Artist statement

Jeongin Choi

I paint imaginary landscapes with oil paints.

The landscape I paint could be the imagined place, or it could be the vague memory of the place from my childhood, it could be about the dreams I dreamt, it could be the visualization of lyrical poems I read and classical music I listen to. I arrange elements: trees, birds, moon, sky, people. not just as forms, but as devices that can carry my emotions: hope, love, nostalgia, melancholy, and beyond.

Art always carries its own rhythm of language, a language I understand as consolation for those weary of this world.

 Nature, I believe, has a similar rhythm of language but more honest and more understated. I try to capture that unheard consolation of nature through the imaginary world I create on my canvas.

I begin my work by visualizing the composition of my emotions, imaginations, and memories. And I lead that composition to a world where everything loses its name. Here, trees are not merely trees, and the sky is not sky; everything exists as pure forms, no more than simple shapes, lines, and color blocks.

Then, I layer different colors and irregular textures over those forms. Each layer adds abstract depth to them, which holds a range of my states: from expressive and compulsive to restrained and contemplative. After revisiting and rearranging many times, When I finally see all the colors, textures, shapes, space, and emotion come together in a harmony that speaks the consolative language of nature. I finish the work.

Contact

Email: jpaintingc@gmail.com

Instagram: @jayartmuseum

Education

2026 BFA Studio Art, University of Texas at Austin

Biography

Jeongin Choi is a South Korea–born artist working primarily with oil paint.  

He explores how color, shape, and texture can create imaginary landscapes that hold his emotions, such as nostalgia, love, longing, and hope. 

 He is currently pursuing a BFA in Studio Art at the University of Texas at Austin.