My work started as primitive and expressionistic, colorful with strong brushstrokes. Through painting I search for or create space that I find reflected in Asian and Western art traditions. I am looking for depth of space represented on a flat surface. This depth of space goes beyond three dimensions to depict a personal cosmology. The content of my work is derived from political events, the history of painting, and personal experience. The questions I ask myself when I paint are: how far, how vivid, how vital, how deep a sense of consciousness can I express through brushstroke and color, reflects my own psychological consciousness as well that of universal space.
College of Fine Arts
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
B.F.A College of Fine Arts
University of California, Los Angeles, California
2008 S1F Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2008 L.A PAINT, Oakland Museum, Oakland, California
2007 Asian Contemporary Art Fair NY, Jeff Cane Collection, New York
2006 Space of Being, Fledman Horn Gallery, North Hollywood, California
1998 Downtown Museum, Los Angeles, California
1998 Armory Center of the Arts, Pasadena, California
1996 Newport Harbor Museum, Newport Beach, California
1995 Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, California
1994 Sabina Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1991 Modern Art Museum of Mexico City, Mexico
1990 Koslow Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1984 Japan American Community Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California
1989 Brody Grant from the California Community Foundation, Los Angeles, California