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SOOJUNG JUNG
작가노트
나는 상상하는 것들을 장면으로 만들고 그림으로 옮긴다. 우리가 일상에서 느끼는 생명력과 생명력이 가득한 자연 속에서 함께 영유해가는 삶과 관계에 대해 관심을 가지고 장면을 만든다. 그리고 우리의 주변에서 일어나는 과학적 논리와 사유가 적용되지 않는 크고 작은 미스터리한 사건 사고를 나의 상상에 빗대어 확장시킨다. 예를 들어 갑작스러운 고래의 떼죽음, 이유 없이 불타오른 신체, 빅풋의 발자국 등 이성적으로 설명할 수 없는 장면들은 작업의 기반이 된다.
현재 나는 개인적인 시각에서 출발한 상상을 확장하여 사회에 대한 접근과 사람과의 관계에 대해 고민한 부분을 회화에 담으려 한다. 예를 들어 인간의 본성, 힘의 권력, 계층과 평등에 대한 이야기를 통찰해 보고 역사 안에서 다루어진 사건들을 기반으로 현대 서사를 구상한다. 영화, 다큐멘터리, 뮤직비디오와 같은 영상 매체 혹은 신화적 대상에 대한 흥미로부터 시작해 소설 속 모험담, 전설의 무용담과 같은 문자 매체를 들여와 다층적 서사를 실험한다.
일상에 기반한 상상과 생각이 입혀진 이미지의 세계를 확장하고, 함께 공감할 수 있는 회화를 하는 것이 나의 궁극적인 지향점이다.
Jung soo jung
(1990) lives and works in Seoul, South Korea
I take the objects of my imagination and transform them into scenes depicted through painting. My paintings are inspired by a fascination with the relationship between the vitality we feel in daily life and very life force of nature itself. By exercising my imagination, I amplify the mysteries all around us, both big and small, that defy scientific logic and rationality. Indeed, the foundation of my work is formed from the various phenomena that defy rational explanation, such as sudden mass die-offs of whales, spontaneous combustion of humans, and the prints of bigfoot.
Currently, I am branching out from my own individual perspective to incorporate various social issues and interpersonal relationships into my paintings. For instance, I have been considering questions related to the nature of humans, power and authority, and class and inequality to interrogate various historical moments as a basis for crafting contemporary narratives. I am fascinated with the visual mediums, or rather, mystical objects of film, documentary, and music videos, as well as tales from novels and legends, and in my work, I draw on these sources to experiment with complex, multi-faceted narratives.
My ultimate objective is to expand the world of images that is based on my imagination and thoughts to create paintings that resonate with the wider public.
Exhibitions/projects
Solo
2021 <Bom bom powder>, A Lounge Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2021 <Falconry>, SEMA 창고, Seoul, South Korea
2020 <Villains : Mixtape>, OCI Museum, Seoul, South Korea
2019 <A Homing Fish>, Gallery Meme, Seoul, South Korea
2018 <Sweet Siren>, Rainbowcube Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Group
2023 <UNBOXING PROJECT2: Portable Gallery>, Newspringproject, Seoul, South Korea
2023 <Things we may not dare to see>, Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, South Korea
2023 <Hysteria>, Ilminmuseum, Seoul, South Korea
2022 <The Art Plaza: LINK by IBK>, Plaza gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2022 <You have no power here>, Projectspace Mium, Seoul, South Korea
2022 <Feather>, Cylinder, Seoul, South Korea
2021 <21st Century paintings>, Hite collection, Seoul, South Korea
2020 <Name>, Museumhead, Seoul, South Korea
2020 <Blind spot>, A.Round, Busan, South Korea
2020 <There Might Be More Light>, Seoul-ro Media Canvas, Seoul, South Korea
2019 <Salon de Insa 2019>, Misulsegae Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2019 <Pingpong Jeongsoowoo x Soojungjung>,Gallery Ooojh, Seoul, South Korea
2019 <Corners1>, Seoul, South Korea, Keepintouch, Seoul, South Korea
2019 <Nothing Twice>, Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
2018 Union Art Fair, <Let’s make together>, S-Factory, Seoul, South Korea
2016 <MFA Degree Show>, Glue Factory, Glasgow, United Kingdom
2015 <Awoo> Project Space1, Glasgow, United Kingdom
2015 <Look About Ye!>, Stiriling Castle, Stirling, United Kingdom
Awards
2020 OCI Young Creatives, OCI Museum
2020 BNK Young Artists Award, Busan Bank
Education
2016 The Glasgow School of Art, Masters of Fine Arts, United Kingdom
2013 Gachon University, BA Painting, South Korea
Residency
2023 The 8th K'ARTS Studio
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