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