Yun Jong

Graduated from Chugye University for the Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts, MFA

* Solo Exhibition
2025    20th Second Childhood / The Forest Art Gallery
            19th Two-person exhibition. Garden of Time / Bellvi Gallery
            18th Scenery from Childhood IV / Nauri Art Center
2024    17th The Wind of Four Seasons and Thought / Chopyeong Gallery
2023    16th Scenery from Childhood III / GS.Tower The Street Gallery
            15th Tenants of Nature/Belby Gallery
            14th Scenery from Childhood II/The Forest Gallery
2022    Scenery from Childhood II/The Forest Gallery
2021    Neighborhood where I lived as a childⅠ/Heesu Gallery
2019    Familiar yet unfamiliar landscape/contemporary art space
2018    Neo-Babylonia/ Heesu Gallery
2016    Guided Active Imaginative Play/Heesu Gallery
              ABLE FIN ART NY GALLERY/New Youk USA
2015    A Journey and the Vestiges of memory Ⅲ/Heesu Gallery
2014    A Journey and the Vestiges of memory Ⅱ/Heesu Gallery
2013    A Journey and the Vestiges of memory /Beeju Art
              The K Gallery
              Los Angeles and Las Vegas Exhibition USA
2012    Private Bank Center
2011    Gyeongin Art Museum
 
* Group exhibition
2025    Jeju Art Fair/Mu Gallery. MILL12/Gallery Mill Studio, Chopyeong Gallery.
            MODERN Art/The Forest Gallery. For Me For You 4/Gallery Mill Studio
2024    Breeze Art/Fair Hangaram Art Museum (Seoul Arts Center) Gallery.
            For Me For You 3/Gallery Mill Studio. Millmoa 12/Mu Gallery
            K Auction Selected Artist Exhibition/Sinsa-dong Auction Exhibition Hall
2023    For me, for you 2/Gallery Mill Studio
            Breeze Art Fair/Han River Nodeul Island Gallery
            A Joyful Gift Exhibition in May / Gallery Mill Studio
2022    Breeze Art Fair/Hangaram Art Museum, Happiness Gift Exhibition/Andante
            Gallery For Me, For You 1/Gallery Mill Studio. Art Lab Festival Yangpyeong/608     
            Gallery. Hotel Fair Seoul/Gallery Mill Studio. K Auction. Selected Artist             
            Exhibition/Sinsa-dong Auction Exhibition Hall
2021    K Auction Selected Artist Exhibition/Sinsa-dong Auction Exhibition Hall
2020    Gangnam Art Association, Attimoa, and Geumwon Member Exhibition
2019    Sculpture Art Fair Seoul (COEX)/AHAF/Busan/Heesoo Gallery
2018    Seoul Art Show (COEX)/Art Asia (KINTEX)/AHAF/Heesoo Gallery
            hot hot hot/Contemporary Art Space C21
2016    Affordable Art Fair Seoul/Heesoo Gallery, COLOGNE ART FAIR Able Fin Art NY     
            Gallery/Gemany,AHAF, SOAF/Heesoo Gallery,
            Shinbaram Yangpyeong Exhibition/Yangpyeong County Art Museum
            Over 100 art fairs and more

Current: Member of the Korean Fine Arts Association, Gangnam Fine Arts Association,
 Painting Research Institute, Grimwon, MILL12, and Group.




* Artist statement

Closing my eyes, I take several deep breaths. Guided by the rhythm of distant music, I settle my
body and heart onto the pale white canvas within a vacuum. In this state of nothingness, I hold a
brush and allow myself to follow my heart’s intuition, letting the process unfold on the canvas for
some time.
My work begins with a story devoid of a formal plot, finding its form within chaotic shapes.
Complex and confusing images arising from my subconscious connect to my childhood
imagination. These vestiges of memory are fragmented as they rise to the surface, ultimately
becoming subjects and objects intertwined with the memories of my journey.
To me, art is a space where I confront my inner self and a means of establishing a non-linguistic
form of communication. My work is expressed and displayed on small, flat surfaces. I unravel
each story by dedicating my full focus, balancing moderation with passion and energy.
My work is an exploration of the innocence of childhood, much like the imagery of a
two-wheeled car, a four-wheeled bicycle, or a plane underwater. Within the vast visual
landscape, I strive to create a space for communication and sympathy—a place where we can
share a white Christmas in August or sunflower fields in December. My goal is to present a
green and golden view that crosses the boundaries of time.
For me, a work of art is not something special; everything I create serves as a tool for my
process. I strive to perceive objects as they are and to deliver plain truths and common
recognition to my viewers.
At times, residues of childhood memories encounter barriers, but as these traces fade and
dissolve within the panorama of time, they often generate unexpected outcomes.
In this complex passage of time, I find myself at a midpoint in my life’s journey, moving with a
controlled tempo and a sense of ease. As the afterimages of my childhood are reborn, I
discover both excitement and solace within myself, marking the start of a brand-new adventure.
Through this exhibition, I am finding the courage to invite you in and communicate with my
audience.




* Review

A hazy, nostalgic atmosphere that evokes nostalgia

Yoon Jong's works display the artist's unique warm emotional gaze that welcomes and cherishes memories.This gentle gaze of the author is directly transmitted to the audience through the work.
The reason for using a universal medium that touches the memories of an unspecified number of people is thought to be to convey the artist's imagery and to present multiple meanings derived from the particularities and circumstances of each individual who appreciates it.
<Story of Mountain 24> presents a familiar yet unfamiliar, ambiguous or unknown space represented by ‘San 24’, thereby evoking the diverse experiences and memories of each audience member.
The precise proposition of ‘San 24’ is contrasted with the vague space in the painting, which is formed based on a memory of uncertainty and non-existence.
The images in each individual's memories and the images on the screen constantly conflict and clash with each other.
The sense of incongruity that arises from these associations is one of the elements that enriches his paintings.
Rather than dealing with grand discourses, the works show emotional stability derived from memory.Artist Yoon Jong quotes a line from poet Marcus Milmartialis, suggesting that reminiscing about past lives brings him as much joy as living another life.some of the works show a landscape painting-like temperament.
Looking at the screen composition of the <Story of Mountain 24> series, you can find several points that are reminiscent of landscape paintings, although they have the characteristics of Western paintings.For example, the appearance of the mountain expressed in <Story of Mountain 24, 3> is reminiscent of the Undujun method.In addition, the expression of <Story of Mountain 24 1> shows the expression method and rhythm of the Pima Junbeop and Bubyeok Junbeop, which are the methods of landscape painting, and the contrast between the nature of the descending waterfall and the rising buildings provides an unfamiliar and heterogeneous landscape.These unique speaking techniques of the artist are thought to be a kind of device that touches on the cultural universality of the audience (a culture familiar with landscape paintings) and conveys to the audience the unfamiliar yet familiar feeling that the artist intended.