"I hope that people will feel at home when they see my work.”

Artist Young Ju Joung, one of the most notable artists in Korea, has returned to the exhibition hall after six years.

Joung's solo exhibition, 'Another World', will be held from July 27 to August 2 at Hakgojae Gallery in Samcheong-dong, Seoul.

In this exhibition, 28 new works by Joung will be presented.

▲Young Joo Jung 'Another World', 2022, paper on canvas, acrylic, 194x259cm [Photo by  Hakgojae] Joung mainly depicts Dal-dongne in her works. Dal-dongne refers to a poor neighborhood in Korea in the past, Although she has painted Dal-dongne in the past, the work exhibited this time has become brighter.

Dal-dongne is the motif of her works. Dal-dongne, which appears in her works, is a poor neighborhood in Busan where she spent her childhood.

▲Artist Young Ju Joung [Photo by  Hakgojae]She draws such a Dal-dongne with her own technique. People call this technique she uses ‘Papier colle.’ This method refers to making a shape with traditional Korean paper(hanji), attaching it to the canvas, and then coloring it. In particular, this technique makes Dal-dongne more three-dimensional.

The bright light in her work harmonizes with the shabby houses in the narrow alleys, giving it a warmer feeling. Also, this bright light harmonizes with the hanji on the canvas, making her work mistaken as if it were a photograph.

“Even if life is exhausting and difficult, I hope that people will feel at home when they see my work.”
▲Young Joo Joung's 'Another World' exhibition view [Photo by  Hakgojae]Joung graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France in 1997. From the following year, she began her work in the United States. In 2020, She emerged as a topical artist when it became known that BTS leader RM owned her work.

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