Painter
· Born in 1969
- South Korea
Yohahn Han
37 Artworks
Yohahn Han
South Korea
Credentials
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
Yohahn Han(artist name DIKO) is a contemporary abstract painter from Korea who creates his own visual language through layered metallic pigments, transparent overlays, and an intuitive rhythm.
He is the only artist in the world known for a revolutionary technique of cutting and slashing completed iconic portraits, then reassembling and layering multiple canvases into a single composition. This act is not destruction, but a deliberate rebirth that redefines the meaning of painting.
Han’s works reveal the raw material truth of paint while exploring chaos and order, destruction and renewal. Light, shadow, and texture intertwine to express hope, resilience, and the enduring light of the human soul—a quiet yet powerful testament to beauty that survives time’s scars.
He is the only artist in the world known for a revolutionary technique of cutting and slashing completed iconic portraits, then reassembling and layering multiple canvases into a single composition. This act is not destruction, but a deliberate rebirth that redefines the meaning of painting.
Han’s works reveal the raw material truth of paint while exploring chaos and order, destruction and renewal. Light, shadow, and texture intertwine to express hope, resilience, and the enduring light of the human soul—a quiet yet powerful testament to beauty that survives time’s scars.
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Born
- 1969
- Mediums
- Painter
BIAE : Busan International Art Exhibition- Special Award- Busan, South Korea
BIAE : Busan International Art Exhibition- Excellence Award at the 2024- Busan, South Korea
END OF FLATNESS. / ARTWALL GALLERY - SEOUL, South Korea
Los Angeles art fair / L..A. CONVENTION CENTER - LOS ANGELES, United States
PARK VIEW Gallery / Buena Park - CALIFORNIA, United States
AJL ART Gallery / Buena Park - CALIFORNIA, United States
Art Capital "Salon des Indépendants" / Grand Palais - PARIS, France
QIAF (Qingdao International Art Festival) / EXIT V ART MUSEUM - Qingdao, China
BIAE / Exhibition Halls 1 & 2, Haeundae Cultural Center - BUSAN, South Korea
The Little Work of Art Festiva / Insadong Expo. - SEOUL, South Korea
Blue Room Show / Blue Room Center - Yakima ,WA., United States
Puyallup art fair / Puyallup CONVENTION CENTER - Puyallup, WA., United States
Tacoma Art Fair / Tacoma Dome - Tacoma, United States
Art Wall Gallery, South Korea
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