
Yoon Suk One Korea, b. 1983
Wet Coffin, 2017
oil on canvas
182 x 227 cm
Yoon describes con icting yet connected two aspects of the world such as individuals and society, memory and record, and the present and the past through the previous works in theme, ‘Submarine' in 2018. As a submarine travels in the vast sea, putting up with water pressure in isolation, artists' life is situated in the resembling position. Moving from one studio to the other, and proceeding for new practice are interlinked with the departure of a submarine for a battle. Generally his painting has its root in the tradition of vanitas painting. Whether the themes are of historical documentation or depiction of foliage plants and owers, his work denotes the transience of life and the certainty of death.
Yoon describes con icting yet connected two aspects of the world such as individuals and society, memory and record, and the present and the past through the previous works in theme, ‘Submarine' in 2018. As a submarine travels in the vast sea, putting up with water pressure in isolation, artists' life is situated in the resembling position. Moving from one studio to the other, and proceeding for new practice are interlinked with the departure of a submarine for a battle. Generally his painting has its root in the tradition of vanitas painting. Whether the themes are of historical documentation or depiction of foliage plants and owers, his work denotes the transience of life and the certainty of death.