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Skyscape, acrylic on digital pigment print, 2011 |
Skyscape (2011) series employs acrylic painting on digital pigment print and was heavily influenced by my experience of applying for permanent residency in the United States. The works present landscape scenes created by my scanned black-and-white fingerprints and floating international airplanes painted, with a photorealistic approach, on top of the print. The fingerprints echo the styles and imageries of Korean traditional ink painting called sumukhwa. My adapted, minimalist form creates various shades of black and remains emotionally calm—conveying my attempt to present my identity in a global nomadic culture, symbolized by the airplanes. While my methods of expression reflect Asian regionality (local), the conceptual content of these artworks intentionally speak to and for a wider (global) audience. |
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