JUNG HWAN SUN
Artist Statement
I have expressed the reality space using 'contrast between the drawing technique of East and West'. For the expression of modern civilization in a westernized society I used the materials and drawing techniques of the Western painting. And for the expression of the products of traditional culture image I used the materials and drawing techniques of the Eastern painting. To express the bifunctional aspects of lives of modern Asians who combine the traditional methods and the western lifestyles I used both drawing techniques on a Korean paper 'Hanji'.
Through contrasting them, I tried to express our social issues in a metaphorical way.
But after that, Becoming have respect for the differences of two cultures, I am paying attention to the harmonious use of two drawing techniques.
Traditional Bookshelves in a Bookshelf
2019, Oriental Painting, Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting on Korean Paper, 137.5 × 100cm
A Office with Korean Traditional Bookshelves
2011, Oriental Painting, Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting on Korean paper, 138X108.5cm
Meet Together
2019, Oriental Painting, Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting on Korean Paper, 132X72cm
Weird Coexistence
2020, Oriental Painting, Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting on Korean Paper, 79X70.5cm
You Can com in
2019, Oriental Painting, Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting on Korean Paper, 132 × 72cm
Weird Coexistence
2020, Oriental Painting, Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting on Korean Paper, 79X70.5cm
Hug Each Other Eternally
2012, Oriental Painting, Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting on Korean Paper, 150X112cm
How can Flowers meet Butterflies?
2012, Oriental Painting, Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting on Korean Paper, 137.5X82.5cm
Artist Biography
Born in 1966 in Seoul, Republic of Korea,
Currently lives and works in Republic of Korea
2010 MFA Department of Fine Art, Seoul National University, Seoul
1992 MFA Department of Print, Sungshin Women's University, Seoul
1989 Graduated in food and nutrition from Ewha Women's University, Seoul
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2016 Insa Art Center
2014 Insa Art Center
2012 Namu Artist’s Space
2007 Hakgojae Gallery
2002 Keumsan Gallery
Insa Art Center
1999 Chongro Gallery
1998 National Museum of Contemporary Arts
Kimnaehyun Gallery
1993 Kwanhoon Gallery
1991 Hansun Gallery
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 Moving Box Exhibition (Chungmuro Art Hall, seoul, korea)
2008 The Korean Contemporary Print-form paper to digital (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, )
2003 Print 2040 – New Stream (Busan Museum of Art)
2001 Gallery Art Festival (Seoul Art Center)
2000 The Evolution and Transition of Korean Print Art of Today (Daejeon Museum of Art)
1999 Millennium Identity ‘Front 2000’ (Inter ART Korea)
1999 Examination and Search for Contemporary Korean Art Ⅵ – the depth and variation of surface (Whanki Museum of Art)
1999 International Biennial of Graphic Arts (in Ljubljana, Slovenian)
1998 International Triennial of Graphic Arts (in Prague , Czech Republic)
1998 Art Therapy (Sungkok Art Museum, seoul)
1997 International Triennial of Graphic Arts (in Osaka, Japan)
1996 International Biennial of Graphic Arts (Ilmin Museum of Art, in Seoul, Korea)
1996 Donga-A Art Fair (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art)
1995, 1998, 1999 Seoul Print Art Fair (Seoul Art Center)
1995, 1996 Print of Tomorrow (Insa Art Gallery)
1995 ~2012 The Korean Contemporary Printmakers Association Exhibition
Awards
1997 Osaka International Print Triennale ‘Bronze Prize’
1996 Seoul International Print Biennale ‘Purchase Prize’
1996 Donga Art Fair, Seoul ‘Gold Prize’
1996 ‘Young Artists Today’ by Ministry of Culture and Sports
1994 The 14th Korea Contemporary Prints Festival ‘Superior Prize’
Public Collections
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
Busan Museum of Art
Ilmin Museum of Art
Dong-A Media
Osaka Foundation of Culture