AHN Jisan
AHN Jisan (b.1979) works with traditional canvas painting, a relatively marginalized medium in contemporary art. His works depict reality, but one that is strangely misaligned or distorted. The depiction of obscure images adds visual tension, and these subjects, which have slipped out from reality, project an even greater uneasiness that brings out their innate anxiety. Upon confronting his work, there is an instant sense of discomfort. The emotional tension and gloominess are amplified by accentuating the material properties and mounting thick, expressive layers of paint onto the canvas. AHN's intention to express the subject in its raw visual state brings out the absorbed emotions created and embedded within it. These improvised animalistic expressions are possible through a thorough study and modeling process. The substantiality of the objects is neither constructed nor reconstructed but is, in fact, a realization of experienced, felt, and penetrated emotions. Rather than portraying the subject of conceptual representation through obvious imagery, the artist expresses the reality and emotional experience of the subject through intuition and empathy.
AHN Jisan was born in Busan in 1979. He received his BFA in Fine Art at Korea National University of Arts in 2006 and MFA in Painting at Frank Mohr Institute, Groningen, Netherlands in 2011. He has held solo exhibitions at various institutions including Galerie Bart (Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2023; 2020; 2015; 2014), ARARIO GALLERY SEOUL (Seoul, Korea, 2024; 2023; 2016), Zaha Museum (Seoul, Korea, 2017), Hapjungjigu (Seoul, Korea, 2016), and more. He has participated in group exhibitions at ARARIO GALLERY SEOUL (Seoul, Korea, 2024; 2023; 2016), Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art (Ansan, Korea, 2020; 2017), National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Cheongju, Korea, 2020), Daegu Art Museum (Daegu, Korea, 2017), Jeonbuk Museum of Art (Wanju, Korea, 2016), Arko Art Center (Seoul, Korea, 2016), and more. In 2013, he was the artist-in-residence at Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten (Amsterdam, Netherlands). In 2014, AHN won the Buning Brongers Prijzen (Amsterdam, Netherlands). His works are collected by numerous institutions including National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art’s Art Bank, Seoul Museum of Art, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, ARARIO MUSEUM.
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Burn The Rain 008 비를 태워라 008, 2024
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Burn The Rain 009 비를 태워라 009, 2024
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Burn the Rain, Mari Bitten by the Snake 뱀에 물린 마리, 2024
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Burn the Rain, the Leather Man on the Rock 돌산 위 가죽 옷 남자, 2024
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Cloud-Legs 구름다리, 2024
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Cotton Candy Stuck Between Branches 나뭇가지에 걸린 구름과자, 2024
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Swimming in the Dark Cloud 유영, 2024
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Cutting the Rabbit Ears, 2023
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Mr. Kim, Waiting for the Right Moment, 2023
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Snow Storm, the Water Deer, 2023
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Water Deer Hunting 1, 2023
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Water Deer Hunting 2, 2023
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Water Deer Hunting 3, 2023
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When the Cold Wind Blows, 2023
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Clouds Are Coming from the West, 2021
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It’s Still Time to Hunt, 2021
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Last Breath Before Nightfall, 2021
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Magic Stick and Boksil, 2021
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Mary & White Bird, 2021
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Mary in the Forest, 2021
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Mary in Yellow, 2021
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One Hour Before Sunrise, 2021
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Sad Mary, 2021
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Silent Night, Late Night, 2021
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Storm 01, 2021
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Storm 02, 2021
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Storm 03, 2021
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Storm 04, 2021
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Storm 05, 2021
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Storm 06, 2021
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Storm 07, 2021
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Storm 08, 2021
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Storm 09, 2021
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Storm 10, 2021
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Storm 11, 2021
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Storm 12, 2021
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Storm 13, 2021
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Storm 14, 2021
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Storm 15, 2021
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Storm 16, 2021
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Storm 17, 2021
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Storm 18, 2021
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Storm 19, 2021
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Storm 20, 2021
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Storm 21, 2021
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Storm 22, 2021
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Storm 23, 2021
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Studio, 2021
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The Calm Before the Storm, 2021
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The Place Where the Rain Cloud Is Not Moving, 2021
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The Sea of Emerald Green Ice, 2021
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Wild Winds Sweep My Heart, 2021
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Landing Point
Group Exhibition 10 January - 17 February 2024 Seoul -
Romantic Irony
Reopening Exhibition 1 February - 18 March 2023 Seoul -
AHN Jisan: Storm is Coming
23 November 2021 - 15 January 2022 Seoul -
The 13th Hesitation
13 April 2021 - 7 June 2022 Cheonan -
Intuitive Landscape
15 December 2016 - 22 January 2017 Seoul
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Art in Culture: Landing Point
Kwon Hyuck Gyu, Art in Culture, 1 March 2024 -
Allure: Landing Point
Lee Jae Yoon, Allure, 3 February 2024 -
Vogue: Landing Point
Hwang Hye Won, Vogue, 24 January 2024 -
Maeil Business: Landing Point
KIM Seul Gui, Maeil Business, 22 January 2024 -
KtN: Landing Point
Lim Woo Kyung, KtN, 12 January 2024 -
Noblesse: Landing Point
Park Jae Man, Noblesse, 11 January 2024 -
Aju Korea Daily: Landing Point
Jeon Sung Min, Aju Business, 11 January 2024 -
Newsis: Landing Point
Park Hyun Joo, Newsis, 11 January 2024 -
Art in Culture: AHN Jisan
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IX Design: AHN Jisan
IX Design, 1 December 2021 -
Art in Culture: AHN Jisan
Art in Culture, 1 December 2021
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