Byoung Soo Cho: Art Workshop

An exclusive free workshop dedicated to painting as gesture, where material, movement, and perception are explored through a direct and intuitive process. Central to the session is the notion of mahk, understood as an openness to impermanence, spontaneity, and the trace left by making.

The practice is informed by the maksabal, the traditional Korean everyday bowl shaped by potters through swift and essential movements, where the mark of the hand remains visible in the surface. Its irregularity and restraint embody a way of working in which form emerges through use, pressure, and immediacy rather than predefinition.

Working with traditional Korean brushes and water-based ink techniques, participants will explore rhythm, density, and release, allowing each mark to carry the memory of its own making.

This event is open to anyone interested in art, and is free to attend. Attendees will have the opportunity to experience Earth Works during their visit.

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Byoung Soo Cho

Byoung Soo Cho is a South Korean architect and founder of BCHO Architects. He is known for his minimalist and nature-oriented designs that emphasize harmony between architecture, landscape, and materials. His works often use concrete, wood, and stone to create serene, timeless spaces rooted in Korean sensibility. In his recent years, Cho has returned to his roots in art, dedicating time to his studio practice. Inspired by the ‘maksabal’, a traditional Korean ceramic with a rough, unfinished appearance, Cho developed the concept of “mahk,” a spontaneous, humble approach to creation that he applies to both his paintings and his architecture. In his art, he explores organic shapes through brushstrokes on rice paper, capturing movement and energy, much as he seeks to capture moments of experience in his architectural work. His painting process is, as he describes, “guided by spontaneous action,” similar to how he approaches each architectural project with openness and a willingness to embrace imperfection.