Creating a Goddess Myth in a New Era: Artist Park Sobin

“Art is said to be spoken in various languages, depending on the viewer, but my self-portraits are my view of my art in my 20s, when I was intensely concerned about human instincts and nature. They expressed the power of love to blossom new lives in the midst of the fear of people who could not be free from the pain of those times. The theme of my works was then about the myth of love that provides the energy that humans have been pursuing.”

Painter of the “Halo Effect”: Oh Soo-kyung

“Some people have wondered if I’m trying to save on paints. Actually, no. I use a lot. When I color, I don’t color an object all at once. Because of the nature of oil paints, it takes some time to dry. I apply one color and leave it on the canvas to soak in. If I wipe it off before the paint dries, the canvas is lightly colored. Then I add another color, brushing it on the canvas horizontally and vertically like weaving cloth.”

Painting the Co-existence of Contradictions: Interview with Lee Doohwan

“Living an isolated life with little interaction with others, I painted dark self-portraits of me trapped in loneliness.”

“The Most Personal Is the Most Creative”: Talking with Artist Kim Mi-ae

“This is my mission: to find the beauty in women as being strong, confident, and challenging.”

Painting Spring for Us: Kang Namgu

By Kang Jennis Hyun-suk. How do you realize that spring is coming? The warm air, the haze, or a ticklish scent of flowers? Yes, I agree that spring comes with … Read More

People in the Arts: Han Heewon

Interview by Jennis Kang. To enter my drawing room, I pass through four doors: the door to the dark stairs, the iron door to the hall, the door to my … Read More

Lee Ho-guk: The Art of Persistence

Gangjin’s native painter dreams big and never gives up.