Opus 1 (Die Fuge der Kunst)
2024
Woodplate, Acrylic paint, archival photographs,
bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (DGEBA), natural urushiol.
60 x 75 cm
Opus 1 (The Fugue of Art) is a cartographic altarpiece of entangled personal and collective histories spanning Asia, Africa, and Europe, adopting a postcolonial or transcultural perspective. It positions the artist’s practice within a broader socio-political and cultural context, while referencing classical traditions and formal structures. The work merges intimate and universal themes, inviting a re-examination of identity, heritage, and the interwoven nature of histories.
1. Opus 1 (Die Fuge der Kunst)
2. Installation view.
3. unfinished manuscript of the "Fuga a 3 Soggetti", from "The Art of Fugue" BWV 1080 by Johann Sebastian Bach.
4. Irworobongdo
5. Vivarini: The Madonna of Humility, the Annunciation, the Nativity, and the Pietà
6. Picasso: Guernica (detail)
7. Rodin: The Thinker (model), Gilt-bronze Maitreya in Meditation (National Museum of Korea)
8. Hardtack Umbrella underwater nuclear test 8 June 1958, loudspeakers against North Korea for propaganda broadcasts.
9. Malevich: Supremus No. 50 (1915)