of time and of my painting After all it is a part of the answerto the question ldquohow art is going to resist against timerdquo

Kang That is a problem that many have been dealing with from along time ago because the starting point of art was the resistance ofdeath and time And humans have been producing images inphotography and paintings constantly in order to prove that it is stillvalid In other words humans somehow are the subsistence thatneeds to keep making images Now you seem to be talking about thesearch of the limitation of time the proof of identity as an artist and Ithink that it may be too big of a subject to talk about from thebeginning especially the thing about substance is too fundamental todiscuss

Yoo As a matter of fact the question about substance can be areflection of the fact that paintings are the artistrsquos attitude theaesthetic of the artistrsquos body rather than a big topic From time totime I reference your work in my class Whenever I look at your workI feel that it is very much related to your attitude quitestraightforwardly aside from your techniques in photography I find itvery interesting that your work somehow makes me feel your cynicalattitude toward your subject matter and the pictorial sensitivity in yourwork is very interesting to me

Kang In my case photography is another type of painting Just likeyou I also painted subjects that can be expressed by different typesof images In your case like these paintings on the wall most of yourworks begin with something very common such as the interior ofapartment or some parks but then the Supper series seemssomewhat different from others Personally I am wondering if yourSupper series started from your experiences with some diner showsafter parties or opening parties Was the excessiveness of such

parties the starting point of your work

Yoo Of course the process of the deterioration of party tables got myattention That the table that is set up with great stuff gets totallytransformed by the end of a party seems interesting And one day Iwatched a documentary on the restoration process of da Vincirsquos theLast Supper on TV There they showed the previous state of the workbefore its restoration and in the close up scene of the supper part Iwas able to find a surprising energy from the deteriorating images ofglasses and food That was a sort of terminating power of nature Inthe beginning of my Supper project I captured the images of the handmovements at a supper table set up in forest However as I workedon the series more and more I sometimes focused on the clash-points of desires or the relationships that surround the act of eatingor sometimes even dealt with political issues By doing so I think thatI have been expanding the range of its interpretation Such as YaltaConference or the Six Parties talk in recent news can be places whereeach participating nationrsquos benefits and understanding clash

Kang I have never presented it but I have taken a picture related to asupper a long time ago I took it at an opening party of someinternational exhibition at Seoul City Art Museum and in this sense Iguess there are some areas that your perspectives and mine overlap

2 Yoo Your work is a photographic work but there are many partswhere I share a strong affinity with you I personally likedGosagwansoodo (a scholar overlooking water from the high hill 1999-2001) your Park series that showed the scenes around the riversideand your Eunpyung New Town work And I think you donrsquot justrepresent some scenes for viewing but you seem to be taking outmore stories from the back I think these are the works that bring outanother language existing in our everyday life and then maximize itand I think on that point I can share my sensitivity with you

Kang Today on my way here I could see a convex traffic mirror agreen bus and street trees which often appear in your paintingsHowever in your case you are beyond the representational stage ofeveryday life scenes In techniques you use gouache a western painting material andHoboon (Chinese white) an Asian material together and I think thatbecause of that reason it creates some kind of tense atmospheresince the images seem to be soaked onto the paper at the same timethey stand out as if they are about to come out of the canvas If youworked with only one material you would not have been able to givesuch layers

19

Yoo I should say something about the problems regarding paintingmaterials It was around 1999 when I started to use Chinese white inmy work I used it for The Scenery Outside Window in an exhibition atWonseo Gallery and it was a very symbolic work for me Long beforethe exhibition I had been feeling so heavy and burdened about theextreme idealism of Oriental Painting of that time I really wanted toput such heavy feelings down to the ground therefore I thought veryhard about things around myself and how to represent them In themean time I made this work and found an artistic possibility in it Atthat time I was living on the first floor of an apartment building andthere was a pathway right outside our window So I was able toobserve different scenes each day and those everyday scenes cameto me as interesting and mysterious experiences I began to makedrawings to study them and then ended up making 13 pieces ofworks there After that exhibition I realized that through the scenesoutside my window numerous languages and interpretations can beapplied and from that time I started to use the Chinese white anddevelop its property

Kang When using Chinese white it leaves traces and it alsoaccumulates I guess maybe that characteristic of Chinese whiteworked as an allegory of the time that has passed in your work Itsounds like the subject matter and techniques got mixed well with theproperties of the painting materials and gradually completed the series

3 Yoo There was a printed copy of the image of Geumgangjeondo (TheEntire Landscape of Geumgang Mountain) by Jeong Seon (1751) inthe inside cover of my middle school textbook At that time I felt as ifI was looking at the real Geumgang Mountain and it was a quiteshocking experience to me It was amazing that the artist from severalhundred years ago made some middle school student who had noidea about who he was to experience the fantastic reality of a place Ithink that the great sensitivities that amplify the energy of a place in apainting do not just come from how to use brush strokes or itsexpressions but more from the artistrsquos own sentiments and outlookon the world When they reflect those of the artist the works give amore grand sensation

Kang When looking at Inwangjesekdo (1751) Bakyeonpokpo (around1750) we can feel the physicality of the work more I also often wentto the museum to look at his works and every time his works gaveme a feeling that he combined what he actually saw at the sites withother elements I can feel his power and energy from the traces ofhis concerns about how to realize the images with what he hadactually seen

Yoo Good works surely expand the range of their interpretation Icanrsquot really come up with any proper words for this however I thinkEast Asian style landscape paintings represent something beyondtime and space not just some visual expression of the existing world

Kang Maybe we could say that Jeong Seon understood thephenomenological interpretation ahead of Cezanne and applied it inhis own way I think that in that way we can continue our discussionon Jeong Seonrsquos art It should be dealt with with a perspective thatrests aside from the methodology spirituality and Koreanness of hisart On one hand it might look as a small vision to concentrate on theexperience of the artist or the realization of his experience howeverfrom Jeong Seonrsquos point of view Jingyungsansu (landscape paintingof actual scenery) or the spirit of the times would have been aseparate issue from what he himself experienced with his own bodyIn terms of photography which requires the artistrsquos own experienceat the site and editing process after that again the artistrsquos ownexperience at the site is more important than how to realisticallyrepresent the subject matter Photography might appear as objectivework but it is after all about how my body and mind interpret theexperience of seeing

Yoo As we can see from looking at your Eunpyung New Townseries the range of analysis is expanded when we talk about solid andsecure worlds make a crevice in them and then watch as the crevicegets bigger and bigger As a result it is hard to see if you arerepresenting yourself or if you are representing Enpyung New Townor if you are making an issue of the violence of indifferentdevelopment plans Actually Jeong Seonrsquos Bakyeon Fallrsquos andManpokdong (Village of 10000 Water Falls) 1734 has many possiblereadings not just about the issues of its form For instance inManpokdong Jeong Seon was giving an extreme aura to the visualworld it is hard to see whether he was depicting the sound of the bigwater falls thundering in Geumgang Mountain or if he wasexpressing the experiences of his body at the site Either way we canfeel a strong energy Van Goghrsquos work is not different from thisWhen considering this issue at this point I think that whenever theartistrsquos attitude or the structure of his experience is revealed therange of interpretation is maximized

Kang That is probably what they call lsquoopen artrsquo in aesthetics

Yoo Are you still asking questions of painting through yourphotography

Kang In my case I didnrsquot mean to do photography from thebeginning I just wanted to find a way to maximize the size of the

20

images that I saw without using hands and then I came tophotography In my earlier photographic works I put many digitalphotos together and they have a strong sense of drawing in itscomposition and perspectives These days sometimes I want toactually paint on the photos so I started to make my works with amixture of photography and some painted image I think that I shouldwrap up my thoughts about paintings here Paintings expresseverything that human sees from the world Nevertheless it alwaysfeels not enough Fear dissatisfaction insecurity in the worldhellipsomehow people want to represent such feelings through paintingand at the same time try to get rid of the feelings Strangely in theWest they try to get rid of or transform such insecurity andinsufficiency through materialism Minimalism can be a goodexample On the other hand in Oriental painting the artists leave theunrepresentable area as it is and express it up to its representablelimit In other words they tend to be more relaxed toward the issue ofrepresentation and just represent what they can do clearly And as Imentioned earlier in Oriental painting the issue of representation wasnot that critical so if the subject matters are represented as close tothe real it is different from revealing the actuality of the object

Yoo It probably has a close tie with the aspect of painting materials ofEast Asian art Since the mother of Oriental painting was calligraphythe act of brush stroke was considered more important to the artist ashis philosophical and ontological confirmation process That is whyartists try to reflect themselves through drawing mountains not justenjoying the visual pleasure of mountains In other words they desiredto reach a place where the object and the artist can become one

Kang To draw such philosophy and make it into a concrete body is alevel that cannot easily be reached Brush stroke techniques a specialcharacteristic of Oriental painting are also realized with materialsupport Brush stroke techniques became possible after brushesChinese ink and paper were more developed It did not appear inpainting before the North and South Dynasties era In this sense thebrush stroke and styles that we now know have been formalized withpainting theories and Chinese philosophy therefore it is wrong toseparate them from each other

Yoo I think that Asian aesthetics place too much stress on the brushstroke theory Especially in this contemporary society there are thingsthat we cannot express with brush strokes alone For instance aworld that a sad person sees would be different from the world that ahappy person sees although both of them are looking at the samescenes So I have been working on the problem of sentiments ratherthan the problems of brush strokes since my graduate study Mythesis was about the sentiments of Jeong Seon (1676-1759)

Kang That is your strength You started from very concrete point andovercame the abstract and emptiness of Asian painting I am verysurprised about the fact that Jeong Seon was over 80 years old whenhe drew Inwangjesekdo (Landscape of Inwang Mountain) The energyof the work is absolutely amazing I even get quite dizzy when thinkingabout how many drawings of Inwang Mountain he would have doneor looked at the mountain until he completed the work But peopledonrsquot talk about why the artist Jeong Seon did not concentrate on thephysicality of the artist the personal characteristics of the 80 years oldman when discussing his work

Yoo You are right Like those philosophers and aestheticians whostudy and research Cezanne or Van Gogh with various perspectivesJeong Seonrsquos art world should be studied more

Kang Indeed it is necessary to begin the re-interpretation of DanwonKim Hongdo and Gyeomjae Jeong Seon

4Kang Please introduce this exhibition Is there any new work

Yoo In this exhibition I am going to show 24 pieces of works that Icall Visual Breathing It is a continuation of the Everything ThatConsists of Me series So I named it Depiction of the Universe Theseare the works which I am trying to have a direct conversation withfrom the place of breathing Maybe it will give somewhat differentfeeling depending on how I display it With the Supper series and theFountain on the second floor exhibition space I am going to displaysome new works that show objects from our daily lives beingscattered about in the desert

Kang The desert looks like a swirl It looks kind of similar to Splash inyour previous exhibition

Yoo Not exactly I made the work because I was interested in thestructure of spinning I hope that it can open a discussion on skyspace or some sort of a structure in the world I have recently been tothe Joshua Tree Desert in California and it looked as though all thethings that are in the process of extinction are exhibited there Therocks are transforming into sands and also the trees hundred yearsold cactuses etchellip all those things were becoming sand There I feltlike I was facing extinction as a reality Actually in Namsan andGyeongju I once tried to expose such places of disappearancethrough my daily life But it did not work well I guess that regret hasremained somewhere in my mind and then turned into this newseries of works after I visited the desert in California

21

Kang It sounds interesting to see how your experience with swirlingis going to be realized I personally liked the shower series in yourpast exhibitions which you dealt with the subjects of body Wehumans cover ourselves with clothes all the time and it is theshower or the bathroom where we become completely naked It isquite amazing experience to look carefully at onersquos own bodyhellip thatof a middle aged man

Yoo The shower is actually quite psychological space itself Althoughit is only a short moment in our daily life we experience manythoughts in our head while taking a shower inside intense watersound Everything gets mixed up in the shower It is a place wherewe become fully conscious of our own bodies boldly I wanted toexpress that kind of experience in this work

Kang It is quite different from public bath house experiences There Idonrsquot get self-conscious about my own body that much but when Iam alone in the shower somehow I feel my limit as a human that Iam also a living being who has a body Revealing onersquos existencethrough a shower gives me the same feeling Strangely enough fromtime to time I feel like my body is not mine but someone elsersquos in theshower so actually I once made a drawing of a similar subject matter

Yoo However it is somewhat tricky subject matter to deal with inOriental painting when considering the existing problems of the use ofbrush stroke It is almost impossible to express this subtleness withthe brush strokes of Oriental painting

Kang It looks like you have lots of printmaking works too When doyou usually work on printmaking

Yoo Yes I have made about several hundred pieces of woodcutprints so far I just havenrsquot had a chance to exhibit them My hand justnaturally comes to and holds a chisel and then it leads me into wood-block prints It is not necessarily that I have a particular reason for thatbut it just works as some sort of control In the beginning of 1990s Ihad many concerns about forms related to Korean paper and brushAnd during that time I made almost one or two pieces a day andthen worked on the paper I guess I was able to feel satisfied by theformativeness in printmaking As I pressed the woodblock I felt like aperfect formation was being born I was going through lots of trial anderror between my own inner energy that I wanted to express and theKorean paper that absorbed it as a black hole at that time so to me Iprobably had to get rid of my thirst with something like woodcutprints Looking back I think the problem was that I was having troublewith the paper which might be appropriate to the abstract mentalityof Asia as it has been so historically I did not want to put it into the

paper but rather wanted to put it down to earth and that is probablywhy I was having so much trouble with it

Kang It is probably due to the peculiar characteristics of the materialsof Oriental painting In Western painting paints have a strong materialpresence so it can reveal the traces of the artistrsquos action very well Onthe other hand in Asian painting the way of revealing the artistrsquosexistence itself is quite different so often it is really hard to see theindications of the artistrsquos effort They donrsquot really get revealed MaybeI can call it an art of absorption force In other words the materiality ofthe paints just disappears into the painting Maybe you might havewanted to leave some sort of records that you as an artist used yourbody and make traces of physical labor

Yoo I might have had some desire of physical properties Workingwith printmaking might have been a proxy contentment and comfortto me These days I have been working on printmaking with anattitude that maximizes its physical property Do you have any goal foryour photography

Kang I donrsquot really have anything clear I just think that it ismeaningful that I could create proof that I have seen somethingthrough photography and painting in this time which both emphasizethe act of seeing I feel that it is very important that there is a worldthat enables me to keep working rather than having some concretedesires or goals To me the act of producing itself is more importantthan how to make the images

Yoo I also realize that each moment that I encounter things in theworld is very precious and this kind of confirmative work is one of thevery important processes

Kang In my case I look at the changes of nature and the world morein awe Especially in April and May when new leaves are coming out Ifeel a desire to express my homage to the exploding diversity of greenleaves Everyday comes to me as a surprise during that time of year

Yoo In my case I feel quite surprised and moved whenever I see theautumn leaves falling It is tearfully beautiful to me Autumn camealready here

Recording and noting Kang Jaehyun (Curator) Cho Youngryun (Intern Curator)

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

23

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 200times212cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

25

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

26

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

27

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

29

30

1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

33

1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

35

eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

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2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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데 제겐 꽤 상징적인작업이었습니다 그 전부터 느껴오던부분이기도 한

데 당시에는 동양화라는 지나친 관념적 정신주의가 나로서는 받아들이기

가 너무 무거웠어요 난 몸으로 느끼는 그 무거움을 땅으로 끌어내리고픈

목적이 있었고 가까이 있는 것들에 한 궁금증과 그것을 어떻게 보여줄

것인가를 고민했지요 그러던 와중에 이 작업을 제작하게 되면서 그러한

회화적인 가능성을 느끼게 되었죠 당시에 살았던 곳은 1층이어서 아파트

창문밖에 지나가는 길이 하나 걸쳐 있었는데 매일 매일의 그 광경들이 내

겐신비스러움이었고궁금한지점이었어요 그래서그것을읽어내기위한

드로잉을하다가현장에서결국 13점을완성하게된거죠 전시를하고나

서창밖의광경들을통하여무수한언어들과해석이가능할수있다는것

을 느끼게 됐고 그 때부터 호분에 한 물성을 발전시켜 나가기 시작했다

고할수있습니다

강 호분을 사용하면서 흔적이 남겨지고 그것이누적됩니다 그런 점이 유

선생의 작업이 지나간 시간에 한 알레고리로 보이도록 작용한 것 같습

니다 주제와 기법이 재료가 가진 물성과의 적절한 결합을 통해 점차적으

로완성되어나간게아니었나싶네요

3

유 중학교어느교과서인가 안쪽전면에정선(鄭敾)의 lt금강전도gt(金剛全

圖 1751년)가 실린 적이 있었어요 당시에 그걸 보면서 마치 실제 금강산

을 체험하고 있는 것 같아 충격적이었습니다 수백년 전의 정선이라는 작

가에 한기초지식도없었던한중학생에게그러한환상적인리얼리티를

경험하게했다는지점이지금생각하면흥미로운부분이에요 장소성에

한 에너지를 회화로 증폭시킬 수 있는 탁월한 감각들은 단지 운필이나 표

현의 문제를 넘어선 작가의 정서와 세계관을 반 하기 때문에 더욱 강렬

하게전달되는것같아요

강 lt인왕제색도gt(仁王霽色圖 1751년) lt박연폭포gt(朴淵瀑布 1750년경)

등을보고있으면정말육체성을느낄수있지요 저도정선의그림을일부

러찾아다니면서봤었는데 그작품들은눈으로본것과기타의것들이체

화된 것이라는 생각이 들어요 본 것을 어떻게 매개하여 이미지로 보여주

는가에 한고민을했던흔적에서얻어진에너지와힘을느낄수있지요

유 좋은작업들은해석의폭을넓혀주는것같아요 산수는단지시각적인

세계만이 아니라 적절한 표현을 하기가 어렵지만 공감각을 초월한 어떤

세계를보여주고있어요

강 세잔의 현상학적버전을정선이미리체득하여자기식으로구사한것

으로볼수도있을것같아요 그런방식으로접근해야정선이이야기될수

있겠죠 그것은 작품의 방법론이나 정신성 한국성에 한 논의와는 다른

시각에서이야기되어야한다고봅니다 어찌보면작가의몸 육화된체험

에 집중하는 것은 협소한 시각으로 보일 수도 있겠지만 정선이라는 작가

입장에서 보면 진경산수 시 정신이니 하는 것은 개인이 몸으로 체험한

것과는별개이자그이후의문제라고생각합니다

현장에서 발품을 팔아 눈으로 보고 다시 편집하고 하는 과정을 요구하는

사진작업역시 상을똑같이재현하는것이중요한것이아니라 현장에

서내가본것자체의경험이더중요합니다 사진이라는것이겉으로는냉

정하고객관적인작업인것같지만눈으로본것을몸과정신이어떻게해

석한것인가를드러내는것이라고말할수있지요

유 선생님의lsquo은평뉴타운rsquo시리즈를보면알수있듯이 원히변하지않

을 것 같은 견고한 세계들에 말을 걸고 그 속에서 틈을 만들어 내고 그 틈

이 확장하면 할수록 그 해석의 여지는 넓어지는 것이지요 결과적으로 그

것이은평뉴타운을찍은것인지 선생의몸을드러내고있는것인지 아니

면 무차별적인 개발의 폭력성을 고발하고 있는지가 모호하면서도 무성한

언어가확장되고있다는생각이들어요 정선의 lt박연폭포gt나 lt만폭동gt

(萬瀑洞 1734년)도 형상성에 한 문제를 넘어서 해석의 여지가 많아요

이를테면 lt만폭동gt에서 정선은시각적인세계를극단적으로청각화시키

고 있는데 그것이 금강산 전체가 가득찬 물소리를 그린 것인지 혹은 그

곳에있었던정선의몸을토해내고있는지가모호하면서도강한에너지를

확장시키고있어요 고호의 작품에 있어서도예외는 아닐 겁니다 이 지점

에서볼때 작가의 태도나몸의구조가드러나면드러날수록해석의폭이

넓어지고있다는생각을하게됩니다

강 그게 바로 미학에서 말하는lsquo열린 예술로의 가능성rsquo이라고 할 수

있지요

유 요즘에도사진에서회화적질문은던지고있으십니까

강 제 경우에는처음부터사진을하려고시작한것은아니었고내가본이

미지를되도록손으로그리지않고크게만들고싶은데 그에 알맞은접근

법이 없을까 하다가 찾은 것이 사진이었습니다 초기 작품은 작은 디지털

사진을여러장이어붙인것인데작품의구도와시각이회화적요소가강

하죠 요즘에는특히색을실제로칠하고싶은욕망이커져서사진과이미

지를결합하여색을입힌작품도있습니다

16

회화에 한생각도정리해봐야겠다는생각이듭니다 회화는인간이세계

를볼때느끼는모든것 곧 총체성이라고 할만한것을표현하려들지요

하지만 늘 불충분하죠 거기서 오는 불만 공포 불안이 있고 이상하게도

세계에 한 불안을 보여주면서 동시에 그것을 제거하려 드는 이중적인

태도를 갖습니다 서양의 경우 그 불충분함과 불안을 미니멀리즘과 같이

물질적인측면으로환원하여해소하거나기피하려합니다 하지만동양화

는표현할수없는부분을그 로두고아는것까지만표현합니다 세계에

관해불필요하게불안해하지않고명료한것까지만보여준다고나할까요

그리고앞서도말했듯이동양화에는서양화와는달리재현의문제가빠져

있어유사하게그렸어도 상성을드러내려는것이아니지요

유 그것은 아마도 동양미술이 갖고 있는 재료학적인 지점과 긴밀한 관계

가 있다고 생각해요 동양회화의 모태가 서법(書法)이었듯이 모필로 긋는

행위 자체가 작가의 철학적 존재론적인 확인 작업으로서 더 절실했던 것

같아요 그래서 산의풍경을그리더라도시각적인아름다움에머물기보다

는결국자기자신을산을빌어서드러내는 결국에는그것이 상과내가

둘이아닌 내가산이되는육화된어떤경지를지향했던것같습니다

강 그런 철학을그림으로그려몸으로구현해내는것은말로는도달할수

없는지점입니다 동양쪽회화의특성인운필도물질적인뒷받침이있어야

가능한것이지요 운필이라는게모필 먹 종이가발달하면서가능해진것

이고남북조이전의한 의그림같은경우에는나타나지않죠 그렇게보

면화론이나중국철학과더불어물질적인요소들이변증법적으로승화되

어 우리가 알고 있는 필법이나 유형이 만들어져 가는데 그것을 분리해보

는것은잘못된경향이라고생각합니다

유 나는 동양미학이 운필론(澐筆論)에 지나치게 집중되어 있다는 생각을

가끔해요 특히 현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지점들이있거

든요 문화도 문화지만단편적인예로슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람

이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같을수없는것처럼말

이죠 그래서인지 저는 학원 때부터 운필의 문제보다는 정서의 문제를

들춰내는 것이 내 작업의 중요한 목표이자 지점이었던 것 같아요 학원

논문도정선(鄭敾 1676~1759년)의정서에관한논문을썼으니까요

강 바로 그러한점이유선생의강점이라고생각합니다 굉장히구체적인

것에서 시작해서 동양화의 추상성 공허함을 극복했던 것 같아요 생각해

보면 정선이lsquo인왕제색도rsquo를 80세가 넘어서 그렸는데 그 에너지에 깜짝

놀라게됩니다 그런작품을그리기까지얼마나많은인왕산을그렸을지

그리고바라보았을지를생각하면아득해지기도합니다 그런데사람들은

정선이라는작가의육체성에는왜집중하지않는것인지 80이 넘은 육체

를가진인간의개인적특성은왜이야기하지않는지가의문입니다

유 맞는 말씀이세요 세잔느나 고호의 미학만 해도 수많은철학자와 미학

자들이 다각도로 해석하고 있는 것처럼 좀 더 폭넓고 다양한 비평이 있어

야한다고생각해요

강 아마도 단원 김홍도 겸재 정선에 한다시읽기를해야할필요가있

을겁니다

4

강 이번에 출품되는 작품에 해서 이야기해주시죠 새롭게 선보이고자

하는작품이있으신가요

유 이번 전시에서는 내가lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo이라고 명명한 24점이 포함 되어

있어요lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 모든 것들rsquo이란 연작이어서lsquo만유사생(萬有

寫生)rsquo이라고 이름 지었어요 이 작업들은 회화를 호흡의 지점에서 좀 더

직접적인 화를시도하고있는작업입니다 아마디스플레이에따라서느

낌이 다를 것 같아요 만찬 연작과 함께 2층에서는lsquo분수rsquo외에도 사막 속

에일상의사물이던져진작업을보여줄예정이에요

강 사막이 소용돌이처럼 보입니다 전에lsquo풍덩rsquo작업과 비슷해 보이기도

하는데

유 소용돌이라기보다는돌아가는구조가퍽흥미로워서작업을하게됐어

요 하늘이라든가우주 어떤세상의구조에 하여말할수있을것같아서

요 LA의 죠수아트리사막(Joshua Tree)에 가보니소멸하고있는사물들의

어떤거 한만물상같은느낌을받았어요 모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수

백년된선인장과모든사물들이모래화되어가는곳이었어요 소멸이라는

것이 현실적으로 부딪히는 느낌이랄까 저는 한때 경주 남산에서 이러한

시간이 소멸하고 있는 듯 한 지점에 해 이것을 나의 일상에서 드러내려

는시도를한적이있었어요 하지만진전이없었죠 아마도그때의잠재적

으로남아있는미련이사막을다녀와서조금씩모색되고있는것같아요

강 그러한 소용돌이 체험이 어떻게 작업으로 드러날지 궁금하네요 지난

전시 지만유선생작업중에서는육체에 한문제를다룬샤워장시리

17

즈도 있었지요 개인적으로 흥미있는 작업이었습니다 평소에 늘 옷을

입는 인간이 몸을 적나라하게 드러내는 순간이 샤워장이나 목욕탕인데

중년이 된 몸을 찬찬이 바라보는 느낌 그것은 실로 놀라운 체험인 것 같

습니다

유 샤워장은 그 자체로 심리적인 공간입니다 샤워하면서 짧은 순간이지

만의식속에는수많은생각들이스쳐지나가면서물소리의격렬함과함께

뒤범벅이되지요 옷을다벗은행위가혼합이되어내가가진육체를적나

라하게느낄수있는순간을경험하게하는장소이기도합니다 그 작업은

그러한경험들을표현하고싶었어요

강 공중목욕탕과는느낌이너무다르죠 그곳에서는내몸에 한인식이

없는데혼자샤워장에있을때는나의한계 나도육체를가진존재라는사

실을절실하게느낄수있습니다 샤워를 통해서나의존재를끌어내는것

은개인적으로공감을많이하게하는작업이라고생각합니다 기묘하게도

샤워하면서내몸이타인의것같은느낌을받을때가가끔있어서나도그

런비슷한작업을드로잉으로해본적이있어요

유 하지만 동양미술에서 다루기엔 난해한 주제지요 기존의 운필의 문제

만으론이러한미묘한지점을드러내기엔거의불가능하기때문입니다

강 작업실에 와보니 회화 외에도 판화 작업도 많은 거 같네요 판화작업

은주로언제하십니까

유 네 해 놓은 목판작업은 작품수가 수 백 점 돼요 하지만 발표할 시간이

없을따름이죠 자연스럽게칼을들게될때는목판을하게되죠 특별한목

적이있어서가아니라내게있어선일종의어떤조절장치처럼작용하고있

죠 90년 초반은 학졸업후화선지와모필에 한조형적인고민이많은

시기 는데거의하루에한두점씩목판을하고화선지작업을시작했어요

그때는판화에서본질적으로조형적인측면에서위로를받았던것같아요

목판화는 찍는 순간 완벽한 조형이 탄생되는 느낌이었어요 내가 표현하고

싶은 내면적인 에너지와 그것을 블랙홀처럼 빨아들이는 화선지 사이에서

끊임없는 시행착오를 겪고 있었던 시기 기 때문에 목판으로라도 그 갈증

을 해소해야 했는지도 모르죠 지금 생각해보면 화선지는 역사적으로도 동

양의 관념적인 정신세계를 담아내기에 적절할지 모르지만 나는 오히려 그

것을땅위로끌어내리고싶었던지점에서생긴갈등이었던것같아요

강 그건동양적재료가가진특성이기도할겁니다 서양화는물감의물질

성이 강하고 그린 사람의 육체의 흔적이 잘 드러나는데 반해서 동양화는

그린 사람의 존재 자체가 드러나는 방식이 달라서 작가의 육체적 노동의

흔적이 잘 드러나지 않지요 일종에 흡입력의 예술이라고나 할까요 그래

서물감으로그렸다는물질적특성이사라지게되죠 아마도 유선생은자

신이가진육체적노동의흔적 몸을 원초적으로썼다는기록을남기고싶

었을겁니다

유 물성에 한 욕구가 있었는지도모르겠어요 판화작업을 하는 것이 어

쩌면 리만족이고 위로 는지도 몰라요 지금은 판화에 한 태도도 좀

더 물성을 극 화하는 작업을 하고 있어요 강 선생님은 궁극적인 사진을

위한목표지점이있으십니까

강 그런 것은 뚜렷하게 갖고 있지 않아요 다만 본다는 것이 중요시 되는

시 에 사진 회화를 통해서 내가 무엇인가를 보았다는 것에 한 증거를

남길수있다는것이의미있다는생각은합니다 구체적 욕망이나목표보

다는지속적으로작업을할수있게하는세계가있다는것자체가너무중

요하다는느낌이듭니다 그러니까이미지를어떻게생산하겠다는것보다

는그행위자체가중요한것이지요

유 저도 시간이갈수록내가만나는많은사물과순간순간이얼마나소중

한 것인가를 깨닫게 돼요 이러한 확인 작업들이 하나의 중요한 과정이라

는생각을합니다

강 제 경우에는 점점 더 자연과 세계의 변화에 해 경이롭게 보게 됩니

다 특히 새 잎이 나오는 4 5월이 되면 마치 폭발하는 것처럼 솟아오르는

엄청나게 다양한 녹색 나뭇잎들에 존경을 표하고 싶어집니다 그 때는 매

일매일이놀랍습니다

유 전 오히려가을의마른나뭇잎이떨어지는모습을볼때면눈물나도록

아름답고 놀라움을느낍니다 이제벌써가을이네요

녹취및정리 강재현(큐레이터) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

18

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

1Kang Hong-Goo I have been thinking about what we shoulddiscuss today and I think we should begin with a discussion onpaintings How about we talk about what we can do with paintingsincluding Oriental painting the methodological problems concerninghow we reach our goals with it How is your solo exhibition comingthis time

Yoo Geun-Taek Labor that involves the act of drawing containsanalogue style boundaries in its aesthetics however I think that itrather has a possibility for that reason since it after all has a deepconnection to the ontological question of an individual or of the eraThe history of painting has been holding the ontological argument ofeach era and it is still the same in the 21st century In the long run Iwould like to continuously ask a question about the problem of thelimitation of time and of my painting After all it is a part of the answerto the question ldquohow art is going to resist against timerdquo

Kang That is a problem that many have been dealing with from along time ago because the starting point of art was the resistance ofdeath and time And humans have been producing images inphotography and paintings constantly in order to prove that it is stillvalid In other words humans somehow are the subsistence thatneeds to keep making images Now you seem to be talking about thesearch of the limitation of time the proof of identity as an artist and Ithink that it may be too big of a subject to talk about from thebeginning especially the thing about substance is too fundamental todiscuss

Yoo As a matter of fact the question about substance can be areflection of the fact that paintings are the artistrsquos attitude theaesthetic of the artistrsquos body rather than a big topic From time totime I reference your work in my class Whenever I look at your workI feel that it is very much related to your attitude quitestraightforwardly aside from your techniques in photography I find itvery interesting that your work somehow makes me feel your cynicalattitude toward your subject matter and the pictorial sensitivity in yourwork is very interesting to me

Kang In my case photography is another type of painting Just likeyou I also painted subjects that can be expressed by different typesof images In your case like these paintings on the wall most of yourworks begin with something very common such as the interior ofapartment or some parks but then the Supper series seemssomewhat different from others Personally I am wondering if yourSupper series started from your experiences with some diner showsafter parties or opening parties Was the excessiveness of such

parties the starting point of your work

Yoo Of course the process of the deterioration of party tables got myattention That the table that is set up with great stuff gets totallytransformed by the end of a party seems interesting And one day Iwatched a documentary on the restoration process of da Vincirsquos theLast Supper on TV There they showed the previous state of the workbefore its restoration and in the close up scene of the supper part Iwas able to find a surprising energy from the deteriorating images ofglasses and food That was a sort of terminating power of nature Inthe beginning of my Supper project I captured the images of the handmovements at a supper table set up in forest However as I workedon the series more and more I sometimes focused on the clash-points of desires or the relationships that surround the act of eatingor sometimes even dealt with political issues By doing so I think thatI have been expanding the range of its interpretation Such as YaltaConference or the Six Parties talk in recent news can be places whereeach participating nationrsquos benefits and understanding clash

Kang I have never presented it but I have taken a picture related to asupper a long time ago I took it at an opening party of someinternational exhibition at Seoul City Art Museum and in this sense Iguess there are some areas that your perspectives and mine overlap

2 Yoo Your work is a photographic work but there are many partswhere I share a strong affinity with you I personally likedGosagwansoodo (a scholar overlooking water from the high hill 1999-2001) your Park series that showed the scenes around the riversideand your Eunpyung New Town work And I think you donrsquot justrepresent some scenes for viewing but you seem to be taking outmore stories from the back I think these are the works that bring outanother language existing in our everyday life and then maximize itand I think on that point I can share my sensitivity with you

Kang Today on my way here I could see a convex traffic mirror agreen bus and street trees which often appear in your paintingsHowever in your case you are beyond the representational stage ofeveryday life scenes In techniques you use gouache a western painting material andHoboon (Chinese white) an Asian material together and I think thatbecause of that reason it creates some kind of tense atmospheresince the images seem to be soaked onto the paper at the same timethey stand out as if they are about to come out of the canvas If youworked with only one material you would not have been able to givesuch layers

19

Yoo I should say something about the problems regarding paintingmaterials It was around 1999 when I started to use Chinese white inmy work I used it for The Scenery Outside Window in an exhibition atWonseo Gallery and it was a very symbolic work for me Long beforethe exhibition I had been feeling so heavy and burdened about theextreme idealism of Oriental Painting of that time I really wanted toput such heavy feelings down to the ground therefore I thought veryhard about things around myself and how to represent them In themean time I made this work and found an artistic possibility in it Atthat time I was living on the first floor of an apartment building andthere was a pathway right outside our window So I was able toobserve different scenes each day and those everyday scenes cameto me as interesting and mysterious experiences I began to makedrawings to study them and then ended up making 13 pieces ofworks there After that exhibition I realized that through the scenesoutside my window numerous languages and interpretations can beapplied and from that time I started to use the Chinese white anddevelop its property

Kang When using Chinese white it leaves traces and it alsoaccumulates I guess maybe that characteristic of Chinese whiteworked as an allegory of the time that has passed in your work Itsounds like the subject matter and techniques got mixed well with theproperties of the painting materials and gradually completed the series

3 Yoo There was a printed copy of the image of Geumgangjeondo (TheEntire Landscape of Geumgang Mountain) by Jeong Seon (1751) inthe inside cover of my middle school textbook At that time I felt as ifI was looking at the real Geumgang Mountain and it was a quiteshocking experience to me It was amazing that the artist from severalhundred years ago made some middle school student who had noidea about who he was to experience the fantastic reality of a place Ithink that the great sensitivities that amplify the energy of a place in apainting do not just come from how to use brush strokes or itsexpressions but more from the artistrsquos own sentiments and outlookon the world When they reflect those of the artist the works give amore grand sensation

Kang When looking at Inwangjesekdo (1751) Bakyeonpokpo (around1750) we can feel the physicality of the work more I also often wentto the museum to look at his works and every time his works gaveme a feeling that he combined what he actually saw at the sites withother elements I can feel his power and energy from the traces ofhis concerns about how to realize the images with what he hadactually seen

Yoo Good works surely expand the range of their interpretation Icanrsquot really come up with any proper words for this however I thinkEast Asian style landscape paintings represent something beyondtime and space not just some visual expression of the existing world

Kang Maybe we could say that Jeong Seon understood thephenomenological interpretation ahead of Cezanne and applied it inhis own way I think that in that way we can continue our discussionon Jeong Seonrsquos art It should be dealt with with a perspective thatrests aside from the methodology spirituality and Koreanness of hisart On one hand it might look as a small vision to concentrate on theexperience of the artist or the realization of his experience howeverfrom Jeong Seonrsquos point of view Jingyungsansu (landscape paintingof actual scenery) or the spirit of the times would have been aseparate issue from what he himself experienced with his own bodyIn terms of photography which requires the artistrsquos own experienceat the site and editing process after that again the artistrsquos ownexperience at the site is more important than how to realisticallyrepresent the subject matter Photography might appear as objectivework but it is after all about how my body and mind interpret theexperience of seeing

Yoo As we can see from looking at your Eunpyung New Townseries the range of analysis is expanded when we talk about solid andsecure worlds make a crevice in them and then watch as the crevicegets bigger and bigger As a result it is hard to see if you arerepresenting yourself or if you are representing Enpyung New Townor if you are making an issue of the violence of indifferentdevelopment plans Actually Jeong Seonrsquos Bakyeon Fallrsquos andManpokdong (Village of 10000 Water Falls) 1734 has many possiblereadings not just about the issues of its form For instance inManpokdong Jeong Seon was giving an extreme aura to the visualworld it is hard to see whether he was depicting the sound of the bigwater falls thundering in Geumgang Mountain or if he wasexpressing the experiences of his body at the site Either way we canfeel a strong energy Van Goghrsquos work is not different from thisWhen considering this issue at this point I think that whenever theartistrsquos attitude or the structure of his experience is revealed therange of interpretation is maximized

Kang That is probably what they call lsquoopen artrsquo in aesthetics

Yoo Are you still asking questions of painting through yourphotography

Kang In my case I didnrsquot mean to do photography from thebeginning I just wanted to find a way to maximize the size of the

20

images that I saw without using hands and then I came tophotography In my earlier photographic works I put many digitalphotos together and they have a strong sense of drawing in itscomposition and perspectives These days sometimes I want toactually paint on the photos so I started to make my works with amixture of photography and some painted image I think that I shouldwrap up my thoughts about paintings here Paintings expresseverything that human sees from the world Nevertheless it alwaysfeels not enough Fear dissatisfaction insecurity in the worldhellipsomehow people want to represent such feelings through paintingand at the same time try to get rid of the feelings Strangely in theWest they try to get rid of or transform such insecurity andinsufficiency through materialism Minimalism can be a goodexample On the other hand in Oriental painting the artists leave theunrepresentable area as it is and express it up to its representablelimit In other words they tend to be more relaxed toward the issue ofrepresentation and just represent what they can do clearly And as Imentioned earlier in Oriental painting the issue of representation wasnot that critical so if the subject matters are represented as close tothe real it is different from revealing the actuality of the object

Yoo It probably has a close tie with the aspect of painting materials ofEast Asian art Since the mother of Oriental painting was calligraphythe act of brush stroke was considered more important to the artist ashis philosophical and ontological confirmation process That is whyartists try to reflect themselves through drawing mountains not justenjoying the visual pleasure of mountains In other words they desiredto reach a place where the object and the artist can become one

Kang To draw such philosophy and make it into a concrete body is alevel that cannot easily be reached Brush stroke techniques a specialcharacteristic of Oriental painting are also realized with materialsupport Brush stroke techniques became possible after brushesChinese ink and paper were more developed It did not appear inpainting before the North and South Dynasties era In this sense thebrush stroke and styles that we now know have been formalized withpainting theories and Chinese philosophy therefore it is wrong toseparate them from each other

Yoo I think that Asian aesthetics place too much stress on the brushstroke theory Especially in this contemporary society there are thingsthat we cannot express with brush strokes alone For instance aworld that a sad person sees would be different from the world that ahappy person sees although both of them are looking at the samescenes So I have been working on the problem of sentiments ratherthan the problems of brush strokes since my graduate study Mythesis was about the sentiments of Jeong Seon (1676-1759)

Kang That is your strength You started from very concrete point andovercame the abstract and emptiness of Asian painting I am verysurprised about the fact that Jeong Seon was over 80 years old whenhe drew Inwangjesekdo (Landscape of Inwang Mountain) The energyof the work is absolutely amazing I even get quite dizzy when thinkingabout how many drawings of Inwang Mountain he would have doneor looked at the mountain until he completed the work But peopledonrsquot talk about why the artist Jeong Seon did not concentrate on thephysicality of the artist the personal characteristics of the 80 years oldman when discussing his work

Yoo You are right Like those philosophers and aestheticians whostudy and research Cezanne or Van Gogh with various perspectivesJeong Seonrsquos art world should be studied more

Kang Indeed it is necessary to begin the re-interpretation of DanwonKim Hongdo and Gyeomjae Jeong Seon

4Kang Please introduce this exhibition Is there any new work

Yoo In this exhibition I am going to show 24 pieces of works that Icall Visual Breathing It is a continuation of the Everything ThatConsists of Me series So I named it Depiction of the Universe Theseare the works which I am trying to have a direct conversation withfrom the place of breathing Maybe it will give somewhat differentfeeling depending on how I display it With the Supper series and theFountain on the second floor exhibition space I am going to displaysome new works that show objects from our daily lives beingscattered about in the desert

Kang The desert looks like a swirl It looks kind of similar to Splash inyour previous exhibition

Yoo Not exactly I made the work because I was interested in thestructure of spinning I hope that it can open a discussion on skyspace or some sort of a structure in the world I have recently been tothe Joshua Tree Desert in California and it looked as though all thethings that are in the process of extinction are exhibited there Therocks are transforming into sands and also the trees hundred yearsold cactuses etchellip all those things were becoming sand There I feltlike I was facing extinction as a reality Actually in Namsan andGyeongju I once tried to expose such places of disappearancethrough my daily life But it did not work well I guess that regret hasremained somewhere in my mind and then turned into this newseries of works after I visited the desert in California

21

Kang It sounds interesting to see how your experience with swirlingis going to be realized I personally liked the shower series in yourpast exhibitions which you dealt with the subjects of body Wehumans cover ourselves with clothes all the time and it is theshower or the bathroom where we become completely naked It isquite amazing experience to look carefully at onersquos own bodyhellip thatof a middle aged man

Yoo The shower is actually quite psychological space itself Althoughit is only a short moment in our daily life we experience manythoughts in our head while taking a shower inside intense watersound Everything gets mixed up in the shower It is a place wherewe become fully conscious of our own bodies boldly I wanted toexpress that kind of experience in this work

Kang It is quite different from public bath house experiences There Idonrsquot get self-conscious about my own body that much but when Iam alone in the shower somehow I feel my limit as a human that Iam also a living being who has a body Revealing onersquos existencethrough a shower gives me the same feeling Strangely enough fromtime to time I feel like my body is not mine but someone elsersquos in theshower so actually I once made a drawing of a similar subject matter

Yoo However it is somewhat tricky subject matter to deal with inOriental painting when considering the existing problems of the use ofbrush stroke It is almost impossible to express this subtleness withthe brush strokes of Oriental painting

Kang It looks like you have lots of printmaking works too When doyou usually work on printmaking

Yoo Yes I have made about several hundred pieces of woodcutprints so far I just havenrsquot had a chance to exhibit them My hand justnaturally comes to and holds a chisel and then it leads me into wood-block prints It is not necessarily that I have a particular reason for thatbut it just works as some sort of control In the beginning of 1990s Ihad many concerns about forms related to Korean paper and brushAnd during that time I made almost one or two pieces a day andthen worked on the paper I guess I was able to feel satisfied by theformativeness in printmaking As I pressed the woodblock I felt like aperfect formation was being born I was going through lots of trial anderror between my own inner energy that I wanted to express and theKorean paper that absorbed it as a black hole at that time so to me Iprobably had to get rid of my thirst with something like woodcutprints Looking back I think the problem was that I was having troublewith the paper which might be appropriate to the abstract mentalityof Asia as it has been so historically I did not want to put it into the

paper but rather wanted to put it down to earth and that is probablywhy I was having so much trouble with it

Kang It is probably due to the peculiar characteristics of the materialsof Oriental painting In Western painting paints have a strong materialpresence so it can reveal the traces of the artistrsquos action very well Onthe other hand in Asian painting the way of revealing the artistrsquosexistence itself is quite different so often it is really hard to see theindications of the artistrsquos effort They donrsquot really get revealed MaybeI can call it an art of absorption force In other words the materiality ofthe paints just disappears into the painting Maybe you might havewanted to leave some sort of records that you as an artist used yourbody and make traces of physical labor

Yoo I might have had some desire of physical properties Workingwith printmaking might have been a proxy contentment and comfortto me These days I have been working on printmaking with anattitude that maximizes its physical property Do you have any goal foryour photography

Kang I donrsquot really have anything clear I just think that it ismeaningful that I could create proof that I have seen somethingthrough photography and painting in this time which both emphasizethe act of seeing I feel that it is very important that there is a worldthat enables me to keep working rather than having some concretedesires or goals To me the act of producing itself is more importantthan how to make the images

Yoo I also realize that each moment that I encounter things in theworld is very precious and this kind of confirmative work is one of thevery important processes

Kang In my case I look at the changes of nature and the world morein awe Especially in April and May when new leaves are coming out Ifeel a desire to express my homage to the exploding diversity of greenleaves Everyday comes to me as a surprise during that time of year

Yoo In my case I feel quite surprised and moved whenever I see theautumn leaves falling It is tearfully beautiful to me Autumn camealready here

Recording and noting Kang Jaehyun (Curator) Cho Youngryun (Intern Curator)

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

23

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 200times212cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

25

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

26

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

27

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

29

30

1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

33

1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

35

eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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회화에 한생각도정리해봐야겠다는생각이듭니다 회화는인간이세계

를볼때느끼는모든것 곧 총체성이라고 할만한것을표현하려들지요

하지만 늘 불충분하죠 거기서 오는 불만 공포 불안이 있고 이상하게도

세계에 한 불안을 보여주면서 동시에 그것을 제거하려 드는 이중적인

태도를 갖습니다 서양의 경우 그 불충분함과 불안을 미니멀리즘과 같이

물질적인측면으로환원하여해소하거나기피하려합니다 하지만동양화

는표현할수없는부분을그 로두고아는것까지만표현합니다 세계에

관해불필요하게불안해하지않고명료한것까지만보여준다고나할까요

그리고앞서도말했듯이동양화에는서양화와는달리재현의문제가빠져

있어유사하게그렸어도 상성을드러내려는것이아니지요

유 그것은 아마도 동양미술이 갖고 있는 재료학적인 지점과 긴밀한 관계

가 있다고 생각해요 동양회화의 모태가 서법(書法)이었듯이 모필로 긋는

행위 자체가 작가의 철학적 존재론적인 확인 작업으로서 더 절실했던 것

같아요 그래서 산의풍경을그리더라도시각적인아름다움에머물기보다

는결국자기자신을산을빌어서드러내는 결국에는그것이 상과내가

둘이아닌 내가산이되는육화된어떤경지를지향했던것같습니다

강 그런 철학을그림으로그려몸으로구현해내는것은말로는도달할수

없는지점입니다 동양쪽회화의특성인운필도물질적인뒷받침이있어야

가능한것이지요 운필이라는게모필 먹 종이가발달하면서가능해진것

이고남북조이전의한 의그림같은경우에는나타나지않죠 그렇게보

면화론이나중국철학과더불어물질적인요소들이변증법적으로승화되

어 우리가 알고 있는 필법이나 유형이 만들어져 가는데 그것을 분리해보

는것은잘못된경향이라고생각합니다

유 나는 동양미학이 운필론(澐筆論)에 지나치게 집중되어 있다는 생각을

가끔해요 특히 현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지점들이있거

든요 문화도 문화지만단편적인예로슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람

이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같을수없는것처럼말

이죠 그래서인지 저는 학원 때부터 운필의 문제보다는 정서의 문제를

들춰내는 것이 내 작업의 중요한 목표이자 지점이었던 것 같아요 학원

논문도정선(鄭敾 1676~1759년)의정서에관한논문을썼으니까요

강 바로 그러한점이유선생의강점이라고생각합니다 굉장히구체적인

것에서 시작해서 동양화의 추상성 공허함을 극복했던 것 같아요 생각해

보면 정선이lsquo인왕제색도rsquo를 80세가 넘어서 그렸는데 그 에너지에 깜짝

놀라게됩니다 그런작품을그리기까지얼마나많은인왕산을그렸을지

그리고바라보았을지를생각하면아득해지기도합니다 그런데사람들은

정선이라는작가의육체성에는왜집중하지않는것인지 80이 넘은 육체

를가진인간의개인적특성은왜이야기하지않는지가의문입니다

유 맞는 말씀이세요 세잔느나 고호의 미학만 해도 수많은철학자와 미학

자들이 다각도로 해석하고 있는 것처럼 좀 더 폭넓고 다양한 비평이 있어

야한다고생각해요

강 아마도 단원 김홍도 겸재 정선에 한다시읽기를해야할필요가있

을겁니다

4

강 이번에 출품되는 작품에 해서 이야기해주시죠 새롭게 선보이고자

하는작품이있으신가요

유 이번 전시에서는 내가lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo이라고 명명한 24점이 포함 되어

있어요lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 모든 것들rsquo이란 연작이어서lsquo만유사생(萬有

寫生)rsquo이라고 이름 지었어요 이 작업들은 회화를 호흡의 지점에서 좀 더

직접적인 화를시도하고있는작업입니다 아마디스플레이에따라서느

낌이 다를 것 같아요 만찬 연작과 함께 2층에서는lsquo분수rsquo외에도 사막 속

에일상의사물이던져진작업을보여줄예정이에요

강 사막이 소용돌이처럼 보입니다 전에lsquo풍덩rsquo작업과 비슷해 보이기도

하는데

유 소용돌이라기보다는돌아가는구조가퍽흥미로워서작업을하게됐어

요 하늘이라든가우주 어떤세상의구조에 하여말할수있을것같아서

요 LA의 죠수아트리사막(Joshua Tree)에 가보니소멸하고있는사물들의

어떤거 한만물상같은느낌을받았어요 모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수

백년된선인장과모든사물들이모래화되어가는곳이었어요 소멸이라는

것이 현실적으로 부딪히는 느낌이랄까 저는 한때 경주 남산에서 이러한

시간이 소멸하고 있는 듯 한 지점에 해 이것을 나의 일상에서 드러내려

는시도를한적이있었어요 하지만진전이없었죠 아마도그때의잠재적

으로남아있는미련이사막을다녀와서조금씩모색되고있는것같아요

강 그러한 소용돌이 체험이 어떻게 작업으로 드러날지 궁금하네요 지난

전시 지만유선생작업중에서는육체에 한문제를다룬샤워장시리

17

즈도 있었지요 개인적으로 흥미있는 작업이었습니다 평소에 늘 옷을

입는 인간이 몸을 적나라하게 드러내는 순간이 샤워장이나 목욕탕인데

중년이 된 몸을 찬찬이 바라보는 느낌 그것은 실로 놀라운 체험인 것 같

습니다

유 샤워장은 그 자체로 심리적인 공간입니다 샤워하면서 짧은 순간이지

만의식속에는수많은생각들이스쳐지나가면서물소리의격렬함과함께

뒤범벅이되지요 옷을다벗은행위가혼합이되어내가가진육체를적나

라하게느낄수있는순간을경험하게하는장소이기도합니다 그 작업은

그러한경험들을표현하고싶었어요

강 공중목욕탕과는느낌이너무다르죠 그곳에서는내몸에 한인식이

없는데혼자샤워장에있을때는나의한계 나도육체를가진존재라는사

실을절실하게느낄수있습니다 샤워를 통해서나의존재를끌어내는것

은개인적으로공감을많이하게하는작업이라고생각합니다 기묘하게도

샤워하면서내몸이타인의것같은느낌을받을때가가끔있어서나도그

런비슷한작업을드로잉으로해본적이있어요

유 하지만 동양미술에서 다루기엔 난해한 주제지요 기존의 운필의 문제

만으론이러한미묘한지점을드러내기엔거의불가능하기때문입니다

강 작업실에 와보니 회화 외에도 판화 작업도 많은 거 같네요 판화작업

은주로언제하십니까

유 네 해 놓은 목판작업은 작품수가 수 백 점 돼요 하지만 발표할 시간이

없을따름이죠 자연스럽게칼을들게될때는목판을하게되죠 특별한목

적이있어서가아니라내게있어선일종의어떤조절장치처럼작용하고있

죠 90년 초반은 학졸업후화선지와모필에 한조형적인고민이많은

시기 는데거의하루에한두점씩목판을하고화선지작업을시작했어요

그때는판화에서본질적으로조형적인측면에서위로를받았던것같아요

목판화는 찍는 순간 완벽한 조형이 탄생되는 느낌이었어요 내가 표현하고

싶은 내면적인 에너지와 그것을 블랙홀처럼 빨아들이는 화선지 사이에서

끊임없는 시행착오를 겪고 있었던 시기 기 때문에 목판으로라도 그 갈증

을 해소해야 했는지도 모르죠 지금 생각해보면 화선지는 역사적으로도 동

양의 관념적인 정신세계를 담아내기에 적절할지 모르지만 나는 오히려 그

것을땅위로끌어내리고싶었던지점에서생긴갈등이었던것같아요

강 그건동양적재료가가진특성이기도할겁니다 서양화는물감의물질

성이 강하고 그린 사람의 육체의 흔적이 잘 드러나는데 반해서 동양화는

그린 사람의 존재 자체가 드러나는 방식이 달라서 작가의 육체적 노동의

흔적이 잘 드러나지 않지요 일종에 흡입력의 예술이라고나 할까요 그래

서물감으로그렸다는물질적특성이사라지게되죠 아마도 유선생은자

신이가진육체적노동의흔적 몸을 원초적으로썼다는기록을남기고싶

었을겁니다

유 물성에 한 욕구가 있었는지도모르겠어요 판화작업을 하는 것이 어

쩌면 리만족이고 위로 는지도 몰라요 지금은 판화에 한 태도도 좀

더 물성을 극 화하는 작업을 하고 있어요 강 선생님은 궁극적인 사진을

위한목표지점이있으십니까

강 그런 것은 뚜렷하게 갖고 있지 않아요 다만 본다는 것이 중요시 되는

시 에 사진 회화를 통해서 내가 무엇인가를 보았다는 것에 한 증거를

남길수있다는것이의미있다는생각은합니다 구체적 욕망이나목표보

다는지속적으로작업을할수있게하는세계가있다는것자체가너무중

요하다는느낌이듭니다 그러니까이미지를어떻게생산하겠다는것보다

는그행위자체가중요한것이지요

유 저도 시간이갈수록내가만나는많은사물과순간순간이얼마나소중

한 것인가를 깨닫게 돼요 이러한 확인 작업들이 하나의 중요한 과정이라

는생각을합니다

강 제 경우에는 점점 더 자연과 세계의 변화에 해 경이롭게 보게 됩니

다 특히 새 잎이 나오는 4 5월이 되면 마치 폭발하는 것처럼 솟아오르는

엄청나게 다양한 녹색 나뭇잎들에 존경을 표하고 싶어집니다 그 때는 매

일매일이놀랍습니다

유 전 오히려가을의마른나뭇잎이떨어지는모습을볼때면눈물나도록

아름답고 놀라움을느낍니다 이제벌써가을이네요

녹취및정리 강재현(큐레이터) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

18

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

1Kang Hong-Goo I have been thinking about what we shoulddiscuss today and I think we should begin with a discussion onpaintings How about we talk about what we can do with paintingsincluding Oriental painting the methodological problems concerninghow we reach our goals with it How is your solo exhibition comingthis time

Yoo Geun-Taek Labor that involves the act of drawing containsanalogue style boundaries in its aesthetics however I think that itrather has a possibility for that reason since it after all has a deepconnection to the ontological question of an individual or of the eraThe history of painting has been holding the ontological argument ofeach era and it is still the same in the 21st century In the long run Iwould like to continuously ask a question about the problem of thelimitation of time and of my painting After all it is a part of the answerto the question ldquohow art is going to resist against timerdquo

Kang That is a problem that many have been dealing with from along time ago because the starting point of art was the resistance ofdeath and time And humans have been producing images inphotography and paintings constantly in order to prove that it is stillvalid In other words humans somehow are the subsistence thatneeds to keep making images Now you seem to be talking about thesearch of the limitation of time the proof of identity as an artist and Ithink that it may be too big of a subject to talk about from thebeginning especially the thing about substance is too fundamental todiscuss

Yoo As a matter of fact the question about substance can be areflection of the fact that paintings are the artistrsquos attitude theaesthetic of the artistrsquos body rather than a big topic From time totime I reference your work in my class Whenever I look at your workI feel that it is very much related to your attitude quitestraightforwardly aside from your techniques in photography I find itvery interesting that your work somehow makes me feel your cynicalattitude toward your subject matter and the pictorial sensitivity in yourwork is very interesting to me

Kang In my case photography is another type of painting Just likeyou I also painted subjects that can be expressed by different typesof images In your case like these paintings on the wall most of yourworks begin with something very common such as the interior ofapartment or some parks but then the Supper series seemssomewhat different from others Personally I am wondering if yourSupper series started from your experiences with some diner showsafter parties or opening parties Was the excessiveness of such

parties the starting point of your work

Yoo Of course the process of the deterioration of party tables got myattention That the table that is set up with great stuff gets totallytransformed by the end of a party seems interesting And one day Iwatched a documentary on the restoration process of da Vincirsquos theLast Supper on TV There they showed the previous state of the workbefore its restoration and in the close up scene of the supper part Iwas able to find a surprising energy from the deteriorating images ofglasses and food That was a sort of terminating power of nature Inthe beginning of my Supper project I captured the images of the handmovements at a supper table set up in forest However as I workedon the series more and more I sometimes focused on the clash-points of desires or the relationships that surround the act of eatingor sometimes even dealt with political issues By doing so I think thatI have been expanding the range of its interpretation Such as YaltaConference or the Six Parties talk in recent news can be places whereeach participating nationrsquos benefits and understanding clash

Kang I have never presented it but I have taken a picture related to asupper a long time ago I took it at an opening party of someinternational exhibition at Seoul City Art Museum and in this sense Iguess there are some areas that your perspectives and mine overlap

2 Yoo Your work is a photographic work but there are many partswhere I share a strong affinity with you I personally likedGosagwansoodo (a scholar overlooking water from the high hill 1999-2001) your Park series that showed the scenes around the riversideand your Eunpyung New Town work And I think you donrsquot justrepresent some scenes for viewing but you seem to be taking outmore stories from the back I think these are the works that bring outanother language existing in our everyday life and then maximize itand I think on that point I can share my sensitivity with you

Kang Today on my way here I could see a convex traffic mirror agreen bus and street trees which often appear in your paintingsHowever in your case you are beyond the representational stage ofeveryday life scenes In techniques you use gouache a western painting material andHoboon (Chinese white) an Asian material together and I think thatbecause of that reason it creates some kind of tense atmospheresince the images seem to be soaked onto the paper at the same timethey stand out as if they are about to come out of the canvas If youworked with only one material you would not have been able to givesuch layers

19

Yoo I should say something about the problems regarding paintingmaterials It was around 1999 when I started to use Chinese white inmy work I used it for The Scenery Outside Window in an exhibition atWonseo Gallery and it was a very symbolic work for me Long beforethe exhibition I had been feeling so heavy and burdened about theextreme idealism of Oriental Painting of that time I really wanted toput such heavy feelings down to the ground therefore I thought veryhard about things around myself and how to represent them In themean time I made this work and found an artistic possibility in it Atthat time I was living on the first floor of an apartment building andthere was a pathway right outside our window So I was able toobserve different scenes each day and those everyday scenes cameto me as interesting and mysterious experiences I began to makedrawings to study them and then ended up making 13 pieces ofworks there After that exhibition I realized that through the scenesoutside my window numerous languages and interpretations can beapplied and from that time I started to use the Chinese white anddevelop its property

Kang When using Chinese white it leaves traces and it alsoaccumulates I guess maybe that characteristic of Chinese whiteworked as an allegory of the time that has passed in your work Itsounds like the subject matter and techniques got mixed well with theproperties of the painting materials and gradually completed the series

3 Yoo There was a printed copy of the image of Geumgangjeondo (TheEntire Landscape of Geumgang Mountain) by Jeong Seon (1751) inthe inside cover of my middle school textbook At that time I felt as ifI was looking at the real Geumgang Mountain and it was a quiteshocking experience to me It was amazing that the artist from severalhundred years ago made some middle school student who had noidea about who he was to experience the fantastic reality of a place Ithink that the great sensitivities that amplify the energy of a place in apainting do not just come from how to use brush strokes or itsexpressions but more from the artistrsquos own sentiments and outlookon the world When they reflect those of the artist the works give amore grand sensation

Kang When looking at Inwangjesekdo (1751) Bakyeonpokpo (around1750) we can feel the physicality of the work more I also often wentto the museum to look at his works and every time his works gaveme a feeling that he combined what he actually saw at the sites withother elements I can feel his power and energy from the traces ofhis concerns about how to realize the images with what he hadactually seen

Yoo Good works surely expand the range of their interpretation Icanrsquot really come up with any proper words for this however I thinkEast Asian style landscape paintings represent something beyondtime and space not just some visual expression of the existing world

Kang Maybe we could say that Jeong Seon understood thephenomenological interpretation ahead of Cezanne and applied it inhis own way I think that in that way we can continue our discussionon Jeong Seonrsquos art It should be dealt with with a perspective thatrests aside from the methodology spirituality and Koreanness of hisart On one hand it might look as a small vision to concentrate on theexperience of the artist or the realization of his experience howeverfrom Jeong Seonrsquos point of view Jingyungsansu (landscape paintingof actual scenery) or the spirit of the times would have been aseparate issue from what he himself experienced with his own bodyIn terms of photography which requires the artistrsquos own experienceat the site and editing process after that again the artistrsquos ownexperience at the site is more important than how to realisticallyrepresent the subject matter Photography might appear as objectivework but it is after all about how my body and mind interpret theexperience of seeing

Yoo As we can see from looking at your Eunpyung New Townseries the range of analysis is expanded when we talk about solid andsecure worlds make a crevice in them and then watch as the crevicegets bigger and bigger As a result it is hard to see if you arerepresenting yourself or if you are representing Enpyung New Townor if you are making an issue of the violence of indifferentdevelopment plans Actually Jeong Seonrsquos Bakyeon Fallrsquos andManpokdong (Village of 10000 Water Falls) 1734 has many possiblereadings not just about the issues of its form For instance inManpokdong Jeong Seon was giving an extreme aura to the visualworld it is hard to see whether he was depicting the sound of the bigwater falls thundering in Geumgang Mountain or if he wasexpressing the experiences of his body at the site Either way we canfeel a strong energy Van Goghrsquos work is not different from thisWhen considering this issue at this point I think that whenever theartistrsquos attitude or the structure of his experience is revealed therange of interpretation is maximized

Kang That is probably what they call lsquoopen artrsquo in aesthetics

Yoo Are you still asking questions of painting through yourphotography

Kang In my case I didnrsquot mean to do photography from thebeginning I just wanted to find a way to maximize the size of the

20

images that I saw without using hands and then I came tophotography In my earlier photographic works I put many digitalphotos together and they have a strong sense of drawing in itscomposition and perspectives These days sometimes I want toactually paint on the photos so I started to make my works with amixture of photography and some painted image I think that I shouldwrap up my thoughts about paintings here Paintings expresseverything that human sees from the world Nevertheless it alwaysfeels not enough Fear dissatisfaction insecurity in the worldhellipsomehow people want to represent such feelings through paintingand at the same time try to get rid of the feelings Strangely in theWest they try to get rid of or transform such insecurity andinsufficiency through materialism Minimalism can be a goodexample On the other hand in Oriental painting the artists leave theunrepresentable area as it is and express it up to its representablelimit In other words they tend to be more relaxed toward the issue ofrepresentation and just represent what they can do clearly And as Imentioned earlier in Oriental painting the issue of representation wasnot that critical so if the subject matters are represented as close tothe real it is different from revealing the actuality of the object

Yoo It probably has a close tie with the aspect of painting materials ofEast Asian art Since the mother of Oriental painting was calligraphythe act of brush stroke was considered more important to the artist ashis philosophical and ontological confirmation process That is whyartists try to reflect themselves through drawing mountains not justenjoying the visual pleasure of mountains In other words they desiredto reach a place where the object and the artist can become one

Kang To draw such philosophy and make it into a concrete body is alevel that cannot easily be reached Brush stroke techniques a specialcharacteristic of Oriental painting are also realized with materialsupport Brush stroke techniques became possible after brushesChinese ink and paper were more developed It did not appear inpainting before the North and South Dynasties era In this sense thebrush stroke and styles that we now know have been formalized withpainting theories and Chinese philosophy therefore it is wrong toseparate them from each other

Yoo I think that Asian aesthetics place too much stress on the brushstroke theory Especially in this contemporary society there are thingsthat we cannot express with brush strokes alone For instance aworld that a sad person sees would be different from the world that ahappy person sees although both of them are looking at the samescenes So I have been working on the problem of sentiments ratherthan the problems of brush strokes since my graduate study Mythesis was about the sentiments of Jeong Seon (1676-1759)

Kang That is your strength You started from very concrete point andovercame the abstract and emptiness of Asian painting I am verysurprised about the fact that Jeong Seon was over 80 years old whenhe drew Inwangjesekdo (Landscape of Inwang Mountain) The energyof the work is absolutely amazing I even get quite dizzy when thinkingabout how many drawings of Inwang Mountain he would have doneor looked at the mountain until he completed the work But peopledonrsquot talk about why the artist Jeong Seon did not concentrate on thephysicality of the artist the personal characteristics of the 80 years oldman when discussing his work

Yoo You are right Like those philosophers and aestheticians whostudy and research Cezanne or Van Gogh with various perspectivesJeong Seonrsquos art world should be studied more

Kang Indeed it is necessary to begin the re-interpretation of DanwonKim Hongdo and Gyeomjae Jeong Seon

4Kang Please introduce this exhibition Is there any new work

Yoo In this exhibition I am going to show 24 pieces of works that Icall Visual Breathing It is a continuation of the Everything ThatConsists of Me series So I named it Depiction of the Universe Theseare the works which I am trying to have a direct conversation withfrom the place of breathing Maybe it will give somewhat differentfeeling depending on how I display it With the Supper series and theFountain on the second floor exhibition space I am going to displaysome new works that show objects from our daily lives beingscattered about in the desert

Kang The desert looks like a swirl It looks kind of similar to Splash inyour previous exhibition

Yoo Not exactly I made the work because I was interested in thestructure of spinning I hope that it can open a discussion on skyspace or some sort of a structure in the world I have recently been tothe Joshua Tree Desert in California and it looked as though all thethings that are in the process of extinction are exhibited there Therocks are transforming into sands and also the trees hundred yearsold cactuses etchellip all those things were becoming sand There I feltlike I was facing extinction as a reality Actually in Namsan andGyeongju I once tried to expose such places of disappearancethrough my daily life But it did not work well I guess that regret hasremained somewhere in my mind and then turned into this newseries of works after I visited the desert in California

21

Kang It sounds interesting to see how your experience with swirlingis going to be realized I personally liked the shower series in yourpast exhibitions which you dealt with the subjects of body Wehumans cover ourselves with clothes all the time and it is theshower or the bathroom where we become completely naked It isquite amazing experience to look carefully at onersquos own bodyhellip thatof a middle aged man

Yoo The shower is actually quite psychological space itself Althoughit is only a short moment in our daily life we experience manythoughts in our head while taking a shower inside intense watersound Everything gets mixed up in the shower It is a place wherewe become fully conscious of our own bodies boldly I wanted toexpress that kind of experience in this work

Kang It is quite different from public bath house experiences There Idonrsquot get self-conscious about my own body that much but when Iam alone in the shower somehow I feel my limit as a human that Iam also a living being who has a body Revealing onersquos existencethrough a shower gives me the same feeling Strangely enough fromtime to time I feel like my body is not mine but someone elsersquos in theshower so actually I once made a drawing of a similar subject matter

Yoo However it is somewhat tricky subject matter to deal with inOriental painting when considering the existing problems of the use ofbrush stroke It is almost impossible to express this subtleness withthe brush strokes of Oriental painting

Kang It looks like you have lots of printmaking works too When doyou usually work on printmaking

Yoo Yes I have made about several hundred pieces of woodcutprints so far I just havenrsquot had a chance to exhibit them My hand justnaturally comes to and holds a chisel and then it leads me into wood-block prints It is not necessarily that I have a particular reason for thatbut it just works as some sort of control In the beginning of 1990s Ihad many concerns about forms related to Korean paper and brushAnd during that time I made almost one or two pieces a day andthen worked on the paper I guess I was able to feel satisfied by theformativeness in printmaking As I pressed the woodblock I felt like aperfect formation was being born I was going through lots of trial anderror between my own inner energy that I wanted to express and theKorean paper that absorbed it as a black hole at that time so to me Iprobably had to get rid of my thirst with something like woodcutprints Looking back I think the problem was that I was having troublewith the paper which might be appropriate to the abstract mentalityof Asia as it has been so historically I did not want to put it into the

paper but rather wanted to put it down to earth and that is probablywhy I was having so much trouble with it

Kang It is probably due to the peculiar characteristics of the materialsof Oriental painting In Western painting paints have a strong materialpresence so it can reveal the traces of the artistrsquos action very well Onthe other hand in Asian painting the way of revealing the artistrsquosexistence itself is quite different so often it is really hard to see theindications of the artistrsquos effort They donrsquot really get revealed MaybeI can call it an art of absorption force In other words the materiality ofthe paints just disappears into the painting Maybe you might havewanted to leave some sort of records that you as an artist used yourbody and make traces of physical labor

Yoo I might have had some desire of physical properties Workingwith printmaking might have been a proxy contentment and comfortto me These days I have been working on printmaking with anattitude that maximizes its physical property Do you have any goal foryour photography

Kang I donrsquot really have anything clear I just think that it ismeaningful that I could create proof that I have seen somethingthrough photography and painting in this time which both emphasizethe act of seeing I feel that it is very important that there is a worldthat enables me to keep working rather than having some concretedesires or goals To me the act of producing itself is more importantthan how to make the images

Yoo I also realize that each moment that I encounter things in theworld is very precious and this kind of confirmative work is one of thevery important processes

Kang In my case I look at the changes of nature and the world morein awe Especially in April and May when new leaves are coming out Ifeel a desire to express my homage to the exploding diversity of greenleaves Everyday comes to me as a surprise during that time of year

Yoo In my case I feel quite surprised and moved whenever I see theautumn leaves falling It is tearfully beautiful to me Autumn camealready here

Recording and noting Kang Jaehyun (Curator) Cho Youngryun (Intern Curator)

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

23

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 200times212cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

25

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

26

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

27

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

29

30

1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

33

1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

35

eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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17

즈도 있었지요 개인적으로 흥미있는 작업이었습니다 평소에 늘 옷을

입는 인간이 몸을 적나라하게 드러내는 순간이 샤워장이나 목욕탕인데

중년이 된 몸을 찬찬이 바라보는 느낌 그것은 실로 놀라운 체험인 것 같

습니다

유 샤워장은 그 자체로 심리적인 공간입니다 샤워하면서 짧은 순간이지

만의식속에는수많은생각들이스쳐지나가면서물소리의격렬함과함께

뒤범벅이되지요 옷을다벗은행위가혼합이되어내가가진육체를적나

라하게느낄수있는순간을경험하게하는장소이기도합니다 그 작업은

그러한경험들을표현하고싶었어요

강 공중목욕탕과는느낌이너무다르죠 그곳에서는내몸에 한인식이

없는데혼자샤워장에있을때는나의한계 나도육체를가진존재라는사

실을절실하게느낄수있습니다 샤워를 통해서나의존재를끌어내는것

은개인적으로공감을많이하게하는작업이라고생각합니다 기묘하게도

샤워하면서내몸이타인의것같은느낌을받을때가가끔있어서나도그

런비슷한작업을드로잉으로해본적이있어요

유 하지만 동양미술에서 다루기엔 난해한 주제지요 기존의 운필의 문제

만으론이러한미묘한지점을드러내기엔거의불가능하기때문입니다

강 작업실에 와보니 회화 외에도 판화 작업도 많은 거 같네요 판화작업

은주로언제하십니까

유 네 해 놓은 목판작업은 작품수가 수 백 점 돼요 하지만 발표할 시간이

없을따름이죠 자연스럽게칼을들게될때는목판을하게되죠 특별한목

적이있어서가아니라내게있어선일종의어떤조절장치처럼작용하고있

죠 90년 초반은 학졸업후화선지와모필에 한조형적인고민이많은

시기 는데거의하루에한두점씩목판을하고화선지작업을시작했어요

그때는판화에서본질적으로조형적인측면에서위로를받았던것같아요

목판화는 찍는 순간 완벽한 조형이 탄생되는 느낌이었어요 내가 표현하고

싶은 내면적인 에너지와 그것을 블랙홀처럼 빨아들이는 화선지 사이에서

끊임없는 시행착오를 겪고 있었던 시기 기 때문에 목판으로라도 그 갈증

을 해소해야 했는지도 모르죠 지금 생각해보면 화선지는 역사적으로도 동

양의 관념적인 정신세계를 담아내기에 적절할지 모르지만 나는 오히려 그

것을땅위로끌어내리고싶었던지점에서생긴갈등이었던것같아요

강 그건동양적재료가가진특성이기도할겁니다 서양화는물감의물질

성이 강하고 그린 사람의 육체의 흔적이 잘 드러나는데 반해서 동양화는

그린 사람의 존재 자체가 드러나는 방식이 달라서 작가의 육체적 노동의

흔적이 잘 드러나지 않지요 일종에 흡입력의 예술이라고나 할까요 그래

서물감으로그렸다는물질적특성이사라지게되죠 아마도 유선생은자

신이가진육체적노동의흔적 몸을 원초적으로썼다는기록을남기고싶

었을겁니다

유 물성에 한 욕구가 있었는지도모르겠어요 판화작업을 하는 것이 어

쩌면 리만족이고 위로 는지도 몰라요 지금은 판화에 한 태도도 좀

더 물성을 극 화하는 작업을 하고 있어요 강 선생님은 궁극적인 사진을

위한목표지점이있으십니까

강 그런 것은 뚜렷하게 갖고 있지 않아요 다만 본다는 것이 중요시 되는

시 에 사진 회화를 통해서 내가 무엇인가를 보았다는 것에 한 증거를

남길수있다는것이의미있다는생각은합니다 구체적 욕망이나목표보

다는지속적으로작업을할수있게하는세계가있다는것자체가너무중

요하다는느낌이듭니다 그러니까이미지를어떻게생산하겠다는것보다

는그행위자체가중요한것이지요

유 저도 시간이갈수록내가만나는많은사물과순간순간이얼마나소중

한 것인가를 깨닫게 돼요 이러한 확인 작업들이 하나의 중요한 과정이라

는생각을합니다

강 제 경우에는 점점 더 자연과 세계의 변화에 해 경이롭게 보게 됩니

다 특히 새 잎이 나오는 4 5월이 되면 마치 폭발하는 것처럼 솟아오르는

엄청나게 다양한 녹색 나뭇잎들에 존경을 표하고 싶어집니다 그 때는 매

일매일이놀랍습니다

유 전 오히려가을의마른나뭇잎이떨어지는모습을볼때면눈물나도록

아름답고 놀라움을느낍니다 이제벌써가을이네요

녹취및정리 강재현(큐레이터) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

18

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

1Kang Hong-Goo I have been thinking about what we shoulddiscuss today and I think we should begin with a discussion onpaintings How about we talk about what we can do with paintingsincluding Oriental painting the methodological problems concerninghow we reach our goals with it How is your solo exhibition comingthis time

Yoo Geun-Taek Labor that involves the act of drawing containsanalogue style boundaries in its aesthetics however I think that itrather has a possibility for that reason since it after all has a deepconnection to the ontological question of an individual or of the eraThe history of painting has been holding the ontological argument ofeach era and it is still the same in the 21st century In the long run Iwould like to continuously ask a question about the problem of thelimitation of time and of my painting After all it is a part of the answerto the question ldquohow art is going to resist against timerdquo

Kang That is a problem that many have been dealing with from along time ago because the starting point of art was the resistance ofdeath and time And humans have been producing images inphotography and paintings constantly in order to prove that it is stillvalid In other words humans somehow are the subsistence thatneeds to keep making images Now you seem to be talking about thesearch of the limitation of time the proof of identity as an artist and Ithink that it may be too big of a subject to talk about from thebeginning especially the thing about substance is too fundamental todiscuss

Yoo As a matter of fact the question about substance can be areflection of the fact that paintings are the artistrsquos attitude theaesthetic of the artistrsquos body rather than a big topic From time totime I reference your work in my class Whenever I look at your workI feel that it is very much related to your attitude quitestraightforwardly aside from your techniques in photography I find itvery interesting that your work somehow makes me feel your cynicalattitude toward your subject matter and the pictorial sensitivity in yourwork is very interesting to me

Kang In my case photography is another type of painting Just likeyou I also painted subjects that can be expressed by different typesof images In your case like these paintings on the wall most of yourworks begin with something very common such as the interior ofapartment or some parks but then the Supper series seemssomewhat different from others Personally I am wondering if yourSupper series started from your experiences with some diner showsafter parties or opening parties Was the excessiveness of such

parties the starting point of your work

Yoo Of course the process of the deterioration of party tables got myattention That the table that is set up with great stuff gets totallytransformed by the end of a party seems interesting And one day Iwatched a documentary on the restoration process of da Vincirsquos theLast Supper on TV There they showed the previous state of the workbefore its restoration and in the close up scene of the supper part Iwas able to find a surprising energy from the deteriorating images ofglasses and food That was a sort of terminating power of nature Inthe beginning of my Supper project I captured the images of the handmovements at a supper table set up in forest However as I workedon the series more and more I sometimes focused on the clash-points of desires or the relationships that surround the act of eatingor sometimes even dealt with political issues By doing so I think thatI have been expanding the range of its interpretation Such as YaltaConference or the Six Parties talk in recent news can be places whereeach participating nationrsquos benefits and understanding clash

Kang I have never presented it but I have taken a picture related to asupper a long time ago I took it at an opening party of someinternational exhibition at Seoul City Art Museum and in this sense Iguess there are some areas that your perspectives and mine overlap

2 Yoo Your work is a photographic work but there are many partswhere I share a strong affinity with you I personally likedGosagwansoodo (a scholar overlooking water from the high hill 1999-2001) your Park series that showed the scenes around the riversideand your Eunpyung New Town work And I think you donrsquot justrepresent some scenes for viewing but you seem to be taking outmore stories from the back I think these are the works that bring outanother language existing in our everyday life and then maximize itand I think on that point I can share my sensitivity with you

Kang Today on my way here I could see a convex traffic mirror agreen bus and street trees which often appear in your paintingsHowever in your case you are beyond the representational stage ofeveryday life scenes In techniques you use gouache a western painting material andHoboon (Chinese white) an Asian material together and I think thatbecause of that reason it creates some kind of tense atmospheresince the images seem to be soaked onto the paper at the same timethey stand out as if they are about to come out of the canvas If youworked with only one material you would not have been able to givesuch layers

19

Yoo I should say something about the problems regarding paintingmaterials It was around 1999 when I started to use Chinese white inmy work I used it for The Scenery Outside Window in an exhibition atWonseo Gallery and it was a very symbolic work for me Long beforethe exhibition I had been feeling so heavy and burdened about theextreme idealism of Oriental Painting of that time I really wanted toput such heavy feelings down to the ground therefore I thought veryhard about things around myself and how to represent them In themean time I made this work and found an artistic possibility in it Atthat time I was living on the first floor of an apartment building andthere was a pathway right outside our window So I was able toobserve different scenes each day and those everyday scenes cameto me as interesting and mysterious experiences I began to makedrawings to study them and then ended up making 13 pieces ofworks there After that exhibition I realized that through the scenesoutside my window numerous languages and interpretations can beapplied and from that time I started to use the Chinese white anddevelop its property

Kang When using Chinese white it leaves traces and it alsoaccumulates I guess maybe that characteristic of Chinese whiteworked as an allegory of the time that has passed in your work Itsounds like the subject matter and techniques got mixed well with theproperties of the painting materials and gradually completed the series

3 Yoo There was a printed copy of the image of Geumgangjeondo (TheEntire Landscape of Geumgang Mountain) by Jeong Seon (1751) inthe inside cover of my middle school textbook At that time I felt as ifI was looking at the real Geumgang Mountain and it was a quiteshocking experience to me It was amazing that the artist from severalhundred years ago made some middle school student who had noidea about who he was to experience the fantastic reality of a place Ithink that the great sensitivities that amplify the energy of a place in apainting do not just come from how to use brush strokes or itsexpressions but more from the artistrsquos own sentiments and outlookon the world When they reflect those of the artist the works give amore grand sensation

Kang When looking at Inwangjesekdo (1751) Bakyeonpokpo (around1750) we can feel the physicality of the work more I also often wentto the museum to look at his works and every time his works gaveme a feeling that he combined what he actually saw at the sites withother elements I can feel his power and energy from the traces ofhis concerns about how to realize the images with what he hadactually seen

Yoo Good works surely expand the range of their interpretation Icanrsquot really come up with any proper words for this however I thinkEast Asian style landscape paintings represent something beyondtime and space not just some visual expression of the existing world

Kang Maybe we could say that Jeong Seon understood thephenomenological interpretation ahead of Cezanne and applied it inhis own way I think that in that way we can continue our discussionon Jeong Seonrsquos art It should be dealt with with a perspective thatrests aside from the methodology spirituality and Koreanness of hisart On one hand it might look as a small vision to concentrate on theexperience of the artist or the realization of his experience howeverfrom Jeong Seonrsquos point of view Jingyungsansu (landscape paintingof actual scenery) or the spirit of the times would have been aseparate issue from what he himself experienced with his own bodyIn terms of photography which requires the artistrsquos own experienceat the site and editing process after that again the artistrsquos ownexperience at the site is more important than how to realisticallyrepresent the subject matter Photography might appear as objectivework but it is after all about how my body and mind interpret theexperience of seeing

Yoo As we can see from looking at your Eunpyung New Townseries the range of analysis is expanded when we talk about solid andsecure worlds make a crevice in them and then watch as the crevicegets bigger and bigger As a result it is hard to see if you arerepresenting yourself or if you are representing Enpyung New Townor if you are making an issue of the violence of indifferentdevelopment plans Actually Jeong Seonrsquos Bakyeon Fallrsquos andManpokdong (Village of 10000 Water Falls) 1734 has many possiblereadings not just about the issues of its form For instance inManpokdong Jeong Seon was giving an extreme aura to the visualworld it is hard to see whether he was depicting the sound of the bigwater falls thundering in Geumgang Mountain or if he wasexpressing the experiences of his body at the site Either way we canfeel a strong energy Van Goghrsquos work is not different from thisWhen considering this issue at this point I think that whenever theartistrsquos attitude or the structure of his experience is revealed therange of interpretation is maximized

Kang That is probably what they call lsquoopen artrsquo in aesthetics

Yoo Are you still asking questions of painting through yourphotography

Kang In my case I didnrsquot mean to do photography from thebeginning I just wanted to find a way to maximize the size of the

20

images that I saw without using hands and then I came tophotography In my earlier photographic works I put many digitalphotos together and they have a strong sense of drawing in itscomposition and perspectives These days sometimes I want toactually paint on the photos so I started to make my works with amixture of photography and some painted image I think that I shouldwrap up my thoughts about paintings here Paintings expresseverything that human sees from the world Nevertheless it alwaysfeels not enough Fear dissatisfaction insecurity in the worldhellipsomehow people want to represent such feelings through paintingand at the same time try to get rid of the feelings Strangely in theWest they try to get rid of or transform such insecurity andinsufficiency through materialism Minimalism can be a goodexample On the other hand in Oriental painting the artists leave theunrepresentable area as it is and express it up to its representablelimit In other words they tend to be more relaxed toward the issue ofrepresentation and just represent what they can do clearly And as Imentioned earlier in Oriental painting the issue of representation wasnot that critical so if the subject matters are represented as close tothe real it is different from revealing the actuality of the object

Yoo It probably has a close tie with the aspect of painting materials ofEast Asian art Since the mother of Oriental painting was calligraphythe act of brush stroke was considered more important to the artist ashis philosophical and ontological confirmation process That is whyartists try to reflect themselves through drawing mountains not justenjoying the visual pleasure of mountains In other words they desiredto reach a place where the object and the artist can become one

Kang To draw such philosophy and make it into a concrete body is alevel that cannot easily be reached Brush stroke techniques a specialcharacteristic of Oriental painting are also realized with materialsupport Brush stroke techniques became possible after brushesChinese ink and paper were more developed It did not appear inpainting before the North and South Dynasties era In this sense thebrush stroke and styles that we now know have been formalized withpainting theories and Chinese philosophy therefore it is wrong toseparate them from each other

Yoo I think that Asian aesthetics place too much stress on the brushstroke theory Especially in this contemporary society there are thingsthat we cannot express with brush strokes alone For instance aworld that a sad person sees would be different from the world that ahappy person sees although both of them are looking at the samescenes So I have been working on the problem of sentiments ratherthan the problems of brush strokes since my graduate study Mythesis was about the sentiments of Jeong Seon (1676-1759)

Kang That is your strength You started from very concrete point andovercame the abstract and emptiness of Asian painting I am verysurprised about the fact that Jeong Seon was over 80 years old whenhe drew Inwangjesekdo (Landscape of Inwang Mountain) The energyof the work is absolutely amazing I even get quite dizzy when thinkingabout how many drawings of Inwang Mountain he would have doneor looked at the mountain until he completed the work But peopledonrsquot talk about why the artist Jeong Seon did not concentrate on thephysicality of the artist the personal characteristics of the 80 years oldman when discussing his work

Yoo You are right Like those philosophers and aestheticians whostudy and research Cezanne or Van Gogh with various perspectivesJeong Seonrsquos art world should be studied more

Kang Indeed it is necessary to begin the re-interpretation of DanwonKim Hongdo and Gyeomjae Jeong Seon

4Kang Please introduce this exhibition Is there any new work

Yoo In this exhibition I am going to show 24 pieces of works that Icall Visual Breathing It is a continuation of the Everything ThatConsists of Me series So I named it Depiction of the Universe Theseare the works which I am trying to have a direct conversation withfrom the place of breathing Maybe it will give somewhat differentfeeling depending on how I display it With the Supper series and theFountain on the second floor exhibition space I am going to displaysome new works that show objects from our daily lives beingscattered about in the desert

Kang The desert looks like a swirl It looks kind of similar to Splash inyour previous exhibition

Yoo Not exactly I made the work because I was interested in thestructure of spinning I hope that it can open a discussion on skyspace or some sort of a structure in the world I have recently been tothe Joshua Tree Desert in California and it looked as though all thethings that are in the process of extinction are exhibited there Therocks are transforming into sands and also the trees hundred yearsold cactuses etchellip all those things were becoming sand There I feltlike I was facing extinction as a reality Actually in Namsan andGyeongju I once tried to expose such places of disappearancethrough my daily life But it did not work well I guess that regret hasremained somewhere in my mind and then turned into this newseries of works after I visited the desert in California

21

Kang It sounds interesting to see how your experience with swirlingis going to be realized I personally liked the shower series in yourpast exhibitions which you dealt with the subjects of body Wehumans cover ourselves with clothes all the time and it is theshower or the bathroom where we become completely naked It isquite amazing experience to look carefully at onersquos own bodyhellip thatof a middle aged man

Yoo The shower is actually quite psychological space itself Althoughit is only a short moment in our daily life we experience manythoughts in our head while taking a shower inside intense watersound Everything gets mixed up in the shower It is a place wherewe become fully conscious of our own bodies boldly I wanted toexpress that kind of experience in this work

Kang It is quite different from public bath house experiences There Idonrsquot get self-conscious about my own body that much but when Iam alone in the shower somehow I feel my limit as a human that Iam also a living being who has a body Revealing onersquos existencethrough a shower gives me the same feeling Strangely enough fromtime to time I feel like my body is not mine but someone elsersquos in theshower so actually I once made a drawing of a similar subject matter

Yoo However it is somewhat tricky subject matter to deal with inOriental painting when considering the existing problems of the use ofbrush stroke It is almost impossible to express this subtleness withthe brush strokes of Oriental painting

Kang It looks like you have lots of printmaking works too When doyou usually work on printmaking

Yoo Yes I have made about several hundred pieces of woodcutprints so far I just havenrsquot had a chance to exhibit them My hand justnaturally comes to and holds a chisel and then it leads me into wood-block prints It is not necessarily that I have a particular reason for thatbut it just works as some sort of control In the beginning of 1990s Ihad many concerns about forms related to Korean paper and brushAnd during that time I made almost one or two pieces a day andthen worked on the paper I guess I was able to feel satisfied by theformativeness in printmaking As I pressed the woodblock I felt like aperfect formation was being born I was going through lots of trial anderror between my own inner energy that I wanted to express and theKorean paper that absorbed it as a black hole at that time so to me Iprobably had to get rid of my thirst with something like woodcutprints Looking back I think the problem was that I was having troublewith the paper which might be appropriate to the abstract mentalityof Asia as it has been so historically I did not want to put it into the

paper but rather wanted to put it down to earth and that is probablywhy I was having so much trouble with it

Kang It is probably due to the peculiar characteristics of the materialsof Oriental painting In Western painting paints have a strong materialpresence so it can reveal the traces of the artistrsquos action very well Onthe other hand in Asian painting the way of revealing the artistrsquosexistence itself is quite different so often it is really hard to see theindications of the artistrsquos effort They donrsquot really get revealed MaybeI can call it an art of absorption force In other words the materiality ofthe paints just disappears into the painting Maybe you might havewanted to leave some sort of records that you as an artist used yourbody and make traces of physical labor

Yoo I might have had some desire of physical properties Workingwith printmaking might have been a proxy contentment and comfortto me These days I have been working on printmaking with anattitude that maximizes its physical property Do you have any goal foryour photography

Kang I donrsquot really have anything clear I just think that it ismeaningful that I could create proof that I have seen somethingthrough photography and painting in this time which both emphasizethe act of seeing I feel that it is very important that there is a worldthat enables me to keep working rather than having some concretedesires or goals To me the act of producing itself is more importantthan how to make the images

Yoo I also realize that each moment that I encounter things in theworld is very precious and this kind of confirmative work is one of thevery important processes

Kang In my case I look at the changes of nature and the world morein awe Especially in April and May when new leaves are coming out Ifeel a desire to express my homage to the exploding diversity of greenleaves Everyday comes to me as a surprise during that time of year

Yoo In my case I feel quite surprised and moved whenever I see theautumn leaves falling It is tearfully beautiful to me Autumn camealready here

Recording and noting Kang Jaehyun (Curator) Cho Youngryun (Intern Curator)

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

23

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 200times212cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

25

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

26

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

27

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

29

30

1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

33

1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

35

eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

1Kang Hong-Goo I have been thinking about what we shoulddiscuss today and I think we should begin with a discussion onpaintings How about we talk about what we can do with paintingsincluding Oriental painting the methodological problems concerninghow we reach our goals with it How is your solo exhibition comingthis time

Yoo Geun-Taek Labor that involves the act of drawing containsanalogue style boundaries in its aesthetics however I think that itrather has a possibility for that reason since it after all has a deepconnection to the ontological question of an individual or of the eraThe history of painting has been holding the ontological argument ofeach era and it is still the same in the 21st century In the long run Iwould like to continuously ask a question about the problem of thelimitation of time and of my painting After all it is a part of the answerto the question ldquohow art is going to resist against timerdquo

Kang That is a problem that many have been dealing with from along time ago because the starting point of art was the resistance ofdeath and time And humans have been producing images inphotography and paintings constantly in order to prove that it is stillvalid In other words humans somehow are the subsistence thatneeds to keep making images Now you seem to be talking about thesearch of the limitation of time the proof of identity as an artist and Ithink that it may be too big of a subject to talk about from thebeginning especially the thing about substance is too fundamental todiscuss

Yoo As a matter of fact the question about substance can be areflection of the fact that paintings are the artistrsquos attitude theaesthetic of the artistrsquos body rather than a big topic From time totime I reference your work in my class Whenever I look at your workI feel that it is very much related to your attitude quitestraightforwardly aside from your techniques in photography I find itvery interesting that your work somehow makes me feel your cynicalattitude toward your subject matter and the pictorial sensitivity in yourwork is very interesting to me

Kang In my case photography is another type of painting Just likeyou I also painted subjects that can be expressed by different typesof images In your case like these paintings on the wall most of yourworks begin with something very common such as the interior ofapartment or some parks but then the Supper series seemssomewhat different from others Personally I am wondering if yourSupper series started from your experiences with some diner showsafter parties or opening parties Was the excessiveness of such

parties the starting point of your work

Yoo Of course the process of the deterioration of party tables got myattention That the table that is set up with great stuff gets totallytransformed by the end of a party seems interesting And one day Iwatched a documentary on the restoration process of da Vincirsquos theLast Supper on TV There they showed the previous state of the workbefore its restoration and in the close up scene of the supper part Iwas able to find a surprising energy from the deteriorating images ofglasses and food That was a sort of terminating power of nature Inthe beginning of my Supper project I captured the images of the handmovements at a supper table set up in forest However as I workedon the series more and more I sometimes focused on the clash-points of desires or the relationships that surround the act of eatingor sometimes even dealt with political issues By doing so I think thatI have been expanding the range of its interpretation Such as YaltaConference or the Six Parties talk in recent news can be places whereeach participating nationrsquos benefits and understanding clash

Kang I have never presented it but I have taken a picture related to asupper a long time ago I took it at an opening party of someinternational exhibition at Seoul City Art Museum and in this sense Iguess there are some areas that your perspectives and mine overlap

2 Yoo Your work is a photographic work but there are many partswhere I share a strong affinity with you I personally likedGosagwansoodo (a scholar overlooking water from the high hill 1999-2001) your Park series that showed the scenes around the riversideand your Eunpyung New Town work And I think you donrsquot justrepresent some scenes for viewing but you seem to be taking outmore stories from the back I think these are the works that bring outanother language existing in our everyday life and then maximize itand I think on that point I can share my sensitivity with you

Kang Today on my way here I could see a convex traffic mirror agreen bus and street trees which often appear in your paintingsHowever in your case you are beyond the representational stage ofeveryday life scenes In techniques you use gouache a western painting material andHoboon (Chinese white) an Asian material together and I think thatbecause of that reason it creates some kind of tense atmospheresince the images seem to be soaked onto the paper at the same timethey stand out as if they are about to come out of the canvas If youworked with only one material you would not have been able to givesuch layers

19

Yoo I should say something about the problems regarding paintingmaterials It was around 1999 when I started to use Chinese white inmy work I used it for The Scenery Outside Window in an exhibition atWonseo Gallery and it was a very symbolic work for me Long beforethe exhibition I had been feeling so heavy and burdened about theextreme idealism of Oriental Painting of that time I really wanted toput such heavy feelings down to the ground therefore I thought veryhard about things around myself and how to represent them In themean time I made this work and found an artistic possibility in it Atthat time I was living on the first floor of an apartment building andthere was a pathway right outside our window So I was able toobserve different scenes each day and those everyday scenes cameto me as interesting and mysterious experiences I began to makedrawings to study them and then ended up making 13 pieces ofworks there After that exhibition I realized that through the scenesoutside my window numerous languages and interpretations can beapplied and from that time I started to use the Chinese white anddevelop its property

Kang When using Chinese white it leaves traces and it alsoaccumulates I guess maybe that characteristic of Chinese whiteworked as an allegory of the time that has passed in your work Itsounds like the subject matter and techniques got mixed well with theproperties of the painting materials and gradually completed the series

3 Yoo There was a printed copy of the image of Geumgangjeondo (TheEntire Landscape of Geumgang Mountain) by Jeong Seon (1751) inthe inside cover of my middle school textbook At that time I felt as ifI was looking at the real Geumgang Mountain and it was a quiteshocking experience to me It was amazing that the artist from severalhundred years ago made some middle school student who had noidea about who he was to experience the fantastic reality of a place Ithink that the great sensitivities that amplify the energy of a place in apainting do not just come from how to use brush strokes or itsexpressions but more from the artistrsquos own sentiments and outlookon the world When they reflect those of the artist the works give amore grand sensation

Kang When looking at Inwangjesekdo (1751) Bakyeonpokpo (around1750) we can feel the physicality of the work more I also often wentto the museum to look at his works and every time his works gaveme a feeling that he combined what he actually saw at the sites withother elements I can feel his power and energy from the traces ofhis concerns about how to realize the images with what he hadactually seen

Yoo Good works surely expand the range of their interpretation Icanrsquot really come up with any proper words for this however I thinkEast Asian style landscape paintings represent something beyondtime and space not just some visual expression of the existing world

Kang Maybe we could say that Jeong Seon understood thephenomenological interpretation ahead of Cezanne and applied it inhis own way I think that in that way we can continue our discussionon Jeong Seonrsquos art It should be dealt with with a perspective thatrests aside from the methodology spirituality and Koreanness of hisart On one hand it might look as a small vision to concentrate on theexperience of the artist or the realization of his experience howeverfrom Jeong Seonrsquos point of view Jingyungsansu (landscape paintingof actual scenery) or the spirit of the times would have been aseparate issue from what he himself experienced with his own bodyIn terms of photography which requires the artistrsquos own experienceat the site and editing process after that again the artistrsquos ownexperience at the site is more important than how to realisticallyrepresent the subject matter Photography might appear as objectivework but it is after all about how my body and mind interpret theexperience of seeing

Yoo As we can see from looking at your Eunpyung New Townseries the range of analysis is expanded when we talk about solid andsecure worlds make a crevice in them and then watch as the crevicegets bigger and bigger As a result it is hard to see if you arerepresenting yourself or if you are representing Enpyung New Townor if you are making an issue of the violence of indifferentdevelopment plans Actually Jeong Seonrsquos Bakyeon Fallrsquos andManpokdong (Village of 10000 Water Falls) 1734 has many possiblereadings not just about the issues of its form For instance inManpokdong Jeong Seon was giving an extreme aura to the visualworld it is hard to see whether he was depicting the sound of the bigwater falls thundering in Geumgang Mountain or if he wasexpressing the experiences of his body at the site Either way we canfeel a strong energy Van Goghrsquos work is not different from thisWhen considering this issue at this point I think that whenever theartistrsquos attitude or the structure of his experience is revealed therange of interpretation is maximized

Kang That is probably what they call lsquoopen artrsquo in aesthetics

Yoo Are you still asking questions of painting through yourphotography

Kang In my case I didnrsquot mean to do photography from thebeginning I just wanted to find a way to maximize the size of the

20

images that I saw without using hands and then I came tophotography In my earlier photographic works I put many digitalphotos together and they have a strong sense of drawing in itscomposition and perspectives These days sometimes I want toactually paint on the photos so I started to make my works with amixture of photography and some painted image I think that I shouldwrap up my thoughts about paintings here Paintings expresseverything that human sees from the world Nevertheless it alwaysfeels not enough Fear dissatisfaction insecurity in the worldhellipsomehow people want to represent such feelings through paintingand at the same time try to get rid of the feelings Strangely in theWest they try to get rid of or transform such insecurity andinsufficiency through materialism Minimalism can be a goodexample On the other hand in Oriental painting the artists leave theunrepresentable area as it is and express it up to its representablelimit In other words they tend to be more relaxed toward the issue ofrepresentation and just represent what they can do clearly And as Imentioned earlier in Oriental painting the issue of representation wasnot that critical so if the subject matters are represented as close tothe real it is different from revealing the actuality of the object

Yoo It probably has a close tie with the aspect of painting materials ofEast Asian art Since the mother of Oriental painting was calligraphythe act of brush stroke was considered more important to the artist ashis philosophical and ontological confirmation process That is whyartists try to reflect themselves through drawing mountains not justenjoying the visual pleasure of mountains In other words they desiredto reach a place where the object and the artist can become one

Kang To draw such philosophy and make it into a concrete body is alevel that cannot easily be reached Brush stroke techniques a specialcharacteristic of Oriental painting are also realized with materialsupport Brush stroke techniques became possible after brushesChinese ink and paper were more developed It did not appear inpainting before the North and South Dynasties era In this sense thebrush stroke and styles that we now know have been formalized withpainting theories and Chinese philosophy therefore it is wrong toseparate them from each other

Yoo I think that Asian aesthetics place too much stress on the brushstroke theory Especially in this contemporary society there are thingsthat we cannot express with brush strokes alone For instance aworld that a sad person sees would be different from the world that ahappy person sees although both of them are looking at the samescenes So I have been working on the problem of sentiments ratherthan the problems of brush strokes since my graduate study Mythesis was about the sentiments of Jeong Seon (1676-1759)

Kang That is your strength You started from very concrete point andovercame the abstract and emptiness of Asian painting I am verysurprised about the fact that Jeong Seon was over 80 years old whenhe drew Inwangjesekdo (Landscape of Inwang Mountain) The energyof the work is absolutely amazing I even get quite dizzy when thinkingabout how many drawings of Inwang Mountain he would have doneor looked at the mountain until he completed the work But peopledonrsquot talk about why the artist Jeong Seon did not concentrate on thephysicality of the artist the personal characteristics of the 80 years oldman when discussing his work

Yoo You are right Like those philosophers and aestheticians whostudy and research Cezanne or Van Gogh with various perspectivesJeong Seonrsquos art world should be studied more

Kang Indeed it is necessary to begin the re-interpretation of DanwonKim Hongdo and Gyeomjae Jeong Seon

4Kang Please introduce this exhibition Is there any new work

Yoo In this exhibition I am going to show 24 pieces of works that Icall Visual Breathing It is a continuation of the Everything ThatConsists of Me series So I named it Depiction of the Universe Theseare the works which I am trying to have a direct conversation withfrom the place of breathing Maybe it will give somewhat differentfeeling depending on how I display it With the Supper series and theFountain on the second floor exhibition space I am going to displaysome new works that show objects from our daily lives beingscattered about in the desert

Kang The desert looks like a swirl It looks kind of similar to Splash inyour previous exhibition

Yoo Not exactly I made the work because I was interested in thestructure of spinning I hope that it can open a discussion on skyspace or some sort of a structure in the world I have recently been tothe Joshua Tree Desert in California and it looked as though all thethings that are in the process of extinction are exhibited there Therocks are transforming into sands and also the trees hundred yearsold cactuses etchellip all those things were becoming sand There I feltlike I was facing extinction as a reality Actually in Namsan andGyeongju I once tried to expose such places of disappearancethrough my daily life But it did not work well I guess that regret hasremained somewhere in my mind and then turned into this newseries of works after I visited the desert in California

21

Kang It sounds interesting to see how your experience with swirlingis going to be realized I personally liked the shower series in yourpast exhibitions which you dealt with the subjects of body Wehumans cover ourselves with clothes all the time and it is theshower or the bathroom where we become completely naked It isquite amazing experience to look carefully at onersquos own bodyhellip thatof a middle aged man

Yoo The shower is actually quite psychological space itself Althoughit is only a short moment in our daily life we experience manythoughts in our head while taking a shower inside intense watersound Everything gets mixed up in the shower It is a place wherewe become fully conscious of our own bodies boldly I wanted toexpress that kind of experience in this work

Kang It is quite different from public bath house experiences There Idonrsquot get self-conscious about my own body that much but when Iam alone in the shower somehow I feel my limit as a human that Iam also a living being who has a body Revealing onersquos existencethrough a shower gives me the same feeling Strangely enough fromtime to time I feel like my body is not mine but someone elsersquos in theshower so actually I once made a drawing of a similar subject matter

Yoo However it is somewhat tricky subject matter to deal with inOriental painting when considering the existing problems of the use ofbrush stroke It is almost impossible to express this subtleness withthe brush strokes of Oriental painting

Kang It looks like you have lots of printmaking works too When doyou usually work on printmaking

Yoo Yes I have made about several hundred pieces of woodcutprints so far I just havenrsquot had a chance to exhibit them My hand justnaturally comes to and holds a chisel and then it leads me into wood-block prints It is not necessarily that I have a particular reason for thatbut it just works as some sort of control In the beginning of 1990s Ihad many concerns about forms related to Korean paper and brushAnd during that time I made almost one or two pieces a day andthen worked on the paper I guess I was able to feel satisfied by theformativeness in printmaking As I pressed the woodblock I felt like aperfect formation was being born I was going through lots of trial anderror between my own inner energy that I wanted to express and theKorean paper that absorbed it as a black hole at that time so to me Iprobably had to get rid of my thirst with something like woodcutprints Looking back I think the problem was that I was having troublewith the paper which might be appropriate to the abstract mentalityof Asia as it has been so historically I did not want to put it into the

paper but rather wanted to put it down to earth and that is probablywhy I was having so much trouble with it

Kang It is probably due to the peculiar characteristics of the materialsof Oriental painting In Western painting paints have a strong materialpresence so it can reveal the traces of the artistrsquos action very well Onthe other hand in Asian painting the way of revealing the artistrsquosexistence itself is quite different so often it is really hard to see theindications of the artistrsquos effort They donrsquot really get revealed MaybeI can call it an art of absorption force In other words the materiality ofthe paints just disappears into the painting Maybe you might havewanted to leave some sort of records that you as an artist used yourbody and make traces of physical labor

Yoo I might have had some desire of physical properties Workingwith printmaking might have been a proxy contentment and comfortto me These days I have been working on printmaking with anattitude that maximizes its physical property Do you have any goal foryour photography

Kang I donrsquot really have anything clear I just think that it ismeaningful that I could create proof that I have seen somethingthrough photography and painting in this time which both emphasizethe act of seeing I feel that it is very important that there is a worldthat enables me to keep working rather than having some concretedesires or goals To me the act of producing itself is more importantthan how to make the images

Yoo I also realize that each moment that I encounter things in theworld is very precious and this kind of confirmative work is one of thevery important processes

Kang In my case I look at the changes of nature and the world morein awe Especially in April and May when new leaves are coming out Ifeel a desire to express my homage to the exploding diversity of greenleaves Everyday comes to me as a surprise during that time of year

Yoo In my case I feel quite surprised and moved whenever I see theautumn leaves falling It is tearfully beautiful to me Autumn camealready here

Recording and noting Kang Jaehyun (Curator) Cho Youngryun (Intern Curator)

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

23

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 200times212cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

25

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

26

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

27

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

29

30

1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

33

1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

35

eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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Yoo I should say something about the problems regarding paintingmaterials It was around 1999 when I started to use Chinese white inmy work I used it for The Scenery Outside Window in an exhibition atWonseo Gallery and it was a very symbolic work for me Long beforethe exhibition I had been feeling so heavy and burdened about theextreme idealism of Oriental Painting of that time I really wanted toput such heavy feelings down to the ground therefore I thought veryhard about things around myself and how to represent them In themean time I made this work and found an artistic possibility in it Atthat time I was living on the first floor of an apartment building andthere was a pathway right outside our window So I was able toobserve different scenes each day and those everyday scenes cameto me as interesting and mysterious experiences I began to makedrawings to study them and then ended up making 13 pieces ofworks there After that exhibition I realized that through the scenesoutside my window numerous languages and interpretations can beapplied and from that time I started to use the Chinese white anddevelop its property

Kang When using Chinese white it leaves traces and it alsoaccumulates I guess maybe that characteristic of Chinese whiteworked as an allegory of the time that has passed in your work Itsounds like the subject matter and techniques got mixed well with theproperties of the painting materials and gradually completed the series

3 Yoo There was a printed copy of the image of Geumgangjeondo (TheEntire Landscape of Geumgang Mountain) by Jeong Seon (1751) inthe inside cover of my middle school textbook At that time I felt as ifI was looking at the real Geumgang Mountain and it was a quiteshocking experience to me It was amazing that the artist from severalhundred years ago made some middle school student who had noidea about who he was to experience the fantastic reality of a place Ithink that the great sensitivities that amplify the energy of a place in apainting do not just come from how to use brush strokes or itsexpressions but more from the artistrsquos own sentiments and outlookon the world When they reflect those of the artist the works give amore grand sensation

Kang When looking at Inwangjesekdo (1751) Bakyeonpokpo (around1750) we can feel the physicality of the work more I also often wentto the museum to look at his works and every time his works gaveme a feeling that he combined what he actually saw at the sites withother elements I can feel his power and energy from the traces ofhis concerns about how to realize the images with what he hadactually seen

Yoo Good works surely expand the range of their interpretation Icanrsquot really come up with any proper words for this however I thinkEast Asian style landscape paintings represent something beyondtime and space not just some visual expression of the existing world

Kang Maybe we could say that Jeong Seon understood thephenomenological interpretation ahead of Cezanne and applied it inhis own way I think that in that way we can continue our discussionon Jeong Seonrsquos art It should be dealt with with a perspective thatrests aside from the methodology spirituality and Koreanness of hisart On one hand it might look as a small vision to concentrate on theexperience of the artist or the realization of his experience howeverfrom Jeong Seonrsquos point of view Jingyungsansu (landscape paintingof actual scenery) or the spirit of the times would have been aseparate issue from what he himself experienced with his own bodyIn terms of photography which requires the artistrsquos own experienceat the site and editing process after that again the artistrsquos ownexperience at the site is more important than how to realisticallyrepresent the subject matter Photography might appear as objectivework but it is after all about how my body and mind interpret theexperience of seeing

Yoo As we can see from looking at your Eunpyung New Townseries the range of analysis is expanded when we talk about solid andsecure worlds make a crevice in them and then watch as the crevicegets bigger and bigger As a result it is hard to see if you arerepresenting yourself or if you are representing Enpyung New Townor if you are making an issue of the violence of indifferentdevelopment plans Actually Jeong Seonrsquos Bakyeon Fallrsquos andManpokdong (Village of 10000 Water Falls) 1734 has many possiblereadings not just about the issues of its form For instance inManpokdong Jeong Seon was giving an extreme aura to the visualworld it is hard to see whether he was depicting the sound of the bigwater falls thundering in Geumgang Mountain or if he wasexpressing the experiences of his body at the site Either way we canfeel a strong energy Van Goghrsquos work is not different from thisWhen considering this issue at this point I think that whenever theartistrsquos attitude or the structure of his experience is revealed therange of interpretation is maximized

Kang That is probably what they call lsquoopen artrsquo in aesthetics

Yoo Are you still asking questions of painting through yourphotography

Kang In my case I didnrsquot mean to do photography from thebeginning I just wanted to find a way to maximize the size of the

20

images that I saw without using hands and then I came tophotography In my earlier photographic works I put many digitalphotos together and they have a strong sense of drawing in itscomposition and perspectives These days sometimes I want toactually paint on the photos so I started to make my works with amixture of photography and some painted image I think that I shouldwrap up my thoughts about paintings here Paintings expresseverything that human sees from the world Nevertheless it alwaysfeels not enough Fear dissatisfaction insecurity in the worldhellipsomehow people want to represent such feelings through paintingand at the same time try to get rid of the feelings Strangely in theWest they try to get rid of or transform such insecurity andinsufficiency through materialism Minimalism can be a goodexample On the other hand in Oriental painting the artists leave theunrepresentable area as it is and express it up to its representablelimit In other words they tend to be more relaxed toward the issue ofrepresentation and just represent what they can do clearly And as Imentioned earlier in Oriental painting the issue of representation wasnot that critical so if the subject matters are represented as close tothe real it is different from revealing the actuality of the object

Yoo It probably has a close tie with the aspect of painting materials ofEast Asian art Since the mother of Oriental painting was calligraphythe act of brush stroke was considered more important to the artist ashis philosophical and ontological confirmation process That is whyartists try to reflect themselves through drawing mountains not justenjoying the visual pleasure of mountains In other words they desiredto reach a place where the object and the artist can become one

Kang To draw such philosophy and make it into a concrete body is alevel that cannot easily be reached Brush stroke techniques a specialcharacteristic of Oriental painting are also realized with materialsupport Brush stroke techniques became possible after brushesChinese ink and paper were more developed It did not appear inpainting before the North and South Dynasties era In this sense thebrush stroke and styles that we now know have been formalized withpainting theories and Chinese philosophy therefore it is wrong toseparate them from each other

Yoo I think that Asian aesthetics place too much stress on the brushstroke theory Especially in this contemporary society there are thingsthat we cannot express with brush strokes alone For instance aworld that a sad person sees would be different from the world that ahappy person sees although both of them are looking at the samescenes So I have been working on the problem of sentiments ratherthan the problems of brush strokes since my graduate study Mythesis was about the sentiments of Jeong Seon (1676-1759)

Kang That is your strength You started from very concrete point andovercame the abstract and emptiness of Asian painting I am verysurprised about the fact that Jeong Seon was over 80 years old whenhe drew Inwangjesekdo (Landscape of Inwang Mountain) The energyof the work is absolutely amazing I even get quite dizzy when thinkingabout how many drawings of Inwang Mountain he would have doneor looked at the mountain until he completed the work But peopledonrsquot talk about why the artist Jeong Seon did not concentrate on thephysicality of the artist the personal characteristics of the 80 years oldman when discussing his work

Yoo You are right Like those philosophers and aestheticians whostudy and research Cezanne or Van Gogh with various perspectivesJeong Seonrsquos art world should be studied more

Kang Indeed it is necessary to begin the re-interpretation of DanwonKim Hongdo and Gyeomjae Jeong Seon

4Kang Please introduce this exhibition Is there any new work

Yoo In this exhibition I am going to show 24 pieces of works that Icall Visual Breathing It is a continuation of the Everything ThatConsists of Me series So I named it Depiction of the Universe Theseare the works which I am trying to have a direct conversation withfrom the place of breathing Maybe it will give somewhat differentfeeling depending on how I display it With the Supper series and theFountain on the second floor exhibition space I am going to displaysome new works that show objects from our daily lives beingscattered about in the desert

Kang The desert looks like a swirl It looks kind of similar to Splash inyour previous exhibition

Yoo Not exactly I made the work because I was interested in thestructure of spinning I hope that it can open a discussion on skyspace or some sort of a structure in the world I have recently been tothe Joshua Tree Desert in California and it looked as though all thethings that are in the process of extinction are exhibited there Therocks are transforming into sands and also the trees hundred yearsold cactuses etchellip all those things were becoming sand There I feltlike I was facing extinction as a reality Actually in Namsan andGyeongju I once tried to expose such places of disappearancethrough my daily life But it did not work well I guess that regret hasremained somewhere in my mind and then turned into this newseries of works after I visited the desert in California

21

Kang It sounds interesting to see how your experience with swirlingis going to be realized I personally liked the shower series in yourpast exhibitions which you dealt with the subjects of body Wehumans cover ourselves with clothes all the time and it is theshower or the bathroom where we become completely naked It isquite amazing experience to look carefully at onersquos own bodyhellip thatof a middle aged man

Yoo The shower is actually quite psychological space itself Althoughit is only a short moment in our daily life we experience manythoughts in our head while taking a shower inside intense watersound Everything gets mixed up in the shower It is a place wherewe become fully conscious of our own bodies boldly I wanted toexpress that kind of experience in this work

Kang It is quite different from public bath house experiences There Idonrsquot get self-conscious about my own body that much but when Iam alone in the shower somehow I feel my limit as a human that Iam also a living being who has a body Revealing onersquos existencethrough a shower gives me the same feeling Strangely enough fromtime to time I feel like my body is not mine but someone elsersquos in theshower so actually I once made a drawing of a similar subject matter

Yoo However it is somewhat tricky subject matter to deal with inOriental painting when considering the existing problems of the use ofbrush stroke It is almost impossible to express this subtleness withthe brush strokes of Oriental painting

Kang It looks like you have lots of printmaking works too When doyou usually work on printmaking

Yoo Yes I have made about several hundred pieces of woodcutprints so far I just havenrsquot had a chance to exhibit them My hand justnaturally comes to and holds a chisel and then it leads me into wood-block prints It is not necessarily that I have a particular reason for thatbut it just works as some sort of control In the beginning of 1990s Ihad many concerns about forms related to Korean paper and brushAnd during that time I made almost one or two pieces a day andthen worked on the paper I guess I was able to feel satisfied by theformativeness in printmaking As I pressed the woodblock I felt like aperfect formation was being born I was going through lots of trial anderror between my own inner energy that I wanted to express and theKorean paper that absorbed it as a black hole at that time so to me Iprobably had to get rid of my thirst with something like woodcutprints Looking back I think the problem was that I was having troublewith the paper which might be appropriate to the abstract mentalityof Asia as it has been so historically I did not want to put it into the

paper but rather wanted to put it down to earth and that is probablywhy I was having so much trouble with it

Kang It is probably due to the peculiar characteristics of the materialsof Oriental painting In Western painting paints have a strong materialpresence so it can reveal the traces of the artistrsquos action very well Onthe other hand in Asian painting the way of revealing the artistrsquosexistence itself is quite different so often it is really hard to see theindications of the artistrsquos effort They donrsquot really get revealed MaybeI can call it an art of absorption force In other words the materiality ofthe paints just disappears into the painting Maybe you might havewanted to leave some sort of records that you as an artist used yourbody and make traces of physical labor

Yoo I might have had some desire of physical properties Workingwith printmaking might have been a proxy contentment and comfortto me These days I have been working on printmaking with anattitude that maximizes its physical property Do you have any goal foryour photography

Kang I donrsquot really have anything clear I just think that it ismeaningful that I could create proof that I have seen somethingthrough photography and painting in this time which both emphasizethe act of seeing I feel that it is very important that there is a worldthat enables me to keep working rather than having some concretedesires or goals To me the act of producing itself is more importantthan how to make the images

Yoo I also realize that each moment that I encounter things in theworld is very precious and this kind of confirmative work is one of thevery important processes

Kang In my case I look at the changes of nature and the world morein awe Especially in April and May when new leaves are coming out Ifeel a desire to express my homage to the exploding diversity of greenleaves Everyday comes to me as a surprise during that time of year

Yoo In my case I feel quite surprised and moved whenever I see theautumn leaves falling It is tearfully beautiful to me Autumn camealready here

Recording and noting Kang Jaehyun (Curator) Cho Youngryun (Intern Curator)

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

23

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 200times212cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

25

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

26

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

27

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

29

30

1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

33

1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

35

eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

Page 17: Geun-Taek Yoo

20

images that I saw without using hands and then I came tophotography In my earlier photographic works I put many digitalphotos together and they have a strong sense of drawing in itscomposition and perspectives These days sometimes I want toactually paint on the photos so I started to make my works with amixture of photography and some painted image I think that I shouldwrap up my thoughts about paintings here Paintings expresseverything that human sees from the world Nevertheless it alwaysfeels not enough Fear dissatisfaction insecurity in the worldhellipsomehow people want to represent such feelings through paintingand at the same time try to get rid of the feelings Strangely in theWest they try to get rid of or transform such insecurity andinsufficiency through materialism Minimalism can be a goodexample On the other hand in Oriental painting the artists leave theunrepresentable area as it is and express it up to its representablelimit In other words they tend to be more relaxed toward the issue ofrepresentation and just represent what they can do clearly And as Imentioned earlier in Oriental painting the issue of representation wasnot that critical so if the subject matters are represented as close tothe real it is different from revealing the actuality of the object

Yoo It probably has a close tie with the aspect of painting materials ofEast Asian art Since the mother of Oriental painting was calligraphythe act of brush stroke was considered more important to the artist ashis philosophical and ontological confirmation process That is whyartists try to reflect themselves through drawing mountains not justenjoying the visual pleasure of mountains In other words they desiredto reach a place where the object and the artist can become one

Kang To draw such philosophy and make it into a concrete body is alevel that cannot easily be reached Brush stroke techniques a specialcharacteristic of Oriental painting are also realized with materialsupport Brush stroke techniques became possible after brushesChinese ink and paper were more developed It did not appear inpainting before the North and South Dynasties era In this sense thebrush stroke and styles that we now know have been formalized withpainting theories and Chinese philosophy therefore it is wrong toseparate them from each other

Yoo I think that Asian aesthetics place too much stress on the brushstroke theory Especially in this contemporary society there are thingsthat we cannot express with brush strokes alone For instance aworld that a sad person sees would be different from the world that ahappy person sees although both of them are looking at the samescenes So I have been working on the problem of sentiments ratherthan the problems of brush strokes since my graduate study Mythesis was about the sentiments of Jeong Seon (1676-1759)

Kang That is your strength You started from very concrete point andovercame the abstract and emptiness of Asian painting I am verysurprised about the fact that Jeong Seon was over 80 years old whenhe drew Inwangjesekdo (Landscape of Inwang Mountain) The energyof the work is absolutely amazing I even get quite dizzy when thinkingabout how many drawings of Inwang Mountain he would have doneor looked at the mountain until he completed the work But peopledonrsquot talk about why the artist Jeong Seon did not concentrate on thephysicality of the artist the personal characteristics of the 80 years oldman when discussing his work

Yoo You are right Like those philosophers and aestheticians whostudy and research Cezanne or Van Gogh with various perspectivesJeong Seonrsquos art world should be studied more

Kang Indeed it is necessary to begin the re-interpretation of DanwonKim Hongdo and Gyeomjae Jeong Seon

4Kang Please introduce this exhibition Is there any new work

Yoo In this exhibition I am going to show 24 pieces of works that Icall Visual Breathing It is a continuation of the Everything ThatConsists of Me series So I named it Depiction of the Universe Theseare the works which I am trying to have a direct conversation withfrom the place of breathing Maybe it will give somewhat differentfeeling depending on how I display it With the Supper series and theFountain on the second floor exhibition space I am going to displaysome new works that show objects from our daily lives beingscattered about in the desert

Kang The desert looks like a swirl It looks kind of similar to Splash inyour previous exhibition

Yoo Not exactly I made the work because I was interested in thestructure of spinning I hope that it can open a discussion on skyspace or some sort of a structure in the world I have recently been tothe Joshua Tree Desert in California and it looked as though all thethings that are in the process of extinction are exhibited there Therocks are transforming into sands and also the trees hundred yearsold cactuses etchellip all those things were becoming sand There I feltlike I was facing extinction as a reality Actually in Namsan andGyeongju I once tried to expose such places of disappearancethrough my daily life But it did not work well I guess that regret hasremained somewhere in my mind and then turned into this newseries of works after I visited the desert in California

21

Kang It sounds interesting to see how your experience with swirlingis going to be realized I personally liked the shower series in yourpast exhibitions which you dealt with the subjects of body Wehumans cover ourselves with clothes all the time and it is theshower or the bathroom where we become completely naked It isquite amazing experience to look carefully at onersquos own bodyhellip thatof a middle aged man

Yoo The shower is actually quite psychological space itself Althoughit is only a short moment in our daily life we experience manythoughts in our head while taking a shower inside intense watersound Everything gets mixed up in the shower It is a place wherewe become fully conscious of our own bodies boldly I wanted toexpress that kind of experience in this work

Kang It is quite different from public bath house experiences There Idonrsquot get self-conscious about my own body that much but when Iam alone in the shower somehow I feel my limit as a human that Iam also a living being who has a body Revealing onersquos existencethrough a shower gives me the same feeling Strangely enough fromtime to time I feel like my body is not mine but someone elsersquos in theshower so actually I once made a drawing of a similar subject matter

Yoo However it is somewhat tricky subject matter to deal with inOriental painting when considering the existing problems of the use ofbrush stroke It is almost impossible to express this subtleness withthe brush strokes of Oriental painting

Kang It looks like you have lots of printmaking works too When doyou usually work on printmaking

Yoo Yes I have made about several hundred pieces of woodcutprints so far I just havenrsquot had a chance to exhibit them My hand justnaturally comes to and holds a chisel and then it leads me into wood-block prints It is not necessarily that I have a particular reason for thatbut it just works as some sort of control In the beginning of 1990s Ihad many concerns about forms related to Korean paper and brushAnd during that time I made almost one or two pieces a day andthen worked on the paper I guess I was able to feel satisfied by theformativeness in printmaking As I pressed the woodblock I felt like aperfect formation was being born I was going through lots of trial anderror between my own inner energy that I wanted to express and theKorean paper that absorbed it as a black hole at that time so to me Iprobably had to get rid of my thirst with something like woodcutprints Looking back I think the problem was that I was having troublewith the paper which might be appropriate to the abstract mentalityof Asia as it has been so historically I did not want to put it into the

paper but rather wanted to put it down to earth and that is probablywhy I was having so much trouble with it

Kang It is probably due to the peculiar characteristics of the materialsof Oriental painting In Western painting paints have a strong materialpresence so it can reveal the traces of the artistrsquos action very well Onthe other hand in Asian painting the way of revealing the artistrsquosexistence itself is quite different so often it is really hard to see theindications of the artistrsquos effort They donrsquot really get revealed MaybeI can call it an art of absorption force In other words the materiality ofthe paints just disappears into the painting Maybe you might havewanted to leave some sort of records that you as an artist used yourbody and make traces of physical labor

Yoo I might have had some desire of physical properties Workingwith printmaking might have been a proxy contentment and comfortto me These days I have been working on printmaking with anattitude that maximizes its physical property Do you have any goal foryour photography

Kang I donrsquot really have anything clear I just think that it ismeaningful that I could create proof that I have seen somethingthrough photography and painting in this time which both emphasizethe act of seeing I feel that it is very important that there is a worldthat enables me to keep working rather than having some concretedesires or goals To me the act of producing itself is more importantthan how to make the images

Yoo I also realize that each moment that I encounter things in theworld is very precious and this kind of confirmative work is one of thevery important processes

Kang In my case I look at the changes of nature and the world morein awe Especially in April and May when new leaves are coming out Ifeel a desire to express my homage to the exploding diversity of greenleaves Everyday comes to me as a surprise during that time of year

Yoo In my case I feel quite surprised and moved whenever I see theautumn leaves falling It is tearfully beautiful to me Autumn camealready here

Recording and noting Kang Jaehyun (Curator) Cho Youngryun (Intern Curator)

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

23

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 200times212cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

25

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

26

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

27

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

29

30

1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

33

1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

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eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

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39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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21

Kang It sounds interesting to see how your experience with swirlingis going to be realized I personally liked the shower series in yourpast exhibitions which you dealt with the subjects of body Wehumans cover ourselves with clothes all the time and it is theshower or the bathroom where we become completely naked It isquite amazing experience to look carefully at onersquos own bodyhellip thatof a middle aged man

Yoo The shower is actually quite psychological space itself Althoughit is only a short moment in our daily life we experience manythoughts in our head while taking a shower inside intense watersound Everything gets mixed up in the shower It is a place wherewe become fully conscious of our own bodies boldly I wanted toexpress that kind of experience in this work

Kang It is quite different from public bath house experiences There Idonrsquot get self-conscious about my own body that much but when Iam alone in the shower somehow I feel my limit as a human that Iam also a living being who has a body Revealing onersquos existencethrough a shower gives me the same feeling Strangely enough fromtime to time I feel like my body is not mine but someone elsersquos in theshower so actually I once made a drawing of a similar subject matter

Yoo However it is somewhat tricky subject matter to deal with inOriental painting when considering the existing problems of the use ofbrush stroke It is almost impossible to express this subtleness withthe brush strokes of Oriental painting

Kang It looks like you have lots of printmaking works too When doyou usually work on printmaking

Yoo Yes I have made about several hundred pieces of woodcutprints so far I just havenrsquot had a chance to exhibit them My hand justnaturally comes to and holds a chisel and then it leads me into wood-block prints It is not necessarily that I have a particular reason for thatbut it just works as some sort of control In the beginning of 1990s Ihad many concerns about forms related to Korean paper and brushAnd during that time I made almost one or two pieces a day andthen worked on the paper I guess I was able to feel satisfied by theformativeness in printmaking As I pressed the woodblock I felt like aperfect formation was being born I was going through lots of trial anderror between my own inner energy that I wanted to express and theKorean paper that absorbed it as a black hole at that time so to me Iprobably had to get rid of my thirst with something like woodcutprints Looking back I think the problem was that I was having troublewith the paper which might be appropriate to the abstract mentalityof Asia as it has been so historically I did not want to put it into the

paper but rather wanted to put it down to earth and that is probablywhy I was having so much trouble with it

Kang It is probably due to the peculiar characteristics of the materialsof Oriental painting In Western painting paints have a strong materialpresence so it can reveal the traces of the artistrsquos action very well Onthe other hand in Asian painting the way of revealing the artistrsquosexistence itself is quite different so often it is really hard to see theindications of the artistrsquos effort They donrsquot really get revealed MaybeI can call it an art of absorption force In other words the materiality ofthe paints just disappears into the painting Maybe you might havewanted to leave some sort of records that you as an artist used yourbody and make traces of physical labor

Yoo I might have had some desire of physical properties Workingwith printmaking might have been a proxy contentment and comfortto me These days I have been working on printmaking with anattitude that maximizes its physical property Do you have any goal foryour photography

Kang I donrsquot really have anything clear I just think that it ismeaningful that I could create proof that I have seen somethingthrough photography and painting in this time which both emphasizethe act of seeing I feel that it is very important that there is a worldthat enables me to keep working rather than having some concretedesires or goals To me the act of producing itself is more importantthan how to make the images

Yoo I also realize that each moment that I encounter things in theworld is very precious and this kind of confirmative work is one of thevery important processes

Kang In my case I look at the changes of nature and the world morein awe Especially in April and May when new leaves are coming out Ifeel a desire to express my homage to the exploding diversity of greenleaves Everyday comes to me as a surprise during that time of year

Yoo In my case I feel quite surprised and moved whenever I see theautumn leaves falling It is tearfully beautiful to me Autumn camealready here

Recording and noting Kang Jaehyun (Curator) Cho Youngryun (Intern Curator)

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

23

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 200times212cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

25

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

26

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

27

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

29

30

1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

33

1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

35

eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 179times180cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

23

세상의 시작 Beginning of the World 200times212cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

25

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

26

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

27

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1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

33

1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

35

eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

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2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

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자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

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1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

33

1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

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eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

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어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

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어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

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1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

26

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27

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1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

33

1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

35

eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

27

자라는실내 Growing Room 135times135cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

29

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1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

33

1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

35

eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

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2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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1

바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

33

1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

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eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

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어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

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어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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바깥에존재하는사물이그것을바라보는자에게정서적반향을가져다주는이유는복잡한심리적메카니즘의작용때문이다 그

것을 가리켜 흔히lsquo감정rsquo이라고 한다 이른바lsquo마음의 느낌 혹은 마음의 움직임rsquo과도 같은 것이다 이처럼 사물의 객관적 현실태

(現實態)에 한인간의주관적반향은다양한예술행위를낳는동인(動因)이 된다 가령 창밖에보이는버드나무가지는단지바

람에의해살랑일뿐인데 그것을바라보는시인의섬세한마음은lsquo이별rsquo을연상하는것같은경우가바로그것이다

유근택의그림에있어서이lsquo감정rsquo은아주각별한데가있다 그가 자신의작업에서이감정의문제를얼마나중요시하고있는가

하는사실이다음에인용하는글에잘드러나있다

ldquo세 번째는내가바로그산을여행하는것이었습니다 그 산과 나무의형태와모양새가아니라나의감정으로바라보는거 한

에너지의산이가져다주는힘의아름다움이빛에의해움직이는점과꿈틀거리는선들의구조적공간속으로산길처럼여행하는

일이었습니다rdquo

유근택 자작수상중 (1991년제1회개인전도록중에서)

ldquo나는동양미학이운필론(運筆論)에지나치게집중돼있다는생각을가끔해요 특히현 사회에선운필만으론해결할수없는지

점들이 있거든요 문화도 문화지만 단편적인 예로 슬픈 사람이 보는 세계와 기쁜 사람이 바라보는 세계는 같은 풍경을 바라보고

있어도같을수없는것처럼말이죠 그래서인지저는 학원때부터운필의문제보다는정서의문제를들춰내는것이내작업의

중요한목표이자지점이었던것같아요 학원논문도정선의(鄭敾 1676-1759) 정서에관한논문을썼으니까요rdquo

유근택 강홍구작가와의 담 (2009년사비나미술관개인전도록중에서)

첫 번째인용한글은자신의수묵작업이어떤단계를거쳐현재의지점 즉 1991년 당시의상황에이르게되었는가하는점을밝

힌것이고 두번째글은그뒤로부터근 20여년이지닌현재의시점에서동양화에있어서lsquo정서rsquo의문제를거론한것이다

여기서첫번째글의내용은습작시기의경과에관한것이다 이 자작수상에서밝힌그의술회에의하면 그는 첫번째단계로써

ldquo준(遵)에의한구성과물체와물체를떼어놓는흰면rdquo만을보았다고하는데 그렇기때문에ldquo처음에는산이산인줄몰랐다rdquo고밝

히고있다 두 번째로 본것은이른바lsquo임모(臨摸)rsquo의 단계다 그의 말을 빌리면ldquo실재하는 상을화폭에옮기는일rdquo 즉ldquo놓여있

는모양과형태를돌아보면서사진처럼묘사하는일rdquo이다 이른바 상을있는그 로그리는일 곧회화에있어서의lsquo핍진성(逼

眞性)rsquo에관한문제인것이다 끝으로세번째에해당하는과정이바로앞에서인용한글의핵심어인lsquo감정rsquo의문제다

유근택에게있어서이감정의문제는그후의작업에서lsquo정서rsquo의문제로치환되기에이른다 그는같은풍경이라도보는사람의

감정에따라lsquo슬프기도하고기쁘기도하다rsquo고함으로써이감정의문제에우회적으로접근하고있다 앞에인용한두번째글에

서ldquo슬픈사람이보는세계와기쁜사람이바라보는세계는같은풍경을바라보고있어도같은수없는것rdquo이라고한진술이바로

그것이다

2

역사적으로 볼 때 동양화론의 세를 이루는 운필(運筆)의 문제는 산수화에 있어서 특히 준법( 法)과 관련된다 사전적인 정의

로는ldquo산수화를그릴때산이나바위 토파(土坡)의 입체감과명암 질감을나타내기위해표면을처리하는기법rdquo(세계미술용어사

전 월간미술 刊)을 가리키는 이 용어는 따라서 정신성의 표출과 관련된lsquo사의(寫意)rsquo보다는 체로 사물의 형태를 본뜨는lsquo형사

(形似)rsquo의 개념에 더 가깝다 따라서 유근택이 이 준(遵)의 단계를 거쳐 임모의 단계로 그리고 거기서 다시 감정의 단계로 나아간

것은형사에서사의의단계로이행된것으로해석할수있다 그러나전통동양화에서이형사와사의가별도의항목이아니라서

사물의존재와지각방식에대한질문 몸의수행성그리고그사이들

윤진섭 (미술평론가호남 교수)

31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

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1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

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eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

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1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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31

로 맞물려있다는 사실을 감안한다면 유근택에게 있어서 감정 즉 정서의 문제는 전통적 의미에서의 사의의 개념이 아니라 작가

가느끼는일상의감정 곧사물을보는방식과관련된특유의정서라는점에서차별된다 전통동양화에서lsquo사의rsquo의개념이작가

의흉중에서려있는고매한정신의표출 즉추사가말한 로lsquo서권기문자향(書卷氣文字香)rsquo과같은것이라면 유근택의lsquo정서rsquo

가의미하는바는사물을보는지각방식과관련된다 이것이바로일상적소재로의전환과함께유근택이말한lsquo생활세계로의내

려옴(下降)rsquo인것이다

1999년 원서갤러리에서의 전시는 작가 개인사적으로 하나의 분수령을 이루는 중요한 전시회 다 그는 이 전시의 출품작들을

통해비로소기존의전통수묵화가지닌관념적 이상적 정신적측면에의경사를탈피하여생활세계에 해눈길을돌리게된 자

신의화력(畵歷)에서일종의기념비적전시회로간주한다 lt창밖을나선풍경gt연작은눈앞에보이는일상적장면(소재)을평면적

인표현방식으로그린것이다 이 연작에서비롯된lsquo하늘(관념)에서 땅(현실)으로의하강rsquo은독자적인표현방식의개발이있었기

에가능했다 그가살고있는아파트 1층의창으로바라본밖의풍경을그린이연작에는시간성의문제와아울러 상을보는지

각방식혹은좀더구체적으로말해서지각을통해 상을느끼는 그리고거기서촉발되는lsquo정서rsquo의문제를화면에서어떻게해

결할것인가하는화두가담겨있다 즉틀에박힌바라봄에서어떤lsquo경이(wonder)rsquo를수반한지각작용이일상적풍경을통해일어

났던 것이다 그 결과 유근택의 화면은 이전의 화면과는 판이한 지각체험의 내용을 담고 있어 주목된다 가장 큰 변화는 시간의

흐름과 이에 따른 등장인물의 동세 표현에서 찾을 수 있고 그 다음이 박진감 있게 전개되는lsquo균질적인(all-over)rsquo화면효과다 유

근택의작업에서이lsquo장관(spectacle)rsquo은 전적으로큰화면효과에서유발되고있는데 그의 작들이마치한편의 화를보는것

과같은박진감이느껴지는까닭은바로이장관적요소에기인한다고할수있다

3

유근택은 1999년에이르러호분을사용하기시작한다 물에풀어사용하는호분은그것을한지에발랐을때수분은종이로흡수

되고호분의입자들만종이표면에머물러텁텁한느낌을주는재료다 그는그러한성질을지닌호분과과슈를사용하여그림을

그린다 이번 개인전에 전시한 25호 크기의 lt만유사생(萬有寫生)gt 24점과 lt만찬gt 연작 lt분수gt 연작 lt사막gt 연작에는 최근에

그가심혈을기울여시도하고있는실험적인기법들이담겨있다 그의디스플레이연출계획에의하면 사비나미술관의지하 1

층전시실에는독립된방을꾸며사람키정도의높이로 lt만유사생gt 연작 24점을전시하고 1층 전시실에는 lt만찬gt 연작을 2층

전시실에는 lt사막gt 연작을전시하여전체적으로작품이지닌lsquo스펙타클rsquo한성격을부각시킬계획으로있다 특히 1층에 전시될

길이 48미터에 높이가 24 미터에 이르는 lt만찬gt 연작은lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo로서의 만찬장의 광경이 거 한 화면을 통해

표출돼유근택화면특유의장관을보여주게될것이다

여러평자들의지적처럼유근택의작업에서가장두드러진요소는일상성이다 일상적소재는그가관념이아닌현실의생활세계

에 눈길을 주면서부터 등장한 것이다 그 맹아는 80년 초반의 작품에 이미 엿보이고 있지만(lt빛gt 39x69cm 한지 위에 먹

1982) 점묘법을 위시한 새로운 기법에 의해 전개되는 것은 lt공원에서의 하루 혹은 기억gt(191x264cm 한지 위에 혼합재료

1996)에이르러서이다 그는오랜기간에걸쳐할머니를사생한바있는데 그것은역사성을수반한인물의표현에연결돼일상적

풍경과함께 작업의한축을 이루고있다 이 계열의 작업은 90년 후반의 lt지하철gt 연작과 특히길이 10미터에 높이가 34 미

터에이르는 작 lt맹인을이끄는맹인gt에이르러극 화되기에이른다

4

모두 24점으로구성된 lt만유사생gt 연작은주변에서흔히볼수있는소재를유근택특유의필치 즉 미끈거리는듯한 그리고녹

아서흘러내리는듯한시각적효과를불러일으키는필치로그린것이다 호분과과슈를혼합한채색재료의특성상 모필을사용

32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

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It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

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The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

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eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

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어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

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어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

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1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

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1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

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Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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32

하여 옆으로 스치듯 뭉개서 초점을 흐리는 그 특유의 기법은 소재적으로는 현실에 기반을 두되 시각적으로는 마치 꿈속의 풍경

을 보는 것과 같은 비현실적 내지는 몽환적 효과를 낳고 있다 이러한 경향이 특히 두드러진 것은 증식하는 식물들이 방 안에 서

식하여종국에는방전체를점유할것처럼보이는실내풍경을그린일련의연작들이다 식물들의배경을이루는방의일상적풍

경과그위를뒤덮고있는식물들간의뚜렷한 비를통해초현실적인lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을연출해내는유근택의화면은두개의서로

다른장경이하나의화면에서만난일종의몽타주적장치로이루어져있다 이서로다른차원의결합은사물의존재를새로운각

도에서바라보게하는계기를제공한다 그것은마치서로다른이미지가인쇄된두장의투명필름들이겹쳐질때처럼낯선풍경

을 보여준다 이 그림에서 식물들의 등장은 평평해 보이던 방 안의 풍경을 깊이감이 존재하는 풍경으로 전환시키는 시각적 효과

를낳고있다

작가 자신이lsquo나를 구성하고 있는 것들rsquo이라는 의미에서 lt만유사생gt이라고 붙인 이 24점의 일상적 풍경들은 작가 자신의 몸이

lsquo기투(企投)rsquo돼 있다는 점에서lsquo신체성rsquo이 강조되고 있다 그것은 내 눈 앞에 펼쳐진 저 풍경이 결국은 나의 눈의 적극적인 참여

로 인해 보이는 것이고 내게 의미를 띠게 된다는 작가의 의도를 함축하고 있다 유근택은 그러한 행위를 가리켜lsquo시각적 호흡rsquo

이라고명명하고있는데 이는회화를호흡의지평에서보자는의미를함축하고있다

몸의 적극적인 참여와 관련시켜 볼 때 만찬장이나 연회장은 몸의 던짐 즉 육체적lsquo기투(企投)rsquo가 보다 직접적이고 적나라하게

드러나는장소다 그러나그의 lt만찬gt 연작에는정작인간들의모습이보이지않는다 단지 술병과음식이담긴접시들 포크와

나이프 꽃 등등이테이블위에어질러져있다 그의 lt만찬gt 연작은시간의흐름에따라점점어질러지는만찬장의모습을통해

시간의 추이는 물론lsquo욕망이 충돌하는 장소rsquo에 한 작가의 사유를 담아내고 있다 즉lsquo6자 회담rsquo이나lsquo남북 화rsquo와 같은 정치

적담론이무성하게전개되는만찬을통해인간의끝없는욕망과음험한정치적거래에 한풍자를은유적으로보여주고있는

것이다

5

lt만찬gt을 통해보여준시간의소멸은다시 lt사막gt 연작에이르러더욱구체화되기에이른다 회오리바람이부는듯한소용돌이

의구조를지닌이작품은 LA에있는죠수아트리사막에서본작가의시각적체험이계기가돼탄생한것이다 그는이작품을통

해lsquo하늘이라든가우주 어떤 세상의구조rsquo에 해관심을갖게되었다고말한다lsquo모래로흩어지는바위 나무 수 백 년된선인

장들과모든사물들이사막화해가는rsquo그곳에서본풍경은작가에게소멸의문제를떠올리게했다 그런데그의작품에는사막에

서의당보여야할바위나선인장들보다는침 변기 나무들 피아노 식탁 등등일상적사물들이어울려소용돌이를이루고있

다 그는 마치사막의풍경을공중에서촬 한것같은구도를통해lsquo낯선rsquo풍경을보여준다 작가 자신은이작품을통해소용돌

이자체보다는우주의운행원리와같은구조적문제에 한관심을기울이게되었다고말한다 그러나그것이어떻게작품을통

해 구체적으로 드러나는가 하는 문제는 향후의 추이를 좀 더 지켜봐야 할 것 같다 그럼에도 불구하고 이 작품은 방안을 뒤덮은

식물들처럼마치사막에서식하는식물들사이에일상적사물들을부려놓은것처럼초현실적풍경을보여주고있다는점에서기

존의작품보다는더큰스케일을보여주고있다

유근택의 근작들은lsquo본다rsquo는 지각작용을 수행하는 눈의 적극적인 참여와 그러한 신체 행위가 불러일으키는lsquo경이로운rsquo느낌에

한회화적표출의문제와결부돼있다 이 문제가드러나있는것이 lt만유사생gt 연작과 lt분수gt 연작이다 거기에 덧붙여몸의

또 다른 수행적(performative) 측면 즉 언어를 통한 정치성 이데올로기의 문제를 다룬 lt만찬gt 연작이 있고 시간성과 더불어 몸

의소멸의문제를다룬 lt사막gt 연작이있다 이러한주제들은 lt분수gt연작을제외하고는 부분이전작업의연장선상에서전개

되고있다 사비나미술관에서열리는이번전시는거 한크기의 lt만찬gt에서볼수있듯이유근택의작업에 한타오르는열정

과식지않는의욕을보여주고있어큰기 를모으고있다

33

1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

35

eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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1

It is because of the complicated psychological mechanism that things existing outside bring an emotional impact to the

person looking at We often call it emotion It is same as so-called feeling of heart or mind movement In this way a

mans subjective reflection on objective reality of the things becomes an active motivation of a wide variety of artistic

activities For example branches of willow tree outside window are simply moving in the wind but the subtle mind of

the poet overlooking at them reminds him of parting and it is the case

This emotion is very special to Yoo Geuntaeks painting We can see from the quotation below how much he

considers most this emotional problems in his work The third thing is that I climb and trip to the mountains myself It

is travel to architectural space of dots and lines where beauty of power of the mountain with enormous energy looking

through my emotion not the form and shape of the mountain and trees is moving and squirming by light

Yoo Geuntaeks essay (1991 from the catalog of the 1st private exhibition)

I have often thought that Oriental Aesthetics are overly concentrated on the method of use of brush Especially in

modern society there is certain area which can not be solved by it alone For example not to mention the culture

world that sad people is seeing is not same as the world that happy people is doing even though they are watching the

same scenery By this reason since my age of the postgraduate course search of emotional problem became the

important goal in my work and area rather than a problem of brush usage I even wrote on the emotion of Chung

Sun(鄭敾1676-1759) for the graduate thesis

Artist Dialogue between Yoo Geun-Taek and Kang Hong-Goo

(2009 from catalog of private exhibition at the Savina Museum)

The first article cited explains by which steps his work of the ink was developing through the point in 1991 and the

second article mentions the problem of emotion in the Oriental painting at present time nearly 20 years later

2

From the historical point of view the problem about the method of use of brush main stream of the theory of the

Oriental Painting is related to the Junbeop( 法) in the Landscape Painting This term of which dictionary definitions is

a technique of surface processing to represent dimension contrast and texture of mountains and rocks when painting

landscape (World Art Dictionary published by the Monthly Art) is generally closer to the concept of the realistic

description(形似) copy of things rather than the sensational description(寫意) in connection with expression of spirit

Therefore the fact that Yoo Geuntaek has stepped from the stage of the technique of surface processing(遵) to the

realistic description(形似) and again has gone forward the stage of emotion can be construed as movement of stage

from the realistic description(形似) to the sensational description(寫意) Considering the fact however these the

realistic description(形似) and the sensational description(寫意) are not the separate item but are coupled each other in

the traditional Oriental Painting feelings or emotional problems to Yoo Geuntaek is not the concept of the sensational

description(寫意) in the traditional sense but the concept of daily emotions the artist feels that is specific emotions

related to the way of looking at things If concept of sensational description(寫意) in the traditional Oriental Painting

means expression of the artists noble spirit what Yoo Geuntaeks emotion means is associated with the way of

perception of viewing things This is as he says the descent to the life world with conversion to daily material

Presence of objects and questions about method of perceptionperformance of the body and its intervals

Yoon Jin sup (art critic professor of the Honam University)

34

The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

35

eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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The artists exhibition at the Wonseo Gallery in 1999 was an important exhibition making up a waterhead in his personal

history He considers it as a sort of monumental exhibition in his painting history because he got out of inclination to

ideological ideal and spiritual side which existing traditional ink painting used to have and diverted attention to life world

through his works exhibited A series of ltScenery out of the windowgt is what he painted daily scenes (materials) in front

of him by representation of the plane Descent from the sky (idea) to the ground (reality) stemmed from this series of

works was possible due to development of an independent way of representation In this series of works which were

painted landscapes overlooked through window of his first floor apartment embedded are the issue of time as well as

the way of perception to see the target or more specifically speaking topic to feel the target through perception and

how to solve the problem of emotion stirred by it in canvas That is the process of perception accompanying certain

wonder happened through everyday scenery out of the routine watch As a result Yoo Geuntaeks scene contains the

entirely different contents of perceptual experience from the previous scene and it is worth notice

3

Yoo Geuntaek began to use white powder from the year 1999 It is used by dissolving in water and when coating onto

the Korean paper moisture is absorbed into the paper and only particles of the white powder remain on the surface of

paper giving the thick and tasteless impression He paints a picture using such a white powder and gouache 24 pieces

of 25ho-size ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) ltSuppergt series ltFountaingt series and ltDesertgt series being on

display in this private exhibition contain experimental techniques he is recently trying with his hearts blood

According to his display plans a separate room will be arranged on the first basement of the Savina Museum and 24

pieces of ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series will be displayed there at the mans height ltSuppergt series on

the first floor and ltDesertgt series will be on display on the second floor highlighting its spectacular character of the

works as a whole Especially the ltSuppergt series on the first floor are 48 meters long and 24 meters high in size and

will express the scene of the banquet hall as a place where desire crashes on the big screen showing Yoo Geuntaeks

unique grand spectacle

As many critics indicate the most prominent element in the works of Yoo Geuntaek is the daily life Everyday materials

began to appear from the time he pays attention to actual life world instead of notion It is already partly shown in the

works of the early 80s such as ltLightgt (39x69cm ink on the korean paper 1982) but it is ltA day or memory in the

parkgt (191x264cm Mixed Materials on the Korean paper 1996) from where it began to be deployed by his new

techniques including pointillism He has made a sketch of a grandmother for a long time and it is linked to expression of

historical character and became an axis of his works together with everyday scenery This series of works became

maximized at the ltSubwaygt series in the late 90s and particularly the masterpiece ltBlind leading the blindgt which is

10 meters long and 34 meters high in size

4

ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series composed of 24 pieces in all are what Yoo Geuntaek painted common

materials easily found around us by his unique strokes which rouse up visual effects as if ink is melting and flowing

Considering peculiar properties of the painting material of mixture of white powder and gouache he rubs it past aside

with painting brush softening focus This unique technique is producing unrealistic and dreamlike effect as if we saw

scenery in dream This trend is particularly noticeable in a series of interior landscapes in which some plants look like to

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eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

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어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

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어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

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1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

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2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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eventually occupy the entire room

Yoo Geuntaeks picture of the screen producing surreal strange scenery through strong contrast between daily scene

of a room as a background and plants over the room is consist of a certain device of montage by which two different

scenes meet in one picture of the screen The combination of the different dimensions provides an opportunity to look

presence of things from a new angle It shows a strange pictures as shown when two different images printed on

transparencies are overlapping

The artist labelled 24 pieces of daily landscapes as ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) in a sense of things to

compose of himself Existence of body is emphasized in these paintings on the point that artists body is progressively

involved in the landscapes It implies the artists intent that scenery in front of me can be seen thanks to active

participation of my eyes and therefore meaningful to me Yoo Geuntaek names such acts as visual breathing and it

implies the meaning to see paintings from the horizon of the breathing Banquet hall is considering active participation of

the body the place where throw the body is directly exposed In his ltSuppergt series however there is no person

Only bottles plates containing food forks and knives and flower etc are tossed on the table His ltSuppergt series put in

the artists thoughts on the place where desires crash as well as change of times through appearance of banquet hall

gradually being in disorder That is he shows satire on mans endless desire and insidious political deal metaphorically

through diner party where political discourse is deployed like six party talks or talks between south and north

5

Annihilation of time shown through the ltSuppergt becomes more concrete at the ltDesertgt series The artists visual

experience at the Josuah Tree Desert in LA led to birth of this work with the tornado-like vortex structure He says that

he became to have an interest in sky universe and certain structure of the world The scenery he saw there where

rocks scattering to sands trees hundred-year-old cactus and all others are getting desert reminds him of problem on

extinction In his work however everyday objects such as bed toilets trees piano tables etc go well with each other

forming a whirlpool instead of rocks or cactus which should be shown in desert He shows us strange picture through a

composition by which the landscape of the desert is taken from the air The artist says that he became to be interested

in structural problems like the movement of the universe through this work rather than vortex itself But guess we will

have to watch the further development How it reveals concretely through his works Nevertheless this work shows

larger scale than existing works on the point that it shows surreal landscape as if everyday objects are placed among

desert plants like the plants covering the room Yoo Geuntaeks latest works are linked with problems on painterly

expression of wonderful feeling which positive participation of eyes performing perception process of look and such

physical activity are giving rise This issue is exposed in ltDepiction of the Universegt(萬有寫生) series In addition

ltSuppergt series are dealing with bodys another performative aspects namely political and ideologjcal problem

through language and ltDesertgt series are treating issue on time and destruction of the body These themes are being

deployed on extension of previous work except for ltFountaingt series The coming exhibition at the Savina Museum

shows Yoo Geuntaeks blazing passion and strong desire on works as shown from the enormous size ltsuppergt and

therefore it is highly anticipated

어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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어떤만찬 (부분)

Supper

38

39

어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

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1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

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Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

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2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

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Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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어떤만찬 A Supper 231times374cm 종이에 수묵채색 2008

어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

41

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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어떤만찬 A Supper 206times193cm 종이에 수묵채색 2007

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어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

Page 35: Geun-Taek Yoo

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

42

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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어떤만찬 A Supper 240times489cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

43

어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

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2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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어떤만찬 A Supper (부분)

어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

45

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

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2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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어떤만찬 A Supper 210times294cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner (부분)

Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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Depiction of the Universe

실내-난로 The Room-Stove 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

48

실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

49

50

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

51

Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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실내-아침 The Room-Morning 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

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1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

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Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

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1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

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Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

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2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

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1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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Snowing 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

Page 46: Geun-Taek Yoo

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

52

피는실내 Blooming Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

53

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

54

분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

55

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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분수 Fraction 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

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2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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57실내 The Room (부분)

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구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

Page 50: Geun-Taek Yoo

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

56

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

Page 51: Geun-Taek Yoo

57실내 The Room (부분)

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

58

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

59

구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

60

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

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Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

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1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

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2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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구석위의 삶 Life in a Corner 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

Page 55: Geun-Taek Yoo

여행 Traveling 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

61

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

62

파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

63

생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

64

어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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파도소리 The Sound of Waves 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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생일 Birthday 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

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1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

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2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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어떤실내 The Room 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

65

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

66

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

67

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

68

어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

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1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

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2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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어떤만찬 A Supper 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

69

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

70

A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

71

72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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A Scene 81times65cm 종이에 수묵채색 2009

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72

1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

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1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

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Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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1965년충남아산출생

홍익 학교동양화과및동 학원졸업

개인전

2009 사비나미술관

LA Art Core Gallery (LA 미국)

2008 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2007 동산방화랑

2005 밀레니엄갤러리 (베이징 중국)

2005 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2004 사비나미술관

2003 아트포럼뉴게이트전

동풍전 (관훈미술관)

2002 동산방갤러리

동풍전 (관훈갤러리)

인간-내면적사유전 (도올갤러리)

2001 21+YO갤러리 (동경 일본)

2000 석남미술상수상기념전 (모란갤러리)

1999 원서갤러리

1997 당신이있는이곳에서 (문예진흥원미술회관)

MANIF 국제아트페어 (예술의전당)

서울판화미술제 (예술의전당)

금호미술관

1996 일상의힘 체험이옮겨질때 (관훈미술관)

1994 금호갤러리

1991 관훈미술관

주요기획전

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting ( 만시립미술관)

My Way My Work (빛갤러리)

Korea on The Rocks (아트시즌갤러리 스위스)

Close Animate (SpaceC 코리아나미술관)

2008 정형에도전한다 (인터알리아)

돌아와요부산항에 (부산시립미술관)

봄날은간다 (광주시립미술관)

그림의 면 (소마미술관)

2007 Hommage100 (코리아아트갤러리)

잉여의시간 (더갤러리)

챙두비엔날레 (챙두현 미술관 중국)

유근택

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

Page 67: Geun-Taek Yoo

73

BEYOND ART ( 전시립미술관)

그림보는법 (사비나미술관)

아시아현 미술프로젝트 City-Net Asia (서울시립미술관)

백두 간 미 지리산 (전북도립미술관)

한국화 (서울시립미술관)

2006 잘긋기 (소마미술관)

일상의울림 (박수근미술관)

한중현 수묵 (의재미술관)

성남의얼굴전 (성남예술회관)

2005 한중현 수묵전 (서울시립미술관)

먹의바람 (경기도미술관)

자연을담은풍경 (충무아트홀)

2004 산수풍경의시간전 (월전미술관 제비울미술관)

한국모더니즘의시선 (금호미술관)

화가와여행전 (서울 학교박물관)

울림 (학고재화랑)

2003 진경 새로운제안전 (국립현 미술관)

서울 생활의발견전 (쌈지스페이스)

청계천프로젝트 (서울시립미술관)

얼굴middot표정전 ( 전시립미술관)

기운나는이름-어머니 (문화일보갤러리)

집 (가갤러리)

물전 (서울시립미술관)

2002 여기 있음 (인사미술공간)

개전 (사비나미술관)

2001 창원오딧세이 (성산아트홀)

한middot중middot일현 수묵-수묵의향기 수묵의조형 (국립현 미술관)

2000 젊은모색전 (국립현 미술관)

내가만난사람들 (금산갤러리)

1999 한국화의위상과전망전 ( 전시립미술관)

산수풍경전 (선재미술관)

중앙미술 전역 수상작가초 전 (호암갤러리)

수묵의현재와미래전 (서신갤러리)

21C NEW FRONTIER (삼성프라자갤러리)

아파트-일상전 (분당문화정보센타)

금호미술관개관 10주년기념전 (금호미술관)

1998 반middot지middot필middot묵전 (공평아트센타)

1997 한국모더니즘의전개-근 의초극전 (금호미술관)

21C한국미술의주역전 (선화랑)

현 한국화 5인의위상전 (플러스갤러리)

1996 평론가추천 이작가를주목한다 (동아갤러리)

오늘의한국화그맥락과전개전 (덕원미술관)

한국현 미술 평면회화주소찾기전 (성곡미술관)

수묵운동이후의수묵전 (환기미술관)

한국정신전 (미술회관)

한국일보청년작가초 전 (예술의전당)

차세 의시각 인터넷미술전 (예술의전당)

1995 2000년 의주역 표작전 (문화일보갤러리)

자존의Ⅱ (금호갤러리)

1994 신춘초 젊은의식내일에의제안전 (공평아트센타)

색시공전 (공평아트센터)

유현의미학-수묵의재발견전 (공평아트센터)

차세 의시각-해석전의구상주의 (예술의전당)

1993 우리미술신세 의방법전 (서호갤러리)

1992 어제로부터오늘 그리고내일전 (미술회관)

스페인마드리드국립 학초 전 (스페인)

오늘의삶 오늘의미술 (금호미술관)

서울현 한국화전 (서울시립미술관)

1990 인간모색전 (삼정미술관)

1989 ACT (동덕미술관)

시 표현전 (동덕미술관)

소장처

경기도미술관 과천현 미술관미술은행 국립현 미술관 전시립미술관

모란미술관 부산시립미술관 사비나미술관 삼성미술관리움

서울시립미술관 성곡미술관 중국서안외교관 중국성도미술관 하나은행

수상

2003 오늘의젊은예술가상

2000 석남미술상수상

현재

성신여자 학교교수

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

Page 68: Geun-Taek Yoo

74

1965 Born in Asan Chungnam Korea

1997 MFA Hong-ik Unive

1988 BFA Hong-ik Unive

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

LA Art Core Gallery (LA USA)

2008 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2007 Dong san bang Gallery

2005 Millennium Gallery (Beijing China)

21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2004 Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

2003 Art forum Newgate Gallery

East Wind (Kawan Hwoon Gallery)

2002 Dong san bang Gallery

East wind (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

Drowing for gland mother (Dol Gallery)

2001 21+Yo Gallery (Tokyo Japan)

2000 The 19th Award of Suck Nam and Cultural Foundation Exhibition

(Moran Gallery)

1999 Wonseo Gallery

1997 The river here yoursquore station (Arts Council Korea)

Keum Ho Museum

1996 Daily energy Reform a Experience (Kwan Hoon Gallery)

1994 Keum Ho Gallery

1991 Kwan Hoon Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary East Asian Ink Painting

(Tapei Fine Arts Museum China)

My Way My Work (Vit Gallery)

Korea on The Rocks (Art Season Gallery Swiss)

Close Animate (SpaceC Coreana Museum)

2008 Art in Busan Welcome to Busan (Busan Museum of Art)

Inter_ Viewing Paintings (Soma Museum of Art)

One Fine Spring Day (Gwang Ju Museum of Art)

2007 Hommage100 (Korea Art Gallery)

City-Net Asia (Seoul Museum of Art)

The Third CHENG DU Biennale

(ChengDu contemporary Art Museum China)

Beyond Art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Yoo Geun-Taek

75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

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75

Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

2006 Drawn to Drowing (Soma Museum of Art)

Echo of Daily Life (Park Soo Keun Museum)

Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Euijae Museum of Art)

Face of Seongnam (Seongnam Art Museum)

2005 Korea China Modern Ink-Painting Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)

Wind of Ink-stick (Gyeonggi Museum of Art)

Landscape Full of Nature (Chungmu Art Hall)

2004 Artist and Travel (Seoul National University Museum)

Fragrance of Woon Jung (Sung Shin Womenrsquos University Museum)

Atelier Report (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Mapp-Media Workshop (Moran Gallery)

Resonance (Hak Go Jae Gaiiery)

2003 Real Landscape_The new proposition

(The National contemporary Museum)

Rediscovery of Seoulrsquos life (Ssam Zi Space)

Cheong_Gye Chon project (Seoul Museum of Art)

FaceExpression (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Invigorating Name Mother (Mun_hwa Il bo Gallery)

The House (Ga Gallery)

Oriental painting Paradiso (Posco Museum)

Water (Seoul Museum of Art)

2002 The dog (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

Korean Contemporary Art-Forty Puzzle (Gallery Ramer)

Here Is (Insa Art space)

2001 Contemporary Oriental Su-mook of the Korea Japan China

(The National contemporary Museum)

Chang Won Odisay (Sung san Art Hall)

2000 Watching Eyes 3 ArtiatsrsquoView (Keum san Gallery)

Toward the New Millennium (The National contemporary Museum)

1999 A Phase and View of Korean art (Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art)

Beyond Landscape (Artsonje Center Keungjoo Seoul)

21C New Prontier (Sam Sung Plaza Gallery)

Apartment of Daily Life (Culture And Information Center Bundang)

1998 The Rediscovery of Drowing (Hwan Ki Museum)

Anti Paper Brush Ink (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Landscape of Water (Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)

1997 Internet Art-The Next Generationrsquos View (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

Development of Korean Modern 1970-1997 (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul Print Art Fair (Han Ga Ram Art Center)

21C Leading actorrsquos of Korean Art (Sun Gallery)

Modern Korean Art A phace of the five artists (Pluse Gallery)

1996 Attention this artist (Dong A Gallery)

Korean Painting today-its situation and prospect (Duck Won Gallery)

Kontemporary Artrsquos of Korea-Search for Residence of a plane Art

(Seoung Gok Museum)

Su-Mook movement after Su-Mook (Hwan Ki Museum)

1995 The Leading Artists Representative work of 2000s

(Mun Hwa Il Bo Gallery)

The way of existence (Keum Ho Museum)

1994 Flowing Blackrsquoesthetics-Rediscovery of Su-Mook

(Gong Pyoung Art Center)

Artist and Environment (Duck Won Gallery)

The Proposal of Future-The new generationrsquos view

(Han Ga Ram Art Center)

1993 Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

Art Festival of the New Generation (Gong Pyoung Art Center)

1992 Todayrsquos Life-Todayrsquos Art (Keum Ho Museum)

Seoul contemporary Korean Painting (Seoul Museum of Art)

1990-95 Contemporary Su-mook

1990 Human Grop (Sam Jeung Gallery)

1989-90 ACT (Dong duck Gallery Batang-gol Gallery)

1989 Expression of a Time (Dong duck Gallery)

Contemporary art of the New Generation (Korea Gallery)

1988 The Newly figure for Korean art (Art Center)

PPuubblliicc CCoolllleeccttiioonnss

Gyeonggido Museum of Art National Museum of Contemporary Art

Seoul Museum of Art Dae-Jeon Municipal Museum of Art

Moran Museum of Art Busan Metropolitan Art Museum

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art Samsung Museum of Art Leeum

Seoul Museum of Art Sung-Gok Museum fo Art Hana Bank

AAwwaarrddss

2003 Todayrsquos The Young Artist Award

2000 The Suk Nam Cultural Foundation Award

PPrreesseenntt

Professor of Painting Department at Sung Shin Womens University

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

Page 70: Geun-Taek Yoo

2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art Vitamin

사비나미술관

전시총괄|이명옥(관장)

진 행 |강재현(큐레이터)

진행보조|박노춘(테크니션) 조 륜(인턴큐레이터)

홍 보 |박민 (홍보담당)

교 육 |윤희은(에듀케이터) 양혜정middot김민정(아웃리치프로그램전문강사)

도 록

발행처|사비나미술관

발행인|이명옥

편집인|강재현

번 역|임성연 다니엘박

촬 |박홍순

디자인|KC Communications

등 록|1996 1 20 제 1-1971호

2009 사비나미술관

본도록에실린글과도판은사비나미술관의동의없이무단전재및복제할수없습니다

YOO GEUN-TAEK _ Depiction of the Universe2009 11 4 - 11 29

Art VitaminSavina Museum of Contemporary ArtDirected by Savina Lee(Director of Savina Museum of Contemporary Art)Curated by Kang Jae-Hyun(Curator)with assistance of Park Noh-Choon(Technician) Cho Young-Ryun(Intern Curator)Public relations by Park Min-Young(PR Manager)Educations by Yoon Hee-Eun(Educator) Yang Hye-JungmiddotKim Min-Jung(Out reach program Instructor)

CataloguePublishing Office Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtPublished by Savina LeeEdited by Kang Jae-HyunTranslations by Lim Sung-Youn Daniel ParkPhotographs by Park Hong-SoonDesign by KC CommunicationsRegistration 1-1971 1996 1 20

2009 Savina Museum of Contemporary ArtNo part of this catalogue may be reproduced or utilized in any means without the written permission from Savina MuseumPrinted by KC Communications

유근택 _ 萬有寫生

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

Page 71: Geun-Taek Yoo

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom

110-240 서울특별시 종로구 안국동 159 TEL02-736-4371 FAX02-736-4372

159 Anguk-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-240 Korea wwwsavinamuseumcom