Chung Eun-Mo's Slow Perception: Geometric Precision in Milan Studio
Chung Eun-Mo, a South Korean artist based between New York and Italy, works in a Milan studio creating geometric paintings that demand slow, patient viewing. Born in South Korea, she has lived in Rome, Umbria, and now Milan. Her process begins with a question, not a fixed image, evolving through additive color fields and corrections. She emphasizes that each painting has its own internal rhythm, sometimes taking weeks or months. Chung describes contemporary art consumption as rushed, where works are seen as images rather than experiences. She insists art needs time to communicate, remaining open to individual interpretation. Gallerist Monica De Cardenas, who represents Chung, notes that museum visits have become superficial. Before painting, Chung worked with textiles, including tapestries and crochet, for practical reasons when her child was young, but that work already contained her formal vocabulary of rhythm, modularity, and geometry. Her paintings evoke recognizable but unplaceable spaces, avoiding pure figuration or abstraction. The article includes a photo credit to Martina Bonetti.
Key facts
- Chung Eun-Mo is a South Korean artist active between New York and Italy, currently based in Milan.
- Her geometric paintings are built through clear color fields and forms suspended between abstraction and mental space.
- Each work begins with a question, not a precise image, and evolves during the process.
- She uses preparatory pencil drawings but considers them only a starting point.
- Chung believes contemporary art consumption is too fast, with works consumed as images rather than experiences.
- She argues that art needs time to communicate and should remain open to individual interpretation.
- Gallerist Monica De Cardenas represents Chung and observes that museum visits have become superficial.
- Before painting, Chung worked with textiles (tapestries, crochet) to avoid harmful materials when her child was young.
- Her textile work contained the same formal vocabulary of rhythm, modularity, and geometry.
- Her paintings evoke recognizable but unplaceable spaces, avoiding pure figuration or abstraction.
- Photo credits: Martina Bonetti.
Entities
Artists
- Chung Eun-Mo
Institutions
- Monica De Cardenas Gallery
Locations
- South Korea
- New York
- Italy
- Rome
- Umbria
- Milan