@ryangwon_art / ryangwon.cargo.site
선물 (my present to), 2025. Etching, aquatint on paper.
aquatint on paper.
Art is an unspoken truth—a medium where an artist’s raw self
can peak through to reveal their deepest emotions. My journey
as an artist is deeply rooted in my experience understanding and
communicating my emotions through visual language. Art is like a
silent, non-linguistic language capable of transcending words.
My work explores a central question: How do viewers
experience (verb) without the experience (noun)? Emotions
Derived From is my attempt to answer this question and focus
on how visual art can both communicate complex emotional
experiences and foster understanding among those who may
not have lived those experiences first-hand.
This project serves as the foundation for a broader inquiry
that extends into history, literature, and sensory ambiance,
including sound and scent, to deepen our understanding of how
experience shapes perception. Through my artistic and academic
endeavors, I strive to reconstruct emotions of the past, allowing
audiences to engage with history not only as observers, but also
as participants in an emotional dialogue.