Seung Yul Oh (Korean: 오승열) is a Korean New Zealand artist who is best known for his public art works around New Zealand.
Biography Oh was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1981. In 1997, at age 15, Oh moved to New Zealand alone and attended school as an international student. He later became a citizen and now works and resides between Seoul and Auckland.
In 2005, Oh completed an MFA at Auckland University's Elam School of Fine Arts. He is a multimedia artist who works across mediums such as sculpture, installation, video, painting and performance. His art practice has been noted to merge East Asian popular culture with Western art history through playful and whimsical elements that distort scale and at times invite participation.
Some of his notable public art works include; OnDo (2015-2021), a large pair of chopsticks holding noodles, which was located on the footpath of Auckland's Dominion Road. Conduct Cumulus (2017) outside The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora in Christchurch. The sculpture, Upon a Pond (2017) located near the Albany Stadium Pool in Albany, Auckland. Which expels mist and invites people to climb it. As well as the works Cycloid I, II,III,IV,V, and VI as part of sculpture on the gulf on Matiatia Headland, Waiheke Island.
The Wellington Sculpture Trust has commissioned Oh to create a sculpture. Kimi / You Are Here will be installed in Waitangi Park in Wellington in 2025.
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions +WorkYearGalleryLocationAtonal Sonority 2023NorthArtAuckland, New ZealandGuttation 2023ONE AND J. GALLERYSeoul, South KoreaHuggong-Monologue 2022STARKWHITEAuckland, New ZealandTouch 2020ONE AND J. GALLERYSeoul, South KoreaVary very 2018ONE AND J. GALLERYSeoul, South KoreaHorizontal Loop 2018STARKWHITEAuckland, New ZealandSoom: variation II 2017Xinchang Culture CentreShanghai, ChinaSlit Scan 2016Tauranga Art GalleryTauranga, New ZealandHaaPoom 2015Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary GalleryAuckland, New ZealandLeft, Right 2015ONE AND J. GALLERYSeoul, South KoreaSOOM 2014Auckland Art Gallery Auckland, New Zealandmemmem 2014STARKWHITEAuckland, New ZealandMOAMOA, a decade 2014City Gallery WellingtonWellington, New ZealandMOAMOA 2013Dunedin Public Art GalleryDunedin, New Zealand Huggong 2013Christchurch Art GalleryChristchurch, New ZealandSEESAW 2013ONE AND J. GALLERYSeoul, South KoreaHuggong 2012STARKWHITEAuckland, New ZealandBok 2011The Physics RoomChristchurch, New ZealandSolo Group Show 2011ggoollSeoul, South KoreaPokpo 2010Artspace AotearoaAuckland, New ZealandBogle Bogle 2010The Dowse MuseumWellington, New ZealandOddooki 2008Sculpture Court, Te PapaWellington, New ZealandDaradaradarada 2008STARKWHITEAuckland, New ZealandSsendong 2007STARKWHITEAuckland, New ZealandChew Chew Tongue 2006STARKWHITEAuckland, New ZealandAll the Way Down Back Inside the Bones of Your Spine 2006Peter's GarageAuckland, New ZealandSniffing Onioned Armpit 2004Special GalleryAuckland, New ZealandSeung, Deepfried at Peter's Garage 2003Peter's GarageAuckland, New Zealand
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