CHANG CheolWon

I once observed cross section of an orange and analyzed its structure. Each pulp grain was unique in its shape and arrangement, but in whole they were symbiotically arranged towards the center forming a sphere. Unlike apple or cherry, the orange lacks a conspicuous midpoint (core) but it nonetheless formed an orb through its original composition. In this sense, I thought, orange is somewhat a small version of the earth. Not only are they both globular thus visually similar, but both their members are likewise unique in character and shape. Also, like granule after granule accumulate to form a complete orange, even the most complex object is but a collection of simple shapes when split into parts. When these parts are geometrically drafted, simple diagrams such as triangles or hexagons result. These diagrams then are repeated and overlapped on a single picture plane, in accordance with some other natural principle, fabricating a new entity. Similar to conceiving the intrinsic properties of an orange, through deciphering an object’s structure and by visualizing my findings, I seek another way of seeing the world.

CHANG CheolWon
Born in 1984, Jeonju, Korea

EDUCATION
2008    B.F.A, Western Painting, Chung-Ang University
2007    B.F.A, Fine Art, Nottingham Trent University (Exchange full year)
    
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITION
2014    Architecture of Illusion, Gallery Absinthe, Seoul, Korea
        
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION
2014    Public Art Creative artists 21, Bluesquare Nemo, Seoul, Korea
2013    SEOULSQUARE Art Festival, Gana Art & IADG, Seoul, Korea
              MayFest, Space O’NewWall, Seoul, Korea
2011    Wind Wave, INSA Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2007    DURE, Bonington Atrium, Nottingham, UK