| Um Tai-Jung | |||||||||
| Birth Date: | Dec. 18, 1938 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | South Korea | ||||||||
| Nationality: | South Korean | ||||||||
| Known For: | Sculpture, Drawing, Painting | ||||||||
| Training: | Seoul National University Saint Martin's School of Art | ||||||||
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| Website: | http://umtaijung.com | ||||||||
Um Tai-Jung (born December 28, 1938, Mungyeong City, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province) is a representative first-generation abstract sculptor in the Republic of Korea. He graduated from the Department of Sculpture in College of Fine Arts at Seoul National University, studied at Saint Martin's School of Art in London, and held positions as a research professor at Berlin Fine Arts University and professor in the Department of Sculpture in College of Fine Arts at Seoul National University.
He graduated from the Department of Sculpture and the Graduate School of Education at Seoul National University in 1964 and 1966, respectively. He served as a professor at his alma mater from 1981 to 2004.
In 2019, he was selected as the only artist in Korea to participate in the Frieze London Sculpture[1] held in the UK. He became emeritus Professor at the Seoul National University in 2004 and a member of the National Academy of Arts of The Republic of Korea in 2013.
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea;[3] Independence Hall of Korea; Seoul Museum of Art(SeMA),[4] Pohang Museum of Steel Art(POMA),[5] Korea; Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Korea; Ho-Am Art Museum, Korea; Olympic Sculpture Park, Korea; Dubrova Sculpture Park, Croatia; the Supreme Court of Korea; ASEM Tower, Korea; International Sculpture Symposium. Santo tirso Porto, Portugal; and the German Chancellor's Office (Berlin) possess his works.