NOH JUN

ARTIST BIO

Noh Jun earned Bachelor's, Masters, and Ph.D. in Sculpture from Seoul National University, and gained much of his work experience in the entertainment industry. Noh was able to create unique and child-friendly characters such as Clo and Dappy. This was mostly because he was an emcee at a children's cable channel at Daekyo Broadcasting Station and worked with clay animation for television for a long time. Currently, he is a lecturer at the Seoul National University and Kyungpook National University. 

Noh Jun has been invited to numerous solo exhibitions, including "The Pursuit of Sweet Things" at Lee Hwaik Gallery in Seoul, Korea; "Harbour Art Fair Special Exhibition" at Harbour City in Hong Kong; "A Stuffed Time" at FnArt Space in Seoul, Korea, and "Noh Jun Solo Show" at SH Art Project in Tokyo, Japan, to name a few. Noh participated in over 150 group exhibitions and projects internationally, including Abu Dhabi, Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, China, and the USA.

Noh Jun's works are in the collection of the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Korea, Song Eun Arts & Cultural Foundation, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul Museum of Art, Museum of Art Seoul National University, Youngeun Museum, Lotte Group, Kolon Co., Yakult Korea, and Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi. 

He is an award winner of the Grand Prize for the Posco Steel Art Award, 19th Kim Sejoong Young Sculptors Award, 7th Moran Sculpture Award at the Moran Museum, and the 6th Song Eun Arts Award at the Song Eun Arts & Cultural Foundation.

 

ARTIST STATEMENT

"Through my work, I am sharing stories about restoration of relationships between humans and animals"
-Noh Jun

Noh Jun believes that people see the light of this world from the infinite grace of God. And he applies the same truth to the animals because in the story of Noah’s Ark God called not only humans but also animals coupled together in order to extend the lives harmoniously. However, humans began to reign over animals and began to think that animals’ life is less valuable than humans’. Humans even started to abuse the closest animals like dogs and cats and distorted the relationships. Jun creates animal sculptures with human-like figures to deliver the message that both humans and animals have one life and that they are equally valuable.