Price
₩1,100,000
A unique original — the only one in the world
Art protects art
8 out of 10
artists are shut out by banks
354
loans extended to fellow artists
95%
repayment rate — trust comes full circle
~KRW 140M
interest saved vs. predatory rates
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
“The memory of going hungry for three days, alone, so my children wouldn't know.”
— 50s, theater artist
“I've been putting off urgent dental treatment because I can't afford it. I should be seeing a doctor regularly, but enduring instead of going has become a habit.”
— 50s, actor
“I kept delaying ear treatment because I had no money, and the symptoms in both ears worsened.”
— 30s, musician
“I couldn't pay my hospitalized mother's bills, so we had to delay her discharge, and she had to give up tests and treatment she needed.”
— 50s, actor/broadcaster
“Because of money troubles I had nowhere to go — drifting between gosiwon rooms and rehearsal studios, and for a while sleeping rough.”
— 30s, musician
“Because of unpaid rent, my collective was forced to vacate our shared workspace and home. Neither bank loans nor artist loans could help.”
— 50s, actor
“Without money, life collapses — and creating art? Out of the question.”
— 50s, artist
“It's painful that solving this month's money problems has to come before the work itself. As an artist, I can only earn well when the work succeeds — yet I have to chase odd jobs every month instead. It feels like being trapped in a vicious cycle.”
— 40s, musician
“Debt collection calls disrupted my rehearsals and performances, and the psychological burden made every day painful and the next day frightening.”
— 40s, theater artist
“Many times the loan payments looming each month forced me to step away from performing and focus on part-time work.”
— 50s, actor
“Sleeping less than four hours a night, juggling part-time jobs and theater — but the more I performed, the more debt piled up. Eventually I decided to quit performing.”
— 30s, actor
“When things were hardest, I couldn't even attend close friends' weddings or funerals — and as a result, relationships were severed.”
— 50s, actor/broadcaster
“When I said I was a stage actor, the loan officer called me "unemployed."”
— 50s, actor
“The shame and severed friendships that came with borrowing from people I knew, the pressure of failing to pay it back, the helplessness.”
— 50s, cartoonist/visual artist
“Even with programs meant for low-income citizens, I feel shame when I can't produce enough documentation simply because I'm an artist.”
— 30s, film/broadcasting professional
One artwork becomes the oxygen that keeps a fellow artist creating.
Sales proceeds go to the artist mutual-aid fund.
Plum Blossoms
Jangcheon Kim Seongtae
- Category
- Korean Painting
- Material
- Framed; ink and color on hwaseonji
- Size
- 50×50cm · Size 10 · Small How big is this? →
- Year
- 2024
- Price
- ₩1,100,000
- Availability
- For sale
About the Artist
Jang Cheon Kim Seongtae is a leading figure in Korean calligraphy who has built a formative language bridging traditional Korean calligraphy and contemporary design. After graduating from the inaugural class of the Department of Calligraphy at Wonkwang University and completing his M.A. in Art History at Dongguk University Graduate School of Humanities, he serves as Honorary Chairman of the Korean Calligraphy Design Association and Team Leader of the Video Graphics Team at KBS Art Vision. He has held 18 solo and invitational exhibitions—including 〈Words of the Nation in Calligraphy〉 at Muusu Gallery (2025), 〈Spring in Gwangju〉 at Gwanseonjae Gallery (2024), the 〈Words of Independence Activists Invitational〉 at the Independence Hall (2018), and 〈Ah! Chungmugong〉 (2016)—and over 250 group exhibitions. He has provided calligraphy for the films Seoul Spring (2023) and Spirits' Homecoming (2015) as well as for the official sign of Hwaseong Special Self-Governing City. He received the Grand Prize in the Culture & Arts Category at the 9th Dasan Jeong Yak-yong Awards in 2015.
Key Career Highlights
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