Jieun Park

The artist Park Jieun’s work, most of all, impresses viewers with dynamic, powerful and raw brushstrokes like one of the Wild and Heterodox School of Ming Paintings. Her explosive, swift brushwork makes Jackson Pollock’s action paintings look almost neat and quiet. Such energetic and exuberant brushstrokes could make one wonder how it could possibly blend in with city night scapes. The artist was inspired by the view of Prague at night seen from the city hall tower during her solo trip and since then she started painting cityscapes and in particular night sceneries. This could explain a view of both a city dweller and a wandering traveller found in her work. While travelling, we often encounter the crippling feeling of loneliness in the concrete jungle, a crowded forest of skyscrapers. Her rough brushstrokes embody such emotions in an abstract manner. She paints cities realistically in dark ink strokes and records her personal travel memories of places, vibes, weather and many other things. As a result, Park Jieun’s paintings evoke a sense of excitement and a strange solitude that an unexpected discovery of a charming city during a trip may give. “I use white Korean paper and black Chinese ink to create a dramatic contrast and port...

2010 konkuk univ. fine art & advertising design.

Solo Exhibitions
2025 Journey, Pontone gallery, London
2024 Wanderlust, Redsea gallery, Singapore
2023 Breath, Busan / Art Sohyang
2022 불야성(不夜城)：The White Way, Seojung Art
         A little talk, Bien gallery, Seoul
2021 A little talk, Bien gallery, Seoul
         Travelogue, Redsea gallery, Singapore
2019 A little talk, Galerie Frida, Seoul
2018 Musings and Memories, Fullerton Hotel, Singapore, Redsea gallery
2017 Night visions, Redsea gallery, Singapore
2015 Encounters, Redsea gallery, Singapore
2014 A little talk, Redsea gallery, Singapore
         Inner Journey, AP Contemporary, Hong Kong
2013 La premiere Memoire, Gallery Aile, Seoul