Location: South Korea (Republic of Korea)
Dojoong Jo is a pioneer in the technique of using soil as a material in painting, making him the world leader in the style known as “Earth Painting.” He created the process out of a moment of inspiration and began experimenting and manipulating red soil. Over the past 24 years, he has developed his technique and expanded his materials to create unique mediums, colors, and application processes for soil art. The minerals in soil lend original colors to his works and allow the work to shimmer when illuminated, creating an exquisite effect and impression.
Dojoong holds a Master of Fine Arts from Chung-Ang University in Western Painting. He has devoted his life to art since he won the 16th Korea National Art Exhibition in 1967 when he was a freshman in college. He is the youngest painter in Korean history to receive an ‘honorable mention’.
Knar,
Knots are scars of trees.
Knots are formed for healing when a tree becomes sick.
The base of a branch embedded in the body of a tree.
A metaphor for'hard flesh '.
A metaphor for the feelings in the heart.
knar, 2021, soil on canvas, 25.5 x 28.5"
knar, 2021, soil on canvas, 25.5x 28.5"
knar, 2016, soil on canvas, 145.6 x 112.2cm
knar, 2016, soil on canvas, 145.6 x 112.2cm
jacaranda, 2016, soil on canvas, 112.2 x 145.6cm
knar forest fairy, 2016, soil on canvas, 112.2x 145.6cm
knar, 2017, soil on canvas, 112.2 x 145.6 cm
knar , 2020, soil on canvas, 145.6 x 112.2 cm
morning in the vineyard, 2008, soil on canvas, 25.5 x 28.5"
knar, 2016, soil on canvas, 94 x 88cm
“knar”
“knar2”
“knar3”
“knar4”
“jacaranda”
“knar forest fairy”
“knar5”
“knar6”
“ morning in the vineyard”
“knar6”
