Ikumi Nakada explores the ambiguity of boundaries and the ways they shape or expand our perspectives. She examines the blurred line between childhood and adulthood, questioning the social constructs that influence how we perceive identity. Her works have been exhibited in various countries, including Japan, Taiwan, the United States, and China. In 2021, her piece Not Angry was auctioned at Ravenel in Taipei, achieving a final bid of $14,561.

CDA is a gallery stands for ‘Creative’, ‘Discovery’, and ‘Appreciation’. The gallery mainly presents creative activities in various fields of contemporary visual arts in the form of exhibitions. CDA exhibition mainly focuses on paintings but subjects to all kinds of genres and mediums such as sculpture, prints, photography, animation, and video. The form of the exhibitions is also balanced, with a mix of solo and group exhibitions, as well as art fairs and collaborative projects. We sincerely hope that our activities will serve as a spark for the realization of meaningful projects for creators(artists) and an opportunity for audiences to expand their inspiration and collecting.

Jealousy

Works are landscapes with blurred shapes that drift and become entangled due to numerous traces of brush strokes and erasures. The vision, which cannot be fixed, changes everything fluidly without exception, and the gaze of a precise moment naturally blurs and disappears. The characteristics of the gaze captured by the artist are intuitively transferred to the flatness of the painting as if scrawling long with rhythmic movements. The artist records what she sees on the screen by repeatedly filling and removing unrealistically intense colors and building up layers.

Architecture is a practice of space and design—and also of sociology, history, philosophy, literature, and more; it is art in action and interaction, use and relation. Directed by an architect, “The Untitled Void” is a space intended for thought, inviting the formulation of new and living questions rather than the simple display of packaged conclusions.

The Untitled Void values collaborative process as a part of our curatorial approach. We are committed to showcasing artists and projects that trouble binaries and transcend the ego, boldly engaging the issues of our shared past, present, and future. We place no limits on genre or medium; we love to be surprised and challenged.

The Untitled Void

Sculpture

Lee Seokyung (b.1995) visually unravels the refreshing moments of daily life through her paintings. She uses broad strokes of color and employs a technique called "erasure drawing," in which she leaves behind only the form of sensation before the paint dries. The brushstrokes across the canvas form continuous marks that break away from traditional conventions of intense, sustained focus, instead showcasing lively, spontaneous gestures. The works in this exhibition are part of the Island Series, which began with the bubbles Lee encountered in her everyday life, sparking her exploration of fleeting, delicate forms. For Lee, bubbles became a source of comfort, offering a curious escape for reflection amidst the exhaustion of daily life. In contrast to the harshness of the modern world, the fictional space of Bubble Island becomes a refuge—offering a serene landscape of white and blue, with open vistas that invite contemplation.

"Objecthood" is a concept that emerged from minimalism, often translated as "objecthood" or "materiality." It aims to strip objects of unnecessary elements, focusing on the essence of the object and the inherent properties of the material, to present works that are non-imitative and non-representational.

Based in Busan, Objecthood Gallery seeks to introduce the artistic worlds of emerging domestic and international artists who understand and interpret this pure concept of objecthood. The gallery also serves as a new platform to offer moments of relaxation and leisure in our modern lives.


OBJECTHOOD

The Body of Permanence

Through photoscollected via the web, Kim's work embodies the imagined nature and conveys it as though it had been experienced in real life. While traditionalartworks convey nature seen through sight as seen while painting, Kim captures the essence of the asynchronous image seized throughphotography. The "On the waves." series expresses the location and moment where fiction and reality collide by overlapping the seasons andweather experienced on an anonymous beach and in real life. With shards of senses colliding and combining, these pieces try to aggregateeveryday life with remnants of incidental sensations. The imagined sense of movement is artistically articulated, recreated with a thin sense ofspace, and placed on a canvas based on digital photographs. It takes in the image from the monitor and applies a tiny bit of creativity to create awhole new visual world. The moment's image is caught and the invisible components are conveyed visually through the waves that carry theseason's colors. By contemplating and creating a virtual environment, Kim continues her search to find a distinct depth amid the priceless andsuperficial details of precise pieces. By doing this, she emphasizes leaving sensory imprints and communicating beyond the confines of realityand fantasy.

Waves of Morning Glow

The artist, writer, and traveller Juli Baker and Summer invites us into her world of vivid, emotive storytelling. Known for her dynamic use of colour and expressive brushstrokes, her works are deeply personal yet universally resonant, seamlessly blending themes of memory, culture, and social observation. Each piece acts as a page from her visual journal, capturing the warmth of everyday life while offering nuanced reflections on broader societal complexities.

For Access Bangkok Art Fair 2024, Juli Baker and Summer presents her latest series "Journal of the Nordic Lands" comprising six new paintings inspired by her recent journey to Scandinavia.

SAC Gallery was founded by Subhashok Angsuvarnsiri in 2012 as an art space with more than a thousand square meters across four floors in the heart of Bangkok. SAC Gallery seeks to develop the career of Thai and Southeast Asian artists on an international level through engaging in-person and digital programming as well as regular participation in art fairs throughout the world.

SAC Gallery

Reindeer Ride

PARK CHULHO From 2010 to 2014, Park Chulho temporarily used the alias JH SHOW to conceal his identity while collaborating with fellow artists. During this period, he manually edited press photos from LIFE magazine, cutting them with a craft knife and assembling them into pop-up book-like structures.
These manipulated images were then rephotographed, creating theatrical compositions that blur the line between truth and fiction. Park's "LIE" series, a pivotal body of work exploring human nature through various media, will be showcased at ACCESS BANGKOK for the first time in 15 years. His interpretations of social issues and cultural phenomena are marked by a playful yet refined sense of humor, known in Korean as "haehak"—a harmonious wit that injects humor into reality while maintaining dignity.

Director Yoo Keetae of Placemak started the culture and art business in 2006. He majored in sculpture in college and was an artist working on performances. Yoo Keetae felt that he had few and limited opportunities to showcase his works. He opened a bar called ‘BARDAQ’ in ‘Hongdae’, a representative gathering place for artists in Seoul. People who visited the bar could naturally appreciate the artwork while drinking and listening to music. He even removed all the tables and chairs from the bar to showcase the artist's work. Five years later, in 2010, Yoo Keetae opened the White Cube ‘Placemak’ in ‘Yeonnam-dong,’ a neighborhood of ‘Hongdae’, for exhibition only. The close relationship with the artists created on the ‘BARDAQ’ was connected/maintained until the place act. In 2011, an additional ‘Maksa’ will be opened in the old market building, which is outdated to present performances as well as exhibitions. The Placemak and Maksa are located in the building next door, facing each other. Yoo Keetae also ran a 'Tokeebar' in Yeonnam-dong to finance the operation of the exhibition space. Since then, commerce and capital have rapidly flowed into the area where the Placemak is located. Placemak moved to Yeonhui-dong, a nearby area, in 2016 as it suffered damage from gentrification. In July 2016, ‘Laser’, an exhibition space for artists’ networks and media art, was additionally opened in Yeonhui-dong. As the number of operating spaces increases, ‘Maksa’ will be renamed ‘Placemak1’, the Yeonhui-dong exhibition space will be renamed ‘Placemak2’, and ‘Laser’ will be renamed ‘Placemak3’. Incheon, a satellite city about an hour away from Seoul, is an area where writers gather because prices are cheap. Placemak operated an exhibition space in Incheon from 2018 to 2020, and also performed multi-genre activities with young artists. Placemak's projects include 'Term Gallery' to expand art trade windows and 'Mak Expedition' to revitalize local art.

PLACEMAK BKK

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Artas Galeri was established in 2020 at The Strand, Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya.

Our main objective is to promote our local Arts. It also stands as a platform for talented and emerging Artists to educate, inspire, and motivate with the power of Arts.

Artas Gallery

Fragments of Emotion

Since its 2016 establishment at the Itaewon district of Seoul, ERD has been dedicated to introducing an extensive range of contemporary art and design.  While presenting exhibitions and projects on and off the site, ERD constantly participates in art fairs of all sizes, seeking to expand its artists’ works to a wider audiences.  ERD is also a home to the Asia’s very first House of Finn Juhl.  One of the undisputed greats of the “Danish Modern”, Finn Juhl’s collection (produced exclusively by Onecollection) is displayed along the diverse genre of works by local designers. In 2019, ERD‘s art division Galerie ERD makes its expansion next door, allowing fine art and design be showcased at an independent yet closely tied venues. While maintaining its existing ties with House of Finn Juhl Seoul, ERD continues its exhibitions and projects in an ever-increasing varieties.  ERD saw another addition of venue in 2020 when Galerie ERD Busan opened its door in Haeundae.

galerieERD

Romantic white grave

Jihye, born in Seoul in 1993, is an artist who uses photography, videography, and writing to capture the essence of everyday life. Her fascination with her surroundings began at a young age when her father gifted her a camera. Her passion for recording the beauty of mundane moments has only grown stronger over time. Jihye's art is a reflection of her belief in the power of capturing and preserving moments that are often overlooked. Through her lens, she finds joy in revealing the beauty of the everyday world, from the landscapes that she encounters to the people she meets. Her work serves as a reminder that it's often the small, seemingly insignificant details that make life worth living. Jihye's art is deeply personal, yet it speaks to universal truths that connect us all. Through her art, she hopes to inspire others to appreciate the beauty of everyday life and to find joy in the moments that might otherwise be forgotten.

아투(Artue)는 동시대 예술 현장의 역동성을 자양분으로 삼은 역량 있는 예술가들의 작품을 엄선하여 생동감 넘치는 미술의 본질을 세계에 알리는 데 헌신하고 있습니다. 예술가들을 위한 플랫폼 구축은 갤러리, 컬렉터 및 미술 애호가들을 연결해 지리적, 물리적 경계를 넘어선 총체적 경험을 제공하려는 아투의 핵심 미션과 연결됩니다. 아투를 통해 매력적인 미술의 세계를 발견하고 그 어디에서도 만날 수 없는 기회를 경험해 보시기 바랍니다. 

Artue is dedicated to bringing the vibrant essence of art to the world stage, presenting a curated selection of works by talented artists who embody dynamic contemporary scenes. By creating a platform for these artists, we foster connections among galleries, collectors, and art enthusiasts, offering an immersive experience that transcends geographical boundaries. Discover the captivating world of contemporary art through Artue and unlock unparalleled opportunities for growth, exposure, and success. Join us in celebrating the diverse and remarkable contributions of artists to the global art community.

Artue - Korea

Ginger Lemon Tea

"언제 안녕이 오지(Annyeong, Are you coming?)" is a solo exhibition by first-generation illustrator Morae Shin, exploring the emotional connection between the artist and the audience through a narrative that personifies "Hello." Based on three years of reflection and work, this exhibition conveys a heartfelt message about the anticipation of a meaningful "hello."

Reflect 2

December

Lee Seokyoung, who explores the revitalization of daily life through painting, transforms its complexities into expansive swaths of color, leaving behind only visual language and sensory experience through the technique of 'erasure drawing' on the surface of wet paint.

The process of exposing large areas of color on the white canvas surface evokes a sensation where the body seems to command the space. As one moves across the canvas, the living gesture of a single brushstroke becomes visible, rather than the mere accumulation of layers. This requires intense concentration from the artist, resulting in a canvas that breaks free from conventional, rigid structures. In these moments, the artist follows the direction of sensation through the colors of wet paint. Through the instantaneous act of drawing and erasing, shapes emerge, reborn as a neutral and pure language.

A Stream Touching the Surface

A lucky letter has arrived for you. You may have heard the legend of the chain letter that begins like this:

"This letter first originated in England and has traveled around the world, bringing luck to those who received it. Now, it has been passed on to you..."

While it claims to bring luck, it actually contains some rather suspicious elements:

"You must send seven copies to others within four days." → This carries a phishing scam-like nuance.
"President J.F. Kennedy of the United States received this letter but ignored it, and nine days later, he was assassinated." → This includes fear-inducing, scam-like elements.
In a way, it can be considered one of the earliest forms of spam mail.

However, the letter you have now has been stripped of all these elements, leaving only pure luck for you. It has simply cleared customs through JFK Airport, named after the former president, and has been infused with all kinds of lucky charms, from lucky $2 bills to lucky Biki. This letter was created with the concept that the very act of wishing for luck and passing it on is, in itself, a continuous cycle of consuming luck.

Lucky symbols from both Eastern and Western cultures were collaged together, and a setting was established where "the letter originally started in England but made a stop in the United States along the way." This provided a rationale—somewhat—for attaching a $2 bill. Thus, a stamp featuring Queen Elizabeth of England was affixed, and elements resembling an entry declaration form were included to reinforce the concept that the letter had passed through customs smoothly. To enhance immersion, a USPS (United States Postal Service) international package was used.

Lucky Chain Letter

Han Youngsoo is recognized as one of the first commercial photographers in South Korea, capturing the beauty of Seoul's streets from 1956 to 1963 during the country's postwar reconstruction and rapid modernization. His refined perspective continues to be celebrated, with recent acquisitions by LACMA (Los Angeles) and the International Center of Photography (New York).

BAIK ART is a contemporary art gallery based in Los Angeles, Seoul, and Jakarta. Established in Los Angeles in 2014, BAIK ART has introduced artists whose works deal with individual hybridity, globalization, and cultural diaspora. In 2016, BAIK ART expanded its presence to Seoul, promoting an active artistic exchange between the two cities. In 2022, BAIK ART launched its third location in Jakarta while Baik Art Seoul simultaneously relocated and reopened with an inaugural solo exhibition of Han Youngsoo.

Baik Art

Myeong-dong, Seoul, Korea 1956-1963

“Cosmos” is one of a series of works titled <Fragments>, revealing the artist’s philosophy that our emotions and lives are not intact, but a process of emptying, growing, refining, and finding balance. The artist visualizes our lives and feelings on the canvas using line and color, excluding other media and expressive techniques in an attempt to capture something with the flow of the brush alone. The connection between the fragments that resemble scars and the process of struggle and triumph in our life conveys that the journey is beautiful in and of itself. He hopes that the audience would experience the beauty of emptying themselves of their own demands, difficulties, hurts, and sorrows and filling themselves with something new.

Cosmos

Trees

Artemin is a human gene located on the human chromosome 1 (1p34.1), so called as ART. Its main function is related to the development of neuroblast and the peripheral nervous system.

Artemin Gallery was founded in 2020, and our name was inspired by the gene, aims to have a keen and rapid perception of art, similar to the transmission of nerves. We committed to discovering the connection between art and everyday life, searching for potential artists, and exploring the infinite possibilities of contemporary art.

Artemin Gallery

Messenger no.13

"Tree of Life, 2024" is part of the "Take Some Time" series, a ceramic series of candle holders inspired by the beauty of unproductivity and the power of slowing down. In a world that often values constant activity, these pieces invite you to embrace moments of stillness and self-care, recognising that taking time for oneself is a profound act of resistance and empowerment.


Tree of Life, 2024

Ikumi Nakada is an artist who captures the pure emotions of childhood and inner landscapes through delicate brushstrokes, precise pencil lines, and soft color palettes. Her work often centers on children (or childlike figures), surrounded by spaces and objects rendered in dreamy and nostalgic tones. Drawing from her observations of children’s behavior, her pieces evoke both the innocence of youth and the bittersweet nostalgia of adulthood. Using oil paints and pencils, she meticulously reimagines childhood memories in pastel hues, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in their own past emotions. The children in her artworks often display serene or nonchalant expressions, appearing like remnants of forgotten feelings from adulthood. Born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, Ikumi Nakada earned a degree in literature and art from Seijo University and later studied illustration at the Vantan Design Institute. Her works have been exhibited in various countries, including Japan, Taiwan, the United States, and China. In 2021, her piece Not Angry was auctioned at Ravenel in Taipei, achieving a final bid of $14,561.


Works are landscapes with blurred shapes that drift and become entangled
due to numerous traces of brush strokes and erasures. The vision, which cannot be fixed,
changes everything fluidly without exception, and the gaze of a precise moment naturally
blurs and disappears. The characteristics of the gaze captured by the artist are intuitively
transferred to the flatness of the painting as if scrawling along with rhythmic movements. The
artist records what she sees on the screen by repeatedly filling and removing unrealistically
intense colors and building up layers.

The artist Lee Seokyoung, who expresses the ventilation of everyday life through her painting work, transforms the complex state of daily life into expansive colors and uses the technique of "erasing to draw" on the wet surface of the paint, leaving only visual language and sensory experience. The process of revealing the broad colors on the white canvas creates a space where the body of the painting can take control. The live brushstrokes, made in a single sweep without layering multiple coats, demand the artist's intense concentration and create a composition that breaks free from conventional and rigid systems. In this process, by erasing between the wet paints, the work is not obliterated but reborn through exposure, transforming into a neutral and pure form of language.

Juli Baker and Summer (Chanaradee Chatrakul Na Ayudhya) is a dynamic Thai artist, writer, and traveller whose work bursts with vivid, almost abstract colour palettes that evoke the warmth of summer. Her emotive brushstrokes create a rich narrative of her observations and experiences—from personal memories and everyday conversations to her travels and favourite books. Each piece is a page from her visual journal, blending pop culture, politics, and social commentary. Juli Baker and Summer also infuses her writings with snippets of her own handwriting, illuminating her dual identity as a storyteller and diarist.

Park Cheol-ho was born in Jeongeup in 1975. All of his creative stories are connected to form a worldview. Each story captures a moment in the personal history of human culture where complex emotions intersect. He determines the achievement of his work by the length of time the audience stays in front of his work. He does not unilaterally convey the artist’s story but seeks a communication method. The most important thing for the author is humor. Self-taught artist Park covers various media, including fiction, playwriting, painting, photography, video, film, sculpture, installation, and performance.

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Soon.Easy - BTS's J-Hope owns "SUGAR CANDY MOUNTAIN #10," and the artist is well-known in the Asian region.


Morae Shin is a contemporary artist renowned for her dreamy yet sensuous artistic world. Her works often employ pink tones and neon lighting, creating a unique atmosphere that blends vivid colors with expressionless figures. Through these figures, she conveys emotions such as solitude and emptiness, inviting viewers to interpret and confront the feelings embedded within her art from their own perspectives.

Since beginning her career in 2013, She has expanded her creative endeavors across various mediums, including digital illustration, painting, and video art. She regards her work as a "diary," capturing elements closest to her heart. This approach allows her to infuse her creations with her distinctive sensibility and personal narratives.

Sunhotan is an artist who bases his work on the technique of ‘collage.’ He utilizes various forms of standardized ready-made products produced in modern capitalist society, focusing on how these mass-produced items acquire individual narratives through personal consumption, ultimately forming unique meanings in the process. Furthermore, he interprets the most fundamental human desire as the "desire for existence" and considers "consumption" to be the most rational means of expressing this desire within modern capitalist society. Based on this idea, he explores consumption from an aesthetic-philosophical perspective and reinterprets its meaning through his artwork. Building on these concepts, he continues to complete his works by transforming and reconstructing ready-made and mass-produced objects, utilizing the technique of collage.

Born in 1933 to an affluent family in Gaeseong, Han Youngsoo showed artistic talent from a young age and pursued photography as a hobby. After his military service in the Korean War, he became a member of the Shinsunwhue (New Line) group, an association of realist photographers who championed “everyday life photography.” In Seoul, they documented the resurrection of the city in the late 1950s and the social realities of the Korean people. South Korea’s economy saw explosive growth in the 1960s. In 1966, Han founded his photography studio, Han’s Photo, which pioneered the country’s advertising and fashion photography industries.

Han went on to take leadership positions in numerous photography associations and cultural institutes. In 1987, he published Life, a photography book that compiled historic scenes of Seoul in the aftermath of the Korean War. After his passing in 1999, his daughter Han Sunjung established the Han Youngsoo Foundation to promote Han’s legacy and preserve the estate of his negatives and other archives. The Foundation has garnered international recognition for Han’s photographs. His works were included in the Les Rencontres d’Arles (2014), and he has held recent solo exhibitions at the International Center of Photography in New York (2017), Baik Art Gallery LA (2018), and Harvard University Asia Center (2019). Han’s work has been included in groundbreaking international exhibitions such as The Space Between: The Modern in Korean Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in September 2022.

Luke Park creates a new beauty through the aesthetics of imperfection and minimal expression on an empty canvas. The artist, who majored in Business at Hongik University and received a master's degree in Arts and Cultural Management from the graduate institution, is claimed to have been interested in traditional Japanese culture for a long time. In particular, the Japanese dry garden culture, known as Zen Garden, influenced his current style of painting. Instead of incorporating incidental components in his works, he attempts to convey the meaning solely through the flow of brushstrokes. Exploring the true nature of life, the artist reveals via his works the necessary approach to life in our materialistic society. 

Jina Jung creates paintings and new media art that alter the invisible properties of changing water, wind and other elements in nature. She completed master's degree in the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) MPS at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. The artist takes photos of nature or collects such images from the web and stores of VR and 3D space software, then renders them into unrealistic sceneries in VR or video works. She then reassembles the flattened objects, or the visible and penetrable scenes seen in the virtual space on a canvas as a painting. Through the process of transforming and capturing a space that actually exists into an unfamiliar image, she provides an opportunity to consider the logic of subverted nature.

Born in 1983 in Taipei, the artist graduated from Taipei National University of the Arts, majoring in Fine Arts. His early works focus on portraiture through erasure and alteration, offering a personal emotional interpretation of everyday social relationships. Recently, his work has explored narrative methods and stylistic models established in various periods of art history, using classical painting techniques to piece together, simulate, and reshape images that evoke the fantastical feel of a stage play. Through the language of painting itself, he seeks to examine the tangible and intangible distances between viewer and artwork, as well as the gaps and discontinuities in Taiwan’s reception of Western art, shaped by historical and cultural contexts.

In 2008, he held his first solo exhibition, “Days Like These,” at Dynasty Gallery in Taipei. His works have received the Taiwan New Art Award, the Kaohsiung Award, and the 2005 Young Artist Award, and are part of the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts collection. Recent exhibitions include Taipei Art Fair, Instinc Art Space in Singapore, Eslite Gallery in Taipei, and Aki Gallery.

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