Jo Gyuhun

Jo Gyuhun was born in Incheon, Korea, in 1982 and graduated from Hanseo University, majoring in animation. Jo is based in Incheon and his works have been showcased at prestigious Korean art fairs such as the Busan International Art Fair and Seoul Art Show. He began to paint these “Children Hiding Their Faces” as he was inspired by a significant scene of a film that he has fortuitously come across, in which a girl in a white shirt is crying with her hands covering her face. This scene left a strong impression on him and later encouraged him to paint with children as his subject.

As he explained his concept, he mentions that he can feel these different feelings and expressions of children hidden behind their hands, and he also hopes the audiences can enjoy the moment when they are imagining the facial expressions behind these hands.