Born in Seoul, South Korea in 1982, currently active in Seoul and Shanghai. With his admiration and love for American artist Jean Michel Basquiat, he created and developed his own path of graffiti painting. Pacowhy's creative inspiration comes from his life and work, as well as his experiences and dreams. The rich colors and images constitute the uniqueness of his works.
In Pacowhy's works, the audience resonates with synesthesia or is inspired to open up a window of their imagination and gain new insights. Due to its high recognition, the work quickly became popular on various social media platforms and gained numerous followers. With the efforts of the Common Art Center, it presents high-quality exhibitions to the audience. At the same time, as a food designer, Pacowhy has collaborated multiple times with well-known brands such as KFC, McDonald's, Kisskiss, Starbacks, NOKIA, etc., making significant contributions to brand sales.
Originally from Seoul is an artist with a background in culinary skills with a passion for painting. His desire for painting was hidden under the pretext of life as a priority for 30 years working creatively with food. In November 2019, he launched his first solo exhibition at Square Gallery in Shanghai and officially entered the art world. Currently, he works with a Korean goods manufacturer producing phone cases and T-shirts with his artworks.
"I’m an Curating artist, the way of working by reinterpretation and reconstruction. I’m an impressionist painter, but I live in the 21th century So I want to evolve my art work and Touch millions of hearts to understand everything around me better"
Solo Exhibition
2019 | Shanghai (Central) | Circus | Plaza Gallery
2020 | Wuxi (Middle) | Urban Amusement Park | Plaza Gallery
2020 | Shanghai (Central) | Love and Memory | Your Art
2020 | Shanghai (Central) | Previously Framed | Lofas Art
2021 | Shanghai (Central) | PACOWHY's Studio | E2W
2021 | Shanghai (Central) | Real Reality | G Space
2021 | Shanghai (Central) | Food&RMB | Unknown Studio
2021 | Hangzhou (Middle) | Reinventing Imagination | INXX MARKET
2022 | Hong Kong (Central) | PACOWHY 1982: Sketching, Painting, and Collage | LCFA
2023 | Beijing (Central) | PACOWHY's Image Novels | Common Art Center
Group Exhibition
2020 | Shanghai (Central) | Indoor Balcony | Dazzling
2020 | Shanghai (Central) | Fashion Art | E2W
2020 | Chongqing (Middle) | Invisible | Chongqing Times Art Museum
2020 | Shanghai (Middle) | 1,2,3 I am not a wooden person |. CS
2021 | Shanghai (Central) | Baby New Star | Camus
2021 | Poju (South Korea) | Art Demilitarized Zone | Kiki Studio
2022 | Yishan (South Korea) | Customer Tool Generation Project | Kiki Studio
2022 | Shanghai (Central) | Current Era Perspective | Somme M50 Gallery
2022 | Shanghai (Central) | Not Just Colors | Frozen Art
2023 | Beijing (Central) | Common Law | Common Art Center
Media Interviews
LOHAS Magazine
Pixie Girl
LucieChangFineArts
GSpace space
Srudio No name
KA