Ham Sungjoo (b.1990, Korea) has been transforming images displayed on screens into paintings using digital media. Influenced by his parents' arcade business and his childhood experiences, he has continuously worked on embracing and reinterpreting digital images, imbuing them with a painterly aura. In this exhibition Inner Portrait, Ham presents new works such as Cdi Mapplethorpe, Straight Sword, Brittany Noon for Walk, GIANNI VERSACE FALL, and Resonance, which evoke the equipment selection screens from online games. Additionally, he will showcase the White armor that frequently appears in his work. These pieces draw inspiration from the way game interface equipment slots symbolize character and power, incorporating and arranging images related to the artist himself on each canvas to create self-portraits.
Ham Sungjoo (b. 1990) completed both his bachelor's and master's degrees at Inha University and is currently living and working in Seoul. His major solo exhibitions include Riggr (theo gallery, 2023), Torn Paintings (Wisang Space, 2022), We Are Not Strangers to Love (Boan Stay, 2021), and Have We Met Before (Occasion Gallery 2, 2019). His group exhibitions include Slow and Fast Transplants (Mullae Art Factory, 2023), From a Distant Place (Suaeno339, 2023), Hysteria (Ilmin Museum of Art, 2023), Lemon Blossom Chicken Wings (Exhibition Space, 2022), Free Laundry (Meurice 59th Circle, East Hampton, NY, 2021), If You Put You in the Jar (Tale-Yongyeok Post Office, 2021), Too Small a Heart (Kyobo Book Centre, 2021), 6th Mentor-Mentee FRIENDSHIP: MENTOR-MENTEE (Hanwon Museum of Art, 2020), More Than Images (Nook Gallery, 2020), and Medium Rare (Place Mark, 2019).
