Chung Sang-Hwa played an integral role in the development of Korean contemporary art and is a leading figure associated with the Dansaekhwa movement after first exploring works in the style of Informel. His works from the 60s displayed the “matiere” effect or unevenness of the painted surface by deliberately wrinkling the surface by heating and removing the kaolin mineral applied to the canvas and then applying pigment onto the surface.  Moving away from the Informel style in the late 60s, the artist further explored the multi-layered space and surface texture achieving his most innovative and ingenious style by creating patterns from geometric shapes, simplifying the composition, and minimalizing the color palette.

His works are included in the permanent collection of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, Leeum Samsung Museum of Art, Korea, Hirshhorn Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, M+ Museum, Hong Kong; Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Saint Étienne Métropole, Guggenheim, Abu Dhabi, UAE, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art and the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum.