Until the next exhibition, the next performance.
For artists, income gaps are an unavoidable reality.
For fellow artists forced into predatory loans just to afford paint, canvas, and studio rent, proceeds from this artwork become the Seed Fund — extending a fair hand at fair rates.
Voices of fellow artists
“아이들 모르게 나만 3일을 굶었던 기억.”
— 50대, 연극인
“돈이 없어 절박했던 치과 치료를 못 받고 있어요. 병원을 제때 가야 하는데, 안 가고 웬만하면 참는 것이 이젠 습관이 돼버렸습니다.”
— 50대, 배우
“돈이 없어서 귀 치료를 계속 미뤘고, 그로 인해 양쪽 귀 다 증상이 악화됐습니다.”
— 30대, 음악인
“병원에 입원 중이신 어머니의 병원비를 낼 수 없어, 퇴원을 미루기도, 받아야 할 검사와 치료를 포기하실 수밖에 없었습니다.”
— 50대, 배우/방송인
“임대료 연체로 인해 단체 사업장이자 거주지에서 비자발적으로 퇴거해야 하는 상황이 있었습니다. 금융권은 물론 예술인 대출도 도움이 되지 못했습니다.”
— 50대, 배우
“경제적 형편의 문제로 갈 곳이 없어 고시원, 연습실 등을 전전하다 한동안 노숙을 한 적이 있습니다.”
— 30대, 음악인
“하루 4시간도 채 못 자며 알바와 연극을 병행하지만, 공연을 할수록 빚만 늘어가는 상황이 계속되어 공연을 그만두기로 함.”
— 30대, 배우
“작품보다 매달의 금전적 해결을 우선순위로 집중해야 하는 상황이 아쉽습니다. 예술인으로서 큰 수익을 내려면 작품이 잘 돼야 하는데, 작품보다 매달 소일거리 찾기에 집중해야 함이 악순환 속에 갇혀있는 느낌이 듭니다.”
— 40대, 음악인
“당장의 매달 닥쳐오는 대출금으로 인해 공연을 접고 알바에 집중한 적이 많음.”
— 50대, 배우
“독촉 전화로 연습과 공연에 지장을 주고, 이로 인해 심리적 부담감과 압박이 하루하루를 고통스럽게 하고 다음날이 두려워짐.”
— 40대, 연극인
“돈이 없으면 삶이 무너지는데 예술 창작은 꿈도 못 꾸죠.”
— 50대, 예술가
“지인들에게 돈을 빌리면서 드는 그 치욕감과 인연 단절, 그리고 갚지 못하면서 밀려오는 압박감, 무력감.”
— 50대, 만화가/미술가
“힘들 때는 친한 지인의 경조사에 참석할 수도 없을 정도였고, 그로 인해 인간관계조차 단절된 적이 있다.”
— 50대, 배우/방송인
“서민을 위한 제도임에도 예술인이라는 이유로 증빙이 부족할 때 자괴감을 느낍니다.”
— 30대, 영화/방송인
“연극배우라고 하자 '무직자'라고 대출담당으로부터 들었던 것.”
— 50대, 배우
94 artworks sold, each becoming a seed of solidarity
One artwork becomes the oxygen that keeps a fellow artist creating.
Sales proceeds go to the .
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Playing at Daein Market
Park Seongwan
CategoryPaintingMaterialOil on canvasSize45.5x53cmYear2019Price₩1,000,000
About the Artist
Park Seongwan depicts everyday landscapes with bold, rough brushstrokes and vivid colors. He graduated from Chonnam National University's College of Arts, Department of Fine Arts, and completed his M.A. in Fine Arts (Western Painting) at the same university's graduate school.
Key Career Highlights
Education
B.F.A., Department of Fine Arts, College of Arts, Chonnam National University
M.F.A., Department of Fine Arts (Western Painting), Graduate School, Chonnam National University
Solo Exhibitions
2024 People Met at Candlelight Square, Gallery Saenggaksangja, Gwangju
2023 Park Seong-wan Solo Exhibition, Gimnaetgwa Gallery, Gwangju
2023 Studio The Tamsa, Candlelight Gallery, Namyangju
2022 Landscape Beyond the Wind, Buk-gu Culture Center, Gwangju
2021 April Heading to May, Chonnam National University Yongji Hall, Gwangju
2021 Park Seong-wan Exhibition, Cheomdan Veterans Hospital, Gwangju
2020 Light and the Heart's Hometown - Everyday Ideal, Haedong Culture & Art Village, Damyang
2019 Sea Frog, Sochon Art Factory, Gwangju
2018 Strange Memory of the City, 515 Gallery, Gwangju
2018 Park Seong-wan Invitational, Jangsu Museum of Art, Jangsu / Art G&G, Daegu
2018 Conscience Emission, Ppongppong Bridge, Gwangju
2018 Young Artist Invitational, Soam Museum of Art, Gwangju
2017 Unexpected Everyday, Lotte Gallery, Gwangju
2017 From Berlin to Georgetown, China House, Penang, Malaysia
2017 Tru Blue, Dalmoe Museum of Art, Damyang
2015 Construction Site Diary, Kumho Gallery, Gwangju
2015 Conscience Emission, Ppongppong Bridge, Gwangju
2015 Under Construction, Space K, Gwangju
2014 Park Seong-wan Invitational, Coffee Roasting House Maru, Gwangju
2013 Around the Neighborhood, Lotus Gallery, Gwangju
2012 Construction Site Picture Diary, Asia Culture Maru, Gwangju
2012 Landscapes Abound, Gallery Saenggaksangja, Gwangju
Group Exhibitions
2025 Acrylic Smashing, Gallery B, Seoul
2024 For a World Where All Are Equal, Donggok Museum of Art, Gwangju
2024 May Art Festival, Citizen Gallery, Gwangju
2024 Interwoven Stories, Sakima Art Museum
2024 Climate Is Strange, Yeonnam-jang, Seoul
2023 May Exhibition, Mudeung Gallery, Gwangju
2023 Armistice 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Eunam Museum of Art, Gwangju
2022 Dear My Gwangju - Art Market, Shinsegae Gallery, Gwangju
2022 Climate Justice, Catholic Lifelong Education Center, Gwangju
2022 City's Boundary and Crack, Lee Kangha Museum of Art, Gwangju
2022 Damyang Art Week - Leisurely, Damidam Art District, Damyang
2021 Pulse of Namdo Figurative Painting, Muan Oh Seung-woo Museum of Art
2021 Ode to Green Bamboo, Dambit Art Warehouse, Damyang
2021 Korea-China Exchange Exhibition - Reinterpretation and Expansion of Space, Dambit Art Warehouse, Damyang
2021 Art That Became Roh Moo-hyun, May Museum of Art, Gwangju
2020 DEEP DIVE INTO YOU, Kumho Gallery, Gwangju
2020 5.18 40th Anniversary May Art Festival - We Were There, May Museum of Art, Gwangju
2020 Mudeung-gil Art Walk, Gukyun Museum of Art, Gwangju
2019 Stuffed Memory, Eunam Museum of Art, Gwangju
2019 Cinema Gwangju - Into the Memory, Lotte Gallery, Gwangju
2019 Contemporary Art in Namdo, Dambit Art Warehouse, Damyang
2019 Bitgoeul Yesterday and Today, Yesulgonggan Jip, Gwangju
2019 Living City, Art of Life, Haedong Culture & Art Village, Damyang
2018 100 Artists' Art Exhibition, Gwangju Museum of Art Geumnam-ro Branch
2018 Korea-France International Art Exchange Exhibition - Connecting, Eunam Museum of Art, Gwangju
2018 Art Gwangju 18, Kim Dae-jung Convention Center, Gwangju
2018 Our Neighborhood Winter Story, Lotte Gallery, Gwangju
2017 Korea-Thailand Contemporary Art Exhibition, Silpakorn University Museum / Arteri Gallery, Thailand
2016 RIVERS: Transformative Way of Life - Asian Contemporary Art Network, Gwangju Museum of Art
2016 Ode to Youth 5-Person Exhibition, 515 Gallery, Gwangju
2016 Prologue, Penang, Malaysia
2015 Kim Whanki International Art Exhibition, Kim Whanki Birthplace, Sinan Anjwa-do
2014 New Spring Chat, Lotte Gallery, Gwangju
2014 Eyes of Asia, Baekmin Museum of Art, Boseong
2014 KATALISTA, La Salle University Gallery, Bacolod, Philippines
2013 Platform Warehouse Sale, Art Platform, Incheon
2013 Passion of Our Times, Baekmin Museum of Art, Boseong
2013 Aesthetic Sense, Lotte Gallery, Gwangju
2012 Heroes of the Times, Muan Oh Seung-woo Museum of Art
2012 Young Artist Support Exhibition, Daedong Gallery, Gwangju
2012 Spring Flounder, Dohwaheon Museum, Goheung
2012 Three Lights in Bloom, Woo Je-kil Museum of Art, Gwangju
2012 Critical Point, Space K, Gwangju
2012 Charity Bazaar, Space K, Seoul
2012 V-Party Vol 3, Schulz & Jung Gallery, Gwangju
2011 Gongpyeong Art Fair, Gongpyeong Art Center, Seoul
2011 Promising Buds, Hakmyeong Museum of Art, Gangjin
2011 Art Process, Mudeung Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwangju
2011 V-Party Vol 2, Gallery D, Gwangju
2010 Residency Artist Exhibition, Daedong Gallery, Gwangju
2010 Young Perspective, Lotte Gallery, Gwangju
2010 8th Gwangju Biennale Man In Bo, Biennale Exhibition Hall, Gwangju
2010 Hue, Cheonan Civic Culture Women's School
Residency
2020 Honglim Creative Studio Resident Artist
2012 Mali Home Residency, Penang, Malaysia
Awards
2012 Eodeung Art Festival Grand Prize