Jungwan Chae was born in 1989 and graduated from the Kyungwon University of Art and Design majoring in animation. His work is critical, expressing complaints about himself, questions about interpersonal relationships, and criticisms of social systems. Since 2016, Jungwan Chae has held three solo exhibitions and participated in up to 40 group exhibitions.

He joined Global Artists Committee of Asian Art Association In 2020.

Solo Exhibition

2018 [You are so antisocial] Space artwa, Seoul, South Korea (scheduled)
2016 [Complaint Data] iLHO Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2016 [SidaeYugam] BBOX, Seoul, South Korea

Group Exhibition

2020 [Sakura] Denim Museum
2019 [Common Lies] Seoul Museum, Seoul, South Korea
2019 [Satire and Humor] Ecorockgallery, Seoul, South Korea
2019 [Border Space] COSO, Seoul, South Korea
2019 [For You] Malone Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2019 [TETRIS ARTSHOW] gallery daon, Seoul, South Korea
2019 [YAP X Pretone] pretone selectshop n gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2018 [Funny show] Ecorockgallery, Seoul, South Korea
2018 [Exhibition is an excuse] KDT Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2018 [ASM completed] Space artwa, Seoul, South Korea
2017 [Open call to Art mora] Art mora, New Jersey, USA
2017 [Zhongcai Baul] Gallery27, Uiwang, South Korea
2017 [Art Exhibition] Art comany gik, Seoul, South Korea
2017 [About Money] Seongnam Art Space Korea
2016 [YAP Insaart Contemporary Art Exhibition] Insa Art Praza, Seoul, South Korea
2016 [Rising Youth] City Hall, Seoul, South Korea
2015 [GIAFAsia Contemporary Young Artist Award], Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul, South Korea
2015 [Fear, D, Inc] Independent Artist Palace, Seoul, South Korea
2015 [Written for us] Manchuria Violet Gallery, Seoul, South Korea

Expo

2018 [Nodeul Island] Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul, South Korea
2018 [Seodaemoon Inn Art Fair] Seodaemoon Inn, Seoul, South Korea
2018 [Breeze Art Exhibition] Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul, South Korea
2017 [Asyaff] DDP, Seoul, South Korea
2017 [Asian Contemporary Art Exhibition] Conrad Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2016 [Together with Art Fair] InterContinental Hotel, Seoul, South Korea

I always thought that I painted my painting only because it was my entertainment. I really enjoy the process of visualizing the image itself. I will be very happy to see my finished art work, and it is also very interesting to show it to others.

Recently, I have started to think of myself as an "artist", and I am also trying to figure out the concept of "artist". I examine myself: "For me, is the act of creation just a tool for me to please myself?" At the same time, I have the opportunity to examine all the works of art that I have completed.

My work doesn't look so happy. They are dark and icy. They are works of art, which bring problems or discomfort to the audience, not pleasure or happiness. Naturally, I want to know how I can draw this heavy atmosphere with a happy mood. The answer is simple: I found that all my works are about "complaining". Whether I am complaining about myself, interpersonal relationships, or the social system, I am always doing something that is unsatisfactory at any time. It seems that I often try to find a solution for myself by drawing something that is not satisfactory, or I want to be comforted by the sympathy of others who are not satisfied with the part that I cannot solve. It turns out that by expressing my views on complaining, I have resolved anger, sadness, depression and stress. I have accepted that creativity is a "game" because it is an act of putting negative things aside.

I want to treat future works of art as an interesting behavior. Because I think the joy of work means that I am very dissatisfied with the theme of the artwork, which reflects my willingness to solve the problem. From now on, I will represent the opinions of every appreciator and express the "fun" of my opinions to them.