Oh Brother (Portraits), 2018
Acrylic on canvas.
70 cm x 50 cm.
The “Oh Brother Series” consists of artworks that center around a virtual space inspired by the traditional Korean landscape painting titled “Sun and Moon and Five Peaks.” This painting, historically positioned behind the king to represent his sovereign authority, serves as the foundation for a virtual world that the artworks bring to life. However, inside this virtual space, the characters that inhabit it are not autonomous beings with sovereignty, but rather partial subjects or objects devoid of agency.
The series as a them reflects on the nature of identity, subjectivity, and complexly intertwined power dynamics involved in claiming sovereign agency.
Partial subject/non-subject is depicted in a series of portraits in various poses.
Oh Brother (Sad), 2018, Acrylic on canvas. 70 cm x 50 cm.
Oh Brother (Serious), 2018, Acrylic on canvas. 70 cm x 50 cm.
Oh Brother (Happy), 2018, Acrylic on canvas. 70 cm x 50 cm.
Oh Brother (Eyes Closed), 2018, Acrylic on canvas. 70 cm x 50 cm.
Oh Brother (Angry), 2018,Acrylic on canvas. 70 cm x 50 cm.
Oh Brother (Grotesque), 2018, Acrylic on canvas. 70 cm x 50 cm.