Celebration of Spring 2009

Newly born, oil

Celebration of Spring, April 18 to May 17, 2009

Celebration of Spring is a diverse visual art show exhibiting the work of artists who have participated in a juried event by the Burnaby Arts Council. This annual event includes Arts & Culture Week in British Columbia. Opening Reception is Saturday, April 18th from 2 - 4pm.

Inside & Outside

Figure Paintings - color study

Color Study - BLUE

Color Study - Fruits

Teacups

Abstract Painting

new artwork

Waterfall 2007 charcoal, pastel & oil

This is a drawing and painting of a rural landscape. I accentuate the texture of the rock and braches and the contrast between glowing water and the rock. I derived pure enjoyment from creating this work because this was my chance to explore different materilas including charcoal, pastel, and oil paints and experiment with various textures to express the serenity and purity of nature.

new artwork

In the city acrylic

I painted in acrylic my own created object with maters that can be easily found in the urban setting, such as steel, rubber, grass, soil. This unique object was place on a parking lot with a typical apartment building in the background.

Newly Born 2007 oil

In this experimental study of blurry image, I focus on the new birth of tiny fresh leaves on the ground. I wanted to capture the peaceful and meaningful moments and celebrate the birth of new life on earth.

Climing 2007 acrylic, oil

This painting in oil and acrylic is my interpretation fo materialism in mordern society. Unfortunately most people tend to focus on the wealth and their possession. These subjects take a very huge role in defining their happiness and their sense of achievement. Through this piece of art, I convey the message that such a life in pursuit of big fortune is fruitless and vain. The blue uniformed mine workers are blinded by the flashy appearance of fake jewels. I reinterpret the futuristic structure as modern mining for instant fortune. Imagine 4 people try to mine red ruby in spite of high risk and danger and climb for big money, but it turns out to be useless. Through the choise complementary colors, pop-out effect is emphasized.

ARTS 2008 1st Place Award - Into the Depth

Into the Depth, oil, acrylic and cold wax on paper

Into the Depth is an oil painting of modern architecture. I was really attracted by the calm atmosphere of the modern inner sanctum of the indoor pool. Also, the image gave me a primordial urge to dive into the aquamarine depths of the water and enjoy moments of relaxation, escaping from the burden of daily routines. The use of cold wax allowed me to express the translucent qualities of pristine water to recreate my own tranquil space.

ARTS 2008

ARTS 2008 show features 58 pieces chose by juros Juhn Cranswick, Brian Foreman and Paulo Majano. This 24th juried exhibition runs June 28-September 21, 2008 at Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC Canada.

http://www.surrey.ca/Living+in+Surrey/Arts/Surrey+Art+Gallery/Exhibitions/Exhibitions+-+Current.htm

paintings

Reach Out 2007 oil

This reflects my ordinary daily life. It represents the moment that I stretch my hand toward the alarm clock after a pleasant nap. My arm is reaching out to the alarm to turn off, because I had to wake up. However in my deep unconsciousness, I was very reluctant to reach the alarm and didn't really want to be disturbed.

Color Pencils 2007 oil

When I recently found these color pencils at the check counter of Opus, I was fascinated by the curly mixture of bright colors. This is a photo-realism painting of color pencils. Three different color pencils were placed on my glass coffee table like a canvas. I expressed the beauty of vivid colors as a whole and three different individual appearance of color pencils from different distance.

ARTWORKS

ARTS 2007 (Surrey Art Gallery)

Self-portrait, mixed media on paper

ARTWORKS

Light 2006 charcoal

Using charcoal, I draw the upper interior of a shopping mall. I was fascinated by the contrast of the strikingly bright light coming from the ceiling and the thick black steel beam within the ceiling.

Symbol M, McDonald

"Symbol M" is pop art using accrylic paints. Our society seems to be mesmerized by one of the fastfood companies, McDonald. We see McDonald's ads on TV or on the bus. The reason that I chose the pop art project is because I personally think that it is a great tool to reflect our social and cultural atmosphere in which we currently live, namely what we like, what we think, what kinds of value we admire. This project led me to realize how McDonald affects and impacts our society. Being fast and convenient is one of our most important values in our ordinary lives.

Extreme Power Vacuum 2005 pencil & color pencil

This drawing is one piece of a series of pencil drawing of Extrem Power. I was very interested in various models of vacuum. When I saw this extreme power vacuum, I wanted to capture the imaginery scene in which the powerful vacuum was sucking up the light dandelion seeds.

Extreme Power 2005 pencil & color pencil

As one of a series of Extreme Power, this drawing shows my imagination that a powerful and heavy staple machine is blowing out the dandelion seed into the air.

Glowing Night Spring 2006 oil

This is a painting in oil of the late night scene of downtown Vancouver in early winter. I started by applying Gesso on the canvas to get an interesting texture which resembled raindrop One of the challenges in this project was to capture the atmosphere of a rainy and blurry image and the moment of stillness in deep darkness. My focus was on the glowing neon sign and the reflected lights on a wet road in contrast to the dark background.

Self-portrait summer 2006 mixed media on paper

This is one of my series of self-potraits. This mixed media painting is my own reflection in the mirror in my art studio during break time. I tried to capture the real image and mood of myself reflected in the mirror and at the same time the vague of shadow of me on the wall. Colorful marks around the mirror displays my words of silence and reflect my messy personality.

ARTSPACIFIC2007

commitment 2007 oil on board

Artist statement: This art piece in oils strongly reflect my commitment during my recent several teen years. At every dental appointment with Dr. Koh, my braces were readjusted and consequently gave me enormous pain and suffering. While this set of metal caused me to go through an uncontrollable internal struggle, it finally became my close friend and the strong supporter of my teeth and spirit. I really wanted to express, on a wooden board, my endurance and lite-time commitment toward the successful end.

Dream 2006 acrylic

This painting is a spontaneous response of my subconscious state of mind on canvas. The green scenery with dots of flowers resembles the backyard in which I played during my childhood. By putting layers of overlapped glass on the left, I created two contradicctory atmosphere in the piece itself: the fragile characteristic of glass and the image of a wild field. I love the contrast between the artificial and the natural. They also enhance the mood of mystery and unsolved mind-puzzles, which most people experience in their afterthoughts about their dreams.

ARTSPACIFIC April 2007 by Delta Art Council
Firehall Center, Delta BC Canada