Masking Tape Art
Gunwoo Park’s work is the accumulation of time. Working with masking tape as his material, the artist recreates fractions of the world through his lens. He is actively engaging his work with the public by collaborating with multiple brands like Nike, Volkswagen, and Perrier. With his delicate observation and detailed techniques, the artist perfectly creates existing objects. Through his hands, the masking tape becomes a completely different object as the layers of tapes get thicker and thicker.
About the Artist
The artist has been diagnosed with cancer in the past. Facing the news, his daily life collapsed overnight. After nearly a year of living in seclusion, one day he recreated some trash in his room with masking tape.
작가는 과거 암 판정을 받은 적이 있다. 그 사실을 알게 된 후, 그의 일상은 하루아침에 무너져 내려 버렸다. 집에서 한발자국도 나가지 않으며 근 1년간 칩거생활을 이어가던 그는, 어느날 집안에 있던 쓰레기들을 마스킹 테이프로 만들어 보기 시작한다.
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