In general, Osang Gwon’s oeuvre consists largely of Deodorant Type, The Flat, and The Sclupture series. Started in beginning of 1998, Deodorant Type is the oldest, most acclaimed of Gwon’s art practice. In the so-called ‘photo-sculpture’, the artist takes photographs of a subject in many angles, prints them out, then cuts and pastes them onto the carved sculptures. This original and remarkable idea was an unparalleled case in contemporary of art history. Obviously, the idea didn’t just spring up one day; the masterpieces were born as a result of a comprehensive contemplation on contemporary art, attributes of camera, and formative language of sculpture.
Gwon’s very first work was a representation of a chisel used in woodworking. He expressed a sculptural tool made of hard metal and wood with delicate paper. Then he started to broaden his art practice by making heads, busts, torsos, and full-length portraits in that order[1]. He received official recognition from the press when he presented his work A Statement of 540 Pieces on Twins (1999) in the Vacuum-packed Exhibition at Alternative Space Pool in August of 1999. And when he from his university in February 2000, his debut in the art world was swift and sophisticated