“Seeing Beyond What We Think We Know”
 
Through a wide range of series and media, Park Jung Hyuk questions the fixed assumptions, habits of thought, and structural contradictions embedded in contemporary society. People often say that we see only as much as we know—but more precisely, we can see no more than what we already know. Viewers who interpret a work solely through familiar, internalized frameworks inevitably encounter the limits of their own vision. With bold and incisive approaches, Park aims to pose new questions about our era and its conditions, seeking to step outside the narrow role that society often imposes on artists.
 
‘Park’s Land’ series centers on metamorphosis in its many forms. The motifs within the paintings carry the potential for transformation, reminiscent of mythological narratives. For the artist, metamorphosis is the process in which one entity becomes something entirely different—a shift grounded in a certain premise of resemblance. He sees this as closely aligned with our present moment: the rise of the metaverse, the popularity of alternative personas (“secondary characters”), and the proliferation of virtual avatars all signal a collective desire to become something else.

Within the works, Park captures a specific instant or spatial register in which transformation occurs, making visible the desires embedded within the human psyche. Bodies appear structurally dismantled; brushstrokes smear, distort, or blur; and layered images collide into dynamic, sometimes uncanny forms that evoke mythic scenes rather than contemporary reality. Yet are these images truly detached from our world? Myths, after all, are nothing more than other versions of human stories—reflections of the realities we continue to inhabit.

References

• 박정혁 작가 “ARTBUY”에 작품을 선보이다
  Park Jung Hyuk Presents His Works at “ARTBUY”