The work of Jung Pyo Hong is a contemporary progression of the now historic ready-made. Continuing to question the meaning or definition of art, Hong casts household items and everyday foodstuffs in resin and clay. This casting is then purposefully sanded and intentionally deteriorated in a way that implies aged patina and the discovery of a lost relic. This suggested history discusses the difference been reality and the ready-made, artificiality and consumerism, and our awareness of these gaps.

Hong’s technique also elevates and transforms his items from banal objects, to pieces demanding viewer deliberation and attention. This effect is heightened when Hong attaches several of these individual items together, in confusing and precarious constructions that seem to defy gravity and natural law. These works, despite their inherent aesthetic appeal and visual delight, carry an undertone of uselessness or impractical functionality. With this, Hong continues to debate the role and uses of art in a contemporary world so heavily focussed on consumer use and practicality.

Jung Pyo Hong holds an MFA in Sculpture from the Hong-ik University in Seoul, South Korea, and was the winner of the 26^th Joong Ang Fine Art Prize. He has participated in Cite International des Arts residency programme in Paris, as well as residencies at the Goyang Art Studio and the Mongin Art Space, Korea. Solo exhibitions include ‘Boundary’ at Gallery Skape, Seoul 2008, and a self-titled exhibition at the Pyo Gallery, Seoul 2006.  Group exhibitions include Sasapari : Map the Korea at ‘Bargehouse’, London, and ‘BJN Group Show’ at the BJN gallery, Seoul in 2012, and ‘Future’s future’s future’ at KCC, London, and ‘Aqtuarium’ at Demado project, Kyoto in 2010.