02/09/2026
Writing about the work of artist Seong Ryul, filmmaker B**g Joon Ho observes "a quiet movement" that breathes through his pictorial world. Beneath billowing clouds and sunlit skies lies a “subtle sense of unease”, complicating the simplicity these scenes seem to promise.
Presented by Gallery Joeun, Seong's latest exhibition offers a focused look at his ongoing exploration of childhood memories, centring moments that appear unassuming but reveal their tenderness in hindsight. Through a slice‑of‑life approach, Seong lingers on minute observations—a shoulder turned, a contrail fading, a shadow stretched long by late-summer light. These subtle markers of time trace a transition into an adolescence already quietly underway.
📍Gallery Joeun
3 Itaewon-ro 55ga-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
📅 Until 15 September
Art Central returns from 24 to 28 March 2027. Gallery applications now open.
電影導演奉俊昊談到藝術家 Seong Ryul 的創作時,形容他的畫面中蘊藏著一種「靜默的流動」。在翻湧的雲朵與明亮的天空下,「一抹難以言說的微妙不安悄悄滲出」,為看似純淨的景色扣上一層潛隱的張力。
由 Gallery Joeun 呈現的最新展覽聚焦 Seong 對童年記憶的持續追索——那些看似平凡、回首時卻滿載暖意的場景。藝術家以生活切片(slice of life)的視角捕捉日常中細微的變化:微微側轉的肩膀、在高空逐漸消散的飛行雲跡、被晚夏陽光拉長的身影。這些細小的時間標記讓人意識到成長其實早已在不知不覺中展開。
📍Gallery Joeun
首爾龍山區梨泰院路55街3號
📅 展期至9月15日
藝術中環展會將於2027年3月24日至28日回歸。畫廊參展申請現已開放。
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Pictured:
1. Seong Ryul, 'Cloud 17', 2026. Acrylic gouache on canvas, 162.2 x 130.3 cm.
2. Seong Ryul, 'Zzz (Acrylic)', 2026. Acrylic gouache on canvas, 116.8 x 91 cm.
3. Seong Ryul, 'Cloud 16', 2026. Acrylic gouache on canvas, 162.2 x 130.3 cm.
4. Seong Ryul, 'Pisces (Acrylic)', 2026. Acrylic gouache on canvas, 73 x 52.5 cm.
5. Seong Ryul, 'Cloud 15', 2026. Acrylic gouache on canvas, 227.4 x 181.8 cm.
6. Seong Ryul, 'Somehow', 2026. Acrylic on canvas, 116.8 x 91 cm.
7. Seong Ryul, 'Cloud 13', 2026. Acrylic gouache on canvas, 73.4 x 60 cm.
All images courtesy of the artist and Gallery Joeun.