Consolidating photography, performance art, and painting, Koh Sang Woo reconsiders the way in which we look at others and understand ourselves.
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Capturing his every subject in their most pure and vulnerable form, using negative film, Koh Sang Woo is a visual artist who consolidates photography, performance, and painting – in an effort to present the audience with the opportunity to see the world in reverse, and reconsider the way in which we look at others and understand ourselves.
Korean Visual Artist Koh Sang Woo Paints The World In Reverse
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You were born in Seoul in a family of artists. What attracted you to the US " When I was a young student, Art education in Korea had mainly focused on technique rather than idea.  Realism was large part of art education based on hours of daily drawing, painting, and training. I realized the US had a different Art education system. After finding out creating 20 artworks portfolio was the way to enter college, that immediately attracted me. It required far more creativity. I started to build ideas and personality to create portfolio. I wanted to study art in US.
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You graduated from the Chicago School of Art Institute in 2001 and double-majored in Photography and Performance. Tell us about your first steps as an artist based in New York.
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