Jang Woosuk is a Korean artist who explores the visual essence of post-history through a unique technique he calls "stamp painting." His work reflects a deep engagement with how contemporary imagery can coexist with traditional oil painting.
Jang mass-produces stereotypical images that resonate with modern life, such as a cute puppy, a handgun symbolizing sexual fantasy, and an octopus representing conglomerate power. These images are transformed into stamps and arranged in a chaotic, yet ordered fashion, unlike any traditional art style. This method creates a "Chaosmos," a blend of chaos and order.
By merging traditional Eastern stamp engraving techniques with Western brush painting styles, Jang challenges outdated, Eurocentric, and male-dominated narratives. His collages, lacking a central focus or specific pattern, emphasize egalitarianism. Blurring the lines between artificial and natural elements, as well as between East and West, his art reflects a vision of peaceful coexistence—an ideal he believes humanity should strive for in the 21st century.
Jang Woosuk has been invited to various solo exhibitions, including "Burn Burn Burn" Pyo Gallery in Seoul Korea, "Tranquil State" the LOFT 203 in Seoul, Korea, and "Plot in Arnhem" in Arnhem Netherlands to name a few. Jang's works are invited to more than forty-five group exhibitions including "The Rabbit Stance" at Sejong Museum for Art in Seoul, Korea; "Art Now Korea" INTERMEDIAE in Madrid, Spain; and "Infinite Grace" at Waterfall Gallery in New York, USA. Jang was selected to participate in residences such as Paju Book City Art Platform, Stichting Atelierbeheer Slak, Netherlands, and The National Art Studio in Korea.
