EXALTED Collage

At once mystical portrait and symbol of self-actualization in spiritual vernacular, Jin Hwan Cho's interdisciplinary approach to drawing borrows from his professional background in art, architecture and graphic design. Adopting religious iconography to reframe notions of contemporary spirituality and truth, Jin Hwan Cho's acrylic and mixed media works on canvas impart an earnest call to action in an accessible pop style. Highly graphic in nature, each work is cleanly and skillfully composed. Skull and bird symbols reoccur throughout his oeuvre, amongst overlapping patterns in black, gray, white and gold with pastel accents. Through hybrid, eye-catching compositions rendered in Cho's uniquely tectonic signature, art becomes a socio-cultural tool of universal accessibility. Born 1977 in Seoul, South Korea, Jin Hwan Cho studied architecture and graphic design at the City College of New York, University of Pennsylvania and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts at Fontainebleau, France. He currently lives and works in New York City.