In June Park
Bio: In June Park (b. 1996) is a painter based in New York. He was born in South Korea and later immigrated to Chile. In June received his BFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2021 and is currently an MFA candidate for Visual Arts at Columbia University. He is currently concerned with exploring the role of a painter as a furtive observer.
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Thesis Exhibition
Artist Statement: My painting practice is an ongoing collection of images that closely mirror my life experiences. These personal reflections are captured with varying degrees of proximity and relevance and are brought to the surface from a distance, collaged, and cropped—methods that our generation is particularly familiar with. This body of work represents my commitment to using painting as a critical tool for examining how power operates through visual and material language. In a world where we all receive and digest hundreds of new images daily, I aim to think about the act of slowly revealing images through painting as a possible alternative.
I am attracted to painting for its ability to single out a subject over its existing context for interpretation and dissection. Ranging from hidden platform shoes to household items, my subjects are drawn out of their environment to engage with other works from the series to form a collective narrative.
In June Park
Under/Shirt, 2025 Acrylic on canvas
Acrylic on canvas
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Loveseat, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
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Winter Tragedy, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
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Suit, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
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Talking Knees, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
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First Year Exhibition
In June Park
Smuggler, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
22" x 22" x 2"
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Winged Foot, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
14" x 11" x 1"
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