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Artist Exhibitions:
2011 Korea Paper Culture Art,
Seoul, Korea. Turchin Center,
Boone, North Carolina,
July-December, 2011. Busan
Biennale, Busan, Korea,
November, 2011. Library
Thoughts, Budapest-2011,
Budapest, Hungary. Sweetcake
Enso exhibit, San Francisco
Zen Center, San Francisco, CA,
May, 2011. 6 Master's Work,
Mulpa Gallery, Jan. 2011,
Seoul, Korea. Spirited ...
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Artist Reviews:
Spontaneity and symbolism
alive in artist's work by
Allison Alfonso
Johnson City Press, Johnson
City, Tennessee March 14,
2004
The title intrigued me, and I
went to the Johnson City Area
Arts Council to see "Justice
Runs Down Like Water -- Asian
Perspective of Martin Luther
King Jr."
My mind ...
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Collections:
Kye Ryong San Int. Zen Center,
Chungnam, Korea. Muse the
Gallery, Charlotte, North
Carolina.
Turchin Center of Fine Arts,
Boone, North Carolina.
Seoul Int. Calligraphy
Biennale Forum, Seoul, Korea.
Asociation Cultural
Exposition, Granada, Spain.
Wilson College, Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania
North Carolina Zen Center,
Pittsboro, North Carolina
Dragon Flower Ch'an Temple,
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Artist Statement for Kichung Lizee
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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 artistic expression.
Art to me is an expression of an inner world and inner energies in the giving of Self. The re-creation of the world, it brings invisible and inexpressible dimensions to the surface using elements of design.
In order to accomplish these purposes I find the brushes and papers of Eastern calligraphy most effective. The brushes and rice papers are unforgiving, challenging me to flow with the creative impulse and thereby convey the immediacy, spontaneity and close proximity of an intimate connection with nature.
I put my inner energy into these brush strokes. Hopefully, these intentions are conveyed throughout my work.
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