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Jaeyeol Han | |
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한재열 | |
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| Born | 1983 (age 42–43) |
| Education | The University of Suwon (BFA, 2007) |
| Known for | Painting |
| Website | jaeyeolhan |
Jaeyeol Han (Korean: 한재열; born 1983) is a South Korean painter based in Seoul and Berlin. He is known for figurative paintings depicting anonymous urban figures and crowds, produced primarily with handmade oil paint sticks applied directly to the canvas.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Western painting from The University of Suwon in 2007.[3] In 2010, during his military service, he was deployed to Haiti with the South Korean military following the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[1] Following his military discharge, he lived in Ireland.[1]
Career and exhibitions
[edit]Han held a solo exhibition, Anonymous Passersby, at Gallery 41 in Seoul in 2012.[3] In 2013, he received an Excellence Award at the Seoul Digital University Art Awards.[4] He had subsequent solo exhibitions at Gallery Gahoedong 60 in 2013 and Alternative Space Artforum Rhee in 2014.[3]
In late 2019, Han moved to Berlin, Germany, and has since worked between Berlin and Seoul.[1] In November 2021, he presented the solo exhibition The Gathering, Bystanders at Gallery BK in Seoul, marking a transition in his subject matter from individual figures to collective crowd compositions.[5][6] Han participated in the group exhibition UNBOXING PROJECT 6: Reading, held at New Spring Project in Seoul from 23 October to 23 November 2025.[7] He was selected for the VIRTUAL VITAL special exhibition at Kiaf SEOUL in 2026.[8]
Technique and series
[edit]Han's paintings depict human figures without distinct facial features or individual markers.[2][5] According to a 2015 profile in Art in Culture, his compositions focus on the anonymity of individuals in urban environments.[2]
Han produces solid paint sticks (which he calls "pigment bars") by combining dry pigments, safflower oil, and beeswax.[9] He applies these bars directly against the canvas with manual pressure, creating thick impasto surfaces.[1][2]
His work is organized into two primary series:
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Lee, Jin-seop (11 February 2025). "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). Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Lee, Hyun (4 November 2015). "[New Look] 한재열: 무명의 얼굴들" [Jaeyeol Han: Anonymous faces]. Art in Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 "한재열". ARTMAP (in Korean). Retrieved 27 October 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.
- 1 2 3 4 Park, Jun-a (27 November 2021). "[인터뷰] 사라진 얼굴 뒤로 남겨진 얼굴을 그리는 한재열 작가" [[Interview] Artist Jaeyeol Han paints the face left behind the disappeared face]. The CEN News (in Korean). Retrieved 26 October 2026.
- ↑ "연말에 놓치면 안 될 회화 전시 4" [Four painting exhibitions not to miss at the end of the year]. Esquire Korea (in Korean). 3 December 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ "Reading". UNBOXING PROJECT. Retrieved 7 October 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.
- ↑ "Material". Jaeyeol Han. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
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