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Works from 2017 to present

 

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19-06 Form is emptiness and emptiness is form
Print on transparency installed in space with light

8 x 8"
2019

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Works from 2013 to 2016

 

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A flower offering to San Francesco in Assisi

Pastel on pastel sandpaper

11 x 14"

2015

 

Two pastel drawings were completed during my artist residency at Arte Ginestrelle in Assisi, Italy, in summer 2015, on the 9th year of my illness, "miniere disease" when my recovery was almost full. This was the time of gratitude and celebration of regained life. 

 

The second pastel drawing, “A Flower Offering to San Francesco in Assisi,” is my homage to Giotto. The centerpiece in the composition is a pink peony, which was offered to me as a gift from a local farmer during my walk in Mt. Subasio. This encounter happened at the right moment during my search for the second composition. The background is based on the color study of Giotto’s blues at Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi.

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Works from 2000 to 2012



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Untitled 04-04

Gouache and collage on paper and multi layers of nobang (Korean transparent-colored silk) 

24 x 24"

2004

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3D Models of Self-Portrait 

In 2015, "Life sees itself 15-01, "Life sees itself 15-02," "Life sees itself 15-03" have been developed with the two pastel drawings from my artist residency in Assisi, Italy during 2015 summer. 

 

In 2016, more self-portraits have been created with this 3D model.

They are "Self-portrait;Life sees itself 16-01" and "Self-portrait;Life sees itself 16-02."

 

Two pastel drawings are “A Flower Offering to Santa Chiara in Assisi” and “A Flower Offering to San Francesco in Assisi.” They have been used for texture on my 3D bust. These two drawings can be found in the above "Works from 2013 - present."

 

 

*** 3D scanning credit: Vincent Z. Bohossian at Human-Engine in Culver City

***Character creation credit:  Erica Eunice Riman at Human-Engine under Helena Min's

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"I am the earth; We are the earth; Life sees itself 16-01"

Pastel drawing, 3D scanning, and character creation

Size variable

2016

 

One of the 3D self-portraits, "Life sees itself 15-01," has been incorporated into "Self-portrait as Earth; Life sees itself 16-01." This work is my voice speaking that I am Earth and we are Earth. Only when I/we can extend myself/ourselves to Earth including all living beings and non-living elements on Earth, I/we can respect, cherish, protect and restore Earth, during this critical time of global warming and sustainability. Today's climate change and natural crisis have proclaimed that we are all interconnected.

 

On 11-2-2016, after a few months of contemplation on this work, I've decided to modify the title. The new title is "I am the earth; We are the earth; Life sees itself 16-01."

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"Self-portrait;Life sees itself 16-02"

Pastel drawing, 3D scanning, and character creation

Size variable

2016

 

 

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"Life sees itself 15-01"

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"Life sees itself 15-02"

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"Life sees itself 15-03"

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Works from late 1980s to 1990s 

 

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Untitled no. ?

Mixed media on linen and Korean mulberry paper

1995

 

Collection: Mr. and Mrs. Wright, Huntington Beach, CA

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Drawings from 2017 

 

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LD_10-25-2017_#2
Charcoal on paper
18 x 14"
2017

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Drawings from 2000 to 2016

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Drawing from life challenges me to the state where my mind and body do nothing but seeing, breathing, and drawing. Drawing is an act as equally demanding as seeing. Drawing, it is still  one of the most difficult challenges I have today.

 

 

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Drawings from late 1980s to 1990s

Semi-abstration begins during this period.

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Photography

I learn to see everyday. Photographing what I see and how I see the world around me is an immediate way to capture a transient moment, an effective way to communicate with others, and a way to keep a note of my daily journey to myself.

 

Please go to "I am learning to see everyday" page for more photography works. 

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