Myungsik Jang

Seoul-based media artist born in 1991, Myungsik Jang was inspired by the ambiguous and fluid characteristics of jelly. He creates a “surreal jelly” with a shape and texture unseen in the real world. Surreal Jelly starts with an atypical drawing given a 3D shape and motion. The artist then adds a translucent and shiny surface of jelly on top, to bring a familiar yet unfamiliar, specific yet ambiguous, and pleasant yet serious charm. Inspired by the visual rhythms and relationships between the body and space suggested by Bauhaus’ stage experiments, K-pop, modern dance as well as movements of marine life, the artist welcomes the audience to the intriguing and playful world of “surreal jelly” masterfully rendered.