Sangho Han, born in Seoul, South Korea in 1991 and currently residing and working in Long Island City, NY, holds a BFA from Gachon University (2016) and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts (2023). His artistic focus lies in exploring the correlation between various materials and his drawing practice, which exhibits a spontaneity akin to free jazz music. Within his work, figurative and abstract expressionism intersect seamlessly. Han’s practice is deeply influenced by the history of abstraction, from its origins to abstract expressionism and neo-expressionism, drawing inspiration from artists like Kandinsky, Joan Mitchell, Cy Twombly, and Leon Golub. He sees his art as a continuation of this historical lineage, transcending personal achievement or mere pleasure in painting.

Statement
Paintings are all connected. and also this is all about continuity. Like Federico Fellini's 8 and 2/1, like Honore de Balzac's the human comedy, I tried to understand everyone I met in my life. And the attempts always failed. I'm a painter who is interested in the history of abstraction. Currently I'm using different materials such as canvas, woods, paper and walls with my drawing practices. First of all, drawing and painting on two or three pieces of canvas, wood that have been joined together to make a one piece. More specifically, I'm working on a 6 ft and 7 inches wood using acrylics, pencils and house paint. In general, 2-5 canvases are completed in one work, and the work re-arranged depending on the space where they are installed. As I work, I experience the forms of painting and sculpture together, changing the order of woods or the position of the canvas up and down according to the pictorial space, or putting them back in place. It's a completely different form of working with canvas and it's one of the different experiences I've found within this practice from traditional canvas works.