About
Short bio, statement, and resume.
A single page for jurors, curators, and editors who need a concise
bio, a practice statement, and resume details in one place.
Bio
Francis Chung is a Dallas-based artist working primarily in
sculpture and installation. His work often centers on
fragmentation, structural force, and devotional or symbolic charge,
drawing from architecture, religious imagery, and the psychological
space of objects. He also writes on contemporary art, a practice
that sharpens and extends his engagement with form, intention, and
interpretation.
Statement
I approach sculpture as a way of building pressure into form.
Fragmentation, architectural structure, and symbolic resonance recur
throughout the work, not as themes illustrated in advance, but as
forces that emerge through making. I am drawn to objects that feel
unstable but deliberate, devotional yet unresolved, intimate while
reaching toward something monumental.