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‘Fondness’ Art Book
Rather than facing each other, artist Yoon Hyungtaek depicts a warm and comfortable sense of trust that gives each other's side in the canvas. We sit next to each other without any purpose and look at the moment when we are together as if our time overlaps. Fragments of memories that are special to say daily life and friendly to say special are captured in close family images and lovers to approach the public in a friendly way.

Somewhere in between, there is ‘Fondness’ that is more mature than ‘likeness’ but more cheerful than ‘love’. If you remove the impulse, addiction and intensity from the word ‘love’, you get ‘Fondness’.

For the artist, looking at each other face to face means love, and looking from the side means likeness which is the reason why the artist likes to draw side profiles. In other words, the artist prefers likeness rather than love. A problem arises because what the artist seeks to express is neither love nor likeness. The likeness that the artist wants to express through his works can be defined as an emotion that doesn’t have the impulse, addiction, and intensity of love, and which overlaps the affection over and over again.

LG XBOOM 360 x Yoon Hyung Taek

그림 너머의 이야기

윤형택 작가에게 브랜드 협업은 단순한 이미지의 차용이 아니다. 그는 하나의 제품을 해석 하고, 그것에 감각과 서사를 입히는 창작의 확장된 행위로 받아들인다. LG XBOOM 360 스피커와의 협업 역시, 이러한 작가적 태도를 여실히 보여주는 사례다. 제품에서 퍼져 나 오는 은은한 빛을 처음 마주한 순간, 작가는 자연스레 “호롱불”을 떠올렸다. 어두운 밤을 밝혔던 작은 등불처럼, 이 스피커 또한 공간에 빛과 소리를 머금은 감성의 물성으로 기능 할수있다고본것이다.그는손에들고이동할수있도록가죽캐리어를디자인하고,스 피커의 본질을 은유하는 LP 판 형태의 커버 아트에 이야기를 담아냈다.

윤형택 작가는 다년간 공간 기획자로 활동한 이력을 바탕으로, 상업과 예술의 경계를 구 분 짓지 않는다. 오히려 그 접점에서 확장 가능한 상상력과 조형 언어를 탐색하며, 하나의 제품을 예술적 오브제로 재해석하는 데 흥미를 느낀다. 그에게 협업은 하나의 작은 전시이 며, 브랜드는 작가의 상상력을 매개로 새로운 감각을 구현할 수 있는 플랫폼이다. 앞으로 도 그는 감정을 건네고 이야기를 나눌 수 있는 사물과의 만남을 통해, 일상 속 예술의 가능 성을 확장해갈 것이다.

The Story Beyond the Painting

For Yoon Hyungtaek, collaborating with a brand goes beyond simply borrowing an image. He approaches it as an extended act of creation, interpreting a product and layering it with the concept of feeling and narrative. His collaboration with the LG XBOOM 360 speaker perfectly reflects this artistic approach. The moment he first encountered the speaker’s soft, glowing light, it naturally brought to mind a traditional lantern. Like a small lamp that brightened the dark night, this speaker holds the potential to bring warmth and emotion to a space through both light and sound. Yoon designed a leather carrier to make it easy to carry, and created cover art inspired by a vinyl record to metaphorically express the speaker’s essence.

With years of experience as a space designer, Yoon blurs the line between art and commerce. He explores the creative possibilities at their intersection, finding joy in reinterpreting a product as a work of art. For him, every collaboration is like a small exhibition, and a brand becomes a platform where his imagination brings new sensory experiences to life. Moving forward, he will continue to expand the possibilities of art in everyday life through encounters with objects that carry emotion and tell stories.




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