OMAE Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition by an artist who blurs the boundaries between traditional Eastern and Western approaches to landscape painting. Rooted in the aesthetics of Korean sansuhwa (landscape painting), the artist reinterprets this classical form through Western materials and contemporary methods, using overlapping depictions of animals and dispersed perspective techniques. At first glance, the paintings may appear as serene mountain landscapes ablaze with autumn foliage, mist, and granite ridges—but upon closer inspection, the viewer discovers a densely packed mass of chickens, their red combs and brown tails transforming into mountain ridgelines and fog. This ironic layering invites a deeper reflection on mass consumption, visibility, and value.

The exhibition’s centerpiece, Gyerimdowondo, presents a landscape composed solely of animals, devoid of trees, mountains, or clouds. By depicting what is traditionally considered unaesthetic—or even overlooked—as something beautiful, the artist challenges fixed notions of beauty. What defines the boundary between the beautiful and the unbeautiful? Through this unconventional approach, the artist offers a deeply personal meditation on perception and invites viewers to reconsider their own understanding of aesthetic value in contemporary life.