BAE TAE JU paints “trauma” on canvas. The reason is that he thinks everyone has trauma.

Therefore, in his works, he depicts essential things related to issues, events, and thoughts that members of society should sympathize with and ponder, as well as individual daily life or inner life.
His works give healing time not only to the artist himself but also to the audience. This may be the reason and purpose of drawing “Trauma” in his work.
His trauma series premiered in 2015. The works at the time were the “Surgical Needle Wounds(수술 바늘에 걸린 상처)” series. 

▲ Trauma, courtesy by BAE TAE JU

There is a mouth in the wound. The wound takes the shape of a mouth. The trauma in his work is a wound. If there is a wound, it must be sutured. The red lips symbolizing desire are tightly closed. The wound that stopped during surgery on both sides is open and waiting for sutures. The lips of desire seem to be about to say something, but Everone can even feel the fear.

 

▲ Trauma, courtesy by BAE TAE JU

he main character wearing red lipstick arouses curiosity in the observer whether he is hurt or hurting. In fact, there is an observer inside the lip-shaped wound. The mouth is the organ through which the desire to eat, drink and speak is aroused and expelled. The observer looks at us with blue eyes as if he knows everything.

 

▲ Trauma-Wave , Acrylic on canvas, 72.7*121.2cm. 2022.5.26 ‘수 많은 주름들이 퇴적된 삶이라는 물결’ courtesy by BAE TAE JU

He said that “trauma” is an important topic that needs to be studied in depth. In particular, he says that the traumas experienced by individuals are not different in terms of the essential aspects of social issues such as the 5·18 and the Sewol ferry disaster. 

“I start my day by posting the nature I met through early morning or morning walks in the busy life of the city. I think throwing away prejudices about the seasons is also an enlightenment. Winter should not be understood simply as a cold season. A tree that loses all its leaves in winter is actually a whole tree without any pretense. Nature always evokes great emotions in me," he said.

▲ Trauma-wave, Acrylic on canvas, 53.0*45.5cm, 2023, courtesy by BAE TAE JU

 

▲ After Love ,Acrylic on canvas, 72.7*60.6cm, 2022.2023,courtesy by BAE TAE JU

 

He is working through his own trauma through his paintings. All of his works in the exhibition are based on the theme of “trauma,” but they are abstract works with a strong matière.

Author's biography
Solo Exhibition
2015
Gallery A Invitation Exhibition “TRAUMA”

2018

Insadong Maru Gallery “STROKE _ thousand times.

as if it were a stroke of

2019
Insadong Maru Gallery “Coffee Drawing_Winter Tree”

Group Exhibition
2006 Pusan National University 60th Anniversary Exhibition

2011 Chungmu Art Hall Gallery. “Cheongchuleoram”

gallery light. ‘plump’

2012 Haeundae Cultural Center. ‘to Haeundae from 10 won bills’

2015 Seoul Metro Museum. ‘Fun Fun Art Train + Artist In’

99 Art Museum. “Ubuntu you exist, I exist”
Chuto Hotel Special Venue.
‘Korean Contemporary Art Taiwan Invitation Exhibition’
Ulsan SK Grand Park Special Exhibition Center.
Ulsan MBC “Art Ulsan 2015 Love & Affection”
 

2016 Seoul Museum of Art Gyeonghuigung Annex.
International Small Works ArtFestival“Embracing the Scent of Small Works”
 

2017 Italy< Albi>
“2017 Invitational Exhibition of Korean Artists in CorreangVillage,Italy”
 

2018 Whale Bear Butterfly Project Gallery.
2018 Artist’s object ‘Peace& piece’
Insadong Maru Gallery. [Authorized Exhibition] REMEMBER

2019 Busan Student Education and Culture Center.
Teacher Ha Bong-geol’s Retirement Ceremony ‘Acts with Teachers’

Insadong Maru Gallery. Before Adieu 2019

2021 Maru Art Center. Special Project 

2021 Korean Painting 100 Exhibition
Sodam Gallery “Post-Mask” International Invitational Exhibition
 

2022 Artcontinue Gallery  Fraudulent friends; FRIENDZ
Korean Art Museum. international art festival
Art Continue Busan Seomyeon CGV Atrium.

2023 Insa Art Plaza Gallery. Bae Tae-joo, 

Oh Wan-seok Two-person exhibition

Art Fair

2020 KINTEX Home Table Deco Fair

2021 COEX 2021 Seoul International Art Fair “To the world, to K art”

Hongdae Museum of Contemporary Art. Asiaf Hidden Artist

2022 Gyeongju Hwabaek Convention Center. 

2022 HICD Gyeongju Art Fair
Busan LCT 2022 Signiel Busan International Blue Art Fair
Ulsan Exhibition and Convention Center. Art Fair Ulsan 2022