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Born in BUSAN (b. 1970)

SEOUL & SUWON, KOREA

 

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

BLUE MOON-D242, Diamond 0.13ct, oil on canvas, 72.7x53cm(20P), 2024
BLUE MOON-D242, Diamond 0.13ct, oil on canvas, 72.7x53cm(20P), 2024
PURPLE MOON-R242, Ruby 0.26g, oil on canvas, 72.7x53cm(20P), 2024
PURPLE MOON-R242, Ruby 0.26g, oil on canvas, 72.7x53cm(20P), 2024
BLUE MOON-D241, Diamond 0.13ct, oil on canvas, 72.7x53cm(20P), 2024
BLUE MOON-D241, Diamond 0.13ct, oil on canvas, 72.7x53cm(20P), 2024

작가 및 작품 소개 ___

남상운 작가는 유화물감으로 레이어(layer)를 층층히 겹치면서 자신만의 블루 컬러를 완성해냈다.
실재와 환영의 경계에 있는 블루문은 우리가 사는 현실이면서도 가상의 환영적 공간 속 으로 우리의 시선을 끌고간다.
작가의 푸른 색은 영화촬영 현장에서 본 블루 스크린(크로마키, Chroma Key)에서 영감을 받았다.
카메라 앵글안, 푸른 천이 드러워졌던 공간은 후반 작업을 통해 계획된 이미지가 합성되어 완전히 다른 공간으로 재탄생된다. 존재하지 않는 공간을 실제처럼 보여주는 기술, 현실과 허구, 실재와 환영 사이의 경계를 작품안에 녹인 것인데, 예술적으로는 현실을 대체하거나 조작하는 행위로 해석될 수 있으며, 이는 "무엇이 진짜인가?", "이미지는 진실을 담는가?"라는 철학적 질문을 유도한다.
크로마키에서 사용되는 푸른색은"제거될 운명"의 색상이자 반면 “다른 존재로 환생”할 색상이다. 이는 '존재하지만 사라질 것', 혹은'불가능함의 가능함'이라는 개념으로, 예술에서는 무(無)나 빈 공간, 또는 잠재성의 공간으로 해석될 수 있다. 작가는 이 색의 중립성과 제거의 개념 자체를 작품 주제로 삼은 것이다. 크로마키는 피사체(주체)를 강조하고, 배경은 유동적이고 대체 가능한 상태로 만든다. 이는 현대 예술에서 말하는"정체성의 유동성", "경계의 해체", "불안정한 존재"와 연결되며, 자아, 공간, 기억의 불확실성을 표현하는 수단으로 활용되기도 한다. 동시에 손톱크기 정도의 보이저2호, 스파이더맨, 어린왕자 등 다양한 오브제를 연잎 위에 그림으로써 현실과 비현실의 세상들을 작품안에 위트있게 담아내고 있다.
블루문의 작품을 디지털 아트의 결과물, 혹은 LED같은 기계적인 힘을 빌린 미디어로도 착각하지만, 작가는 모든 작품을 100% 유화로 작업하며, 작품의 크기에 상관없이 4개월 이상이 소요되는데, 예리한 세필붓 0호에서부터 20cm이상의 평붓 등, 수백 번의 붓질을 더해 층층히 레이어로 쌓아
그려낸다.
블루문의 표현 기법은 레오나르도 다빈치의 <모나리자>에 사용된 ‘스푸마토 기법’과 유사한 형식을 띠는데, 겹쳐진 연잎과 연잎의 경계, 연잎과 배경의 경계를 구분하기 위해서 일반적인 선이나 면을 사용하는 대신, 경계가 되는 부분에 수십 번의 덧칠을 통해 자연스럽게 구분짓게하는 기법이다. 간혹 동양화에서의 선염기법과 비교되어지기도 하는데, 블루문의 이런 독특한 기법은 캔버스 위에 물감이 올려지는 방식이라기 보다는 캔버스에 물감이 스며들 듯 표현되어, 오묘하고 환상적이며 아스라한 아우라를 풍기게 함으로서 관객에게 독특한 시각적 경험을 제공한다. 이러한 작품의 분위기는 사색적인 분위기와 섬세한 터치가 연잎이라는 구체적인 이미지와 조화를 이루면서 그 자체로 놀라운 효과를 내고 있다. 이는 작가의 독창적인 시각과 아이디어, 숙련된 솜씨와 예술적 감각이 결합된 결과이다.
남상운 작가는 1970년 부산에서 태어나 홍익대학교 대학원 박사를 졸업하였고, 전남대학교,경기대학교, 서울교육대학교대학원, 경희대학교 대학원 등 다수의 강의 경력을 가지고 있으며 현재는 경기대학교 초빙교수로 재직중이다. 최근 그의 작품은 형식적, 내용적 측면에서 차별성을 확립, 작가만의 작품세계를 확고히해 나가고 있으며, 다수의 잡지, 영화, 광고 등에 삽입되고 있다.

BLUE MOON solo show, 2023, gallery MONDEOUVERT

BLUE MOON solo show, 2023, gallery MONDEOUVERT

BLUE MOON solo show, 2023, gallery MONDEOUVERT

BLUE MOON solo show, 2023, gallery MONDEOUVERT

BLUE MOON solo show, 2023, gallery MONDEOUVERT

BLUE MOON solo show, 2023, gallery MONDEOUVERT

BLUE MOON solo show, 2023, gallery MONDEOUVERT

BLUE MOON solo show, 2023, gallery MONDEOUVERT

BLUE MOON solo show, 2023, gallery MONDEOUVERT

BLUE MOON solo show, 2023, gallery MONDEOUVERT

BLUE MOON solo show, 2023, gallery MONDEOUVERT

BLUE MOON solo show, 2023, gallery MONDEOUVERT

Artist Nam Sang Woon and the Blue Moon___
Artist Nam Sang-Woon has perfected his unique blue color by stacking layers of oil paint one on top of the other.
His "BLUE MOON" series, situated on the border between the real and the illusory, draws our gaze into a visionary, virtual space that is simultaneously our reality.
The artist's distinctive blue was inspired by the blue screen (Chroma Key) he observed on film sets. In the camera's angle, the space covered by the blue cloth is reborn as an entirely different scene through post-production, where planned images are composited into the background. This technique of presenting a non-existent space as real—integrating the boundary between reality and fiction, the actual and the illusory—can be interpreted artistically as an act of replacing or manipulating reality. It provokes philosophical questions such as, "What is real?" and "Does an image contain the truth?"
The blue color used in chroma key is a color "destined to be removed" yet, conversely, a color that will "be reborn as another entity." This concept of 'existence that will disappear' or 'the possibility of the impossible' can be interpreted in art as nothingness, a void space, or a space of potentiality. The artist has taken the very neutrality and concept of removal of this color as the subject of his work. Chroma key emphasizes the subject (the foreground) while making the background fluid and replaceable. This connects with concepts in modern art such as "fluidity of identity," "deconstruction of boundaries," and "precarious existence," and is used as a means to express the uncertainty of self, space, and memory. Simultaneously, by painting various objects such as the fingernail-sized Voyager 2, Spider-Man, and The Little Prince onto the lotus leaves, he wittily captures worlds of both reality and unreality within his artwork.
While the "BLUE MOON" pieces are often mistaken for digital art or media employing mechanical power like LED, the artist works entirely in 100% oil paint for all his pieces. Regardless of the size of the canvas, each work takes over four months to complete. He applies hundreds of brushstrokes, using everything from sharp size 0 fine-point brushes to flat brushes over 20cm, layering the paint stroke by stroke.
The expressive technique of "BLUE MOON" is similar to the 'Sfumato technique' used in Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. Instead of using clear lines or planes to distinguish the boundaries between overlapping lotus leaves, or between a leaf and the background, the artist achieves a natural separation by applying dozens of coats of paint to the boundary areas. Occasionally compared to the 'seon-yeom' (dyeing) technique in East Asian painting, the unique method in "BLUE MOON" allows the paint to feel less like it's being placed on the canvas and more like it's seeping into it. This creates a mysterious, fantastic, and delicate aura, offering the audience a unique visual experience. This atmosphere, where a contemplative mood and delicate touch harmonize with the concrete image of the lotus leaf, creates an astonishing effect in itself. It is the result of the artist's original vision and idea, combined with his practiced skill and artistic sensibility.
Born in Busan in 1970, Nam Sang-Woon holds a Ph.D. from Hongik University Graduate School. He has extensive teaching experience at institutions including Chonnam National University, Kyonggi University, Seoul National University of Education Graduate School, and Kyeong Hee University Graduate School, and is currently an invited professor at Kyonggi University. Recently, his work has established a unique distinctiveness in both form and content, solidifying his own artistic world. His pieces are frequently featured in various magazines, films, and advertisements.

Collaboration Exhibition

BLUE MOON is expanding the reach of art through collaborative exhibitions with its partners.

CV

SOLO Exhibition


2025 

Muse Museum Gallery, Ulsan

Biki Gallery, Seoul

Art Now Gallery, Seoul

Museum Gallery Sejong, Seoul


2024 

Hidden Blue, EN gallery, Seoul, Korea

Blue Moon, Culture4U X MONDEOUVERT, Seoul, Korea

Artspace Polarpo, Seoul, Korea


2023   

Aleph Contemporary, LONDON, UK

Gallery MONDEOUVERT, Seoul, Korea


2022   

Brightspace, Melbourne, Australia

Sogongheon, Seoul, Korea


2021   

Art space KC, Kyonggi, Korea

Museum Gallery, Ulsan, Korea


2020   

Star Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Topohaus, Seoul, Korea


2019   

Gong Gallery, Kyonggi, Korea

Gallery Art M, Seoul, Korea

Kumoh National Institute Technology, Korea

Gallery The forest, Seoul, Korea 


2017   

Art space Eobium, Yongin, Korea 

Gallery Artselci, Seoul, Korea 

Gallery Art space Qualia, Seoul, Korea 


2016   

Suwon Art Center, Suwon, Korea 

IS Gallery, Seoul, Korea 


2012   

Hyun Gallery, Seoul, Korea 


2011   

Gallery Sup, Seoul, Korea 


2010   

The K Gallery, Seoul, Korea 


2007   

Nosong Gallery, Suwon, Korea


2002   

Gallery La Mer, Seoul, Korea 


1998   

Jongro Gallery, Seoul, Korea

 

 

GROUP EXHIBITION

2024 

Timeless Art, Passion at Heart, Four Seasons Hotel X Gallery MONDEOUVERT, Seoul, Korea

The 69th Annual Exhibition of the Creative Art Association, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea

Carpe Diem: Exhibition of Five Artists, Bozar Gallery, Seoul, Korea


2023 

Wholly Painting Exhibition, Gallery MONDEOUVERT, Seoul, Korea

Korean Art London, Mall Galleries, London, UK

The 68th Annual Exhibition of the Creative Art Association, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea


2022 

Seoul Art Show 2022, COEX, Seoul, Korea

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

Exhibition of paintings that did not exist in the world, Gallery MONDEOUVERT, Seoul, Korea

Born To Be ART, BTBA22, Gallery MONDEOUVERT, Seoul, Korea

Traveling companions, Gyeongin Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

Open world 4 person exhibition, Gallery MONDEOUVERT, Seoul, Korea

Korea-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition, Kubota Gallery, Japan

Creative Arts Association Exhibition, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea

Korea Polo Club Open Special Exhibition, Jeju Island KPC Gallery, Jeju, Korea

Going to Hwaseong, Suwon 2022, Suwon Municipal Manseok Exhibition Hall, Suwon, Korea

Beautiful Travel Exhibition, Superior Gallery, Seoul, Korea


2021    

Gyeonggi Culture and Arts Newspaper Special Exhibition ‘I am Here’, Rafoe Gallery, Gyeonggi, Korea

Born To Be ART, BTBA21, Gallery Sogongheon, Seoul, Korea

Self-portrait of the times, Delmond Museum, Jeju, Korea


2020     

Muse Auction Gallery Project, La Kaisand Pine Resort, Kangwon, Jorea

JBD Gallery Opening Memorial Exhibition, JBD Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Before mountain, water, and painting, Suwon Art Exhibition Hall, Suwon, Korea

The International Invitational Works Exhibition in Beijing, China


2019 

THE GIFT 2019, Gallery ArtM, Seoul, Korea 

Beautiful Travel Exhibition, Superior Gallery, Seoul, Korea

The artist's memory and record, Alternative Space Spring, Seoul, Korea

MY ANOTHER LIFE, Maru Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Exhibition of the Creative Art Association, Insa Art Center, Seoul, Korea

Go to Suwon Hwaseong-Seongseong-Seongseong Project, Suwon Convention Center, Suwon, Korea

Alumni Exhibition of Kyonggi University, Suwon Museum of Art, Suwon, Korea

The 25th Seoul Tokyo Mokpo contemporary Art Korea & Japan, Seoul, Korea

'Yesterday and another tomorrow' Exhibition, Yangpyeong Museum of Art, Yangpyeong, Korea

1st Asia International College of Art, Principal Bae Art Exhibition, Gwangju Biennale 5 Exhibition Hall, Gwangju, Korea

Kim-Sun Young, Nam-Sang Woon, Shin Huang rock 3 Exhibition, Superior Gallery, Seoul, Korea


2018 

Beautiful travel, Seoul, Korea

Hwalryojongjeong, the best moments agoArt speace Eobium, Yongin, Korea 

Gwangju International Art Fair, Kim Daejung Convention Center, Gwangju, Korea

Korea, China International Exchange Exhibition, Suwon, Korea

Chang-jark Fine Art Association, Seoul, Korea

Korea-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition, Tokoy, Japan

Uijeonbu Art Festival, Uijeonbu, Korea 

Debacle Picture Exhibition, Art speace Eobium, Yongin, Korea 

Color, awakening the existence (Azure Museum, Seoul, Korea


2017 

Korea-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition (KEPCO Art Center, Seoul, Korea

Beautiful travel, Seoul, Korea

Chang-jark Fine Art Association, Seoul, Korea

Painting- Graphic, Art speace Eobium, Yongin, Korea 

Uijeonbu Art Festival, Uijeonbu, Korea

Suwon of today, Suwoon, Korea

People and People Exhibition, Suwon Museum of Art, Suwoon, Korea

‘Suwon Hwaseong Fortress', Suwon Museum of Art, Suwoon, Korea

Gyeonggi University Dongmunjeon, Suwon Museum of Art, Suwoon, Korea

Planning New Year, Beautiful companion exhibition, accompanying gallery, Seoul, Korea


2016 

Affordable Art Fair, DDP, Seoul, Korea

Korea,China International Exchange Exhibition, Suwoon, Korea

Special Exhibition by psst Winners of Danwon Art Festivai Awards, Seoul, Korea

Chang-jark Fine Art Association, Seoul, Korea

Avenuefrance, Suwoon, Korea

Beautiful travel, Seoul, Korea

Suwon of today, Suwoon, Korea


2015 

MOA SPECIAL International enviroment Art special, Suwoon, Korea

International Exchange Exhibition, Suwoon, Korea

Exhibition for Communication and Harmory, Suwoon, Korea

Montage of wandering Gallery mc, NewYork 

Uijeonbu Art Festival, Uijeonbu, Korea 

Suwon of today, Suwoon, Korea


2014 

Exhibition for Communication and Harmory, Suwoon, Korea

Montage of wandering,, Gallery mc, NewYork 

Hong Kong contemporary, Hong Kong


2013 

Hong Kong contemporary, Hong Kong

new wave new art, Suwoon, Korea

Special Exhibition by psst Winners of Danwon Art Festivai Awards, Seoul, Korea

Suwon Artist' Festival, Suwoon, Korea

Suwon of today, Suwoon, Korea


2012 

Korea, China, Japan International Exchange Exhibition, Suwoon, Korea

The66th Gyenggi Fine Arts Association Member Arts Exhibition, Ansan, Korea

Korea contemporary art exhibition, Seoul, Korea

Suwon Artist' Festival, Suwoon, Korea

Gint Step, Seoul, Korea

Suwon Fine Art Association Menbership Exhibition, Suwoon, Korea

Korea contemporary Coloring Association Arts Exhibition, Seoul, Korea


2011 

Twitter Art Festival, Seoul, Korea

East Asia International Exchange Exhibition, Suwoon, Korea

A New Horizons, Suwoon, Korea

At April, Seoul, Korea

Suwon Fine Art Association Menbership Exhibition, Suwoon, Korea


2010 

Artist Charity Auction, Seoul, Korea

Bun-Dang International Art Show, BunDang, Korea 

Gangnam Fine Artists Exerhibition, Seoul, Korea

Korea contemporary Coloring Association Arts Exhibition, Incheon, Korea 

Suwon Fine Art Association Menbership Exhibition, Suwoon, Korea


2009 

Gangnam Fine Artists Exerhibition, Seoul, Korea


2008 

Gangnam Fine Artists Exerhibition, Seoul, Korea


2007 

Gangnam Fine Artists Exerhibition, Seoul, Korea


2006 

Chang-jark Fine Art Association, Seoul, Korea


2005 

Chang-jark Fine Art Association, Seoul, Korea


2004 

Apple, Seoul, Korea


2003 

Chang-jark Fine Art Association, Seoul, Korea


2002 

Chang-jark Fine Art Association, Seoul, Korea


2001 

Chang-jark Fine Art Association, Seoul, Korea

Bupyeong–Gu a borou office invitation, Incheon, Korea

Seoul peace L.G.S Exhibition, Seoul, Korea

Mockery or Heckling Exhibition, Seoul, Korea


2000 

A whole mind of Suwoon Arts, Suwoon, Korea.

WALK-WORKS Exhibition, Suwoon, Korea.

Modern Formative art, Seoul, Korea

Kwang-Joo Biennale,, Kwang-Joo Korea

The spirit of the age Exhibition, Seoul, Korea


1999 

New wave New art, Seoul, Korea

Seoul modern Arts invitation, Seoul, Korea

‘99 Rrality–Situation’, Suwoon Korea


1998 

New wave New art, Seoul, Korea

Aquie Exhibition, Seoul, Korea


1997 

New wave New art, Seoul, Korea

 

 

PRIZE AWARDS

2012     

Special Prize_Danwon Art Festivel

Special Prize_Figurative Exhibition of Gusanggeon


2001     

Grand Prize_Geychon Art Exhibition


2000     

Special Prize_Danwon Art Festivel

Grand Prize_Exhibition by Chang-jark Fine Art Association


1999     

Special Prize_Danwon Art Festivel

Special Prize_Kyongin Art Exhibition


1998     

Special Prize_Figurative Exhibition of Gusanggeon

Special Prize_Kyongidogeon Art Exhibition

 

 

CONTEST EXHIBITION

2001    

The Grand Art Exhibition of Korea. Seoul, Korea

The Grand Art Exhibition of JungAng. Seoul, Korea

Danwon Art Festivel. Ansan, Korea 


1999     

Figurative Exhibition of Gusanggeon. Seoul, Korea


1998     

New Art Exhibition. Seoul, Korea

Handok Art Exhibition. Seoul, Korea


1995     

The Grand Art Exhibition of Korea. Seoul, Korea 

Chang-jark Fine Art Association. Seoul, Korea 


1994     

The Grand Art Exhibition of Dong-A. Seoul, Korea 


1993     

The Public Contest for Art World Award. Seoul, Korea

 

 

Collections

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Art Bank (2011, 2012) 

NH Nonghyup Bank

Lotte Hotel Yangon, 

Myanmar

Suwon City Hall

Korean Polo Club in Jeju City (Korea Polo Association)

YS Inter

Four Seasons Investment

STIC Investment

Hosu Construction Dohwa Art

SINA Industrial Development

Saengsaeng Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Center

Myeongjindan Radiology Center

Jeju Remicon Co., Ltd., 

and many others.