DAVID CHANG

ARTIST BIO

Born in Seoul, Korea, in 1971, David Chang is a renowned artist who has pursued the art of western calligraphy for the past 20 years.  His masterful study of calligraphy is driven by a passion for “bringing the essence of a word or message to life.”  Chang's calligraphic mark —vacillating between traditional scripts and contemporary abstraction— issues statements of personal, cultural, and spiritual awareness while retaining a formal beauty full of urgency and redemption.

David was first introduced to the rhythm and art of writing through Spencerian penmanship, and his work has since appeared in numerous shows and institutions, including Onishi Gallery, Waterfall Mansion and Gallery, Clemente Soto Velez Center, Pratt Institute, Calvary Saint George’s, and the Society of Scribes at the National Arts Club.  Notably, his calligraphy has also been prominently featured in the internationally acclaimed film Mother! (2017).

ARTIST STATEMENT

David Chang is a renowned artist who has pursued the art of western calligraphy for the past 20 years. His masterful study of calligraphy is driven by a passion for "bringing the essence of a word or message to life" through physical gestures. Chang's calligraphic mark —vacillating between traditional scripts and contemporary abstraction— issues statements of personal, cultural, and spiritual awareness while retaining a formal beauty full of urgency and grace. Centuries-old eastern techniques in calligraphy find new form in the western alphabet as the artist shapes his own hermeneutics of the hand.