My art contends with transience and fragility. It is heavily rooted in observances of nature, and for inspiration I draw upon the naturally occurring fugue state of order and disorder. My process is both thoroughly technical, but also accidental. In composing ephemeral layer upon layer, patterns naturally form. I aspire to emulate the fleeting equilibriums of nature, but at the same time portray the paradoxical vitality of disorder.
In nature, lifeforms utilize camouflage to repel and attract: mushrooms wear colors that convey their toxins, whereas predators know their prey by distinct patterns. Landscapes are no different, as they are characterized by the collective camouflage of life that they harbor. These natural aesthetics are paralleled by human society, as we attempt to create miniature utopias within larger, chaotic systems. The work I make attempts to portray these microcosms, structures that are transient but purposeful.
I work with chemical materials, including resin, mixed media, ink and markers, all of which are subject to fading, deterioration. I use these fragile mediums to create simple patterns, and rely on the layering of these materials to create complexity. This is my own utopia. My art is derived from my perception of being a small part of a big landscape, of being a cell within a larger, dynamic system.
Life is a series of persistent memories, and the layering of these can be quite dense. Producing art entails re-creating mental spaces, ones that are populated by both enduring experience and also bursts of trauma. In retrospective, we make sense of the uneven density, producing narratives that encapsulate this rush and stall.
In nature, lifeforms utilize camouflage to repel and attract: mushrooms wear colors that convey their toxins, whereas predators know their prey by distinct patterns. Landscapes are no different, as they are characterized by the collective camouflage of life that they harbor. These natural aesthetics are paralleled by human society, as we attempt to create miniature utopias within larger, chaotic systems. The work I make attempts to portray these microcosms, structures that are transient but purposeful.
I work with chemical materials, including resin, mixed media, ink and markers, all of which are subject to fading, deterioration. I use these fragile mediums to create simple patterns, and rely on the layering of these materials to create complexity. This is my own utopia. My art is derived from my perception of being a small part of a big landscape, of being a cell within a larger, dynamic system.
Life is a series of persistent memories, and the layering of these can be quite dense. Producing art entails re-creating mental spaces, ones that are populated by both enduring experience and also bursts of trauma. In retrospective, we make sense of the uneven density, producing narratives that encapsulate this rush and stall.
June Huh (Jo Eun Huh)
EDUCAUTION
M.F.A PRATT INSTITUTE (2013- )
B.F.A TUFTS UNIVERSITY I SCHOOL OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS (2012)
CERTIFATION PROGRAM I The Art Students League of New York (2017- )
SOLO EXHIBITION
2017 CMOUFLALGE l K&P Gallery NY
2015 INNER WORDS I NEW MILENNIUM BANK I NY
SQUARE & SOMETHING I GRACE GALLERY I KOREA
2013 ALICE IN THE OCEAN I OMS ART I NY
2012 BLOOMS I OMS ART I NY
GROUP EXHIBITION
2017 UNKNOWN VARIABLE l Local Project LIC NY
REMEMBER ME? BIG MISTAKE l Elisabeth foundation EFA NY
TRACE l K&P Gallery NY
GROUP SHOW l Phyllis Harriman Gallery ASL NY
2016 YOU ARE ONE OF A KIND I K&P GALLERY I NY CHELSEA
AUTUMN SONATA I K&P GALLERY I NY CHELSEA
ART POPUP STORE I K&P GALLERY I NY CHELSEA
4 HOURS NODAK I SPACE 776 GALLERY I BROOKLYN
A KOREAN PHRASE FOR 'FOOLING AROUND' I NODAK SPACE 776 GALLERY I BROOKLYN
ART HAMTON ART FAIR HAMTON I SPACE 776 GALLERY I BROOKLYN
SEOUL OPEN ART FAIR I GRACE GALLERY I KOREA
2015 MY REVERIE I NIBI MUSEUM OF ARTS I NJ
GENERATION X / RAZZLE DAZZLE I A.I.R GALLERY I DUMBO NY
OPEN CALLS I LORIMOTO GALLERY I BROOKLYN NY
GIFT I 1st iKON GALLERY I BUSAN KOREA
BED PEACE I ARTIST ALLIES I NY
FORGET ME NOT I 1st iKON GALLERY I BUSAN KOREA
3 PEOPLE: MIX MEDIA I KIMMEL GALLERY NYU I NY
VOICES UNITED WOMEN: EQUALITY FOR ALL (ONLINE) I UNITED WOMEN SOCIETY I NY
ISSUE X I THE PERIPHERY (ONLINE) I NY
2014 ART TAKES MIAMI I SCOPE ART SHOW & SEE l ME I MIAMI FL
ART OF PIXEL LG I LG&PRATT I MIAMI BEACH FL
BANK OF ART FAIR I PAN PACIFIC HOTEL I SINGAPORE
DREAM THE SEED I CHASHAMA GALLERY I HALEM NY
8 HOLES I KOREAN CULTURAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION / FLUSHING TOWN HALL I NY
A PERFECT CELEBRATION I FLUSHING TOWN HALL I NY
MAKING A MARK I BBCN BANK I NY
I AM TALKING TO YOU I COOHAUS GALLERY I NY CHELSEA
NANUM GALA I BEAUTIFUL FOUNDATION I NY
WOMEN SHOW I NEWARK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS I NJ
HORIZON OF ART I OMS GALLERY & STUDIO BERRY I NY
THE SPRING EQUNIOX SHOW I GREEN POINT GALLERY I NY
THE 1ST SALON SHOW I GREEN POINT GALLERY I NY
THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE SHOW I GREEN POINT GALLERY I NY
2013 BECOMING WHITE I KWAN UM SA I NY
WELCOME SHOW I STEUBEN GALLERY I NY
FORGET ME NOT I SPAHN GALLERY DWIGHT SCHOOL I SEOUL KOREA
HIGH ON VISUAL ART I HUTCHINS GALLERY I NY
THE BEAUTIFUL FOUNDATION GALA SHOW I HILTON PEARL RIVER I NY
2012 WHITE MARKET I OMS GALLERY I NY
PUBLISHED
LEVEL 25 ART Journal Issue #10
NONSENSE Society Interview
NON OBJECTS Art book
UNITED WOMEN SOCIETY Voices
MONTHLY ARTIST MAGAZINE JULY 2017
M.F.A PRATT INSTITUTE (2013- )
B.F.A TUFTS UNIVERSITY I SCHOOL OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS (2012)
CERTIFATION PROGRAM I The Art Students League of New York (2017- )
SOLO EXHIBITION
2017 CMOUFLALGE l K&P Gallery NY
2015 INNER WORDS I NEW MILENNIUM BANK I NY
SQUARE & SOMETHING I GRACE GALLERY I KOREA
2013 ALICE IN THE OCEAN I OMS ART I NY
2012 BLOOMS I OMS ART I NY
GROUP EXHIBITION
2017 UNKNOWN VARIABLE l Local Project LIC NY
REMEMBER ME? BIG MISTAKE l Elisabeth foundation EFA NY
TRACE l K&P Gallery NY
GROUP SHOW l Phyllis Harriman Gallery ASL NY
2016 YOU ARE ONE OF A KIND I K&P GALLERY I NY CHELSEA
AUTUMN SONATA I K&P GALLERY I NY CHELSEA
ART POPUP STORE I K&P GALLERY I NY CHELSEA
4 HOURS NODAK I SPACE 776 GALLERY I BROOKLYN
A KOREAN PHRASE FOR 'FOOLING AROUND' I NODAK SPACE 776 GALLERY I BROOKLYN
ART HAMTON ART FAIR HAMTON I SPACE 776 GALLERY I BROOKLYN
SEOUL OPEN ART FAIR I GRACE GALLERY I KOREA
2015 MY REVERIE I NIBI MUSEUM OF ARTS I NJ
GENERATION X / RAZZLE DAZZLE I A.I.R GALLERY I DUMBO NY
OPEN CALLS I LORIMOTO GALLERY I BROOKLYN NY
GIFT I 1st iKON GALLERY I BUSAN KOREA
BED PEACE I ARTIST ALLIES I NY
FORGET ME NOT I 1st iKON GALLERY I BUSAN KOREA
3 PEOPLE: MIX MEDIA I KIMMEL GALLERY NYU I NY
VOICES UNITED WOMEN: EQUALITY FOR ALL (ONLINE) I UNITED WOMEN SOCIETY I NY
ISSUE X I THE PERIPHERY (ONLINE) I NY
2014 ART TAKES MIAMI I SCOPE ART SHOW & SEE l ME I MIAMI FL
ART OF PIXEL LG I LG&PRATT I MIAMI BEACH FL
BANK OF ART FAIR I PAN PACIFIC HOTEL I SINGAPORE
DREAM THE SEED I CHASHAMA GALLERY I HALEM NY
8 HOLES I KOREAN CULTURAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION / FLUSHING TOWN HALL I NY
A PERFECT CELEBRATION I FLUSHING TOWN HALL I NY
MAKING A MARK I BBCN BANK I NY
I AM TALKING TO YOU I COOHAUS GALLERY I NY CHELSEA
NANUM GALA I BEAUTIFUL FOUNDATION I NY
WOMEN SHOW I NEWARK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS I NJ
HORIZON OF ART I OMS GALLERY & STUDIO BERRY I NY
THE SPRING EQUNIOX SHOW I GREEN POINT GALLERY I NY
THE 1ST SALON SHOW I GREEN POINT GALLERY I NY
THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE SHOW I GREEN POINT GALLERY I NY
2013 BECOMING WHITE I KWAN UM SA I NY
WELCOME SHOW I STEUBEN GALLERY I NY
FORGET ME NOT I SPAHN GALLERY DWIGHT SCHOOL I SEOUL KOREA
HIGH ON VISUAL ART I HUTCHINS GALLERY I NY
THE BEAUTIFUL FOUNDATION GALA SHOW I HILTON PEARL RIVER I NY
2012 WHITE MARKET I OMS GALLERY I NY
PUBLISHED
LEVEL 25 ART Journal Issue #10
NONSENSE Society Interview
NON OBJECTS Art book
UNITED WOMEN SOCIETY Voices
MONTHLY ARTIST MAGAZINE JULY 2017