At the intersection where the traces of human destruction meet the eternal vitality of Mother Nature, a grand exhibition opens to summon the "Spring of the World" with the tip of a brush.

Located in Anyang Art Park, Manan-gu, Anyang-si, ‘Dunamu Art Cube’ will host artist Park Chan-eung’s invitational exhibition, <A Dream of Spring, Normandy Rhapsody>, from February 14 to March 4. This exhibition is a collective record of how the artist’s long-standing philosophy of the ‘Universal Breath’ has expanded through its encounter with the historical landscape of Normandy, France.

■ Normandy’s Ruins, Reborn as ‘Living Breath’
Artist Park Chan-eung has long explored the path (Tao) where nature and humanity coexist, rather than viewing landscapes merely as objects of representation. The primary motif of this exhibition is the Normandy coastline. Normandy is a symbolic site where the layers of immense violence from World War II and subsequent recovery coexist.

Art critic Kim Jong-gil remarked on the exhibition: "Park Chan-eung has delved deeper into the coastlines of Normandy and the abandoned structures engraved with the scars of war. The landscape there is a living stratum where time, violence, and recovery are layered; the artist has captured that energy with his unique ink wash brushwork."

A particularly noteworthy aspect is the bold variation in the media used. Crossing between canvas, linen, and Hanji (traditional Korean paper), he has incorporated not only ink and paint but also limestone powder and fragments of broken bricks. This is a physical gesture intended to return the "human ruins" of broken concrete back into a "natural landscape." It is the artist's desperate voice calling back a world that is fading away through these material fragments.

■ The Aesthetics of ‘San-al’: Ecological Landscapes After the Collapse
The title of the exhibition, ‘A Dream of Spring,’ does not simply refer to the cycle of seasons. It signifies the act of re-seeing (視), calling (呼), and remembering things that are vanishing. Encountering the "remnants" of nature that have not completely perished even amidst the ruins, the artist discovers the ‘San-al’—the seeds of life that still wriggle within.

Park’s paintings are now evolving into "ecological landscapes." While inheriting the techniques of Gyeomjae Jeong Seon, who pioneered the 'True-view Landscape' of the late Joseon Dynasty, and Cheongjeon Lee Sang-beom, a master of modern landscape painting, he depicts landscapes in a state of constant shaking and recombination.

Among the works on display, pieces where Korea’s ‘Wolam-beol’ and France’s ‘Normandy’ coexist on a single screen stand out. These two disparate worlds can inhabit the same frame because the artist integrates them into a single landscape of an "era where the boundaries between humans and nature have blurred after the collapse." With an attitude of humility (下心), the artist awakens the ‘Living Breath’ (vitality) of the brush, delivering the faint songs of nature that persist even after loss to the audience.

■ A Meeting at Anyang Art Park, a Hub for Regional Art
The ‘Dunamu Art Cube,’ where this exhibition is held, is expected to deliver the artist’s ecological message even more vividly by harmonizing with the natural scenery of Anyang Art Park. The opening ceremony will take place on Saturday, February 14, at 4:00 PM, providing an opportunity to hear about the artist's world firsthand through a talk.

The exhibition is open from 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM, and is closed every Monday. Park Chan-eung’s rhapsody, which calls for the world’s spring amidst scattered fragments, will offer a sense of awe for "life that still wriggles and lives" to modern people living through exhausting times.

 
[Exhibition Information]

Exhibition Title: A Dream of Spring, Normandy Rhapsody - Park Chan-eung Invitational Exhibition
Period: February 14 (Sat) – March 4 (Wed), 2026
Venue: Dunamu Art Cube (49, Yesulgongwon-ro 131beon-gil, Manan-gu, Anyang-si)
Viewing Hours: 10:30 – 18:00 (Closed on Mondays)
Inquiries: Dunamu Art Cube Secretariat

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