TAK Young-hwan

Teaching Staff (Communication Design)

Title	Associate Professor
Research Fields	Visual Media, Documentary, Animation, Media Art, Public Art
Education	2020 Ph.D. (Fine Arts), Graduate School of Arts, Jeonbuk National University 2005 Master’s (Arts), Graduate School of Art and Design, Musashino Art University Graduate School 1988 Bachelor’s (Arts), College of Humanities, Jeonju University
Selected Professional Experience	2026-Present Associate Professor, Akita University of Art 2020-2026 Assistant Professor, Tainan University of Technology, Taiwan 2012-Present President/CEO, Walking Cycle Studios, South Korea 2018-2020 Secretary General, Korea Traditional Culture Center, South Korea 2015-2020 Motion Graphics Supervisor, CM networks, South Korea 2013-2018 Part-time Lecturer, Jeonbuk National University, South Korea 2009–2010 Full-time Visiting Professor, Visual Information Design Major, College of Life Design, Wonkwang University, South Korea 2007–2013 Part-time Lecturer, Hansung University, South Korea 2007–2010 Part-time Lecturer, Ansan University, South Korea 2006–2011 Part-time Lecturer, College of Life Design, Wonkwang University, South Korea 2005–2012 Part-time Lecturer, College of Culture and Arts, Pai Chai University, South Korea 1998–2000 Director / Video Director, IPS Production 1995–1998 Account Executive, CM Line Advertising Production
Recent Activities	< Industry-Academia Collaboration > 2025 New Media Workshop, Korea Traditional Culture Center (Korea–Taiwan) Tainan City Art Game Workshop (Taiwan) Collaborative Research, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford (Korea–UK) 2024 Video Production Research, Bicycle History Museum (Taiwan) Video Production Research for Tainan City Super Teachers (Taiwan) 2023 Study Abroad Program (Xuehai Zhumeng) – Japan Animation Design Internship (Japan–Taiwan) Keynote Lecture: Moving Bridge – Asia Fellowship: Cooperation and Future of Asian Art (Korea–Taiwan) 2022 Research on the Functions and Public Usage of Core Public Facilities in Urban Areas of Taiwan (Japan) Study Abroad Program (Xuehai Zhumeng) – Multimedia Animation Design (Japan–Taiwan) 2021 6th International New Media and Animation Workshop (Korea–Taiwan) Study Abroad Program (Xuehai Zhumeng) – 2D Game Art & 3D Modeling Design (Japan–Taiwan) Corporate Image Video Production Research for San Fan Pharmaceutical (Taiwan) AR Animation Production Research for “The Quest for Beauty: Chen Hui- ong’s Solo Exhibition,” Tainan Art Museum (Taiwan)   < Video Content Production > 2026 Musical: Mongyootowon Arang, ACOM Company, South Korea 2024 Promotional Animation: Taiwan Bicycle History Museum, Taiwan 2022 Promotional Video: San Fan Pharmaceutical, Taiwan 2020 Picture Book & Animation: Story of Korean Traditional Food, Korea Tourism Organization, South Korea 2018 Public Art: Art Bus Platform Project, South Korea Public Art: Urban Regeneration Fabok Art Factory Project, Jeonju City, South Korea VR Project: Days on the Road, Yonhap News, South Korea Educational TV Program: Mom’s Spring Day – Chun-mi and the Defector Mom, EBS, South Korea Documentary: A Good Business, Borders Film, South Korea 2017 VR Video: Gwanghwamun VR Project, Seoul Metropolitan Government, South Korea Promotional Video: Preparing 100 Years of Meteorology, Korea Meteorological Administration, South Korea TV Documentary: Crossing Heaven’s Border, TV Chosun, South Korea16 2016 TV Program: Heroes, TV Chosun, South Korea TV Commercial: LG KIERAN, LG, South Korea Crossover Media Platform / Interactive News: Savior, TV Chosun, South Korea 2015 Crossover Media Platform / Interactive News: Hullabaloo Choir, Chosun Ilbo, South Korea TV Documentary: Wonders of Korea, KBS, South Korea 2014 Opening Movie: Asian Leadership Conference 2014, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, South Korea TV Documentary: North Korean Defectors, TV Chosun, South Korea Documentary: 9 Muses of Star Empire, TV Chosun, South Korea 2013 TV Documentary: Dream of the Kingdom, KBS, South Korea Documentary: Phantoms of the Border, TV Chosun, South Korea 2012 TV Drama: Faith (The Great Doctor), SBS, South Korea Documentary: Captain Kang, Minch & Film, South Korea 2010, 2011 TV Documentary: Metal War I & II, KBS, South Korea <Authored book> 2025 Miniature Photography and Matte Painting Compositing Techniques: Visual Special Effects Production and Practical Practice for Educational Institution < Publications & Presentations > 2023 Special Lecture: Legacy and Innovation: Focusing on the Media Art of Artist Tak Young Hwan – How Icons and Codes from Traditional Ink Paintings Developed into Contemporary Media Art, Eurasia Talks, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford, UK Special Lecture: Moving Bridge – Asia Fellowship: Cooperation and Future of Asian Art, Gyodong Museum of Art, South Korea Conference Paper: A Case Study on the Application of Ink Painting Formativeness for VR Production, KSBDA International Conference (Tainan), Korean Society of Basic Design & Art 2022 Conference Paper: A Study on the Deformation and Scalability of Images, International Academic Symposium on Graphic Communication Technology Art 2022 2021 Doctoral Dissertation: A Study on the Plastic Scalability of Ink Animation (Ph.D. Dissertation) Conference Paper: Circle of Apollonius and Afterwards: Fractal Image Sources of Smoke and Asian Ink Animation, ADADA International Conference 2020 Journal Article: A Study on Ink Painting Animation Technique Using Fractal Motif Video (Shooting) Sources, Journal of Korean Society of Media Arts Technology 2006 Journal Article: A Study on Animation Shooting Methods Utilizing DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex), Korean Society of Basic Design Art 2005 Master’s Thesis: A Study on the Expansion of Time and Space in Video Media from a Plastic Perspective: Focusing on the Animation “A Dream of the Desert” (M.A. Thesis) < Awards & Nominations > 2023 Grand Prize (Best Paper/Work Award), KSBDA Tainan International Invited Exhibition, Korean Society of Basic Design & Art, Taiwan 2022 Bronze Prize, GDWEB Design Awards, South Korea 2018 Platinum Remi Award, WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, USA 2015 Nominee, Interactive Media Category, International Emmy Awards, USA 2014 Nominee, Cross-Platform Non-Fiction Category, Banff World Media Festival, Canada Nominee, Documentary Category, International Emmy Awards, USA 2012 Nominee, Music Documentary Category, International IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam), Netherlands 2011 Busan-Fukuoka Gateway Award, Asia Digital Art Award, Japan 2010 Finalist (Selected Work), Asia Digital Art Award, Japan 2009 Bronze Prize, Feelux Light Art Festival, South Korea 2007 Excellence Award, Asia Digital Art Award, Japan Honorable Mention, Dialogue in the Dark Art Contest, South Korea 2005 Nominee, Outstanding Short Animation Category, Gwangju International Film Festival, South Korea
Courses Taught	Basic seminar4 Information Literacy 1,2 Computer Graphics Programming 3D/Computer Graphics 3D and CG Expression Contemporary Art Seminar (Communication Design) Communication Design Seminar1,2,3 Graduation Project (Communication Design)

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Example Works
Morning of Kingdom / Opening Title / KBS(Korea Broadcasting System) / 2013	Asian Leadership Conference / Opening Movie / 韓国外務省 / 2014	ZUYU / media art / Asia Digital Art Award – Busan-Hukuoka gateway Award / 2011	circle of apollonios / media art / Asia Digital Art Award – Excellent Award / 2007	Homecoming / Korea War Memorial Museum-media art / Korea Good Web Design Award – Excellent Contents Award / 2022
space fiction / media art / めぐりアート静岡 / 2015	Phantoms of Border / Documentary / International Emmy Award-nominee / 2013~2014	Crossing Heaven’s Border / Documentary / TV Chosun / 2017	a Good Business / Documentary / Jeonju International Film Festival / 2018	Faith・神医 / TV Drama / SBS(Seoul Broadcasting System) / 2012

Further details (in Japanese) can be found at the following link: TAK Young-hwan (Japanese page)