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Jaeyeol Han | |
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한재열 | |
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| Born | 1983 (age 42–43) |
| Known for | Painting |
| Website | jaeyeolhan |
Jaeyeol Han (Korean: 한재열; born 1983) is a South Korean painter who works between Seoul and Berlin. His principal bodies of work include Passersby, based on anonymous people encountered in cities, and Bystanders, which focuses on images of crowds.[1]
Life and career
[edit]In 2010, while serving in the South Korean military, Han volunteered for deployment to Haiti for earthquake-recovery work following the 2010 Haiti earthquake. After completing his service, he lived in Ireland and began drawing pedestrians, an activity that developed into the Passersby series.[1]
In 2013, Han received an Excellence Award at the Seoul Digital University Art Awards for Passers-by, Repassage.[2] In 2021, he presented the solo exhibition The Gathering, Bystanders at Gallery BK in Seoul, showing work that expanded his earlier individual figures into crowd imagery.[3]
Han moved his main base to Berlin around the end of 2019 and has since maintained studios in Berlin and Seoul.[1] His work appeared in the Schema Art Museum exhibition SM-Smash#1: Data Material in 2022,[4] and he was selected for the VIRTUAL VITAL special exhibition at Kiaf SEOUL in 2026.[5]
Work and technique
[edit]Han removes identifying facial features and indicators of age, gender, and race in order to emphasize anonymity. In a 2015 feature, the Korean art magazine Art in Culture described his use of oil sticks without brushes, noting the physical force of his mark-making and the thick masses of paint that give the work both painterly and sculptural qualities.[6]
Pigment bars
[edit]Han makes and uses solid oil paint sticks that he calls "pigment bars" to obtain particular colors and textures. He holds the material directly against the canvas, applying friction and pressure rather than using a conventional brush; this produces heavily worked, sculptural surfaces.[1] The pigment bars are used in both the Passersby and Bystanders series.[1][6]
Major series
[edit]- Passersby: a series based on people observed in the streets of several cities, with individual identifying features broken down or removed.[1]
- Bystanders: a series using montaged images of crowds associated with historical events, disasters, and wars to examine relationships between individuals and groups.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "선과 색의 총성, 한재열이 그리는 '얼굴 없는 얼굴'" [The gunfire of lines and colors: Jaeyeol Han paints faceless faces]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 11 February 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ "'서울디지털대학교 미술상'에 이윤성" [Lee Yoon-sung wins Seoul Digital University Art Award]. Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). 25 February 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ "연말에 놓치면 안 될 회화 전시 4" [Four painting exhibitions not to miss at the end of the year]. Esquire Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ "SM-Smash#1: Data Material". Schema Art Museum (in Korean). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ "'5년째 동행' 키아프·프리즈 "분리 개최해도 협력 유지…상생하며 발전"" [Kiaf and Frieze maintain cooperation in their fifth year]. Herald Business (in Korean). 20 August 2026. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- 1 2 Lee, Hyun (4 November 2015). "[New Look] 한재열: 무명의 얼굴들" [Jaeyeol Han: Anonymous faces]. Art in Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 20 September 2026.