6/27/2007


According to the proper sense of the word "Wu wei," or "Nature," means letting nature be or leaving nature as it is. Namely, "Nature" itself must remain intact.
The aim of "Wu wei" is to achieve a state of perfect equilibrium.

Equilibrium is a divine state and an attribute of God.
God must have created the universe in accord with his attributes.
The forbidden fruit is an emblem the act that engendered disequilibrium.
Now we conceive of equilibrium as broken, and we are feeling pain from the wound.
An artistic act is, at least for me, a reflection and a restoration of the aesthetic substance of "Nature " as broken, as lost equilibrium.
shin-hye park

Serenity, tranquility, and mystical secret. . . .


Serenity, tranquility, and mystical secret. . . . disappearing are the spaces that charm us with the overwhelming urge to express these soul-purifying words. This is true, also, in the world of fine arts. Seldom does a work attract our eyes unless it is florid to the point of clamor and runs to the extent of an overpowering scale. For that reason, the "calming" works of Shin-hye Park approach us distinctively. The space left empty, yet absolutely impregnable, and exact lines, carefully placed with black colored pencil, compel us to feel religious piety beyond our touch.

-reporter Ryu, Ju-sun