Past Residents
Past Resident2011: ATI - The Arts and Theatre Institute
Jan Haubelt
Czech artist Jan Haubelt investigates identity and illusion in his work, and is interested in shifts in both mental and sensual reality. He builds site-specific installations that are often formally tied to an environment, relying on photographic documentation to share the work. Haubelt plays with the relationship between three-dimensional objects and their photographic reproductions, focusing on illusions in perception. He creates mechanically manipulated pictures, or visual puzzles, that function on the principles of a scenography.
Jan Haubelt (born 1977) is a founding member of the Ládví group. He studied Sculpture at the Academy of Art, Architecture, and Design in Prague and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. He participated in study and residency programs in Athens in 2005 and in London in 2010. Haubelt’s work has been shown in group exhibitions in Hungary and Italy, as well as at the Prague Biennale 4 in 2009 and Prague Quadrennial in 2011.
Jan Haubelt, Gym, 2007, Color photograph, Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
Jan Haubelt, Set I, 2011, Color photograph, 351/2 × 231/2 in. (90.17 × 59.69 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Jan Haubelt, Set III, 2010, Color photograph, 111/2 × 81/4 in. (29.21 × 20.95 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Jan Haubelt, Same Picture, Texture and color wall painting, c-print, and frames, installation view, 370 × 177 in. (939.8 × 449.58 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Jan Haubelt, Toby’s Vision, 2007, Stuffed roebuck life-size. Courtesy of the artist.
Residents from Czech Republic
Past Resident2011: Arts Council Korea
Weontae An
Weontae An’s work is steeped in traditional Korean ink painting and calligraphic technique. An takes natural landscape as his subject matter, transforming the actual landscape into abstraction. Through his work, An explores the connections between humans and their surroundings, cognizant of the fact that all constructs—man, tree, grass, concrete, water—are organically connected with one another.
Weontae An (born 1971, Jin-hae, South Korea) moved to Seoul in 1998 where he graduated from Hong-ik University. An participated in the Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellowship program in Umbertide, Italy, in 2008, and the National Art Studio (Changdong Art studio) program in South Korea from 2005-2006. Recent solo shows include Negative landscape 2 at the Nowon Art Center, Seoul, 2009; Coesistenza at Sala Di Sogni Gallery, Rome, 2008; Negative 山水 at La-merGallery, Seoul, 2007; Negative San-su at Changdong Art Studio, Seoul, 2006; and Tree in the Water at Doll Gallery, Seoul, 2005. Group exhibitions include R․O․C & Korean Ink Paintings at the Arts Center Kyeonggi, Suwon, South Korea, 2008; National Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, 2007; and Oriental New Image, Central Academy of Fine Arts Museum, Beijing, 2007.
Weontae An, Soul, 2009, Indian ink and red ink on Korean paper, 643/16 × 52 in. (163.07 × 132.08 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Weontae An, Winters Sleep - Cavalcade, 2009, Indian ink and red ink on Korean paper, 643/16 × 52 in. (163.07 × 132.08 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Weontae An, Winters Sleep, 2006, Flow su muk on Korean paper, 1161/8 × 885/8 in. (294.89 × 225.04 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Weontae An, Winter Sleep Ruin, 2006, Sumuk on Korean paper, 63 × 51 in. (160.02 × 129.54 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Weontae An, Winters Village, 2005, Sumuk on Korean paper, 276 × 70 in. (701.04 × 177.8 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Past Resident2011: Arts Council of Ireland
Atsushi Kaga
Atsushi Kaga’s work depicts a fictionalized world inhabited by a cast of invented characters. Through his alternative reality, Kaga explores personal and cultural identity, as well as complex social issues we face in daily life. He plays with the tension between integrity and corruptibility, nature and nurture, innocence and experience, and freedom and constriction. Kaga lives and work in Dublin and graduated from the National College of Art and Design in 2005. Kaga is represented by Mother’s Tankstation.
Atsushi Kaga, Brick Mountain, 2010, Fabric, wood, chicken wire, paint, paper clay, TV with a flash animation, and clock, 55 × 62 × 47 in. (139.7 × 157.48 × 119.38 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Atsushi Kaga, Nerd Bag, 2010, A performance piece. Courtesy of the artist.
Atsushi Kaga, The Legend Portraits, 2010, Acrylic on canvas, 31 × 23 in. (78.74 × 58.42 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Atsushi Kaga, I Fell Asleep While I Was Thinking About A Galaxy Gradually Expanding, 2010, Acrylic, fabric, and origami paper on wooden board, 81 × 171 in. (205.74 × 434.34 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
