b. 1971, Busan, South Korea

Korean artist Chul Hyun Ahn creates sculptures utilizing light, color, and illusion as physical representations of his investigation of infinite space. His interest in the gap between the conscious and subconscious compels him to construct illusionistic environments providing a space for contemplation. The resulting light sculptures urge the viewer to consider man’s boundless ability for physical and spiritual travel while exploiting illusions of infinity and the poetics of emptiness.

Ahn has translated geometric painting and the Zen practice of meditation into an art of light, space, and technology, enticing the viewer to look deeply into his frame of environments. His works create an optical and bodily illusion of infinity through apparent limitless space. The notion of the void distinguishes his work amid the panoply of ways that artists have used light as a medium since the experiments of the 1920s and particularly since the 1960s.

Folio Weekly Magazine: Use Your Illusion
In Daniel Rozin’s installation, Penguins Mirror, 450 motorized stuffed black- and-white birds turn side-to-side in the presence of an audience. In Kathleen Vance’s Rogue Stream, a miniature replica of the St. Johns River courses through the gallery. These are just a few of the works of art you will see in MOCA Jacksonville’s new exhibition, Smoke and Mirrors: Sculpture and the Imaginary, which examines perception versus reality. Located on the third floor galleries, Smoke and Mirrors features six national and international artists, including Chul Hyun Ahn, James Clar, Patrick Jacobs and Ken Matsubara.

Untapped Cities: SCOPE Art Show Editor’s Picks (PHOTOS)
Korean artist Chul Hyun Ahn‘s “Railroad Nostalgia” was impossible to miss. Face to face with the work, the railroad tracks seem to stretch endlessly into the distance, thanks to the mirrors, which may be an old trick but nevertheless create an appealing optical illusion.

New York Art Leaf: Scope New York 2013
Last year, Scope put up its tent across the street from The Armory Show.  This year, it has drastically changed its location to the historic building that houses the main office of US Postal Service near Penn Station.

ArtSlant: From the Vernissage Floor – Armory Week in 48 Hours
This is the fair for emerging artists—its “breeder program” is exclusively for young galleries—and by extension emerging gallerists. A highlight for me was Chul Hyun Ahn’s Railroad Nostalgia (2012) at the C. Grimaldis gallery. It uses a conventional mirror trick to create the illusion of railroad tracks stretching to infinity.

All That is Interesting: The Fascinating World of Light Artists
Chul Hyun Ahn is a Korean light artist oft-considered to be an integral part of a group of young light artists that is trying to expand the horizons of light art. Ahn is best known for his pieces that explore the use of light to create seemingly endless spaces while simultaneously examining the themes behind zen meditations.

Blouin Artinfo: Former Rebel Scope Art Fair Brings a More Subtle, Refined Array of Quality Works
Ahn’s “Railroad Nostalgia” presents panels of track faced with mirrored glass which, due to the optically distorting quality, make the tracks appear to stretch endlessly. As a thoughtful counter to his neon works, which are also on display, together each offers different entry points but similarly fascinating explorations of depth, perception, light, and space.

MutualArt: New Art Fair Highlights Miami Hotspot
Fresh out of Miami for its inaugural edition is the highly-anticipated Art Wynwood, displaying the hottest trends in Contemporary art. “The Wynwood Arts District is going through a great period of urban and commercial revitalization,” said fair organizer and director Nick Korniloff, and the opening of this new event perfectly befits the burgeoning art hotspot.