SEO YOUNG DEOK - CV
Seo’s chain sculptures are an observation of the modern-day busy life and its characteristics, which include our relationship with industrialization, technological advancements, and its effects on our culture. Through his sculptures, the artist create a space for viewers to consider things from another perspective. Viewers may identify and reflect upon their own state through his collections such as Anguish, Nirvana, Meditation.
Each chain piece is delicately welded together to evoke curiosity and wonderment in viewers. That something so cold and rigid as a metal chain could capture the fluidity and complex emotions of humans is difficult to believe until it is seen.
Audiences all over the world enjoy Seo Young Deok’s sculptures. His work has been curated in a diverse range of contexts, from galleries across Europe, international art fairs, sculpture gardens, and more. It is a testament to the universality of his work and speaks to the beauty and comfort viewers find in his sculptures.
His work impresses upon viewers that we are different but the same. We are fragmented but connected.
Active since 2009, Seo has exhibited worldwide with galleries and art spaces throughout Europe, North America, and Asia. He has had 11 solo exhibitions and participated in over 60 group exhibitions, internationally. As a creator of over 90 title works and 11 collections, he has reached impressive heights and further seeks to spread his message through his art.
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