K Blick
K Blick
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Dinosaur’s Playground I / Prometheus Stole the Fire from Zeus and Gave It to Animals and not Humans, 2020
Oil paint on canvas
150 x 120 cm
About this Work
Set in the landscape of Blick’s dystopian mythology, the artwork presented here proposes that Prometheus stole fire from Zeus, and presented it not to humans, as the story has been written, but to animals.
About K Blick
K Blick is an artist and graduate from Central Saint Martins, MA Fine Art. Originally from South Korea and now based in London, Blick has exhibited work internationally, including at the Florence Biennale, Tate Modern and Saatchi Gallery. Through her work, the artist explores allegories and mythologies around the trajectory of human existence, reimagining these stories in playful and imaginative ways.
Blick makes allegorical artworks that distort and rewrite history. Through the lens of contemporary society, the artist draws connections between the present and the past, creating new narratives that reconsider the myths and histories that we have often taken for granted. Her current practice re-imagines the classical story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, questioning what would have happened if Eve had not eaten the apple, and this had instead been done by the dinosaurs. Through this new myth, she imagines a novel evolution for humankind, devoid of the status of apex predator.
Often, Blick uses an accordion-shaped book to develop her three-dimensional visions, allowing her to metaphorically express distortion, discontinuity and dynamic movement by mixing parts of the human body with animals and nature to create new allegories.
Education
2020 MA Fine Art, Central Saint Martins, UAL, London, UK
1998 Graphic and Fashion Design, Tokyo Mode College of Fashion and Design, Tokyo, Japan
Solo Exhibitions
2016
Journey in White, Dover Town Hall, Dover, UK
2013
Channel Swimmers, Dover Town Hall, Dover, UK
Awards & Residencies
2020
Featured, Hopper Prize
Shortlisted, Artists' Collecting Society Studio Prize
2019
Casa Dell’Arte Foundation, Bodrum, Turkey
Viuva Lamego, Sintra, Portugal
1999
Shortlisted, Textile Design for Scarf, Textile company, Tokyo, Japan
1998
Grand Prize, Midget, Car Painting Design, Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
First Prize, Graphic Design, International Convention of Cosma, Seoul, South Korea
Group Exhibitions
2020
Moving Fast Moving Closer, London Grads Now, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
Together, Slash Art, Harwich Art Space, Harwich, UK
Be Comings, APT Gallery, Deptford, London, UK
Laughing Clinic, Tate Exchange, Duo Performance, Tate Modern, UK
The Big Space Exhibition, Central Saint Martins, UAL, UK
2019
CSM MA Fine Art Auction, The Lethaby Gallery, London, UK
Carnival of Contemplation, CSM MA Fine Art Pop-up Art Show Vol II, Dalston, London, UK
Defiance of Dissent, CSM MA Fine Art Pop-up Art Show Vol I, Dalston, London, UK
Play, Featured Group Exhibition, Heath Street Baptist Church, London, UK
MA Fine Art Interim Show, Central Saint Martins, UAL, Apiary Studio Gallery, UK
Stage of Life, Featured Group Exhibition, Harrow Art Centre, London, UK
Tate Mammals, Tate Exchange, Featured Group Installation, Tate Modern, UK
2017
Earth, Creativity & Sustainability, XI Florence Biennale, Fortezza da Basso, Florence, Italy
2014
Summer Time, Gabriel Fine Arts, London, UK