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Arirang
The starting point of the artist's career in the late 1980s. 〈Arirang — A Joyful Day〉 won the Grand Prize at the 1989 Korea National Art Exhibition, bringing him to wider recognition. Translating traditional Korean visual idioms — cheongsa-choreong lanterns and the soemyul (vanishing) technique — into contemporary painting, critic Choi Tae-man read this body of work as an emblem of self-affirmation and generosity. Spanning both painting and woodblock prints, the 〈Arirang〉 series became the aesthetic foundation of the artist's lifelong practice.
159 works · 1988 — 2025
Arirang-Morning
1988315×205 cm · Oil on Paper
Arirang-Prayer1
1989440×180 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang -Happy Day
198955×34 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang-Happy Day Ⅴ
1989113×76 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang -Coexistence 5
198968×47 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang -Unity
198953×54 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang -Soul
198972.2×53 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang -Soul
198933×33 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang -Coexistence
198920×30 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang -Happy Day
198965×42 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang -Coexistence
198955×34 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang -Happy Day
1989112×76 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang-Vitality
1989103×70 cm · Mixed Media
Arirang-Unity
1989100×100 cm · Mixed Media
Arirang-Happy Day
198960×120 cm · Mixed Media
Arirang -Soul
1989120×120 cm · Oil on Canvas
Arirang -Soul
1989150×150 cm · Oil, Mixed Media on Canvas
Arirang -Soul
198935×35 cm · Oil, Mixed Media on Canvas
Arirang -Soul
198970×35 cm · Oil, Mixed Media on Canvas
Arirang -Soul
198960×72 cm · Oil, Mixed Media on Canvas
Arirang -Happy Day 8
199068×47 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang -Morning
199038×56 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang-Soul10
199072×51 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang-Soul
1990194×145 cm · Oil on Paper
Arirang-Prayer
199191×117 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Hope
1991162×130 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Happy Day
1991130×194 cm · Paper on Canvas
Arirang - Prayer 5
1991130×162 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Prayer
199191×117 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Coexistence
1991100×65 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Hope
1991194×130 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Hope
199173×61 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Happy Day
1991245×130 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Happy Day
1991130×194 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Holo Arirang
1991194×130 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Stone
1991145×112 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Hope
199180×60 cm · Acrylic on Paper
Arirang-Prayer
1991162×130 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Happy Day
199173×53 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Hope
199161×73 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Happy Day
1991146×112 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Vitality
199180×60 cm · Acrylic on Paper
Arirang-Vitality
1991117×91 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Happy Day
199180×60 cm · Acrylic, Oil on Paper
Arirang-Hope
1991162×130 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Vitality
199191×65 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Coexistence 7
199173×91 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Soul
1991100×80 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Hope
199153×73 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Soul
1991360×180 cm · Acrylic on Paper
Arirang-Happy Day
1991100×79 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Hope
199173×53 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Vitality
199180×60 cm · Acrylic on Paper
Arirang-Happy Day
1991146×112 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Hope
199173×61 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Coexistence
199160×100 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Vitality
1991145×112 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang -Happy Day
199262×42 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang-Prayer
199262×42 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang-Prayer
1992364×227 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang – Soul
199230×30 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang – Vitality
199234×34 cm · Acrylic on Korean Paper
Arirang — Resound the Earth, Resound the Sky
1992101×137 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Prayer
1992110×56 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang-Prayer
199276×56 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang-Vitality
199262×42 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang -Hope
199258×45 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang - Vitality
199236×28 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang -Vitality
1992120×80 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang -Vitality
199238×28 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang -Hope
199262×42 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang - Vitality
199231×34 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang - Coexistence
199290×57 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang -Hope
199265×53 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang -Vitality
199262×42 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang - Vitality
199262×42 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang-Vitality
199262×42 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang -Lucky Pouch
199262×42 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang — Resound the Earth, Resound the Sky
199262×42 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang-Vitality
199230×30 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang-Vitality
199230×30 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang-Vitality
199230×30 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang-Vitality
199230×30 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang-Vitality
1992130×162 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Hope
1992117×91 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Vitality
1992162×130 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Vitality
199291×73 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Vitality
1992194×130 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Vitality
1992558×226 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang — Resound the Earth, Resound the Sky
199291×73 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Prayer
199291×117 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Hope
199261×73 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Coexistence
1992101×137 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Hope
199238×56 cm · Acrylic on Paper
Arirang-Prayer
1992162×130 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Prayer
199256×56 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang-Vitality
199262×42 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang-Vitality
199262×42 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang-Prayer
199262×42 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang-Vitality
1992162×130 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Vitality
199291×73 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Happy Day
199291×73 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Hope
1992117×91 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Prayer
199273×53 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Coexistence
199273×61 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Vitality
199291×73 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Prayer
199273×61 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Vitality
199291×73 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Vitality
199253×46 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Where Do Our Hearts Go II
199280×60 cm · Acrylic on Paper
Arirang-Vitality
199291×73 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Resound the Earth, Resound the Sky
1992101×137 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Resound the Earth, Resound the Sky
1992137×101 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Vitality
199230×30 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang-Vitality
199333×33 cm · Acrylic on Paper
Arirang-Prayer
199333×33 cm · Acrylic on Paper
Arirang-Happy Day
199333×33 cm · Acrylic on Paper
Arirang -Happy Day
199363×44 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang -Happy Day
199345×65 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang -Happy Day
1993168×76 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang -Happy Day
1993100×100 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang -Prayer
199362×42 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang-Vitality
199362×42 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang-Prayer
199353×140 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Prayer
199361×73 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Vitality
1993454×181 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang -Happy Day
1994160×120 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang -Happy Day
1994112×76 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang-Vitality
199488×58 cm · Acrylic on Korean Paper
Arirang-Vitality
199433×33 cm · Acrylic on Korean Paper
Arirang-Prayer
199461×73 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Hope
199573×61 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang -Happy Day
1996100×60 cm · Woodblock Print + Computer Print
Arirang-Vitality
199691×45.5 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Panel
Arirang — Vital Force
199691×45.5 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Panel
Arirang — Vital Force
199691×45.5 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Panel
Arirang-Mt. Geumgang
1997455×182 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang — Mt. Geumgang
1997582×259 cm · Korean Paper, Iron Powder, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang — Mt. Geumgang
199791×73 cm · Korean Paper, Iron Powder, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang — Mt. Geumgang
199773×61 cm · Korean Paper, Iron Powder, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang — Mt. Geumgang
1997162×130 cm · Korean Paper, Iron Powder, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang — Mt. Geumgang
1997194×259 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang — Mt. Geumgang
199791×45.5 cm · Korean Paper, Iron Powder, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang — Mt. Geumgang
199791×73 cm · Korean Paper, Iron Powder, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Vitality
1997110×70 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang — Life Force
1997110×70 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang — Vitality
199890×65.1 cm · Wood, Acrylic on Canvas
Vitality
199891×146 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Happy Day
200635×25 cm · Woodblock, Silkscreen
Arirang-Vitality
200635×25 cm · Woodblock, Silkscreen
Arirang-Morning
200635×25 cm · Woodblock, Silkscreen
Arirang-Hope
200635×25 cm · Woodblock, Silkscreen
Arirang-Happy Day 2
200635×25 cm · Woodblock, Silkscreen
Arirang-Hope 2
200635×25 cm · Woodblock, Silkscreen
Arirang-Coexistence 1
201073×36 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang-Coexistence 2
201073×36 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Balsam
201135×24 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Arirang – Happy Day
202261×46 cm · Woodblock Print
Arirang Prayer
2025182×65 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas