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Chan-Hyo Bae (Korean: 배찬효; born 1975 in South Korea) is a visual artist based in London. He earned a Master of Fine Arts from The Slade School of Fine Art in University College of London in Fine Art Media and a Bachelor of Arts in Photography from Kyungsung University in South Korea. He is currently living and working in London.

Biography

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Chan-Hyo Bae was born June 22, 1975, in Busan, South Korea. He studied Photography at Kyungsung University in South Korea. He was initially a photojournalist but then a decision to study fine art in the UK changed everything. In September 2005 he started at the Slade School of Fine Art where he was taught by John Hilliard, a world-renowned conceptual artist who uses photography. This encounter was to alter Bae's perspective and approach as he became a fine artist. Living in London for the past decade has not always been an easy experience for Bae. He has at times felt alienated and isolated; an outsider using an unfamiliar language and living in a different culture. He describes a sense of dislocation, almost disconnection.  He also experienced, for the first time, racial prejudice which forced him to consider Western centric ideology that seeks to place a man like himself as ‘other’.  He describes this as the Western need to “exclude and diminish differences”. This sense of ‘outsiderness’ has become a core part of his work, as has his exploration of his own identity.

He has produced a range of work using photography. His style of approach is very theatrical and staged producing large scale color prints. In his first series of work entitled Existing in Costume [1](2006-2007) there is a central subject shown in full length portrait style wearing costumes and holding objects. His next series Fairy Tales Project [2] (2008-2010) has more elaborate staged shots involving quite large props and often several characters played by actors.  In Punishment Project (2011-2012) there is one main central figure, with glimpses of other people and characters in the frame. His latest series Witch Hunting Project (2013-2016) involves larger shots, often in landscape format, but in which only one main character appears along with scenes of miraculous events. Evolving across and between all these series are common concerns and themes which give a sense of his artistic voice.

Bae currently lives and primarily works in London, the UK.

Works

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Culture, Prejudice and Stereotypes are explored in the work of Korean Artist Chan-Hyo Bae. Since moving into London for further studying from South Korea, He has expressed in his work the feelings of cultural and emotional estrangement he experienced in the UK. Several series with the title Existing in Costume (2006 – 2016) saw him posing in variety of female historical western costumes, integrating himself into a history and society from which he felt excluded. Researched in meticulous detail, he created elaborate scenes of himself as a noblewoman from Elizabethan to Victoria periods.

More recent work in Existing in Costume series has drawn further on the idea of placing oneself into a collective consciousness within the dimensions of nationality. He has chosen as his subject Tudor history as well as the realms of western fairytales:[3] stories that have permeated our culture and become embedded into our general psyche.

In his series, Jumping Into, Chan-Hyo Bae places himself at the center of paintings from the collection of the National Gallery in London by celebrated western painters, Titian, Rubens and Jan de Beer. He has selected paintings of Christian or Mythological subject. His historical impersonations enter the realm of the surreal, as the artist sets himself into a newly crafted animal skin patchwork painting. The paint seems to be cracking, disappearing in parts, as the artist pastes in the layers of his new composition.

From the latest work, Chan-Hyo Bae had a question asking whether absolute faith and extreme beliefs are the fundamental causes leading to the hatred and detestation, rejection and oppression, and madness and violence. He is seeking answers to this question from Occident's Eye project[4] (2019-2020). Occident's Eye exposes the reality of violence represented by absolute faith. It recognises generosity and tolerance for others and the presence of communities living in ways different from humans, and asserts we need to try to live in harmony with all living things. And He challenged the limits of photography and attempted to extend the work to multi-dimensional installations and videos.

Exhibitions

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Chan-Hyo Bae's work has been shown in many international exhibitions including Kunsthalle Wien[5] in Austria; Museum of Quai Branly in France; Jewish Museum in the UK; The Museum of Fine Art[6] in USA; National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Korea; Natural History Museum in France; Russian Museum in Russia; LEEUM Samsung Museum of Art in Korea; Vestfossen Kunst Laboratorium in Norway; Worker and Kolkhoz Woman Museum in Russia; Seoul Museum of Art in Korea; Daegu Art Museum in Korea; The Museum of Modern Art in Azerbaijan; Royal Academy of Arts in the UK; Pohang Museum of Steel Art in Korea; Museum of Arts and Design in USA;  Seoul Olympic Museum of Art in Korea; Colorado Photographic Arts Center in USA; Cite Internationale des Arts in France; GoEun Museum of Photography in Korea; Aberystwyth Arts Centre in the UK; Gothenburg Museum of Art in Sweden; Baerum Kunsthall in Norway; Santa Barbara Museum of Art in USA; Govt. College of Fine Arts Museum in India; National Museum of Singapore in Singapore; The Museum of Photography in Korea; Savina Museum of Contemporary Art in Kore; Saatchi Gallery[7] in the UK; Format International Photography Festival in the UK; Progetti Arte Contemporanea in Italy; Chosun University Museum of Art in Korea; Wu-Min Art Center in Korea, Fondazione Palazzo Magnani in Italy, Lithuanian National Museum of Art Vilnius in Lithuania, Korean Cultural Center, Brussels in Belgium, Palazzo Tagliaferro Contemporary Culture Center, Andora in Italy, Busan International Photo Festival in Korea, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Cheongju in Korea, The State Russian Museum Exhibition Centre ROSPHOTO, Saint-Petersburg in Russia, Deagu Photo Biennale, Deagu in Korea, Fondazione Palazzo Magnani, Reggio Emilia in Italy, Vestfossen Kunst Laboratorium, Vestfossen in Norway, Le Murate. Progetti Arte Contemoranea, Florence in Italy, etc...

Public collections

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Chan-Hyo Bae's work is found in major museum collections worldwide, including

Publications

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References

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  1. ^ Greenhill, Pauline; Rudy, Jill Terry; Hamer, Naomi; Bosc, Lauren (2018-03-28). The Routledge Companion to Media and Fairy-Tale Cultures. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-36879-3.
  2. ^ Murai, Mayako (2015-11-01). From Dog Bridegroom to Wolf Girl: Contemporary Japanese Fairy-Tale Adaptations in Conversation with the West. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-3950-3.
  3. ^ Bacchilega, Cristina (2013-11-01). Fairy Tales Transformed?: Twenty-First-Century Adaptations and the Politics of Wonder. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-3928-2.
  4. ^ 배, 찬효 (2020-04-15). OCCIDENT'S EYE (in Korean). 한미사진미술관. ISBN 978-89-93748-82-6.
  5. ^ Viola, Eugenio (2011). No Fashion, Please!: Fotografie Zwischen Gender und Lifestyle (in German). Verlag für moderne Kunst. ISBN 978-3-86984-269-1.
  6. ^ Sinsheimer, Karen; Tucker, Anne; Koo, Bohnchang (2009). Chaotic Harmony: Contemporary Korean Photography. Museum of Fine Arts. ISBN 978-0-300-15753-6.
  7. ^ Ciclitira, Serenella; Lee, Dae Hyung; Lee, Jiyoon (2010). Korean Eye: Contemporary Korean Art. Skira. ISBN 978-88-572-0467-3.
  8. ^ 배, 찬효 (2020-04-15). OCCIDENT'S EYE (in Korean). 한미사진미술관. ISBN 978-89-93748-82-6.
  9. ^ Greenhill, Pauline; Rudy, Jill Terry; Hamer, Naomi; Bosc, Lauren (2018-03-28). The Routledge Companion to Media and Fairy-Tale Cultures. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-36879-3.
  10. ^ Kim, Hong-hŭi; 배찬효 (2018). Chan-Hyo Bae: Existing in Costume. Museum of Photography, Seoul. ISBN 978-89-93748-77-2.
  11. ^ Shin, Suejin (2017). Contemporary Korean Photography. Hatje Cantz. ISBN 978-3-7757-4040-1.
  12. ^ Murai, Mayako (2015-11-01). From Dog Bridegroom to Wolf Girl: Contemporary Japanese Fairy-Tale Adaptations in Conversation with the West. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-3950-3.
  13. ^ Hooton, Keiko S.; Godfrey, Tony (2013). Contemporary Photography in Asia. Prestel. ISBN 978-3-7913-4807-0.
  14. ^ Bacchilega, Cristina (2013-11-01). Fairy Tales Transformed?: Twenty-First-Century Adaptations and the Politics of Wonder. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-3928-2.
  15. ^ Bernier, Celeste-Marie (2019-01-08). Stick to the Skin: African American and Black British Art, 1965-2015. Univ of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-28653-5.
  16. ^ Ciclitira, Serenella; Lee, Dae Hyung; Lee, Jiyoon (2010). Korean Eye: Contemporary Korean Art. Skira. ISBN 978-88-572-0467-3.
  17. ^ Sinsheimer, Karen; Tucker, Anne; Koo, Bohnchang (2009). Chaotic Harmony: Contemporary Korean Photography. Museum of Fine Arts. ISBN 978-0-300-15753-6.
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  1. Korea Joongang Daily; Magok's Space K Seoul transforms area into arts and culture hot spot by Moon So-Yong, September 28, 2020[1]
  2. The Hindu Newspaper; Chan-Hyo Bae on using self-portraits to make sense of his immigrant experience by Sindhuri Nandhakumar February 16, 2019[2]
  3. London Korean Links; by Events editor 16 Feb 2019[3]
  4. Sverges Television; Månlandningen fyller 50 – firas med fotoutställning, March 28, 2019[4]
  5. Times of India; Chan-Hyo Bae's work is about exploring the ambiguity of the definition of belief by Purnima Sah, Mar 24, 2019[5]
  6. Hyperallergic; Photographs Enliven the Public and Historic Spaces of an Indian City by Priyanka Sacheti, March 21, 2019[6]
  7. Korea Joongang Daily; Subverting the self-portrait by Moon So-Yong, February 24, 2019[7]
  8. Artsy; Chan-Hyo Bae - Jumping Into, March 3, 2019[8]
  9. The New York Times; 13 Artists on:Immigration by Zoe Lescaze, June 19, 2018[9]
  10. Asker og Baerums Budstikke; Nå kan du se forkledde foto i Bærum Kunsthall by Eyvind Sverre Menne, February 7, 2018[10]
  11. Artnet; The 2017 Edition of START Art Fair Comes to London With a Focus on Asian Art by Naomi Rea, September 12, 2017[11]
  12. Visionarea Art Space: Sartor Resartus, September 30, 2015[12]
  13. Artnet; Rare Portrait of English Queen Anne Boleyn Identified Using Facial Recognition Software by Lorena Munoz-Alonso, February 18, 2015[13]
  14. Inhalemag; site by Isahido, June 6, 2014[14]
  15. Slate magazine; Cross-Dressing Throughout History to Fit In; by David Rosenberg, March 20, 2013[15]
  16. Photomonitor; by katy Barron and Amber Butchart, July 9, 2013[16]
  17. Art Daily; Looking in: Photography Portraits by Maud Sulter and Chan-Hyo Bae, July 12, 2013[17]
  18. Artribune; Crinoline, Corsetti e Parucche;by Slivia Somaschini, September 30, 2013[18]
  19. Artlys; Identity And Migration Themes within Contemporary Art Explored In New Exhibition by, June 13, 2013[19]
  20. Evening Standard; Looking In, Ben Uri Gallery - exhibition review, July 11, 2013[20]
  21. It's Nice That; Words Liv Siddall, August 13, 2012[21]
  22. Santa Barbara Independent; Contemporary Korean Photography at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art by Charles Donelan, July 22, 2010[22]
  23. Lenscratch; CHAN-HYO BAE: EXISTING IN COSTUME by Aline Smithson May 28, 2009[23]
  1. ^ "Magok's Space K Seoul transforms area into arts and culture hot spot". Korea JoongAng Daily. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  2. ^ Nandhakumar, Sindhuri (2019-02-15). "Chan-Hyo Bae on using self-portraits to make sense of his immigrant experience". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  3. ^ Editor, Events (2019-02-16). "Chan-Hyo Bae: Jumping Into, at Purdy Hicks". London Korean Links. Retrieved 2020-09-20. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Månlandningen fyller 50 – firas med fotoutställning". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  5. ^ "Purnima Sah: Times of India Reporter". The Times of India. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  6. ^ Sacheti, Priyanka (2019-03-21). "Photographs Enliven the Public and Historic Spaces of an Indian City". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  7. ^ "Subverting the self-portrait: Photographer Chan-hyo Bae satirizes Western culture by inserting himself into evocative images". Korea JoongAng Daily. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  8. ^ "Chan-Hyo Bae - Jumping Into | Purdy Hicks Gallery | Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  9. ^ Lescaze, Zoë (2018-06-19). "13 Artists On: Immigration". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  10. ^ Menne, Eyvind Sverre (2018-02-07). "Nå kan du se forkledde foto i Bærum Kunsthall". www.budstikka.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2020-10-07.[permanent dead link‍]
  11. ^ "The 2017 Edition of START Art Fair Comes to London With a Focus on Asian Art". artnet News. 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  12. ^ Giovannini, Marco (2015-10-02). "VISIONAREA ART SPACE: SARTOR RESARTUS BY CHAN-HYO BAE". Fondazione terzo pilastro. Retrieved 2020-09-20.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ "Rare Portrait of Queen Anne Boleyn Identified". artnet News. 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  14. ^ "Chan-Hyo Bae: I Have an Interest in Cultural Prejudice". INHALE MAG. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  15. ^ Rosenberg, David (2013-03-20). "Cross-Dressing Throughout History to Fit in". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  16. ^ "Looking In: Photographic Portraits by Maud Sulter and Chan-Hyo Bae". Photomonitor. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  17. ^ Artdaily. "Looking in: Photographic portraits by Maud Sulter and Chan-Hyo Bae opens at Ben Uri Museum & Gallery". artdaily.cc. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  18. ^ Somaschini, Silvia (2013-09-30). "Chan Hyo Bae: crinoline, corsetti e parrucche". Artribune (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  19. ^ "Identity And Migration Themes within Contemporary Art Explored In New Exhibition". Artlyst. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  20. ^ "Looking In, Ben Uri Gallery - exhibition review". Evening Standard. 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  21. ^ "Artist Chan-Hyo Bae interprets bonkers British heritage in these stunning photographs". www.itsnicethat.com. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  22. ^ Jul 22, Charles Donelan Thu; 2010 | 12:00am (2010-07-22). "Contemporary Korean Photography at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 2020-10-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  23. ^ "Chan-Hyo Bae: Existing in Costume". LENSCRATCH. 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  24. ^ Bührer, Dietmar (2009). brennpunkt Magazin (in German). epubli. ISBN 978-3-86931-066-4.
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