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Artist Talk with Do-Ho Suh

Photo of the key note speaker- Do-Ho Suh
March 19, 2018
4:00PM - 5:30PM
Knowlton School of Architecture: TBA

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Add to Calendar 2018-03-19 16:00:00 2018-03-19 17:30:00 Artist Talk with Do-Ho Suh Do Ho Suh was born in Seoul, Korea, in 1962. After earning his BFA and MFA in Oriental Painting from Seoul National University, and fulfilling his term of mandatory service in the South Korean military, Suh relocated to the United States to continue his studies at the Rhode Island School of Design and Yale University. Best known for his intricate sculptures that defy conventional notions of scale and site-specificity, Suh draws attention to the ways viewers occupy and inhabit public space. In several of the artist’s floor sculptures, viewers are encouraged to walk on surfaces composed of thousands of miniature human figures.  Co-sponsored by OSU Department of Art, OSU School of Architecture and Asian American Studies Knowlton School of Architecture: TBA Asian American Studies aas@osu.edu America/New_York public

Do Ho Suh was born in Seoul, Korea, in 1962. After earning his BFA and MFA in Oriental Painting from Seoul National University, and fulfilling his term of mandatory service in the South Korean military, Suh relocated to the United States to continue his studies at the Rhode Island School of Design and Yale University. Best known for his intricate sculptures that defy conventional notions of scale and site-specificity, Suh draws attention to the ways viewers occupy and inhabit public space. In several of the artist’s floor sculptures, viewers are encouraged to walk on surfaces composed of thousands of miniature human figures.

 

 

Co-sponsored by OSU Department of Art, OSU School of Architecture and Asian American Studies