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Jay Chung
United States
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Artwork details
- Medium : Oil on Canvas
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Artwork framed.
- Dimensions : 28x32in
About this artwork
In a world shaped by displacement and quiet survival, my paintings explore what endures—movement, memory, and the subtle vibration of life.
Figures are never fixed; they dissolve and re-emerge, echoing Aristotle’s view of becoming—form rising through absence. I draw from Bergson’s idea of inner life-force, shaping bodies not as objects, but as pulsing, transforming fields of energy.
Guided by Merleau-Ponty’s view of perception, I see the body as… a threshold—where emotion, space, and memory ripple through us.
My experiences in refugee camps and as an immigrant inform how I paint the body: not as complete, but constantly forming.
I don’t paint what is. I paint what’s becoming.
I hope my work offers a moment to pause—
to witness the flowing sensation of life that moves within.
Full statement available at: djaychung.com
Figures are never fixed; they dissolve and re-emerge, echoing Aristotle’s view of becoming—form rising through absence. I draw from Bergson’s idea of inner life-force, shaping bodies not as objects, but as pulsing, transforming fields of energy.
Guided by Merleau-Ponty’s view of perception, I see the body as… a threshold—where emotion, space, and memory ripple through us.
My experiences in refugee camps and as an immigrant inform how I paint the body: not as complete, but constantly forming.
I don’t paint what is. I paint what’s becoming.
I hope my work offers a moment to pause—
to witness the flowing sensation of life that moves within.
Full statement available at: djaychung.com
Jay Chung
United States
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« Our perceptions are fantasies that coincide with reality. »
Jay Chung is a Korean artist based in Dallas, whose figurative paintings delve into the intricate interplay between physical realities and interior states of being. In his latest body of work, Chung reimagines the human figure, moving beyond traditional representation to offer an "alternative" perspective—one that captures the conscious and unconscious dimensions of our existence in the world.
On his canvases, emotions take shape as dynamic, dreamlike forms—often blurred, suspended, or grounded in abstract spaces. These compositions evoke the imagined landscapes of our psychological, societal, and imaginative lives, inviting viewers to engage with the complex layers of human experience.
On his canvases, emotions take shape as dynamic, dreamlike forms—often blurred, suspended, or grounded in abstract spaces. These compositions evoke the imagined landscapes of our psychological, societal, and imaginative lives, inviting viewers to engage with the complex layers of human experience.
Jay Chung
fluctuation No.2
$3,960
