Korean, 1970

Education

Ph.D. in Fine Arts, Graduated from Hongik University

M.F.A. Dept. of Fine Art, Graduated from Kyonggi University in Painting

B.F.A. Dept. of Fine Art, Graduate School of Formation, Kyonggi University

Solo Exhibition

2024   

The 24th   Artspace Polarpo, Seoul, Korea

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2023   

The 23th   Aleph Contemporary, LONDON, UK

The 22th   MONDEOUVERT, Seoul, Korea

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2022   

The 21th   Brightspace, Melbourne, Australia

The 20th   Sogongheon, Seoul, Korea

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2021   

The 19th   Art space KC, Kyonggi, Korea

The 18th   Museum Gallery, Ulsan, Korea

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2020 

The 17th   Star Gallery, Seoul, Korea

The 16th   Topohaus, Seoul, Korea

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2019   

The 15th   Gong Gallery, Kyonggi, Korea

The 14th   Gallery Art M, Seoul, Korea

The 13th   Kumoh National Institute Technology, Korea

The 12th   Gallery The forest, Seoul, Korea 

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Group Exhibition

2024    

Carpediem (Beauxart Gallery)

2022    

Love under the blue moon (JM Gallery, LONDON, UK)

Exhibition of paintings that did not exist in the world  (Gallery Mondeouvert)

Born To Be ART, BTBA22 (Gallery Mondeouvert)

Traveling companions (Gyeongin Museum of Art)

Open world 4 person exhibition (Gallery Mondeouvert)

Korea-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition (Kubota Gallery, Japan)

Creative Arts Association Exhibition (Seoul Arts Center)

Korea Polo Club Open Special Exhibition (Jeju Island KPC Gallery)

Going to Hwaseong, Suwon 2022  (Suwon Municipal Manseok Exhibition Hall)

Beautiful Travel Exhibition (Superior Gallery)

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2021    

Gyeonggi Culture and Arts Newspaper Special Exhibition

I am Here’ (Rafoe Gallery)

 Born To Be ART, BTBA21 (Gallery Sogongheon)

Self-portrait of the times (Delmond Museum)

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2020    

Muse Auction Gallery Project (La Kaisand Pine Resort)

JBD Gallery Opening Memorial Exhibition (JBD Gallery)

Before mountain, water, and painting (Suwon Art Exhibition Hall)

The International Invitational Works Exhibition in Beijing, China​

Introduction

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Artist Nam Sang-weon views abects not merely with his eyes, but with his heart.
He perceives them through the lens of personal memories, life experiences, and the entirely of his existence. The Diue in his works is enigmatic. It lacks the depth to be simply called blue, and its mystery remans unexpressed. It conveys a sense of vitality yet also evokes a poignant melancholy, intensilving its mysterious allure.

For over 17 years, he has crafted his own "blue' imbued with his philosophy and worldview, repeatedly mixing paints, layering them on canvas, and perfecting his signature color. The intertwining of reality and fantasy in his paintings, such as overlapping leaves symbolizing our reality yet representing a utopian dream, is striking. The visible veins on the leaves, like the back of a hand streed from labor, subtly depict life's realities. Moreover, tiny figures like Spider Man, The Little Prince, Atomic Boy, and Voyager 2 are whimsically painted on these leaves, blending realms of reality and unrcality within his artworks.

Some mistake Nams works as products of digital art printing or media aided by mechanical tools like LEDs, but all his pieces are meticulously painted in oil, irrespoctive of size, taking over four months each to complete. He employs various brushes from sharp pointed to wide brushes, layering strokes to create depth akin to Leonardo da Vincis "sfumate" technique, delicately blurring boundaries between overlaid leaves, leaf edges, and backgrounds.

His unique approach, akin at times to Asian ink wash painting but with paints seeping rather than being applied te canvas, emits an ethereal, fantastical aura, offering viewers a distinctive visual experience.