JANG Jongwan

I portray precarious utopian scenes.
We seem to live in troubled times. The ship named Utopia left port full of hope but is now on the verge of sinking due to being caught in a typhoon or being stuck on a rock. As the surrounding scenes are still beautiful, however, passengers of this ship may not feel any crisis. The promising, advanced, and abundant future has never come. I am chronicling present anxiety and contradiction in my work with a very passive attitude, waiting for the advent of an unidentified hero.

JANG Jongwan
Born in 1983 Busan, Korea

EDUCATION
2009    BFA, painting, Hongik university, Seoul, Korea

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITION
2017    Organic farm, Arario gallery, Seoul, Korea
2014    I Hear Your Voice, Kumho Museum, Seoul, Korea
2014    Golden Teeth, Space WILLING N DEALING, Seoul, Korea
2012    Weird Stone, Salon de H, Seoul, Korea
2011    S.O.S (Save Our Souls), Television12, Seoul, Korea

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION
2017    The clock of time traveler, culture station 284, Seoul, Korea
2017    I love you, I love you not, HITE collection, Seoul, Korea    
2015    Naver Hello Artist, Arario Museum Tapdong Bikeshop, Jeju, Korea
2014    Visions and Beyond, The 2nd ‘Shenzhen’ Independent Animation Biennale, Shenzen, China
2014    Neo Sansu, Daegu Museum of Art, Daegu, Korea
2012    The Un-bound Archive, ARKO Art Center, Seoul ,Korea
2011    After Humanism, Gallery Loop, Seoul, Korea