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After coming to this country from Korea in the mid 60's to study art, among the many forms of Western art that I was introduced to, Abstract Expressionism interested me most. Currently I am in the process of synthesizing Eastern and Western approaches to art. Specifically, I'm adopting the techniques and materials of Eastern calligraphy to Western thematic material, my primary goal being to close the gap between East and West and reach for universal creativity.
Eastern calligraphy I learned is a living and breathing spirit, rather than the dead and rigid tradition of thousands of years. It is uniquely a form that conveys the pulsation of life energy. Through it, one can experience all aspects of the living spectrum. Eastern calligraphic form reveals the kind of life the artist has led, as well as foreshadowing the person one will become. It is the art form that manifests the self as a way of life or philosophy of life. It is a powerful art form that operates through direct intuition.
As an artist I rely heavily on creative intuition. Moving with changes in the stream of consciousness, my creative intuition somehow brings out the subconscious and superconscious through ...
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Origin, 2005
Mixed Media
30 x 53 inches
| US$ 1800 |
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Roots, 2005
Mixed Media
34 x 51 inches
| US$ 1400 |
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Not 1 Not 2, 2005
Undefined Medium
34 x 77 inches
| US$ 1800 |
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Kokopelli, 2005
Mixed Media
63 x 93 inches
| US$ 3000 |
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Bodhisattva, 2005
Mixed Media
34 x 70 x 2 inches
| US$ 4900 |
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