Based in France since 1984, Won Sou-Yeol was born in a small town on the island of Chejudo in South Korea. This place between land and sea has nurtured her inspiration through the strength of the natural elements, which are to be found in her painting. Her work is imbued with dynamism and power marked by the contrast between black and white, light and shadow. Master of calligraphy, she mixes her technical spontaneity with a large and concentrated gesture. Like a dance where cracks and splashes are created.

“I kept my strength. I was not talking to anyone. I was not sleeping. “.

The work and the artist are one. Won Sou-Yeol is devoted entirely to her art. At the point that she said that one day, while she was painting, she wanted to look at the clock. Three years had elapsed. Won Sou-Yeol wants to free herself of something that belongs to her. Her work is a weapon of freedom both strong and light. It enables to access the immaterial world that fascinates her.

The painting of Won Sou-Yeol expresses movement. Using different tools she produces a canvas, both heavy and light with raw and living material. This is the art of calligraphy that is shaped by a light brush stroke. This creation process is revealed mostly by contrasting with the dynamism and the apparent quick creation that emerges.

“It took me a long time, long time (…) At least three years.”

We find in the work of Won Sou-Yeol the principles of abstract expressionism . She is often associated with artists such as Hartung or De Kooning and cites Kline as one of the artists who most influenced her. Their works are defined by spontaneous and intense movement. Kline, as Won Sou-Yeol, uses the canvas as an essential element of the work composition. Both work in black and white and are inspired by the art of calligraphy. Won Sou-Yeol is sometimes associated with lyrical abstraction which Hartung is one of the precursors.

Her painting is mineral and her gestures, footprints of a calligraphic abstraction.

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