Arong Chung

   

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Biography
Arong Chung(b. 1981) works with painting with hopes of restoring the magical powers which art works originally possessed. The artist composes narratives borrowing motifs from myths, legends, religions, etc, and using various symbols that have long existed in mankind, depicting a mystical and archetypal world. The artist also practices with ancient methods such as egg tempera, metal point drawing and ceramic in which by going through their rather delicate and complicated process, the artist intersects with the world of painting, recalling its magic. 

Ophelia and the Unicorn in the Wood

, oil on canvas, 130cm×162cm, 2016, Baekwoon Gallery

Woodpaths and the Unicorn, oil on canvas, 91cm×91cm, 2016, private collection

Revelation, 

egg tempera on epoxy molding compound, 10cm×7.5cm, 2017, private collection

Unidentified Flying Object,

 egg tempera on epoxy molding compound, 11cm×9cm, 2017, private collection

The Legacy, 

egg tempera on epoxy molding compound, 7cm×8.5cm, 2017, private collection

Meteorites,

 egg tempera on epoxy molding compound, 8.2cm×9.1cm, 2017, private collection

Witchcraft Symbol: Life, Birth, oil on canvas, 72.7cm×60.5cm, 2022

Witchcraft Symbol: Marriage, oil on canvas, 60.5cm×72.7cm, 2022

Wood Piece, cheonghwa pigment on ceramic, 33cm×19cm×19cm, 2019

Almighty Hand, cheonghwa pigment on ceramic, 14cm×14cm×20cm, 2019

Education
2006 BFA Fine Arts, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
2004 MFA Fine Arts, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
 
 
Solo Exhibitions
2022 Magick: The Imperceptible, Project Space Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, Korea
2019 Ephemeral Lights, Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwanju, Korea
2014 Primordial World, Project Space Mo, Seoul, Korea
2013 A Night in Woodways Paintings, Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2012 Forget Me Not, Gallery Doll, Seoul, Korea
2007 Her Soliloquy, Dukwon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
 

Group Exhibitions
2022 Support Sarubia, Project Space Sarubia, Seoul, Korea
2022 Two Persons Show: Hyobin Park & Arong Chung, Mister Goat Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2022 +1 Support for the Opening of Museum Hodu, White Block Art Center, Paju, Korea
2022 Perigee Winter Show, Perigee Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2019 The 69 Times of Sunrise, Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul
2019 OCI Byeol Byeol Dong Haeng, Gunsan Art Center, Gwangyang Culture and Art Center, Pohang Culture and Art Center, Korea
2018 Arthara Art Fair, Palais de Seoul, Seoul, Korea
2018 Art+Work, White Block Art Center, Paju, Korea
2017 Platform Artists, Incheon Art Platform, Incheon, Korea
2017 Incheon Art Platform Open Studio, Incheon Art Platform, Incheon, Korea
2017 Short Stories, Incheon Art Platform, Incheon, Korea
2017 Cre8tive Report, OCI Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2016 Bloomy Art Fair, Shinsegae Gallery, Incheon, Korea
2016 OCI Residency Open Studio, OCI Residency Studio, Incheon, Korea
2016 Speaking Without Speaking, Wumin Art Center, Cheongju, Korea
2015 Mindful Mindless, Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2015 Black Hole Sun, White Block Art Center, Paju, Korea
2015 Paintings-All the Windows to the World, Blume Museum of Contemporary Art, Paju, Korea
2014 Today's Salon, Common Center, Seoul, Korea
2009 New Energy, Seoul Art Space Seogyo, Seoul, Korea
2006 Yeol, Insa Art Space, Seoul, Korea
  
 
 
Residencies
2009 Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art Residency, Gwangju, Korea
2017 Incheon Art Platform, Incheon, Korea
2016 OCI Museum of Art Residency, Incheon, Korea
2015 Can Serrat Art Residency, Barcelona, Spain
2014-2015 White Block Art Center Studio, Paju, Korea
2013 International Center for the Arts, Montecastello di Vibio, Umbria, Italy
 
 
 
Grants&Awards
2016 Etro Art Prize 1st Prize, Baekwoon Gallery, Baekwoon Foundation, Korea
2015 Support Fund for Residency Program Abroad from Arts Council Korea, Korea
2014 Support Fund for Arts and Creativity from Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Korea
2007 Support Fund for Debut Program for Emerging Artists from Arts Council Korea, Korea
 
 
 
Collections
2019 Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea
2015 Money Museum of Bank of Korea, Korea
2015 White Block Art Center, Korea
2014 National Museum of Moderna and Contemporary Art Korea Art Bank, Korea
2013 Kumho Museum of Art, Korea
2012 National Museum of Moderna and Contemporary Art Korea Art Bank, Korea
2007 National Museum of Moderna and Contemporary Art Korea Art Bank, Korea