그리다 /Grida/




It might not even be necessary to separate drawing and painting. However in English language, the two fall into different categories. When I think or write in Korean, ‘그리다 /Grida/’ withholds both forms. when we look at the past of this word, it is closer to drawing, rather than painting, as it means and directs the process of making a form. Painting is then, rather a concept of making a form that later came from the West. Considering the slight difference in meaning in English, I decided to call my works drawing rather than painting. Drawing describe the action it self rather than the result of the action. Drawing is often exploratory, with considerable emphasis on observation, process and resiliency in making a form. Drawing a line is like making a trace while wandering with no destination. Paradoxically, the simplicity of drawing, as simple as drawing a line, have a greater potential to be associated with the complexity of life. I think the art is something in between. When I draw, I don't try to mimic something in real, but when it is done, I try to relate something from the real. My hands, body, and mind are working in some mysterious way that my understanding cannot completely follow. I search for the meaning of drawing as an action of my comprehension of the world. Through drawing it is possible to create an image that escapes even my imagination. The drawing, therefore, allows intermediate expression that run between conscious and unconscious state of one’s being. 2020