Artist Sunwoo01: Expressing Emotional Depth through Color and Texture

Artist SunWooGongIl: Art Spoon Featured Artist
Trace of humanity, mixed media (2023) 116.8 X 91 X 3 cm

Artist SunWooGongIl: Visualizing Sanctuaries of the Mind

Artist SunWooGongIl is an artist who pushes the boundaries of traditional art through various mediums, including painting, installation art, and media art. She perceives modern life as filled with constant anxiety and stress. Through her work, she seeks to help viewers find their own sanctuaries, offering not just a visual experience but a deep emotional healing from within.

The Depth of Emotion Expressed Through Color and Texture

In Artist SunWooGongIl’s work, vibrant yet delicate colors stand out. The thick layers of paint on the canvas vividly convey the artist’s emotions. She primarily uses bright and lively yellows, greens, and blues to impart positive energy. These colors play a crucial role in helping viewers discover their inner sanctuaries through her work.

Artist Sunwoo01: Expressing Emotional Depth through Color and Texture
Hey Sunwoo! thank you, Mixed media (2024) 91 X 116.8 X 3 cm

In “Hey Sunwoo! thank you”, the combination of green and yellow is particularly striking. These colors symbolize vitality and hope, representing the mental refuge that modern people seek. The yellow seems to radiate light from the canvas, offering warm comfort to the viewers. Green symbolizes life and resilience, visually depicting a space for recharging one’s life energy.

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Summer night, Mixed media (2024) 72.7 X 60.6 X 3 cm

In “Summer Night”, though darker tones are employed, green and blue still envelop the piece. The work emphasizes thick brushstrokes and textured surfaces, symbolizing the flicker of hope that arises amidst anxiety. The vibrant colors and dynamic compositions in her pieces symbolize the duality of peace and chaos, inviting viewers to engage in a dialogue about their own emotional landscapes. Her art expresses a safe space where the soul can retreat and find solace, providing an opportunity to heal the anxieties, wounds, and stresses of modern life.

The Movement of Brushstrokes and the Vitality of Texture

The brushstrokes in her work are both rough and fluid, flowing freely along with the artist’s emotions and thoughts, encapsulating the complex emotions of modern people. The thick paint texture left on the canvas reflects her intense feelings, drawing viewers closer. This texture offers an experience akin to co-creating the artwork alongside the artist in her studio.

Artist Sunwoo01: Expressing Emotional Depth through Color and Texture
Sunwoo, Mixed media (2024) 45.5 X 37.9 X 3 cm

In “Sunwoo”, blue is predominant, creating a calm and profound atmosphere. This tone symbolizes a tranquil and serene sanctuary, helping viewers achieve psychological stability. Here, the movement of the brush is delicate yet powerful, and the lines and forms on the canvas unfold freely, following the flow of emotions.

Artist SunWooGongIl encourages viewers to experience her work not just visually but also tactilely through the uneven surfaces and thick layers of paint. This texture invites deeper immersion into the work, adding layers of emotion. By selecting and reinterpreting images from her inner world and surroundings, she creates visual narratives that connect with the subconscious. Her technique of layering rich oil paints and diverse materials reflects the complexity of the human psyche. Each color and texture represents our internal conflicts and victories.

Upcoming Exhibitions

Artist SunWooGongIl has arranged her unique interpretations of influential experiences, both living and non-living, into her own forms. Through her images, she hopes that modern people, often burdened by anxiety and depression, can find healing and a meditative calm through her work.

  • September 17–22, 2024: Residency Artists’ Final Report Exhibition “Momentum: Traces of Now” at Geumryeonsan Gallery
  • September 23–October 10, 2024: SunWooGongIl Solo Exhibition “Memory-Arrangement-Deconstruction-Rearrangement” at Lotus Gallery, Silla University

Creating Social Impact Through Art

Artist SunWooGongIl strives to extend the influence of her work beyond personal healing, aiming for a broader social impact. She encourages viewers to engage in a reflective experience through her art, seeking to inspire positive change and motivation. Her oil paintings and mixed media works are not just aesthetic objects; they serve as catalysts for thought and action. SunWooGongIl’s art carries a powerful message, encouraging us to find our own sanctuaries and promote healing in our human relationships.

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