Ran Hwang
The Red Wind, 2022
Plastic buttons, beads and pins on wood panel
140 x 110 cm | 55.1 x 43.3 in.
Rest II, 2009
Metal buttons, pins on wooden panel
275 x 153 cm | 108.27 × 60.24 in.
Soaring Agian H5, 2015
Paper buttons, beads, pins, and crystals on Plexiglass
40 x 40 cm | 15.75 x 15.75 in.
Healing Blossoms MO
Crystal, epoxy plexi buttons, pins, on painted wood panel
50.17 x 69.85 x 6.99 cm | 19.75 x 27.50 x 2.75 in.
Noble Wind, 2025
Plastic buttons, beads and pins on wood panel with Hanji paper
130 x 300 x 11 cm | 51.1 x 118.1 x 4.3 in.
Return to Nature, 2025
Plastic buttons, Mulberry paper buttons, beads, and pins on Plexiglass
235 x 270 x 9.5 cm | 92.5 x 106.2 in. x 3.7 in.
Ode to Full Moon_02412, 2023
Paper buttons, beads, and pins on Plexiglass
33 x 33 cm | 12.9 x 12.9 in.
Ode to Full Moon_02341, 2023
Paper buttons, beads, and pins on Plexiglass
33 x 33 cm | 12.9 x 12.9 in.
Ode to Full Moon_02409, 2023
Paper buttons, beads, and pins on Plexiglass
33 x 33 cm | 12.9 x 12.9 in.
Ode to Full Moon_02370, 2023
Paper buttons, beads, and pins on Plexiglass
33 x 33 cm | 12.9 x 12.9 in.
Ode to Full Moon_0233, 2023
Paper buttons, beads, and pins on Plexiglass
33 x 33 cm | 12.9 x 12.9 in.
Beyond the Serenity, 2024
Paper buttons, beads, pins, and crystals on Plexiglass, painting
53.85 x 61.98 cm | 21.2 x 24.4 in.
Becoming Again_BB4, 2024
Paper buttons, beads, crystals, pins on plexiglass and plexiglass frame
242 x 63 x 12 cm | 95.2 x 24.4 x 4.7 in
Becoming Again_BY3, 2021
Paper buttons, beads, crystals, pins on plexiglass and plexiglass frame
242 x 63 x 12 cm | 95.2 x 24.4 x 4.7 in
Becoming Again_BB5, 2024
Paper buttons, beads, crystals, pins on plexiglass and plexiglass frame
242 x 63 x 12 cm | 95.2 x 24.4 x 4.7 in
Becoming Again_AA3, 2023
Paper buttons, beads, pins on DIASEC
242 x 63 x 12 cm | 95.2 x 24.4 x 4.7 in
Becoming Again_AA4, 2023
Paper buttons, beads, pins on DIASEC
242 x 63 x 12 cm | 95.2 x 24.4 x 4.7 in
Becoming Again_AA2, 2023
Paper buttons, beads, pins on DIASEC
242 x 63 x 12 cm | 95.2 x 24.4 x 4.7 in
Eternal Muse_21 WG, 2021
Buttons, beads, pins on acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene on Plexiglass
62 x 62 x 18 cm. | 24 x 24 x 7 in.
Self-reflection_Y, 2021
Paper buttons, beads and pins, LED lights
52.8 x 52.8 x 13 cm.| 20.787 x 20.787 x 5.118 in.
Soaring Agian M6, 2015
Paper buttons, beads, pins, and crystals on Plexiglass
70.1 x 70.1 cm | 27.6 x 27.6 in.
Soaring Agian M3, 2015
Paper buttons, beads, pins, and crystals on Plexiglass
660.45 x 60.45 cm | 23.8 x 23.8 in.
Ode to Second Full Moon_TWK, 2015
Paper buttons, beads, pins, and crystals on Plexiglass
53.85 x 61.98 cm | 21.2 x 24.4 in.
Nothing forever_B1, 2021
Paper buttons, crystals, beads, Plexiglass, LED lights
56 x 56 x 16.5 cm. | 22 x 22 x 6.5 in.
Nothing forever_B5, 2021
Paper buttons, crystals, beads, Plexiglass on LED lights
50 x 50 x 10 cm. | 19.6 x 19.6 x 3.9 in.
Nothing forever_B4, 2021
Paper buttons, crystals, beads, Plexiglass on LED lights
50 x 50 x 10 cm. | 19.6 x 19.6 x 3.9 in.
Nothing forever_B3, 2021
Paper buttons, crystals, beads, Plexiglass on LED lights
50 x 50 x 10 cm. | 19.6 x 19.6 x 3.9 in.
Nothing forever_B2, 2021
Paper buttons, crystals, beads, Plexiglass on LED lights
50 x 50 x 19.5 cm. | 20 x 20 x 4 in.
Passion Flower PC, 2018
Buttons and pins on gold painted helmet
17.78 x 24.13 x 30.48 cm | 7 x 9.50 x 12 in.
Past Memories_R, 2022
Plastic buttons, beads and pins on acrylic panel, Korean mother of pearl inlaid table
70 x 70 x 14 cm | 27.5 x 27.5 x 5.5 in.
The Secret Sublime_P7, 2003
Crystals, beads, pins on plexiglass
150 x 120 cm | 59.06 × 47.24 in.
Wall Lamps, 2021
Plexiglass and LED lights
49.78 x 49.78 x 9.91 cm | 19.60 x 19.60 x 3.90 in.
Renascence, 2025
Plastic buttons, beads and pins on acrylic panel, Korean mother of pearl cabinet door and hand-embroidered fabric
182 x 232 x 3.8 cm | 71.7 x 91.3 x 1.5 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.