Chang CheolWon has been interested in the principles by which proportions of geometric shapes and irregular elements form patterns, and he continues his artistic practice of visualizing the unseen aspects of objects. He earned his bachelor's degree in painting from Chung-Ang University and completed an exchange program in the Fine Art department at Nottingham Trent University in England.
Beginning with his solo exhibition Architecture of Illusion in 2014, he has participated in numerous group exhibitions and was recognized as a selected artist by Public Art Magazine. In 2016, he participated in the Paris Lee Ungno Residency as part of its third cohort, and in 2018, he received the ACCELERATE Award from CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research), which allowed him to take part in a residency at the institute. During his time at CERN, he visited laboratories conducting experiments on proton collisions, particle detectors, neutrinos, and antimatter, exploring scientific concepts relevant to his work.
The atomic world forms the foundation of all matter, and Chang sought to explore how it influences the reality we perceive, leading him to participate in the Artience Daejeon residency. As a partner institution of the residency program, the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) develops technologies for measuring standard physical units such as mass, time, and energy. Drawing inspiration from the Planck constant, which is related to the frequency of light, Chang created a body of work redefining the standard for color.
1984 born in South Korea
Lives and works in Seoul
Education
2008 B.F.A, Painting, Chung-Ang University, South Korea
2007 B.F.A, Fine Art, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom (Exchange full year)
Solo Exhibition
2024 Contour Map, Gallery2F, Seoul
2020 Finding the Right Formation, Daegu Art Factory, Daegu
2014 Architecture of Illusion, Gallery Absinthe, Seoul
Performances
2020 Disaster and Time, Sejong Museum of Art, Seoul
2019 The Light and Time through a Caption, PLACEMAK, Seoul
Group Exhibitions
2023 Summer at Vaux-sur-Seine, Lee Ungno Museum, Daejeon
2023 Future of Humanity, ILD, Seoul
2023 Configuration of Matter and Energy, SoolSool Center, Seoul
2022 Nextcode, Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon
2021 Space & Museum, LeeKangha Art Museum, Gwangju
2020 Flexible Boundary, Daegu Art Factory, Daegu
2020 Happiness Finds Me, Sejong Museum of Art, Seoul
2019 Geometry-beyond Simplicity, Museum SAN, Wonju
2018 Artience Daejeon, Daejeon Culture and Arts Foundation, Daejeon
2017 2nd New Drawing Project, Chang Ucchin Museum, Yangju
2016 Paris Lee Ungno Residence Report, Lee Ungno Museum, Daejeon
2016 PASSAGE_PASS-AGE, 14 Route de Pontoise, Vaux-sur-Seine(France)
2015 The First, Seoul Art Foundation, Seoul
2014 Geometric Reality and Fundamental Space, Space D'or, Seoul
2014 Korea Tomorrow, Dongdaemoon Design Plaza, Seoul
2014 NEW HERO, Bluesquare Nemo, Seoul
2013 SEOULSQUARE Art Festival, Seoulsquare, Seoul
Awards
2017 Accelerate Award in Arts@CERN × ARKO
2014 PUBLIC ART Magazine in Korea
Art-In-Residences
2020 Daegu Art Factory, Daegu
2018 Artience Daejeon, Daejeon
2018 CERN, Geneva(Switzerland)
2016 Paris Lee Ungno Residence, Paris(France)
Collections
Chang Ucchin Museum
Lee Ungno Museum
e-mail : changcw59@gmail.com
