CHUN KWANG YOUNG

Chun’s Aggregation series in particular, consist of small triangular shapes wrapped in Hanji, of which are then dyed with natural colours, and these densely clustered triangular shapes form a piece of work as an ‘aggregation.’ Through this work process, the artist has succeeded in unravelling his Korean identity with his universal language of aesthetic that has strongly empathized with the international art world. By making reference to different histories of the individual and the many within the Korean society that ultimately ‘aggregate’ the disaggregated stories from innumerable time periods with a unique oriental sense of embracement Chun’s work is materialized into a beautiful piece of Aggregation.

Unlike any other exhibitions held by the artist, this exhibition is mainly composed of Chun’s colourfully dyed Hanji objet/sculptural paintings, along with his early beautiful abstract paintings with colours. These early paintings with vibrant colours are the roots of Chun’s recent colourful, three-dimensional paintings, which will provide the viewers with an invaluable opportunity to observe the artist’s visions throughout his long journey as an artist in one place at the same time.

Kwang Young Chun graduated from Hongik University and completed his MFA in Painting at Philadelphia College of Art. He has held numerous solo exhibitions at many world-renowned institutions around the world including The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (Ridgefield, CT, USA), Robert Miller Gallery (New York, NY, USA), Annely Juda Fine Art (London, United Kingdom), Boghossian Foundation (Brussels, Belgium), Museum de Reede (Antwerp, Belgium), Mori Arts Center Gallery( Tokyo, Japan) and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Seoul, Korea). In the fall of 2018, Chun’s solo exhibition is scheduled to open at Brooklyn Museum in New York, which is the very first solo show of a Korean artist at the museum. The artist has been awarded the prestigious Presidential Prize at the 41st Korean Culture and Art Prize in 2009, in recognition of his contribution to promoting the originality of Korean contemporary art with his international artistic activities.