Guardian Angel

CHEON

Installation View

Artist CHEON has been developing a unique artistic language based on the memories of his personal experiences. The exhibition ‘Guardian Angel’ presents artwork and the act of creating it, metaphorically compared to a ‘guardian angel,’ presenting the creative world of artist CHEON, who protects himself through his painting.

Guardian Angel 7, 2025, Oil on canvas, 193.9×130.3cm

Cheon’s artistic practice is spontaneous and intuitive. Not limited to flowers, but including portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and anything else, Cheon paints his own experiences. These experiences are based on memories that he has selected, and the criteria for those selections are solely determined by the artist. He experiences, feels emotions, recalls those emotions, and these memories are materialized not through conventional representation, but through the artist’s own approach. The process of creation is intuitive and instinctive, embodying a profound, intrinsic desire for painting.

Fantastic Garden 1, 2024, Oil on canvas, 116.8 x 91cm

The painting acts as both an outpouring and a form of liberation from oppression for the artist, who states, ‘Painting may be the process of paint mixing and flowing on the canvas, but, in essence, it is the artist’s body, and that in itself is painting.’ He further expresses, ‘I wanted to paint painting itself.’ This reflects the artist’s view of painting not merely as a tool for creation, but as a medium for thought and communication, wherein his existence and expression are embodied within the painting itself.

Wind 1, 2024, Oil on canvas, 27.5 x 41.5 cm

In this exhibition, the artist compares the act of painting and its outcome to a ‘Guardian Angel,’ explaining that for him, painting serves as both an outlet and a form of liberation from repression. He hopes, however, that the viewers of this exhibition will receive it warmly.

GALLERY PALZO
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