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Casper Kang was born in 1981 in Toronto, Canada. After completing his B.A.S. (Architecture) at Carleton University, he moved to Seoul, South Korea in 2004. There, he worked for several architectural firms over a period of about 2 years. Feeling disillusioned by society, and also due to his affinity towards art since childhood, he quit his job to pursue a career as a painter, which he hopes to maintain until his death. Inspired by modern social conditions, the visual forms and subject matter of his work draw from such outlets as cultural identity, capitalism, and individualism.

Asterisks frequently appear in most of his works, as both his signature and logo. Symbolizing that which is “special”, and emphasizing the sentimental quality of “apathetic personal interpretation” in modern society; the notion of grey, as in the absence of black and white, the dissolution of morality, the dismissal of history, convention, and implied meaning,  as well as liking or disliking something for no particular reason. As an asterisk is used to signify something of importance in a text, Casper Kang’s asterisk paintings, when hung in a certain space, announce that that particular space is “special”. Casper Kang currently resides and works in Seoul.

EDUCATION

B.A.S., Carleton University School of Architecture, Ottawa, Canada, 2004

DESIGN EXPERIENCE

Designer, SPACE GROUP (주) 공간건축설계사사무소, 2004-2006

Designer, HIMMA (주) 힘마건축, 2006

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

“Self Dynasty” Gallery Imazoo, Seoul, South Korea, 2011

“C.R.E.A.M.” Gallery CHA, Seoul, South Korea, 2010

“Phantasmagoria III” Daily Projects, Seoul, South Korea, 2009

GROUP EXHIBITIONS / ART FAIRS

“Art Edition 2012″ COEX B-hall, Seoul, South Korea, 2012

“CIGE (China International Gallery Exposition) 2012″ China World Trade Center, Beijing, China, 2012

“8 Seconds (제일모직) Opening Ceremony” 8 Seconds Gallery, Seoul, South Korea, 2012

“Showcase Reboot” Platoon Kunsthalle, Seoul, South Korea, 2012

“YMCA” Gallery Imazoo, Seoul, South Korea, 2011

“Spring, We Will Spring!” Galley Imazoo, Seoul, South Korea, 2010

“International Young Artists’ Exhibition” Coreana Art Museum (Space*C), Seoul, South Korea, 2008