My paintings are visual expressions of music.  This is how I visualize music.  The basic elements I work with - 'notes' and 'colors' - each has its own personality that is associated with one another.  Their manifestation through various means and methods compel a whole range of expressive possibilities.

 

A type of instrument indicates an art material; A rhythmic harmony leads a color arrangement or composition; A solo or an ensemble exposes a line or a flat plane; A rhythm and its speed or a melodic movement of the hands of a player translate into touch and texture of a canvas.  The flow of a melody chooses the direction of a canvas, and sometimes, a certain base key note sets a mood for an entire painting.  The overall feel of a musical piece is sometimes expressed through a main color, a particular shape or composition.  As I paint, I often feel that my hands become a musician’s because musical elements pass through my body and become translated into a painting piece.  And in the process of connecting these two worlds, I, at last, find my inner peace and realize I am on the path that leads to healing.  The selected music and the finished painting that is inspired from it are residues of my personal feelings and impressions from my inner state, and as I paint, sometimes suppressed, sometimes hidden emotions rise up and I experience a therapeutic effect.  Furthermore, it is my hope that those in similar states of mind will have a chance to let out their emotions, even if indirectly, through my works.