In our present time, the primary focus of man
has come to be wealth and material gain
generated by science and technology.We are
obsessed by our inventions and our success is
based on the progress of these creations.
Because of this focus, our lives have become
enslaved by what has been created by our own
hands.
My previous works have been based upon
preconceived ideas. When I drew a line, the line
was determined by structures and ideas of
composition. It would take certain existing
shapes and forms intended to the finished work.
My recent work are different. The approach is
different. Then I introduce color to it. While
drying, the color flow freely and find their own
shapes and forms. The resulting shapes and forms
are always different and unpredictable. Once
dry, they are unchangeable and irreversible.
In this process, we have forgotten
what it to be human. We have lost our humanity.
This loss is reflected in our disregard of human
lives. In this process, we have become
characterized by greed and selfishness.
To change this direction of society, we must
recover our humanity by returning to nature.
No-Ja, an ancient Chinese philosopher of Zen,
once said, “ Empty your mind from selfish
ambition and greed. ” This philosophy has
influenced greatly the thinking and history of
China , Korea , and Japan . Another old saying
states that man by the time he is in his fifties
should have an understanding of the meaning of
life and a deeper insight of the ways of the
universe. That is a grand statement. However, as
an artist of 60, I have come together grasp the
meaning of art. My understanding of it is
different than when I was younger. As I have
lived a bit more of my life, I have learned that
it is essential for me to first empty my mind in
order to follow the rules of nature. There is
something greater that governs us and our lives.
The shapes and forms of these works are
comparable to each of our individual lives. Our
lives are governed by nature ' s super power. We
lives that have been given to us. We have not
created them on our own; instead, we have been
created. Through my work, I want to see harmony
between humanity and nature.
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