Chris Ro(b.1976) is a graphic designer and artist. His work can be characterized for their kinetic, spatial, poetic and atmospheric properties. Born in Seattle, Chris went on to study architecture at the University of California at Berkeley. After working as both architect and designer he went on to study graphic design at the Rhode Island School of Design. This mixed background continues to influence his explorations that fluctuate between both two and three dimensions. He is often at home when exploring concepts in motion and space and their relationship to the more static surfaces of graphic design. He recently finished research exploring concepts in Korean space at Seoul National University. His work has been exhibited all over the world and is part of the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Die Neue Sammlung, the Seoul National University Museum of Art, Hongik University Museum of Art, Platform-L Contemporary Art Center and the National Hangeul Museum.
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크리스 로(1976년생)는 디자이너이자 그래픽 아티스트다. 시애틀에서 태어난 크리스 로는 UC버클리에서 건축을, 로드아일랜드 스쿨 오브 디자인(RISD)에서 그래픽 디자인을 공부했다. 이후 샌프란시스코, 함부르크, 베를린과 뉴욕에서 활동하다 현재 홍익대학교 시각디자인학과 교수로 서울에 거주하며 작업하고 있다. 한국에 온 후 서울대학교에서 한국의 공간 개념을 탐구하는 그래픽 연구로 박사 학위를 받았다. 건축가이자 그래픽 디자이너로서의 혼성된 경험은 2차원과 3차원을 오가며 탐색하는 그의 작업에 지속적으로 영향을 미쳤다. 특히, 그의 작품은 움직이고, 공간을 활용하며, 시적이고 분위기를 자아내는 특성을 지니는데, 다른 차원에서의 움직임, 공간의 개념, 그리고 이러한 다른 차원의 움직임과 공간이 평면이라는 보다 정적인 표면과 어떠한 관계를 갖는지를 탐구한다. 그의 작품은 빅토리아 앤 알버트 미술관(V&A Museum), 파리 장식 미술관(Musée des Arts Décoratifs), 뮌헨 국제디자인박물관(Die Neue Sammlung) 그리고 국립한글박물관, 한국수자원공사, 플랫폼 L, 홍익대학교 현대미술관, 서울대학교미술관에 영구소장 되었으며 전시되고 있다. 그는 현재 AGI(Alliance Graphique Internationale)멤버이다.
Contact
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Email ⥤ chris.ro.office ( at ) gmail.com
Instagram ⥤ @chris_____ro
Facebook ⥤ @ro.chris
Phone ⥤ +82 (0)2 320 1949
For graphic design projects visit:
www.adearfriend.com
Education
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UC Berkeley, BA Architecture
Rhode Island School of Design, MFA Graphic Design
Seoul National University, DD Design
Selected Exhibitions
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2023
A Thief Knows A Thief Like A Wolf Knows A Wolf Like A Stone Knows A Stone, Shhh Project, Incheon, South Korea, NEW SPACE, Seoul, South Korea
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2022
The Preview Art Fair, SFactory, Seoul, South Korea
Narrative on Medium, Space B-E Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Pulse Fiction, Dohwa Art, Seoul, South Korea
Thick As Thieves, Line Hotel, Los Angeles, USA
BETWEEN, DH Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Port To The New Era, Incheon International Airport, Incheon, South Korea
Mars Green x Orange District, Orange District, Seoul, South Korea
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2021
Thieves Like Us, d/p, Seoul, South Korea
Venice Biennale, BIENNALE ARCHITETTURA 2021, Venice, Italy
1, Installation, RYSE Hotel, Seoul, South Korea
땅따먹기, Visual report Seoul, Doosung Paper Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Gyeongju International Residency Art Festa, Gyeongju, South Korea
East Sea International Art Pre-Biennale 2021, Donghae, South Korea
Cool Words, Nanjing, China
We, Ourselves and Us, Weltformat, Lucerne, Switzerland
Nanjing International Biennial of Poster for Peace 2021, Nanjing, China
100 Films, 100 Posters, Jeonju International Film Festival, Jeonju, South Korea
Unparasite, Platform-L Contemporary Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
2, Installation, RYSE Hotel, Seoul, South Korea
The Preview Art Fair, Hannam Blue Square, Seoul, South Korea
Free Laundry, Meurice 59, Easthampton, USA
Unrealized Archive 4, IF/THEN Studio, Berkeley, USA
Golmok Exhibition 7, Palais de Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Pudding 002: Exhibition, What Really Matters, Seoul, South Korea
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2020
My Days, Yeongdeungpo Art Stay, Seoul, South Korea
Where We At, Sinchon Local Artist Participation Project, Seoul, South Korea
Between Density and Waves, Sogongheon Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Infection and Immunity, Doosung Paper Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Not Only But Also 67890, 17717, Seoul, South Korea
Contactless, Korean Society of Typography, Seoul, South Korea
Three, Installation, RYSE Hotel, Seoul, South Korea
Writing, Writing, ALPHABETUM VII, Den Haag, Netherlands
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2019
Heart Stands Still, 17717, Seoul, South Korea
Monochrome Show, Korea Foundation Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Phase II, MICA, Bronze Gallery, Baltimore, USA
Future Design Workshop, RYSE Hotel, Seoul, South Korea
The Museum & Restaurant, Figures, Tables, Exhibits, 17717, Seoul, South Korea
Nanjing Poster Biennale, Nanjing, China
As We Speak, Punto Blu, Seoul, South Korea
Seoul International Fireworks Festival, Hangang Park, Seoul, South Korea
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2018
The Dolby Art Series, Dolby Gallery, San Francisco, USA
Typo–Poetry, OCAF Hall Gallery, Athens, USA
Seoul, See You Tommorow, Pyeongyang, Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul, South Korea
El Otro Lado, Centro Cultural de Espana, Mexico City, Mexico
Ubuntu, Save Love, Portici della Rotonda di via Besana, Milano, Italy
Typography and Hongik, Hongik Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
49 Matchday Posters, Verein Tschutti-Heftli, Lucerne, Switzerland
Typography Meets Photography, Doosung In the Paper Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Unrealized Archive 2, Institute of Advanced Uncertainty, San Francisco, USA
Poetry & Typography Festival, Paju Typography Institute, Paju, South Korea
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2017
Performing Letters, Performers of Letters, Barakat Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Illustration Festa 2017, Doosung In The Paper Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Typojanchi 2017: Mohm, Culture Station Seoul 284, Seoul, South Korea
Borders—Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, Paris, France, 2017 Seongbuk Hanok Project, Seongbuk Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea
Korea Design!, Die Neue Sammlung, Munich, Germany
Hangul Design: Prototypes and Future of the Korean Alphabet,
National Hangul Museum, Seoul, South Korea
Weltformat Korea 1, Platform Changdong 61, Gallery 510, Red Box, Seoul
Ways of Reading, Yeolhwadang Lotus Gallery, Paju, South Korea
Hunminjeongeum and Hangul, Korea Center, Tokyo Japan
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2016
Illustration Festa 2, Doosung In The Paper Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Good Hands, Doosung In The Paper Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
I Love Seoul, Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul, South Korea
27th International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno 2016, Moravian Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic
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2015
Typojanchi 2015: C( ) T( ), International Typo Biennale, Culture Station Seoul 284, Seoul, South Korea
Dialogue, Korean Dialogue Academy, Seoul, South Korea
Illustration Festa 1, Gallery Won, Seoul, South Korea
Dialogue Without Boundaries, Museum of Art, Seoul National University
Korea Now! Graphisme Mode, Musee De Arts Decoratif, Paris France
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2014
World Scripts Symposia, Sejong Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea
Ink Village Gathering, Corners Studio, Seoul, South Korea
Printing Studio Show, Korean Craft and Design Foundation Gallery
Systems 14, Braun Design, Walter Knoll Showroom, Beijing East Gate, China
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2013
Typojanchi 2013: SuperText, International Typo Biennale, Culture Station Seoul 284, Seoul, South Korea
LetterFirm, Reading Frenzy Gallery, Portland, USA
Experimental Typography 2, Doosung Paper Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Experimental Typography 1, Myeongji Muse Hall Seoul, South Korea
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2012
Post Text, Samwon Paper Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Salon Fantastique de Risd, 915 Industry Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Audiocraft, Gallery Gaia, Seoul, South Korea
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2011
Veiling / Unveling, Samwon Paper Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
The Messag:e, Korean Craft and Design Foundation Gallery
Typeface, The Collide Factory, Miami Florida
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2010
Transmission, Institute of Contemporary Arts Gallery, Singapore
Mannam, Project 8B, New York, New York
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