Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Since childhood, I dreamed of becoming a painter, but the weight of life led me down the path of an ...
About the artist
Joined In 2022
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About the artist
Joined In 2022
(8 Followers)
Since childhood, I dreamed of becoming a painter,
but the weight of life led me down the path of an office worker.
Even so, a small flame deep inside me never went out.
Following that light, I eventually left my long career in 2017 and decided to hold a brush again.
In the beginning, I didn’t even know what kind of painting I wanted to create.
The materials, techniques, and expressions were so diverse that I wandered, unsure where to start.
During that time, I began volunteering and tried to find my own questions and answers.
Then, the questions that had quietly stayed inside me for years began to grow louder:
“Why were humans born?”
“And where do we go after death?”
The more I tried to find the answers, the more I realized —
perhaps the question itself wasn’t so important.
Whatever the reason may be, humans live each moment feeling joy and sorrow,
and through their hearts, actions, choices, and connections,
the fragments of their lives shine beautifully.
“Whether it’s karma or destiny — perhaps this very moment of being alive is the true golden life.”
That realization quietly settled into my heart.
Around that time, I happened to look at ivy and felt something deeply.
The tangled vines reflected the many intertwined lives of pe...
2022 Graduated Hansung University Graduate School of Painting
2002 MA Space Design, Hansung University Graduate School of Art
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITION
2025 ‘hwahap' solo invitational exhibition, curated by MARU Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2021 ‘hwahap' solo exhibition, Gallery ILHO, Seoul, Korea
2018 ‘serendipity' solo exhibition, Gallery ILHO, Seoul, Korea
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Relay Exhibition, 'Galerie A', Seoul, Korea
2024 group exhibitions, 'Gallery The ARTE', Seoul, Korea
2024 <'Jin-chae'> group exhibitions, 'Galerie is', Seoul, Korea
2023 group exhibitions,
"Korean Cultural Center" in Tokyo, Japan
2023 ‘sehwa' group exhibitions, 'HanOk Galerie', Seoul, Korea
2022 <'Jin-chae' amusement> group exhibitions, 'Galerie is', Seoul, Korea
2022 2022 ASIAN STUDENTS YOUNG ARTISTS ART FESTIVAL AND HIDDEN ARTISTS FESTIVAL,
Seoul, Korea
2022 ‘sehwa' group exhibitions, 'HanOk Galerie', Seoul, Korea
2021 'Colours of Natural Mineral Pigments' MOOWOOSOO Gallery 7th Special Exhibition,
Seoul, Korea
2020 'Hansung University' Alumni Exhibition, 'Empathy of color and ink', 'Galerie is', Seoul, Korea
2019 ‘sehwa' group exhibitions, 'HanOk Galerie', Seoul, Korea
2019 ‘portrait' group exhibitions, 'Galerie is', Seoul, Korea
2018 ‘Korea Folk painting' group exhibitions, 'Thuiluer Galerie', France
❖ participated in many other exhibitions.
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