[2025 Art SG] Jo Jong Sung

Jo Jong Sung uniquely employs traditional Korean paper and ink to craft landscapes that merge multiple viewpoints. He reimagines traditional landscapes by collaging fragments, creating compositions both familiar and refreshingly novel. This approach enables diverse angles of the inherent shifting perspectives in landscape to coexist within a single frame, offering a fresh reinterpretation of the genre that is both recognizable and unfamiliar. The intricately crafted hidden viewpoints dynamically captivate the viewer, igniting their imagination and perceptual reactions, motivating them to become actively engaged. Born in Busan, South Korea, Jo graduated from Dong-A University in 2003. Acclaimed as a Kumho Young Artist in 2007, his prominence grew with exhibitions at venues like Johyun Gallery, Saum Art Space, and Tokyo's SH Art Project. 2021 marks his return to Johyun Gallery for another solo showcase. His involvement with the Jeollanam-do International Wood Biennale, South Korea, began in 2017. He has been spotlighted in group exhibitions at major institutions, including Busan Museum of Art, Busan, South Korea, and Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea. His international recognition soared after a feature in a 2015 Christie's Hong Kong auction. By 2019, he exhibited alongside luminaries like Kim Whanki and Park Seo-Bo at Hong Kong's Christie's Gallery, China. His works are proudly housed in collections such as the KEB Hana Bank, Seoul, South Korea, Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea, and Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea.