WON Seoung Won
WON Seoung Won (b.1972) transformed hundreds of photographic snapshots taken by herself into a fantastical images through an exquisite computing work. The imaginary space, being narrative, speaks of yesterday and today with a personal tomorrow, and by extension, the relationship between each individual of the collective. In her work, composed with the artist’s distinctive views based on a realistic logic and the unfamiliarity by delicate imagination, the profound and heavy subject of human is revealed as a wit and visual amusement, as well as evoking an analogue feeling. Her work from an existing incident in reality delivers subtle emotions. And the image containing a story begins to infinitely expand onward like a three dimensional picture book that keeps unfolding new time and space page after page.
WON Seoung Won received M.F.A. from Kunstakademie Dusseldorf in 2002 and Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln in 2005. WON held solo exhibitions at ARARIO Gallery I Seoul (Seoul, Korea) in 2017, Podbielsky Contemporary (Berlin, Germany) in 2014, Gana Contemporary (Seoul, Korea) in 2010, Alternative Space LOOP (Seoul, Korea) in 2008, and Gana-beaubourg (Paris, France) in 2005, and participated in numerous group exhibitions at Gwangju Museum of Art (Gwangju, Korea), National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Seoul, Korea) in 2020, Museum SAN (Wonju, Korea) in 2019, Total Museum of Art (Seoul, Korea) in 2018, ARARIO Gallery I Shanghai (Shanghai, China) and Zacheta Project Room (Warsaw, Poland) in 2017, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Gwacheon, Korea) and Mori Art Museum (Tokyo, Japan) in 2014, MoCA Shanghai (Shanghai, China) and Liverpool Biennial 2012 (Liverpool, UK) in 2012, Mica Moca Project (Berlin, Germany) in 2011, and Museum of Fine Art Houston (Houston, US) in 2009. WON Seong Won’s works are collected at Osthaus Museum (Germany), Santa Barbara Museum of Art (US) Fidelity Worldwide Investment (US) Kunsthaus Lempertz (Germany), Museum of Photography (Korea), Seoul Museum of Art (Korea), Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art (Korea), and Goeun Art Foundation (Korea).
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Soft Thorns 부드러운 가시, 2023
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The Red I Want to Show 보여주고 싶은 빨강, 2023
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감추고 싶은 것, 2023
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거스러미, 2023
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꺽이는 방법, 2023
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누군가의 열매, 2023
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메꾸는 방법, 2023
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잡고 싶은 용, 2023
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하나뿐인 자랑-레드, 2023
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흐르는 방법, 2023
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Crowded Alley, 2021
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Days Gone By, 2021
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Dreamy Leaves 01, 2021
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Dreamy Leaves 02, 2021
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Dreamy Leaves 03, 2021
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Dreamy Leaves 04, 2021
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Dreamy Leaves 05, 2021
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Dreamy Leaves 06, 2021
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Dreamy Leaves 07, 2021
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Enduring Elegance, 2021
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Essential Matter, 2021
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Extraordinary Brilliance 1, 2021
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Extraordinary Brilliance 2, 2021
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Extraordinary Brilliance 3, 2021
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Grand Waterfall 방대한 물방울, 2021
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Imagined Leaves 01, 2021
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Imagined Leaves 02, 2021
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Imagined Leaves 03, 2021
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Imagined Leaves 04, 2021
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Imagined Leaves 05, 2021
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Imagined Leaves 06, 2021
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Imagined Leaves 07, 2021
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Imagined Leaves 08, 2021
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Imagined Leaves 09, 2021
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Imagined Leaves 10, 2021
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Imagined Leaves 11, 2021
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Memories of a Little Insider, 2021
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Nurtured Childhood 잘 다듬어진 유년, 2021
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Ordinary Network 보통의 느슨한 관계망, 2021
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Prelude, 2021
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Pursuing Chance, 2021
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Small Place Small People, 2021
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Strident and Peaceful, 2021
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Warm Memories, 2021
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Within the Realms of Possibilities 하얀 가지의 푸른 가능성, 2021
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The Cactuses of Researchers, 2017
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The Experimental Tree of Pharmacists, 2017
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The Ice Pillars of Government Officials, 2017
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The Quarries of Financiers, 2017
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The Sea of Journalists, 2017
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The Water-grass Network of IT Specialists, 2017
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The Windy Fields of Professors, 2017
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성격의 섬 | The Character Islands, 2013
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완벽한 정원 | The Perfect Garden, 2013
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자존심의 다리 | The Bridge of Ego, 2013
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장남의 별 아파트 | The Star Apartment of the Eldest Son, 2013
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졸부의 텃밭 | The Kitchen Garden of a Parvenu, 2013
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칠면조의 목소리, 2013
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소심한 오늘 | Rippling Today, 2012
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쌓여가는 어제 | Piling Yesterday, 2012
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움직이는 내일 | Wondering Tomorrow, 2012
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My Age of Seven-Azalea Boiled Rice and Chrysanthemum, 2010
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My Age of Seven-Bed-Wetter's Laundering, 2010
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My Age of Seven-Going Out Casually, 2010
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My Age of Seven-Oversleeping, 2010
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My Age of Seven-Strange Playground, 2010
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My Age of Seven-The Chaos Kitchen, 2010
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My Age of Seven-The Help of Piggy Bank, 2010
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My Age of Seven-The Secret of Christmas Tree, 2010
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작은 드로잉들
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WON Seoung Won: The Inaudible Audible
5 October - 13 November 2021 Seoul -
Forêt
25 May - 17 July 2021 Seoul -
Dancing Queen
19 May - 11 October 2020 Cheonan -
VOICE OF ASIA
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WON Seoung Won: The Sight of the Others
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Maden Pictures
6 April - 13 June 2010 CheonanPeriod | 4 April –6 June, 2010 Venue | Arario Gallery Cheonan Works | 50 pieces of photograph Opening Reception | 6pm, 4 April, 2010 Participating Artists | Nam Ki...Read more
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[News] A surreal world that looks painted... Is this really a photo?
September 7, 2024Seo Jeongmin, The JoongAngRead more -
[News] A Feast of the Subconscious... A Space to Gaze into the Abyss: 2024 Busan International Photo Festival
September 5, 2024Noh Youngrim, Civic NewsRead more -
[News] Ways to Wake Up Hidden Aesthetics
August, 2024Lee Miyeon, Casa LivingRead more -
[News] Would you like to meet a charming midsummer night in Busan?
August 20, 2024Kim Hyojung, Busan IlboRead more -
[News] The 8th Busan International Photo Festival opens on the 22nd...Busan Port Pier 1 in the old warehouse
August 8, 2024Lee Jong Min, Yeonhap NewsRead more -
[News] Exhibitions of This Week: Rosa Baba's solo exhibition, Won Seoung Won's solo exhibition, "Story Brought to Life" and more.
Nov 6, 2023Kim Hee Yoon, Asia EconomyRead more -
[News] Arario Gallery Participates in International Art Fair Frieze Seoul and KIAF Seoul 2023 at the same time
17 August 2023Kim Jung Mo, Segye IlboRead more -
[Exhibition] WON Seoung Won: Freezing Point of All
19 November 2022The solo exhibition by WON Seoung Won, 'Freezing Point of All', is being held at Museum Hanmi. WON transforms hundreds of images taken by herself...Read more -
[Exhibition] Won Seoung Won: The Moments We Encounter
16 September 2022'The Moments We Encounter', Collections Cooperation Exhibition, of Korea’s national and public art museums, including Suwon Museum of Art, provides an opportunity to confront moments...Read more -
[Exhibition] WON Seoung Won: Beyond The Scene
2 July 2022'Enduring Elegance', a photo-collage work by WON Seoung Won, which was first presented during the artist’s solo exhibition at Arario Gallery, is on view at...Read more -
[Art Fair] Art Busan 2022
4 May 2022Arario Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in the Art Busan 2022, which will run from 12 to 15 May. Visit Arario Gallery’s booth...Read more -
[Art Fair] Galleries Art Fair 2022
12 March 2022Arario Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in the Galleries Art Fair 2022, which will run from 16 to 20 March. Works that respond...Read more -
[Art Fair] Seoul Living Design Fair 2022
19 February 2022Arario Gallery presents the opportunity to experience NFT works in a tangible form with Kakao Ground X, 'Klip Drops' at the Seoul Living Design Fair...Read more -
[Gallery] WON Seoung Won: Artist Talk
9 October 2021원성원 작가의 개인전 <들리는, 들을 수 없는>의 아티스트 토크 프로그램을 진행합니다. 작가에게 직접 듣는 작품 속 숨어있는 이야기, 사진을 콜라주하는 작업 과정 등이 궁금하다면 아래...Read more -
[Art Fair] KIAF Seoul 2021
8 October 2021Arario Gallery participates in Korea’s most important art fair KIAF Seoul 2021 at COEX from 13th October until 17th October 2021. Arario Gallery’s Booth presents...Read more -
[Exhibition] WON Seoung Won: Missing Agenda: Odyssey, on the Way to Post-COVID
22 September 2021With 'The Sight of the Others', WON Seoung Won is participating in the group exhibition taking place at Seoul National University Museum of Art. Through...Read more -
[Exhibition] WON Seoungwon: Sunset, Sunrise
22 June 2021WON Seoungwon's 'The Water-Grass Network of IT Specialists' and 'The Sea of Journalists' will be on view at 'Sunset, Sunrise', a group exhibition taking place...Read more -
[Exhibition] WON Seoungwon: LETTER (to us)
19 April 2021If you are in Berlin, make sure to check out WON Seoungwon's 'The Sea of Journalists', which is currently being shown at the Treptower next...Read more