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Park Seo-bo
Creating the repeated marks and textured surfaces of Écriture.
Painting No. 1 · Primordialis
- Born
- 15 November 1931
- Birthplace
- South Korea
- Died
- 14 October 2023
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Park Seo-bo
Park Seo-bo was a South Korean painter associated with Dansaekhwa, a movement known for restrained colour and attention to materials and process. His work developed from postwar abstraction into decades of rhythmic mark-making.
Early life
Drawing
Loved copying paintings as a child, although his father wanted him to study law.
Interrupted education
His studies at Hongik University were disrupted by the Korean War.
Career
- 1955
Graduation
Completed his studies at Hongik University.
- 1957
Avant-garde group
Joined the Contemporary Artists Association.
- 1967
Écriture
Began the series that became central to his practice.
- 2019
Retrospective
Received a major survey at Korea’s national modern art museum.
Selected work
Painting No. 1
An early work associated with Korean Art Informel.
Primordialis
Explored forceful textures and postwar experience.
Écriture
Developed repeated lines and later worked with Korean hanji paper.
Beyond work
Family
Married fellow art student Yoon Myeong-sook in 1958; they had three children.
Teaching
Mentored younger artists at Hongik University.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Biography and career evidence ↗Photo: 선의의 바람. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
