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Jun Won-kun2025.05.23 ~ 2025.09.08
Description of the work
- Media Acrylic on canvas
- Location 1F, LOTTE HOTEL WORLD
The subdued monochromatic surfaces in Wonkun Jun’s paintings result from a process of accumulation and erasure, where layers of diluted acrylic are methodically applied and then wiped away across the entire canvas. Rather than constructing form, the act of removal defines the work—leaving behind soft tonal shifts, translucent veils, and the faint residue of color. Each gesture is shaped by time, temperature, and the subtle tension between control and surrender. The surface becomes a site of quiet negotiation, where what remains is not a depiction but an atmosphere—introspective, restrained, and suspended between presence and absence.
Art Inquiry 070-7739-8808
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About the author
Wonkun Jun is a Korean artist based in Düsseldorf whose practice explores color as a fundamental and emotional language. For Jun, paint and brush are not industrial tools but humanistic mediums that reflect his inner sensitivity. His works are created through a repetitive process of layering and removing diluted acrylics, allowing subtle harmonies and tensions to emerge on the canvas. Deeply attuned to the materiality of pigment and the influence of time, climate, and gesture, Jun’s painting process is both contemplative and precise. Drawing from the meditative ethos of Dansaekhwa while maintaining a distinct voice, his works function like quiet letters—personal, restrained, and resonant.
Jun Won-kun (1970-, Korea)
Painting, Chugye University of Arts, Seoul
Painting, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Professor Helmut Federle
Painting, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Professor Helmut Federle
