[DMA Collection] Jang Jae-min — Upstream of the Reservoir
Creatrip Team
4 months ago
Jang Jae-min builds personal landscapes that layer sensations, memories and emotions rather than simply reproducing nature. His 2020 painting Upstream of the Reservoir (oil on canvas, 312 x 235 cm) shows a reservoir from above: a lone angler sitting on a floating fishing platform amid a quietly rippling surface. Though seemingly still, the scene carries subtle tension—the diagonal rain streaks, rain‑soaked cliffs, and blurred forms suggest momentary atmospheric shifts. Jang often pauses at quiet or unfamiliar fishing sites; the fleeting sensation when a place reappears at dawn after a night’s stillness is a key basis for his work. Brushstrokes preserve quick, large gestures, and perspective is purposefully unsettled so the painting feels like layered impressions rather than a single completed view. The work evokes a calm yet taut mood—like air after heavy rain—inviting viewers to encounter familiar but hard‑to‑describe sensory moments. (DMA: Daejeon Museum of Art)
