The Silence of Material and Light
Contemporary Metal & Mixed Media Works by Yu Si Wook
The Artist
Yu Si Wook is a contemporary artist whose practice explores the dialogue between material, time, and memory. Using reclaimed metals, light, and industrial textures, his works reimagine the intersection of human touch and mechanical process.
Born in South Korea and based in Los Angeles, Yu translates philosophical reflection into tangible form — transforming discarded elements into meditative compositions that echo both strength and fragility.
Selected Works
Through sculpture and installation, Yu examines the quiet resonance between matter and emotion. His works reveal how material can remember — holding traces of labor, erosion, and silence.
Trace & Flow
2024Reclaimed metal and pigment — a meditation on time, motion, and the human hand’s memory within matter.
Light Resonance
2023Installation combining metal and light, exploring reflection as both physical and emotional experience.
Echo Series
2022Abstract metal works inspired by sound vibration and the spatial rhythm of emptiness.
Still Surface
2021Polished steel and pigment — an expression of stillness within industrial movement.
Artist Statement
My works begin with fragments of metal - surfaces marked by time, labor, and silence. By reconstructing these traces, I aim to reveal the fragile connection between humanity and material, between history and transformation.
“Art for me is a conversation with matter — a moment of stillness where memory, form, and light meet.”
Art Direction & Film Works
Yu Si Wook has worked as an art director and production designer for several acclaimed Korean films including The Busan Project, The Beast and the Beauty, The President’s Last Bang (That Guy), The Show Must Go On (The Elegant World) — winner of the Blue Dragon Film Award, Soo, and Gi (Energy). His cinematic background continues to inform the spatial composition and material sensibility of his sculptural works today.
Exhibitions
Yu Si Wook has exhibited internationally, presenting large-scale installations and sculptural works that merge industrial material with emotional resonance.
Trace & Flow: Hongik Alumni Exhibition - Blessing
Los Angeles, exploring the value of craftsmanship and human time in the AI era.
The 1st Solo Exhibition: Yu, Si-Wook - The Peripheral Zone (외곽지대)
Ye Gajok Gallery (예가족 갤러리), Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Salmon Family Invitational Exhibition - Organized by Monthly Art World (월간 미술세계)
Gongpyeong Art Center, Jungle Book Art Gallery, and Gangneung Culture and Arts Center.
Contact & Studio
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