JIEUN PARK - Night Visions

NIGHT VISIONS by

JIEUN PARK

JIEUN PARK | NIGHT VISIONS

NIGHT VISIONS

by JIEUN PARK

Jieun Park’s distinctive style blends large brushstrokes and splatters of ink with detailed depictions of urban landscapes at night. While capturing the excitement and magic of various cities – among these, for example, are Hong Kong, Singapore, London and New York – the works also reveal a more subdued, contemplative narrative. Through her paintings, Park hints at a paradox of urban life – being surrounded by thousands of people, yet feeling utterly alone.

The artist states: “The city is changing very fast while we are living our busy lives. The dull feeling of the buildings in my works portrays the people in hectic daily life where only meaningless everyday conversation exists.”

Park’s latest collection is a continuation of her previous exhibitions at REDSEA Gallery, but it is also a new emergence for the artist. As her painting style evolves, focusing more intensely on the Chinese ink brushstrokes and incorporating new materials such as gold leaf, Park has also taken on a new challenge – sculpture. The exhibition will feature four wall-mounted sculptures constructed of birch plywood, Park’s signature black paint and gold leaf. Leaving the cityscapes behind, the new works concentrate entirely on the expression of the brushstroke in three dimensions. Of her decision to create sculpture, Park says: “It’s so exciting and I am enjoying the process of researching new materials. The most important feature of my work is the brushstroke and I would like to express this in a different way through sculpture. I worried at first about how people would react, but my own satisfaction with my work is important and I just had to do it.”

A little talk, Hong Kong, 2017 Chinese ink, gold leaf and gold dust on Korean paper, 60 x 45cm

REDSEA GALLERY

A little talk, San Francisco, 2017 Chinese ink, gold leaf and gold dust on Korean paper, 60 x 45cm

JIEUN PARK | NIGHT VISIONS

A little talk, Seoul, 2017 Chinese ink, gold leaf and gold dust on Korean paper, 60 x 45cm

REDSEA GALLERY

A little talk, Shanghai, 2017 Chinese ink, gold leaf and gold dust on Korean paper, 60 x 45cm

JIEUN PARK | NIGHT VISIONS

A little talk, New York, 2017 Chinese ink, gold leaf and gold dust on Korean paper, 60 x 60cm

REDSEA GALLERY

A little talk, Hong Kong, 2017 Chinese ink, gold leaf and gold dust on Korean paper, 60 x 60cm

JIEUN PARK | NIGHT VISIONS

A little talk, Singapore, 2017 Chinese ink, gold leaf and gold dust on Korean paper, 60 x 60cm

REDSEA GALLERY

A little talk, Singapore, 2017 Chinese ink, gold leaf and gold dust on Korean paper, 60 x 60cm

JIEUN PARK | NIGHT VISIONS

A little talk, Florence, 2017 Chinese ink, gold leaf and gold dust on Korean paper, 60 x 60cm

REDSEA GALLERY

A little talk, London, 2017 Chinese ink, gold leaf and gold dust on Korean paper, 60 x 60cm

JIEUN PARK | NIGHT VISIONS

A little talk, Hong Kong, 2017 Chinese ink, gold leaf and gold dust on Korean paper, 91 x 91cm

REDSEA GALLERY

A little talk, Shanghai, 2017 Chinese ink, gold leaf and gold dust on Korean paper, 91 x 91cm

JIEUN PARK | NIGHT VISIONS

A little talk, Singapore, 2017 Chinese ink, gold leaf and gold dust on Korean paper, 91 x 91cm

REDSEA GALLERY

A little talk, Singapore, 2017 Chinese ink, gold leaf and gold dust on Korean paper, 91 x 91cm

JIEUN PARK | NIGHT VISIONS

A little talk, New York, 2017 Chinese ink, gold leaf and gold dust on Korean paper, 117 x 73cm

REDSEA GALLERY

A little talk, Hong Kong, 2017 Chinese ink, gold leaf and gold dust on Korean paper, 117 x 73cm

JIEUN PARK | NIGHT VISIONS

A little talk, Singapore, 2017 Chinese ink, gold leaf and gold dust on Korean paper, 117 x 91cm

REDSEA GALLERY

A little talk, Singapore, 2017 Chinese ink, gold leaf and gold dust on Korean paper, 117 x 91cm

JIEUN PARK | NIGHT VISIONS

A little talk, Singapore, 2017 Chinese ink, gold leaf and gold dust on Korean paper, 89 x 145cm

REDSEA GALLERY

A little talk, Hong Kong, 2017 Chinese ink, gold leaf and gold dust on Korean paper, 89 x 145cm

JIEUN PARK | NIGHT VISIONS

A little talk, Florence, 2017 Chinese ink, gold leaf and gold dust on Korean paper, 162 x 112cm

REDSEA GALLERY

JIEUN PARK | NIGHT VISIONS

A little talk I, 2017 Urethane paint, gold leaf on birch plywood, 80 x 70 x 5cm

REDSEA GALLERY

A little talk II, 2017 Urethane paint, gold leaf on birch plywood, 80 x 70 x 5cm

JIEUN PARK | NIGHT VISIONS

A little talk III, 2017 Urethane paint, gold leaf on birch plywood, 80 x 70 x 5cm

REDSEA GALLERY

A little talk IV, 2017 Urethane paint, gold leaf on birch plywood, 80 x 70 x 5cm

JIEUN PARK | NIGHT VISIONS

JIEUN PARK b. 1987, South Korea

EDUCATION B.F.A Advertising, Design and Fine Art, KONKUK University SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2017 REDSEA Gallery, Singapore 2015 REDSEA Gallery, Singapore 2014 REDSEA Gallery, Singapore AP Contemporary, Hong Kong 2013 Gallery Aile, Seoul ART FAIRS 2016 Daegu Art Fair Art Expo Malaysia Art Busan Art Dubai 2015 KIAF, Seoul Art Show Busan, Busan Asia Contemporary, Hong Kong AHAF, Hong Kong Lille Art-up, Lille, France 2014 Strasbourg Art Fair ‘st-art’, Strasbourg , France KIAF, Seoul Busan International Art Show, Busan Art Korea, Seoul 2013 Houston Art Fair, Houston

Busan International Art Show, Busan 2011 ASYAAF, Hong-ik University, Seoul GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2016 Summer Group Show, REDSEA Gallery, Singapore 2015 Group exhibition, Bien Gallery, Seoul 2014 Group exhibition, Opera Gallery, Seoul

Group exhibition, Chung Jak Gallery, Seoul

All the way from Korea, Opera Gallery, Seoul 2013 Korea tomorrow, The Arts Center, Seoul

Gwanghwamun International Arts Festival, Seoul

12 Oriental painting ,Gong Pyeong Gallery, Seoul New thinking, Gong Pyeong Gallery, Seoul 2013 jump up, Chung Jak Gallery, Seoul Group exhibition of 3, EDA Gallery, Seoul Think and see, Gong Pyeong Gallery, Seoul 2012 I love my pet, Gallery Aile, Seoul The city, Gallery Aile, Seoul L’Issue Brumeuse, L’espace des arts sans frontiere, Paris, France Rest, Insa art plaza, Seoul 2011 Curator project, Hong-ik Museum of Modern Art 2010 Modern 20 artists, Love&Art Gallery, Cremona, Italy

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