Seung Yul Oh

Seung Yul Oh (Korean: 오승열) is a Korean New Zealand artist who is best known for his public art works around New Zealand.

Biography Oh was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1981. In 1997, at age 15, Oh moved to New Zealand alone and attended school as an international student. He later became a citizen and now works and resides between Seoul and Auckland. He is a multimedia artist who works across mediums such as sculpture, installation, video, painting and performance. His art practice has been noted to merge East Asian popular culture with Western art history through playful and whimsical elements that distort scale and at times invite participation. The sculpture, Upon a Pond (2017) located near the Albany Stadium Pool in Albany, Auckland. Which expels mist and invites people to climb it. As well as the works Cycloid I, II,III,IV,V, and VI as part of sculpture on the gulf on Matiatia Headland, Waiheke Island.

The Wellington Sculpture Trust has commissioned Oh to create a sculpture. Kimi / You Are Here will be installed in Waitangi Park in Wellington in 2025. thumb Seung Yul Oh's works Cycloid I, II,III,IV,V, and VI. Sculpture on the Gulf 2024, Waiheke Island.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions