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Kang Wonje

About: How can a painting exist as a process? How might it manifest as the very act of the process, rather than just a ‘process’ as a concept birthed from its byproducts? Is it possible for a painting to be perceived as a present event, akin to a performance or happening? Stemming from these inquiries, my works deconstruct the notion of ‘completion’ in painting, perpetually subsuming the paintings within the process.

My paintings persist as a process, dismantling and renewing the concept of completion. My ongoing series, such as 0 Painting, By-product, Selected/Unselected Painting, Weighty Painting, and Chaosmos, interlink continuously and organically. For instance, images crafted in 0 Painting are detached from the canvas to transform into the installation named By-product, which in turn evolves into Selected/Unselected Painting. My exploration doesn’t halt there, and I continue to deconstruct and adapt the artworks, leading to the creation of Weighty Painting and Chaosmos. Essentially, as soon as one series reaches its completion and receives its title, it undergoes deconstruction, only to be reborn as the subsequent piece. My work reaches its finality when the tangible form ultimately vanishes,
having undergone countless cycles of creation and dissolution.

Kang Wonje, born in 1984 in Daegu, pursued his studies in painting at Daegu University, followed by Hongik University, and then the Royal College of Art. The artist has showcased his works in several exhibitions, including a group exhibition at the Ha Jungwoong Museum of Art in Gwangju (2023), a solo exhibition at JJ Joong Jung Gallery (2023), and a group exhibition at Daegu Art Museum (2022), among others.

Education

2019
Painting, Hongik University, Ph.D, Korea
2018
Painting, Royal College of Art, MA, UK
2012
Painting, Hongik University, MA, Korea
2009
Contemporary Art, Daegu University, BA, Korea

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Solo Exhibition

2023
Because It Will Be Gone Soon, Roy Gallery, Seoul
2023
Games Without End, JJ Joong Jung Gallery, Seoul
2022
This Is Not The End: Young Artists of the Year, Daegu Arts Center, Daegu
2022
Going Home, Gallery ERD, Busan
2021
00, Gallery ERD, Seoul
2021
From Painting to Painting, Glass Box Artstar at Bongsan Cultural Center, Daegu
2019
Project Running Painting, Gallery ERD, Seoul

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Group Exhibition

2023
Painting Zero, Yoon Sun Gallery, Daegu
2023
Ha Jungwoong Young Artists Invitational Exhibition: Phase Variations, Ha Jungwoong Museum of Art, Gwangju
2022
Y Artist Project: Funky-Function, Daegu Art Museum, Daegu
2022
Contact Youth, Suchang Youth Mansion, Daegu
2022
Organic Connections, Wandering Conclusions, 523 KunstDoc, Busan
2020
Be True, Cian Art Museum, Yeongcheon
2020
The Moment When Meaninglessness Becomes Meaning, JJ Joong Jung Gallery, Seoul
2020
Young Artists Project, EXCO, Daegu
2020
Metaphorically, Space B-E Gallery, Seoul
2019
Shattered Visage, Unlimited House, London
2018
The Great Artist, POSCO Art Museum, Seoul
2018
Orbit Art Graduate, Barge House, London
2018
Thumbnails, Hockney Gallery, London
2018
Whipped Up, Kunstraum Gallery, London
2017
The Road Not Taken, Hospital Club Gallery, London
2017
An Excuse, Square Gallery, London
2017
Under The See, Crypt Gallery, London
2017
Work in Progress, Sackler Building in RCA, London