Abstract Art by Jean Choi News

Second Solo (2010.8.2.-9.30)

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:17:59 CDT

My Second Solo Show

Raemian Gallery, Ilwondong, Seoul

2010. 8. 2. - 9. 30.

Three small watercolors and the postcard for the exhibition that the gallery printed for me at the entrance to the gallery.

The color symphonies and landscapes on one side of the gallery wall.

The Jeju landscapes on the other side.

Just got a phone call from the gallery that they will send the paintings back to me in a few days. It's already been two months.

Thankful that the paintings had a nice space to show themselves for two whole months.^^

Danse Macabre

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:06:23 CDT

Yuna Kim on Ice

in 2009 World Figure Skating Championship Games

A small oil painting inspired by Yuna Kim's

Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saens and

Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov.

Musical Notations in Painting

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:15:15 CDT

Idea Sketches

for musical inspiration paintings

"Visual art is an exploration of space:

music is the art of the permutation of time."

Art & Physics, Parallel Visions in Space, Time & Light, Leonard Shlain

Some sketches I made in color pencil on paper. I'm still trying to develop my style of presenting the ideas and inspirations on synesthetic phenomenon in color and sound. These sketches somewhat portray what's going on in my head.

My Solo Show (2009.11.11-17)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:15:00 CDT

'Honor Him'

Dansung Gallery, Insadong SEOUL

"Abstract art embodies an element of freedom. It expresses emotional states or perceptions, and one is freed from linguistic restrictions. Abstract images provide room and space to give ear to one’s heart and soul. Georgia O’Keefe said, 'The meaning of a word to me is not as exact as the meaning of color. Colors and shapes make more definite statements than words.' Jean Choi’s paintings are ambiguous and almost impossible to describe in words, but they have the power to let one cognize and gush formless thoughts and emotions out in the open. Art, as is music, has the ability to draw out powerful emotions even without a specific subject matter."

People in front of my paintings, connecting to their own unconscious and crossing over with mine.

This solo show was composed of paintings on the topic of death and parting and was held in commemoration of my father who passed away three years prior to holding the show. Family and friends as well as many passers-by looked at my paintings and participated in the personal -yet also shared- process of grieving and parting of a loved one.

An established feminist photographer and a good mentor and friend of the family gazing at the series of my works on paper that introduces the topic of the exhibition: Birth - Death - Loss - Honor Him.

This man showed deep interest in my works and shared his profound knowledge of philosophy and music for almost an hour. He came back a few days later and wanted to talk some more. It was a unique and special experience for me because he looked so much like my father.

A table I prepared for visitors to participate in color therapy, which many people appreciated.

My favorite section in the gallery showing some of my smaller works exploring color relationships, some of them very much inspired by Mark Rothko.