Yang Jeong Mu
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Nationality: South Korea
Born 1967 in Korea
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Education
Ph.D. in Fine Arts, Hongik University, Graduate School of Fine Arts, 2009
Dissertation: A Study on Aesthetic Expression through the Theory of Emotional-Scenic Harmony (情景交融論)
M.F.A. in Oriental Painting, Hongik University, Graduate School of Fine Arts, 2001
B.F.A. in Oriental Painting, Hongik University, College of Fine Arts, 1997
Academic and Professional Appoinments
Professor, Graduate School of Education, Sookmyung Women’s University
Vice President, East-West Art and Culture Society
Member, Korea New Ink Society
Member, Korea Painting Promotion Association
Exhibitions
Held 18 solo exhibitions at major venues including Hanbyukwon Gallery
Art Fair
Participated in 13 art fairs including:
2013 Busan International Art Fair (BEXCO, Busan)
Additional solo booths in other domestic and international art fairs
Awards
Grand Prize, Danwon Art Exhibition, 2010 (Danwon Art Museum)
Collection of Works
Eulji Hospital
Human Plastic Surgery Clinic
Asan Medical Center
TVLogic
Gangneung Art Museum
Sangmyung University Museum
Other private and institutional collections
Featured in Korean Literature II High School Textbook (Haenam Edu, pp. 166–167)
Jury Service
2014 Juror, Gwanak Contemporary Art Exhibition
2013 Juror, Gyeonggi Art Exhibition
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Yang Jeong Mu’s long inquiry into the interaction between emotion and scenery reflects his pursuit of harmony between inner sensibility and the external world. His works dwell in the contemplative moment where emotion becomes image, and image returns to feeling. Through a balance of discipline and intuition, he opens a dialogue between self and landscape— between perception and reflection, empathy and insight.
“The shadow of the mountains lies deep and serene over the river, and the moon has plunged into the water. A tall pine tree stands proudly on the riverbank, exuding a quiet elegance that captivates my heart. In the presence of such a scene, my weary and unsettled mind becomes calm, cleansed, and at peace. It is certain that the Creator has hidden His life and beauty within nature itself. My ink paintings, which portray the fusion of human emotion and the natural landscape (情景交融, jeong-gyeong-gyoyung), become songs that console wounded souls and poems that dream of peace. Through this encounter between heart and scenery, I come to grasp the vision of life. ”
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