Artue - Korea

Cypress

A forest froze in a dry state

Dry Wood

<Conducted with eyes closed>, ERD, Busan, Korea

M.F.A. Painting, Yeungnam University, Korea

<New Drawing Project>, Chang Ucchin Museum of Art, Yangju, Korea

<The winter of a long time>, Altspace SSac, Daegu, Korea

<Unknown forest>, Artspace LOO, Seoul, Korea

<Attitude to Nature>, Eoul Art Center, Daegu, Korea

<Concrete Rhythm>, Pipe gallery, Seoul, Korea

<Quiet and familiar unfamiliar>, Space Dokrip, Daegu, Korea

<Reunion of senses>, Seoripul gallery, Seoul, Korea

B.F.A. Painting, Yeungnam University, Korea

<Young Artist Project 2023>, Exco Daegu, Daegu, Korea

Jonghwan Jin is currently living and working in Seoul, South Korea, where his work is based on painting. He continues to think about the possibilities of expression within the category of painting. He develops abstractions of the invisible but slowly changing landscapes, such as the temperature, humidity, and wind direction felt when welcoming a new season. By implicitly expressing the forms of sensation that exist beyond the visible visual image, he is searching for his painting style.

A collaboration between Eastern Edition, which interprets the intrinsic aesthetics of Korea through a contemporary lens, and Artue, an online art platform driving the digital transition of the art industry. The collaboration took place in both the first and third showrooms of Eastern Edition, with Artue meticulously selecting works by Lee Ufan, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Kim Yong-Ik, Seungwon Yang, LeeEu, Im Jaehyoung, Seokwoo Chung, and Jonghwan Jin. This curation ensures contemporary artworks harmoniously blend with the sophisticated monochromatic spaces, enhancing their natural elegance.

Eastern Edition x Artue Collaboration

The winter of a long time

The exhibition <Concrete Rhythm> at Pipe Gallery offers a glimpse into the abstract languages of three artists composed of concrete sensations. Jonghwan Jin (b.1991) visually portrays his inner experiences and pure sensations he has encountered. He conveys the specific experiences of air and tactile sensations he felt in his body, as well as the vitality and vibrations of the external world in a non-representational manner. However, at times, he does not completely exclude the forms of visible landscapes from his visual language, giving him autonomy that surpasses the limits of simple abstraction. However, sometimes the form of visible scenery is not completely excluded from his formative language, so he has autonomy that crosses the limits of simple abstraction.