Jae Ho Jung
Jung Jaehos approach to his work seems to mirror that of a historian or an architect; his work is deeply entrenched in his interest in the modern cities and buildings of his birthplace, South Korea. His paintings are therefore often derived from his efforts in researching and archiving a plethora of elements within the old city districts throughout the peninsula.
The artists signature blend of pale colors make his paintings appear realistic, and almost cold. The geometrical forms, especially noticeable in his works depicting architecture and cityscapes, highlight this impression. Upon closer inspection, however, you might find a myriad of small and humorous details, hiding inside the vast planes of his paintings.
Jung Jaeho delves into a variety of topics with his work; some seem autobiographical in recreating his childhood neighbourhood, whilst others reflect his critiques of societys capitalistic approach to renovation and progress. The crux of his work is the representation of the “odor of life” permeated in the surface. To the artist, the act of painting is an effort to recall forgotten memories, and also serves as a process of reanimating things that are lost in the past. Therefore, recreation itself means more than mere imitation to the artist. Through his work, Jung traces and collects the marks of modern times.
Jungs work often contains the recurring motif of the rocket, as can be seen in the installation titled Cast Away (2018). It evokes the themes of cutting-edge technology and futuristic science-fiction - a choice that may seem somewhat out of place. It is also a stark contrast to his use of Hanji, traditional Korean paper associated with ancient scrolls and paintings. This dichotomy ultimately reveals the artists underlying intention of capturing the spirit of the times. With one eye firmly on the conventions of the past, and the other on the hopes and aspirations for the future, Jung Jaeho creates a captivating shot of the present.
JAE HO JUNG. b. 1971 Seoul, Korea.
EDUCATIONS
1997 B.F.A. Department of Oriental Painting, Seoul National University, Seoul
2001 M.F.A. Department of Oriental Painting, Seoul National University, Seoul
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017
- Heat Island, INDIPRESS, Seoul
2014
- Days of Dust, Gallery HYUNDAI, Seoul
2011
- Planet, Gallery SOSO, Paju
2009
- Father’s Day, Gallery HYUNDAI, Seoul
2007
- Ecstatic Architecture, Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul
2005
- Old Apartment Building, Kumho Young Artist Program,Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul
2004
- Cheongwoon Civil Apartment Building, Gallery Fish, Seoul
2003
- Travel to lncheon, Incheon Shinsegae Gallery, Gallery Fish, Seoul
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
- Moment to Monument, Jae Ho Jung, Kelvin Kyung Kun Park, Tae Soo Lee,
- CHOI&LAGER Gallery, Cologne
2017
- The red brick house, OCI Museum, Seoul
- Accidentally, the night again,WUMIN Art Center, Cheongju
2016
- Realism, Maison d Ungno Lee, Hong Seoung Home Ground,
- Cheongju Museum of Art, Cheongju
- Sweet My Home, GALLERY LUX, Seoul Retro Scene, SPACE K, Seoul
2015
- Return Home, KOOKMIN UNIVERSITY Museum Seoul
- Somewhere out There, Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines, Manila
- Space Life,ILMIN Museum, Seoul
2014
- Home, Where the Heart is, Arko Art Center, Seoul
- The Relics of Old Seoul, Buk Seoul Museum of Art Seoul
- Parallax View, LIG Art Space, Seoul
- The Republic of Apartments, Seoul Museum of History, Seoul
2013
- Real Landscape, True Reflection, OCI Museum, Seoul
- NOW, WE, HERE, Gallery SANTORINI SEOUL
2012
- Spirit of landscape, SHINHAN Gallery, Seoul
- Urban Promenade, Pohang Museum of Steel Art, Pohang
2011
- Busan my city, my strange place, SHINSEGAE Gallery, Busan
- No.45 KUMHO Young Artist, KUMHO Museum of Art, Seoul
2010
- Between, ONE AND J. Gallery, Seoul
- Nature, Becoming Scene, Gallery CHOSUN, Seoul
- Now, things that are expressed paintings, GANA Art Gallery Seoul
- Fragmented Paysage, Daegu Culture and Arts Center, Daegu
- IMAGE IN DIALOG, KEPCO PLAZA GALLERY, Seoul
- Seoul Archive/ Urban Landscape, Daewoo Securities Yeoksamdong Gallery
2009
- Wonderful Pictures, IL MIN Museum of Art, Seoul
2008
- B-SIDE, DoART Seoul, Seoul
- Be Touched With, Work Room, Seoul
- Walking Magazine Walks, Ga Gallery, Seoul
2007
- Retrospective 2007–Korean Young Painters, Noam Gallery/Doosan Gallery, Seoul
- The Whereabouts of Urban Paintings, Shinhan Gallery, Seoul
- Asia Contemporary Art Project, City-net Asia 2007, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul
- Reminiscing the Medium–a post-Syndrome, Museum of Art Seoul
- National University, Seoul
- Channel, Two men show with Hangyang Kim, Gallery Doll, Seoul
2006
- Korean Painting 1953 –2007, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul
- Urban Paintings – Scenes, KEPCO Art Center, Seoul
- PROPOSE 7, Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul
- Between Past and Present, Geumnamro Gallery, Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju
- Dongsung Gu Gyung, Gallery Jung Mi So, Seoul
- Familiar and Unfamiliar Scene, ARKO Museum, Seoul
2005
- The Paint Detouring The Real, Busan Museum of Art, Busan Seoul
- Young Artist Art Festival – Portfolio 2005, Seoul, Museum of Art, Seoul
- Against Translation, Total Museum, Seoul
2004
- Artists on Journey, Seoul National University Museum, Seoul
- Surprised Details – the 1st Human right Now Exhibition, Korea
- Democracy Foundation Gallery, Seoul
2003
- Time of Nature, Time of Human, Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art, Daejeon
- Oriental Painting Paradiso, Posco Art Museum, Seoul
- The Project of Cheonggye Cheon – Walking People on the Water, Seoul
- Museum of Art, Seoul
2002
- Here – Being, Insa Art Space, Seoul Landscape, Posco Art Museum, Seoul
- Black-Ani, Seoul art and Culture Center, Seoul
2001
- Flow: New Tendencies in Korea Art-Narrative Painting, Seoul art and Culture Center
COLLECTIONS
National Museum of Contemporary Art Seoul
Museum of Art Busan Museum of Art
Jeju Museum of Art Seoul National University
Museum of Art Kumho Museum
Uijae Museum of Korean Art, OCI Museum OCI Museum
How long have I been here | 2022, 200x300 cm
Euljiro after rain | 2022, 182x227 cm
East of the watchtower | 2022, 130x194 cm
Guise | 2022, 194x130 cm
Dongdaemun Appartement | 2022, 194x130 cm
Snow in Seoul | 2023, 200x150 cm
Heike and I | 2022, 162x112 cm
Last Winter IV | 2022, 162x112 cm
Yellow of Maseok | 2022, 132x89 cm
Corridor | 2022, 117x80 cm
Last winter I | 2022, 91x72 cm
Last winter III | 2022, 116x80 cm
Sunday in september | 2022, 91x65 cm
Sunday in september II | 2022, 91x65 cm
Composition | 2021, 91x65 cm
Ghosts | 2021, 91x65 cm
Last summer | 2021, 91x65 cm
End of summer | 2022, 73x60 cm
Birds word | 2022, 73x60 cm
Old windows | 2021, 72x51 cm
Lake | 2021, 53x30 cm
Bawisam Church | 2020, Acrylic on canvas, 60x72.5 cm
Cheongpa-ro 423 | 2020, Acrylic on canvas, 60x72.5 cm
District 4 | 2019, Acrylic on Korean paper, 270x360 cm
Wanchai House | 2020, Acrylic on Korean paper, 150x105 cm
Yellow Tiles | 2019, Acrylic on Korean paper, 45.5x38 cm
Cheongpa-ro Building | 2018, Acrylic on Korean paper, 209x150 cm
Circuit Wanchai House | 2017, Acrylic on Korean pape,r 72.5x53 cm
Heat Island | 2017, Acrylic on Korean paper, 91x65 cm