PIA
: Structure of Afterglow
: Structure of Afterglow
Condensed Time and Emotion
I do not reveal emotions directly.
They accumulate, endure, and eventually create a structure
that ruptures on its own.
My work does not seek to express emotion itself, but explores the pictorial structure
through which emotion accumulates and collapses over time. I define this process
through the concept of PIA, constructing on the surface a state in which emotion
becomes condensed.
My paintings are built through repeated layers. These thinly accumulated layers do
not represent a single emotion, but rather a density compressed over time. Although
the surface appears still, a continuous tension and instability remain within.
At a certain point, the structure gives way. The drops mark this moment—not as
surface effects, but as something pushed outward from within. What remains is not
simply a trace, but the imprint of an event.
The peony functions as a structural device for this process. Its tightly layered form
embodies repetition, accumulation, and a force that gathers toward the center. I
approach the peony not as decoration, but as a structure in which emotion and time
are compressed.
Fluorescent color reveals what remains afterward—a residue that has not fully
disappeared, a trace of time. In my recent works, flowers, familiar objects, and
animals also drift free from gravity and ordinary spatial order. Rather than
constructing a specific narrative, these floating forms embody a state that remains
unsettled, suspended after emotion has passed.
시간과 감정의 압축
나는 감정을 직접 꺼내 보이지 않는다.
그것은 쌓이고, 버티고, 결국 스스로 터지는 구조를 만든다.
나의 작업은 감정을 표현하는 것이 아니라, 감정이 시간 속에서 축적되고 붕괴되는 과정을 다루는 회화적 구조에 대한 탐구이다. 나는 이 과정을 ‘PIA’라는 개념으로 설정하고, 감정이 응축되는 상태를 화면 위에 구축한다.
작업은 반복된 레이어로 이루어진다. 얇게 쌓인 층들은 하나의 감정이 아니라, 시간 속에 눌린 밀도다. 겉으로는 정적이지만 내부에는 지속적인 긴장과 불안정이 남아있다.
어느 순간 구조는 무너진다. 드랍은 그 지점이다. 표면 위의 효과가 아니라, 내부에 응축되어 있던 것이 바깥으로 밀려 나온 흔적이다. 화면에 남은 것은 단순한 자국이 아니라 하나의 사건이 지나간 자리이다.
모란은 이 구조를 담는 조형적 장치다. 겹겹이 포개진 형태는 반복과 축적, 그리고 중심으로 응축되는 힘을 내포한다. 나는 모란을 장식적 소재가 아니라 감정과 시간이 압축되는 구조로 다룬다.
형광은 사건 이후에도 완전히 사라지지 않은 잔여, 즉 시간이 남긴 흔적을 드러낸다.
최근 작업에서는 꽃과 익숙한 사물, 동물들이 중력과 일상적인 공간 질서에서 벗어나 부유한다. 이 형상들은 특정한 서사를 구성하기보다, 감정이 지나간 뒤에도 정착하지 못한 채 유예되고 떠도는 상태를 구현한다.
JINSIL OH 오진실
b.1980
Lives and works in Seoul, Korea
EDUCATION
2026 M.A. in Minhwa, Graduate School of Future Strategy and Convergence, Dongduk Women’s University
Thesis: A Study on the Modern Interpretation of Traditional Peony Paintings
2004 B.F.A. in Oriental Painting, Department of Painting, Hansung University
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026 Blooming Structure: Afterglow, Selected Artist Solo Exhibition, Vibe Art Space, Seoul, Korea
2025 Still Beautiful, M.A. Degree Exhibition, Dongduk Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea
UPCOMING SOLO EXHIBITION
2027 JUL Gallery Hanok, Seoul, Korea (Award Exhibition)
ART FAIRS
2026 Seattle Art Fair, Lumen Field Event Center, Seattle, USA
2026 Bank Art Fair, Selected Emerging Artist, Suwon Convention Center, Suwon, Korea
UPCOMING ART FAIR
2026 Affordable Art Fair, NYC, USA
2026 Bank Art Fair, Setec, Seoul, Korea
2026 Affordable Art Fair, Boston, USA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Special Exhibition of Korean Minhwa, Fondazione Luciana Matalon, Milano, Italy
2024 Eternal Moments: PB’S Collection Exhibition, Gana Forum Space, Seoul, Korea
2024 The Elegance of Korean Folk Paintings, Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Professor, Konkuk University Future Knowledge Education Center, Seoul, Korea
2020–2022 Founder & Director, KA Consult Pte. Ltd., Singapore — Art Education and Cultural Consulting
SELECTED PROJECT
2023 Art Collaboration and Artwork Image Licensing for MBC Drama The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract