Il Ho

From his sixties, Mr. Moon began his calligraphy and painting activities on a full scale. Mr. Moon has created modern artistic works using Chinese ink and acrylate. The mainstream of his works lies in abstract and visionary Western paintings. He has been also very active in working the themes of Zen, Chi, and health.

The works of Mr. Moon are expressed through ancient inscriptions, providing beautiful and delicate feeling. His works appear like words on one hand and painting on the other hand, by adding pictorial artistic features to characters.

Mr. Moon enjoys writing Chinese characters in various styles such as cursive style, grass style, etc. His works are remarkable in artistic value, but also emit unique Chi energy, and so have drawn wide attention of the public.

Mr. Moon has practiced Chikung for the past thirty (30) years, and has acquired the ability of “Fa Ching” to exercise remote qi-emitting method. Fa Ching is a Chinese Chikung term, meaning a method to emit Chi energy explosively by free will after concentrating Chi energy of the whole body instantly at the Tien Tan 3cm below the navel.

For the last ten (10) years, Mr. Moon has exercised “Shen Pi Kung” through this “Fa Ching” ability. “Shen Pi Kung” is a kind of qigong, enabling qi energy to emit from his writings, which may be called as “Qigong calligraphy.” Depending on his health condition and Qi state, he can emit Qi in the range of 50m ~ 300m by his “Shen Pi Kung.” Thus, the practitioner of “Shen Pi Kung” can be rarely found.

It is generally known that “Shen Pi Kung” is practiced by 80% of Chikung practice and 20% of writing and painting practices. The highest level of “Shen Pi Kung” is to have virtue and piety, to exercise his Chi from abdomen, and to have self-consciousness by free will.

From the ancient times, it has been known that many master pieces have emitted the authors’ mental energy beyond the space and time. Thus, in “Shen Pi Kung,” virtue is emphasized as the first merit.

Through his life-long practices of Chikung and Shen Pi Kung, in creating his artistic works, Mr. Moon developed his unique Chi-emission style in which Chi-energy emitted by him is deeply and permanently infiltrated into his works. Thus, if one can image his works in calm mind, the Chi emitted from his works may remove bad luck and bring good luck, health, and wealth.

For Mr. Moon, his artistic activities correspond to Chikung practice.

2009: 14 years of activities at Calligraphy Academy Seoul Art Center. Seoul. Korea

2009: 4 years of activities at Painting Academy Seoul Art Center. Seoul. Korea

2009: 2nd Kawabada Memorial International Art Exhibition. Osaka. Japan

2009: 26th Sankei Newspaper International Calligraphy Group Exhibition. Toyoko. Japan

2009: 13th International Calligraphy Art and Culture Exhibition. Invited Artist. Seoul.Korea / China

2009: 21th Calligraphy Academy Group Exhibition, Seoul Art Center. Korea

2009: 12th Hye-Dong Scholastic Exhibition. Seoul/Korea

2008: 25th Sankei Newspaper International Calligraphy Group Exhibition. Toyoko. Japan

2008: XIIth Biennal en Vaucresson. France

2008: China-Korea Hye-Dong Scholastic Exhibition. Invited Artist. Seoul, Korea / Jungju, China

2008: SEOUL ART GALLERY. Invited Artist. Seoul, Korea

2008: 12th International Calligraphy Art and Culture Exhibition. Invited Artist. Seoul/Korea

2008: 2nd Morden calligraphy Art Exhibition, Seoul Art Center. Korea

2008: 8th Hye-Dong Scholastic Exhibition of Korea,Three Body Award. Korea

2008: Calligraphy Academy Group Exhibition, Seoul Art Center. Seoul/Korea
2008: 25th Sankei Newspaper International Calligraphy Group Exhibition. Toyoko/Japan

2008: XIIth Biennal en Vaucresson, FRANCE

2008: 2nd Morden calligraphy Art Exhibition, Seoul Art Center. Korea

2008: 8th Hye-Dong Scholastic Exhibition of Korea, a Three Body Award. Seoul

2008: 12th International Calligraphy Art and Culture Exhibition. Invited Artist. Seoul/Korea

2008: Calligraphy Academy Group Exhibition, Seoul Art Center. Korea

2007: 24th Sankei Newspaper International Calligraphy Exhibition. Toyoko/Japan

2007: Calligraphy group exhibition, China Cultural Art Center. Seoul/Korea

2007: Twenty First Calligraphy Exhibition of Japanese Kakugien Calligraphy Center, a International Grand Award (Engraving Part). Osaka/Japan

2007: 11th International Calligraphy Art and Culture Exhibition. Invited Artist. Seoul/Korea

2007: Calligraphy Academy Group Exhibition, Seoul Art Center. Korea

2006: 23th Sankei Newpaper International Calligraphy Exhibition. Toyoko/Japan

2006: Calligraphy group exhibition, China Cultural Art Center. Seoul/Korea

2006: Internet Calligraphy Exhibition of Korea. Invited Artist. Seoul/Korea

2006: 2nd Walljung Temple Calligrapic Exhibition, a Special Selection. Seoul/Korea

2006: 10th World Calligraphy and Cultural Art Exhibition, a Director's Award of China Cultural Art Center and a Special Selection. Seoul/Korea

2006: 6th Hye-Dong Scholastic Exhibition of Korea, a Three Body Award. Seoul

2006: Calligraphy Academy Group Exhibition, Seoul Art Center. Korea

2005: 3rd Color Paper Exhibition of Japanese Calligraphy Center, a Educational Committee Award of Taepan City and Superiority. Osaka/Japan

2005: 10th Seoul Calligraphy Exhibition, a Special Selection. Korea

2005: 1st Walljung Temple Calligrapic Exhibition, a Special Selection. Seoul/Korea

2005: Korea and Japan Interior Scholastic Painting Exhibition, a Special Selection. Seoul/Korea