Artist StatementS
I. Boundaries and Networks: The Power of Lines (2026)
In my work, every painting begins with a question: Why do these lines gather, divide, and connect in a particular way? As I paint, I return to this inquiry again and again. Each decision leads to another question, and each answer reveals a new possibility.
Navigating these questions and discovering their solutions gives me a deep sense of fulfillment. This process is where I find the true meaning of my creative practice. For me, painting is an ongoing dialogue with the canvas, a journey from uncertainty toward resolution.
Navigating these questions and discovering their solutions gives me a deep sense of fulfillment. This process is where I find the true meaning of my creative practice. For me, painting is an ongoing dialogue with the canvas, a journey from uncertainty toward resolution.
This process is deeply connected to my background in metals and jewelry. In metalwork, an object is not created all at once; it is constructed piece by piece through fabrication, construction, and refinement. I approach painting in a similar way. Rather than starting with a predetermined image, I build a structure on canvas, one part at a time. Each line, plane, and connection becomes an essential part of a larger whole.
The line is the most fundamental unit of the structure I build. A single line may appear fragile and unstable, but as lines meet, accumulate, and layer together, they reinforce one another to create resilient shapes and strong structures. When these lines close upon themselves, they define boundaries that bring stability and order to space. Yet a boundary is never merely a limit. Open lines extend outward, bridging forms and expanding individual boundaries into living networks.
This movement—from instability to balance, and from separation to connection—reflects both my visual language and the way I experience the world. It is also the underlying logic that connects the two series in this exhibition. While my geometric color-field works expose the structure of lines and planes directly on the surface, my mountain-form works transform that same geometric foundation through layers of color. Viewed from a distance, they may appear as mountain ridges, but up close, they reveal themselves as accumulated lines and abstract units.
Moving between abstraction and landscape, boundary and network, I hope each viewer can discover their own connection and place within the larger whole.
II. FORM, STRUCTURE AND VIBRANCE (2025)
I express emotions through geometric structures. In my works, simple elements like points, lines, and planes come together to convey the profound range of human emotions, from the serenity of order to the anxiety of the unknown.
My Journey
At the start of my artistic journey, I was drawn to silver as a medium for its monochromatic quality. I was fascinated by how its cool reflections, various textures, and light interactions could create rich visual experiences, despite its single color. As a silversmith, I created intricate structures that could be worn as jewelry. I took a deconstructivist approach to my work, building my pieces like architectural structures and connecting each component with screws. By displaying how the pieces were made rather than concealing the process, I emphasized the beauty of their geometric structures. These small, intimate pieces that fit in your hand offer a detailed and personal experience.
After getting married and raising a child, my artistic world expanded in new directions. I wanted to give my child the experience of a colorful world, and I myself fell in love with color. This is when I began painting, experimenting, and creating works filled with diverse colors, quite different from the monochromatic silver pieces. For some of my paintings, I used a special technique of threading beads with string and sewing them onto the canvas. Where I used hard, mechanical screws to join pieces in my metal work, I chose the softer, warmer method of stitching with thread in my paintings. This contrast reveals another balance in my artistic world.
Two Mediums, One Story
If you look closely at my paintings, you will discover deconstructivist elements like in my metal pieces, such as geometric lines dividing the canvas. These lines reveal the skeleton of the work, separating the surface into various areas. Together with the dimensionality created by the beads, these structural lines allow my paintings to explore spatial depth beyond the simple flat surface. Reflections of light and shadows change the appearance of the work depending on the viewing angle.
In both mediums, despite using different methods of connection and structure, I consciously reveal the components of my work and reinterpret traditional forms. This allows for more flexible and colorful expression while still drawing attention to the relationships between structural elements.
Balance
Balance is absolutely central to my work. It is the core of both my art and my life philosophy. If there were only perfect stability, things would be boring; if there were only tension, we would feel anxious all the time. The harmony between straight lines and curves, regular patterns with subtle variations—these represent my exploration of balance.
In my metal works, rigid structures meet gentle curves, while in my paintings, geometric order gains vitality through slightly tilted lines. Just like in our lives, true balance seems to emerge when contrasting elements complement each other.
As you explore this exhibition, I hope you discover your own stories and emotions. Feel free to share any questions or impressions!