UNJournal Jon Lee | Born in Ham-heung, located in present day North Korea, in 1927, he attended Seoul National University, College of Art in 1948 alongside internationally renowned Korean artists, Kim, Tschang Yeul and Lee, Yong Whan.
Thereafter, Artist participated as the founding members of Contemporary Artists Association (Hyundae Fine Artists Association) in 1956 and then the art, Artist furthermore exhibited in the 2nd Paris Biennial in 1961 along with other representative Korean artists, Kim, Tschang Yeul, Cho, Yong Ik and Cheong, Chang Sup.
Chang, Sung Soun’s era was a period of confusion until the Manchurian Incident, the Sino-Japanese War, and then the Liberation and the Korean War. But the situation of the times and the handicap of hearing impairment rather disciplined his will and made him an independent spirit. The spirit o resistance formed in these wounds gave courage and motivation to challenge mainstream directly, and furthermore, to try creative and experimental styles.
Artist, renowned through his famed approach of perfecting the exquisite balance between the Eastern calligraphic and Western structural traditions, expresses beautifully the unseen and diversely nested layers of world, culminating through the lens of the Artist’s own inner view and independently unique insight.
The reason for the power and beauty emanating out of Artist’s visual art is, because his abstract art is that of a calm and easy-going landscape painting rather than the complication of abstruse notions.
Throughout his life, he has tried to create abstract art that is only Korean and pure without ideology, title, or theme based on his unique intuition and sensibility. Reconsider his status in Korean contemporary art, which has long tried to create a formative language of pureness by putting content changes into the vessel of abstract expression.
Artist, prior to his passing in 2021 at age of 95, exhibited in nine solo show, two special show and various group exhibitions, displaying the prolific artist prowess. In 2018, artist received prestigious Korea Academy of Arts Award for his life of excellence in Korean contemporary art.
Brief Profile
1927 Born in Ham-heung, Korea
Studied at Seoul National University’s art school
1956 Founding Member of Hyundae
Fine Artists Association(General manager)
1961 Participated in the 2nd Paris Biennial as
a representative of Korea(with Kim,Tschang Yeul,
Cho Yong Ik, Cheong, Chang Sup)
1962 Founding Member of Actuel
1968 Participated in the Korean Contemporary
Painting Exhibition(Tokyo)
1978∼1980 Participated in the Asia Modern Art Exhibition(Tokyo)
1983 Participated in the International Society of
Sculptors as an observer of Korea
1989 Judge of the Korea Art Exhibition
1992∼1995 Director of the Korean Fine Arts Association
2008 Awarded for the Korean Artist Award
2018 Awarded for the Korea Academy of Arts Award
Exhibitions
Solo-show & Special exhibition
1974 1st solo show (Myungdong Gallery)
1976 2nd solo show (Moonheon Gallery)
1980 3rd solo show (Arkoartcenter)
1984 4th solo show (Sinsegae Gallery)
1988 5th solo show (Arkoartcenter)
1990 6th solo show (Lotte Gallery)
1996 7th solo show (Arkoartcenter)
2003 8th solo show (Galerie Bhak)
2008 9th solo show (Gallery Chosun)
2017∼2018 The Special Exhibition to commemorate donation (Danwon Museum)
2018 The Exhibition to commemorate the Korea Academy of Arts Award (Danwon Museum)
2021 10th solo show (Insaart Plaza Gallery)
2022 The Exhibition of Masters of this era (The Gallery)
Permanent Collections
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
Seoul Arts Center
Seoul National University Museum of Art
Walker Hill Art Gallery(Presnt Art Center NABI)
Kim Hong Do Museum
Homepage : www.서양화가장성순.com
Instagram : @artist_sungsoun
