Jiwon Jang

Artist Statement

For me, painting is not about representing the seen, but about evoking the unseen. My work is born from a place of emotional impulse, a state where structure and spontaneity converge. Without any preliminary sketches, I allow myself to be carried by intuition and raw energy, layering paint in a rhythm of instinctive repetition. Each stroke builds upon another until the image within me emerges. It is not something calculated, but something discovered in the act of creation itself.

I contemplate the contrasts and harmonies of nature, human emotions, and the complexities of the inner world. Life is filled with contradictions: serenity and chaos, beauty and dissonance, light and shadow. My paintings embrace this duality. Seemingly opposing forces can coexist and merge into an unexpectedly harmonious whole. It is this tension, the fusion of differences, that creates a unique and profound beauty.

Color is my language of emotion. It embodies the depth of human experience, capturing the fleeting interplay of joy and melancholy, strength and vulnerability. My works seek to reflect this emotional duality, resonating with the viewer and evoking the same awe I find in nature. Nature is a space where diversity thrives, disor...

2025
•CORNER gallery / seoul, Apr (solo)
•Museo Bellini Italy / Florence, May
•Woman’s Essence Show / London, May
•XV Florence Biennale / Florence, Oct

2023
•Madrid, Spain – FOCUS, Monat Gallery
•Seoul, Korea – So Colorful Nature, Chung M Art Company (solo)

2022
•Paris, France – L’aube du printemps, Galerie de Langle (solo)
•Paris, France – FOCUS Art Fair: ART BOOM, Carrousel du Louvre
•Luxembourg – LUXEMBOURG ART FAIR, LuxExpo The Box
•Paris, France – ART A TABLE, IDAM Paris
•Busan, Korea – BAMA Hotel Art Fair, Grand Josun Hotel
•Gyeongju, Korea – Gyeongju ART FAIR, HICO
•Seoul, Korea – Art Collection, Queens Art Gallery, Lotte Yeongdeungpo
•Kaohsiung, Taiwan – ART KAOHSIUNG, The Pier-2 Art Center
•London, UK – Abstract Art and Art in Mind, The Brick Lane Gallery

2021
•London, UK – FOCUS Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery
•London, UK – COLOUR OF LIFE, The Fitzrovia Gallery