There is a consistent theme in my work from this past year that embraces all of the struggles and challenges I have endured. My work is an exploration of being an immigrant living in the United States during the 21st century. In a broad sense, it is a visual reflection that depicts a sense of place, cultural identity and diaspora through abstract visual forms.
On one level, my paintings are psychological landscapes that depict the moments of moving from place to place, narrating and building a story.
After dissecting the visual components of my Korean passport, I realized the patterns are also widely used in Korean traditional arts. The shape that most appealed to me looks like a rotated version of the numeral 3. In my paintings, I zoom in to exaggerate the shape and treat it as a voice to narrate a story.
36 x 48 in.
2021
36 x 48 in.
2021
30 x 40 in
2021
18 x 24in
2021
12 x 18
2021
30 x 40
2021
18 x 24 in.
2021
9 x 12 in.
2021
30 x 40 in.
2021
18 x 24 in.
2021
18 x 24 in.
2021
Oil on Canvas
36 x 48 in.
Acrylic on Canvas
36 x 36 in.
Acrylic on Canvas
30 x 40 in.
Acrylic on Canvas
30 x 40 in.
Acrylic on Canvas
36 x 48 in.
Acrylic on Canvas
36 x 48 in.
Acrylic on Canvas
9 x 12 inch.
Acrylic on Canvas
12 x 16 inch.
36 x 48 inches
Acrylic on Canvas