
Ran Hwang
Becoming Again_BSA, 2025
Mulberry Paper Buttons, Beads, and Pins on Plexiglass
Individually (5 Panels): 70 x 23.6 x 1.9 in. / 177.8 x 60 x 5 cm
Ran Hwang
Becoming Again_BB5, 2024
Paper Buttons, Beads, Crystals, Pins on Plexiglass, and Plexiglass Frame
241.81 x 61.98 x 11.94 cm
Ran Hwang
Becoming Again_ETBF, 2024
Paper Buttons, Pins, Beads on Plexiglass
239.78 x 359.92 cm
Ran Hwang
Beyond the Serenity, 2024
Paper Buttons, Beads, Pins, on Plexiglass, Painting
99.82 x 99.82 cm
Ran Hwang
Beyond the Serenity_P, 2024
Paper Buttons, Beads, Pins, on Plexiglass, Painting
99.82 x 99.82 cm
Ran Hwang
Self Reflection_V, 2021
Paper Buttons, Beads, Pins, on LED Light
22.8 x 22.8 x 17.8 in.
Ran Hwang
Self Reflection_Y, 2021
Paper Buttons, Beads, Pins, on LED Light
20.7 x 20.7 x 5.1 in.
Ran Hwang
Nothing Forever B1, 2021
Paper Buttons, Crystals, Beads, Pins on Plexiglass and LED Light
19.6 x 19.6 x 3.9 in.
Ran Hwang
Nothing Forever_RG, 2021
Paper Buttons, Beads, Pins, on Acrylic Dome
31.4 x 31.4 x 11.8 in.
Ran Hwang
Nothing Forever_PB, 2021
Paper Buttons, Beads, Pins, on Acrylic Dome
31.4 x 31.4 x 11.8 in.
Ran Hwang
After Ego_RWL, 2021
Buttons, Beads, Pins on DIASEC
33.4 x 45.2 x 1.9 in.
Ran Hwang
Past Memories_R, 2021
Buttons, Beads, Pins on Acrylic Panel, Korean Mother of Pearl Inlaid Table
27.5 x 27.5 x 5.5 in.
Ran Hwang
Eternal Mise_21WG, 2021
Buttons, Beads, Pins on Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene on Plexiglass
24.4 x 24.4 x 7 in.
Ran Hwang
Ode to Second Full Moon_WG, 2021
Paper Buttons, Beads, Pins, on Plexiglass
47.2 x 35.4 x 2.1 in.
Ran Hwang
After Ago_GWL, 2021
Buttons, Beads, Pins on DIASEC
23.6 x 23.6 x 1.9 in.
Ran Hwang
After Ago_TWL, 2021
Buttons, Beads, Pins on DIASEC
31.4 x 31.4 x 1.9 in.
Ran Hwang
After Ago_PWL, 2021
Buttons, Beads, Pins on DIASEC
33.4 x 45.2 x 1.9 in.
Ran Hwang
Healing Forest_SP, 2018
Buttons, Beads, Crystals, and Pins on Wooden Panel
35.4 x 43.5 in.
Ran Hwang
Two Love Blossom_TNM, 2018
Buttons, Beads, Pins on Wood Panel
39 2/5 x 47 1/4 in.
Ran Hwang
Ode to Second Full Moon_RWP, 2018
Paper Buttons, Beads, Crystals, Pins on Plexiglass
29.5 x 29.5 in.
Born in the Republic of Korea in 1960, Ran Hwang currently lives and works in both Seoul and New York City. She studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and attended the Graduate School of Fine Arts at Chung-Ang University in Seoul.
Hwang’s motifs of intricate blossoms and Buddha’s – which appear across a variety of media – stem from her fascination with Zen Buddhism. Buddhism is integral to Hwang’s creative process and labor-intensive execution. To construct much of her work, Hwang creates paper buttons by hand, hammering each one approximately twenty-five times until it is secure. Her process requires the utmost concentration and discipline, recalling the meditative state practiced by Zen masters.
Ran Hwang has exhibited at several international institutions including the Queens Museum of Art, New York; The Hudson Valley Center for the Arts, New York; the Chelsea Art Museum, New York; The Seoul Arts Center Museum; and The Jeju Museum of Art, Jeju Island. Hwang’s work is also a part of numerous private and public collections including The Brooklyn Museum, New York; The Des Moines Center for the Arts, Iowa; The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul; and The Hammond Museum, North Salem, NY.
The Foundation d'enterprise Hermes presents: Ran Hwang: Becoming Again November 6, 2014 - January 31, 2015 Third Floor - Hermes 541 Orchard Roa, Liat Towers Singapore