Schrank Serie #26
| Height | 16 cm |
|---|---|
| Width | 11.5 cm |
| Length/Depth | 1 cm |
The artist will be visiting her home town from 22 June to 31 July 2026. Deliveries will still be made up until her departure. Further deliveries will take place from 1 August 2026.
Cabinet Series (ongoing from 2024)
Acrylic on wood, varnished
***Only the works with small hinges can be opened; those without hinges are permanently glued shut.

Various sizes (min. 11 x 15 cm – max. 25 x 25 cm)
Hand-signed on the reverse. The piece will be securely packaged.
Brief description:Â
As a Korean artist, my work explores in depth the cultural differences between Asia and Europe. I combine inspiration from Korean folk art with Western painting techniques that I learnt during my training.
The ‘Schrank’ series is inspired by European peasant painting, though the motifs – such as plants, animals and ornaments – are drawn from the Korean folk art form known as Minhwa 민화.
Minhwa refers to folk painting that has been created and used by ordinary people since the Joseon Dynasty. It was far more than mere decoration, as the images depicted the wishes and hopes of everyday life in symbolic form. For example, cranes, deer, pine trees and the mushroom of immortality (Bullocho) represent the wish for a long life. Depicted pairs of animals – such as ducks or birds – symbolise marital harmony and the happiness of a lasting partnership. In addition, there are also symbols representing scholarship, offspring, prosperity or general happiness in life. Taken as a whole, Minhwa paintings reflect the wish that people’s hopes for their own lives may be fulfilled.
< Example of traditional Korean folk painting
< Example of European peasant painting
Soyoung Park
: “I have a keen interest in traditional arts in general and find particular inspiration in traditional Korean folk art. I express this through Western painting techniques which I learnt during my training. On the one hand, this serves to ease my homesickness; on the other, because traditional folk art is often more than just aesthetic objects. It frequently contains primal and symbolic elements that reflect the rich cultural history of a people and serve as a source of inspiration for me. The figures in my works are created through exaggeration, distortion and abstraction. Through my art, I tell stories about my origins, my dreams or even the story of a third person. I use various materials and techniques, as I select the most suitable media and formats depending on the theme in order to convey the content I have created in the best possible way."
2013–2014 Studied painting at Ewha Womans University, Seoul
2016–2021 Studied fine art at the HfBK Dresden
2022–2025 Master’s programme at the HfBK
Dresden
SCHOLARSHIPS / FUNDING
2025 Working scholarship from the Cultural Foundation of the Free State
of Saxony2025 CHUNMAN ART for YOUNG
Scholarship
EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)
2025 Daydreaming about Love (solo), C. Rockefeller, Dresden
2025 Small-format works, around 3 Kambs
2025 OSTRALE 2025, Robotron Katine, Dresden
2025 M25, Kunsthalle Oktogon, HfBK Dresden
2024 Minhwa International, Hole of Fame, Dresden
2024 Verschwinden, Stockwerk, Weimar
2024 New Acquisitions of Contemporary Art in the Kunstfonds 2023, Representation of the Free State of Saxony to the Federal Government in Berlin
2023 Win/Win Exhibition 2023, HALLE 14 in Leipzig
COLLECTION Kunstfonds Sachsen, DE
