The Sun of my House - Huh Jeong-Won

The Sun of my House

2018 Oil on canvas 162.2 x 130 cm

Provenance

Artist Collection, 2026

About The Work

The sun (太陽) is the closest star to the Earth.
 
It descends upon us with a sense of vastness that governs the universe, appearing warm and gentle, yet at times extending outward with a sharpness like shards of glass, piercing and intense. The sun also hovers around us as a powerful force that seems capable of melting all things, while simultaneously taking on the presence of a watcher that observes without distinction between day and night.
 
In the summer dawn of 2018, I witnessed the sun entering through the gap in my living room curtains. Its energy was so intense that I could barely keep my eyes open. This work began from the imagination of bringing that powerful sun into my home and possessing its energy.