Selection
Secret Garden #928
Moon Beom2025.06.27 ~ 2025.09.26
Description of the work
- Media Oilstick, Acrylics on Canvas
- Location SIGNIEL Seoul 79F Salon de SIGNIEL
His canvases, imbued with the tactile energy of time and emotion, bear the traces of oil sticks rubbed by hand and the spontaneous flows of sprayed paint. Through these gestures, he constructs landscapes born not of depiction but of discovery—unintended, yet evocative.
Though his work does not depict recognizable forms, his abstract surfaces suggest vast natural spaces and subtle emotional terrains. A streak of pigment cascading downward evokes a sense of depth like a sudden void.
Moon Beom’s practice speaks not through language, but through sensation; not through intention, but through revelation. Over decades of working with his hands, he has cultivated a visual language that breathes through abstraction—a quiet yet resonant reminder of slowness, depth, and presence.
Artwork Inquiry 02-1533-8017
Though his work does not depict recognizable forms, his abstract surfaces suggest vast natural spaces and subtle emotional terrains. A streak of pigment cascading downward evokes a sense of depth like a sudden void.
Moon Beom’s practice speaks not through language, but through sensation; not through intention, but through revelation. Over decades of working with his hands, he has cultivated a visual language that breathes through abstraction—a quiet yet resonant reminder of slowness, depth, and presence.
Artwork Inquiry 02-1533-8017
About the author
He began his artistic career in 1976 with the Indépendant Exhibition. Since then, he has continuously expanded his visual language across various media.
Moon is known for his distinctive technique of rubbing oil sticks directly onto the canvas by hand, creating spontaneous, non-representational forms. These accidental gestures result not in depictions of tangible objects but in atmospheric landscapes that appear as if “discovered” through sensation—images that evoke rather than define. His work persistently questions the ontology and materiality of painting.
Over the course of his career, he has held numerous solo exhibitions and participated in major shows both in Korea and abroad. His work is included in the collections of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Leeum Museum of Art, and Sungkok Art Museum, among other leading institutions, affirming his status as a seminal figure in Korean abstract painting.
Moon is known for his distinctive technique of rubbing oil sticks directly onto the canvas by hand, creating spontaneous, non-representational forms. These accidental gestures result not in depictions of tangible objects but in atmospheric landscapes that appear as if “discovered” through sensation—images that evoke rather than define. His work persistently questions the ontology and materiality of painting.
Over the course of his career, he has held numerous solo exhibitions and participated in major shows both in Korea and abroad. His work is included in the collections of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Leeum Museum of Art, and Sungkok Art Museum, among other leading institutions, affirming his status as a seminal figure in Korean abstract painting.
Moon Beom (1955~ , Korea)
B.F.A Seoul University, Korea
M.F.A Seoul University, Korea
M.F.A Seoul University, Korea
