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YOUNGMIN KANG 1S1T PLATUBO
YOUNGMIN KANG 1S1T
(PLATUBO )
SEOUL
2021
Youngmin Kang, sees values in what everyone perceives as waste, and his work was born from such process embodying his thoughts on design: the essence of true beauty is only found when beauty is observed through a different perspective.
Within 1S1T Creative Collective, he ponders the essence of design through experimentation and pushing the limits. The collective’s interest is motivated by the creation of a zero-waste approach whereby industrial waste is reduced in the production phase of objects, aspiring to create designs not just for beauty and admiration, but designs for the future through the solutions of the present.
Youngmin Kang (born 1969 in Seoul, South Korea) studied painting (BFA/MFA) at Seoul National University and studio art (MFA) at the University of Texas at Austin. He has shown his work in solo shows at Gana Contemporary, Space CAN, Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art, Project Space Sarubia, all South Korea and O’Kane Gallery, Houston. Group exhibitions include National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul Museum of Art, Reverscape, Jeju Museum of Art, Seoul International Photography Festival, and Gyeonggido Museum of Art, all South Korea.
Youngmin Kang transforms images and objects captured from digital media, architecture or cultural phenomenon into different contexts by expanding the limits of a particular media through changing the format of the information contained within. When modified into a different space, dimension, scale, and media, his provides a moment of clarity about the original medium and references. Specific meaning in each work emerges through the detailed process of manipulation and can be associated with cultural, socio-political, and identity issues.
The designer uses his designs to demonstrate how the garbage we generate can be turned into something of great value. He is writing his legacy by pushing the limits of design and giving objects a new life. As a member of the Seoul-based collective 1S1T, Kang is changing our view of what we think is just trash. In his opinion, he not only creates objects full of beauty, but also things that are representative of his generation.
