Joohee Chun

Disguise and Revelation

In my paintings I primarily aim at projecting my innermost feelings and thoughts onto the canvas so as to create an 'affect' without the need for words.

My works develop through spontaneous and spiritual reactions to the physicality of the materials and previous layers. By following my intuition, each layer forming the composition acts as a metaphor for personality and inner emotions. I contain and seal my feelings and thoughts in the layers of my paintings.

Through overlapping transparent layers, I am able to suppress any negative parts of my inner emotions that may inevitably occur through the development of my work. However, whilst suppressing these thoughts, the transparent aesthetics make it impossible to disguise them and reveal them through and through.

Each painting is a struggle between disguise and revelation. As each part of the painting evolves, so do my inner feelings.

I am interested in the tension created within the juxtaposition of delicate lines and expansive layers of colour, which often creates unexpected spaces.

For me, each painting is an endless puzzle, which is hard to solve but attractive to complete. With no limitations, the creation of each painting offers infinite...

Education:
2007 MA in Fine Art Practice and Theory: Painting, Winchester School of
Art, Winchester, UK
2004 BFA Painting, Hong Ik University, Seoul, Korea

Solo Exhibition:
2009 MIND THE GAP / Gallery Young, Seoul, Korea
2009 BLESSING / Moontree Gallery, Bournemouth, UK
2003 ATTRACTION / Theatre Choo Gallery, Seoul, Korea


Selected Exhibition:

2014 To the Stars on the Wings of Art(Bis ans Ende der Welt auf Fluegeln der Kunst), Castle Gabelhofen
Gallery, Curated by HF Contemporary Art London, Fohnsdorf, Austria

Candid Arts Exhibition, Candid Arts Trust, London, UK
2012 O Bang Saek KAA /Korean Cultural Centre UK, London, UK
The 5th 4482[SASAPARI] MAP THE KOREA / Oxo tower, Bargehouse, London, UK
EXCLUSIVE ASIAN ART Exhibition / HF Contemporary Art-London, Lauderdale House, London
2011 DELAYED SOJOURN KAA/ Korean Cultural Centre UK, London, UK
NO PLASTIC , 7th artists residency the styrianARTfoundation/HYPO Steiermark BANK Gallery, Graz, Austria
NordArt 2011, Kunstwerk Carlshütte (KIC Muesum), Büdelsdorf , Germany
NO PLASTIC 7th artists residency the StyrianARTfoundation/ ORF Steiermark, Graz, Austria
SPICE Asian Exhibition / HF Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany
Group Show and Gallery Week-end BERLINE 2011 / HF Contemporary Art - Berlin, Germany
The 4th 4482[SASAPARI] RHIZOSPHERE / Oxo tower Bargehouse, Londo...