Thousands and Thousands of Tiles

 Posted by on December 19, 2013
Dec 192013
 

San Francisco International Airport
International Terminal
Main Hall

Tile mural at SFO International TerminalGateway 2000- by Ik-Joong Kang 

This artwork contains 5,400 unique 3 in. x 3 in. paintings, wood carvings, tiles and cast acrylic cubes. The artist began working in this 3 in. x 3 in. format when he was a student and commuted long distances to various part-time jobs. The 3 in. canvases were small enough for him to carry in his backpack and paint on the subway.

The piece is mixed media including canvas, wood, ceramic tile and found objects, it measures 120 X 720 inches.

Ik Joong Kang
Born in 1960, in Cheong Ju, Korea, Ik-Joong Kang has lived and worked in New York City since 1984. He received his BFA from Hong-Ik University in Seoul, Korea, and his MFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York.
Gateway 2000
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Ik Joong Kang at SFO

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