Ahn Rio
Through colorful paintings, he draws abstract expressionist paintings, scenes of everyday life, and ink drawings that add imagination to everyday life. I do two main types of work. The main theme of both works is people's growing thoughts and relationships, and the healing that comes from them. I work with a lot of ideas, philosophies, and inspiration from people from various environments, cultures, and philosophies.
Everyone thinks.
The colors, feelings, and shapes are truly diverse.
Thoughts also resemble nature. Various trees, flowers, and tree life come together and meet to form a forest, connecting and forming a flow. Trees waving in the wind, rivers constantly circulating and flowing, trees, and flowers are images of various thoughts and memories growing from nature.
This organic flow was expressed in the work with lines and planes that flow naturally rather than artificially.
Also, when I start work, I think about colors that can represent the texture of each work's thoughts. Some colors energize people, and some colors calm the mind. I hope that people who view my work will receive temporary comfort and healing from the warm energy that comes from the rich colors and shapes.
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Education
2017 Academy of Art University (U.S.) / Personal Enrichment Program completion
2008 Kingston University (UK) / Master of Communication Design (MA) graduation
2003 Graduated from Seoul National University, College of Fine Arts, Department of Design, Bachelor of Visual Design
1998 Graduated from Seonhwa Arts High School
Career
2013~2015. Adjunct Professor at Sejong University / Lecturer in design innovation and illustration classes
2011~2014 Instructor at Suwon University / Teaching illustration, digital design, and color psychology classes
2013, 2018~2020 Adjunct professor at Sungshin University / Lecturer in illustration, visual information design, visual design, and graphic design classes
Solo Exhibition
2023 Forest Story / CICA Museum of Art
2022 Feet and Shadow / Gallery Dos
2022 GROW / Colabo House Dosan
2022 Flying Fish / Episode Suyu838
2022 Reading the picture / Space diagram
Group Exhibition
2023 MIAF K-ART SHOW SEOUL / Lotte Hotel Seoul
2023 Incheon Asia Art Show / Songdo Convensia
2023 Korean Build Week Space Art Fair / COEX
2023 Urban Break / COEX
2023 Art Festa Seoul / SETEC
2023 Design Art Fair / Seoul Arts Center
2023 Art Fair Play/Bium Gallery
2023 Seoul National University Alumni Exhibition Villadar / Seoul Arts Center
2023 BAMA / BEXCO
2022 K Auction Premium Exhibition / K Auction
2022 International Exhibition / CICA Museum of Art
2022 JoongAng Painting Exhibition: Newly established / Korea Museum of Art
2022 Start Track Art Festival / ADM Gallery
2022 3rd Hoho Art Festival / Colabo House Dosan
2022 Companion Exhibition / Young Art Gallery
2022 International Symposium for Visual Culture & Exhibition / CICA Museum of Art
2021 Lucky Draw Art Fair / Colabo House
2017 AAU Spring show / 2225 Jerrold Ave / San Francisco, USA
2007 Kingston MA show / Bargehouse Oxo Tower Wharf / London, UK
2003 18th KIA (Korea Illustration Association) Award Exhibition
Collection of works
2022 “Pete and Shadow“ children’s book published / Gilbut Children’s
2021 Project with the theme of ‘Healing’ / Pure Painting Collaboration with Wellfine
2007 2021 Won Buddhism Museum exhibition catalogue, booklet design and curatorial work
2003 2017 Illustration work for children’s books and workbooks such as Woongjin, Genius Education, etc., Parsprototo – AppBook fairy tale text/illustration work / Editorial illustration work for fashion and corporate magazines (magazines) such as W, Vogue, TV&Fashion, Hyundai Engineering, Samsung Asone, etc.
Awards
2022 JoongAng Painting Exhibition: 2022 New Establishment/Selection
2021 Mellow Art Award / Special Award
2017 Director’s Award / AAU Spring Show 2017 / Academy of Art University (USA)
2017 1st Place in Children’s Book Award / AAU Spring Show / Academy of Art University (USA)
2017 Runner Up / Creative Quarterly (CQ49) / The Journal of Art & Design (USA)
2016 Honorable Mention / 3X3 International Illustration Awards No.13 (USA)
2003 Silver Prize (Children’s Book Category 1st Prize) / 18th KIA (Korea Illustrators Association) Contest
