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KATHY PARK

West 25th Street, New York, NY
530

California-based Korean-American painter Kathy Park explores the fundamental struggles of humankind through a surreal, symbol-rich aesthetic. Transcending literal depiction, her work blurs the line between wake and dreams, mining images and hallucinations from the deepest subconscious. The series titled Places He Takes Me was inspired by observing her daughter while sleeping, which raised questions on the unplumbed territory of oneiric visions. In slumber, we do not have full control of our thoughts and actions and enter the realm of the unknown. Park envisaged surreal landscapes, where forms collapse and colors blend into biomorphic abstraction, giving life to grotesque narratives of confusion, fear, and disorientation. Symbolism is also a powerful expedient in Park’s oeuvre, such as the goat found in the Settling In series. In reference to the Old Testament’s scapegoat, the animal stands as a metaphor for humankind’s struggle in finding their own identity. Carrying the sins of humanity, it roams in the wilderness or hides in abandoned places on a journey toward understanding and expiation. Through personal psychic investigations the artist sparks universal recognition, illustrating the unifying predicament of all beings. In so doing, she inspires belongingness and hope in resolving our inherent existential dilemma.

Park received a BFA from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Philadelphia. She exhibited widely in the United States and designed illustrations for various publications. She lives and works in Corona, California.

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I Want You To Stay II (Thereafter), 2022 Oil & graphite on canvas 36” x 46” $3500 BUY ON ART-MINE.COM
BUY ON ART-MINE.COM I Want You To Stay IV (Probability), 2023 Oil & graphite on canvas 30” x 40” $3500
I Want You To Stay, 2022 Oil and Graphite on Canvas 30” x 24” $2600 BUY ON ART-MINE.COM
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In Isolation,
Gesso
10”
8”
Levitating
2022 Oil on
Board
x
$400
Awareness, 2022 Oil and Charcoal on Canvas 40” x 30” $3000 BUY ON ART-MINE.COM
BUY ON ART-MINE.COM Blindfolded, 2022 Oil on Canvas 40” x 30” $3000
Buried Above, 2018 Oil on Canvas 34” x 30.5” $3500 BUY ON ART-MINE.COM
BUY ON ART-MINE.COM Community II, 2021 Watercolor on Canvas 12” x 16” $350
Nocturn, 2020 Oil on Canvas 38” x 34” $3000 BUY ON ART-MINE.COM
BUY ON ART-MINE.COM Observer, 2022 Watercolor, gouache, and ink on Aquaboard 9” x 12” $400
Places That He Takes Me II, 2017 Mixed Media on Canvas 30” x 28” $2400 BUY ON ART-MINE.COM
BUY ON ART-MINE.COM Settling in V, 2021 Watercolor on Canvas 12” x 16” $400
Tower I (Ascending), 2020 Oil on Wood Board 48” x 36” $3500 BUY ON ART-MINE.COM
BUY ON ART-MINE.COM Tower I (Descending), 2020 Oil on Wood Board 48” x 38” $3000
Untitled, 2019 Watercolor on Watercolor Board 18” x 12” $300 BUY ON ART-MINE.COM
BUY ON ART-MINE.COM Wandering (Sleepwalking), 2018 Oil, Graphite and Charcoal on Canvas 48” x 36” $4000
When It Rains II, 2017 Oil on Canvas 20” x 24” $2500 BUY ON ART-MINE.COM
BUY ON ART-MINE.COM When It Rains, 2017 Oil on Canvas 26” x 26” $2800

My work highlights the fundamental struggles of humankind through a surreal, symbol-rich aesthetic. In line with traditional Asian paintings, I transcend the literal depiction of objects and phenomena, but rather capture the energy and essence within them. Mining images and hallucinations from the deepest subconscious, I illustrate the unifying predicament of all beings. In so doing, I wish to inspire a sense of belongingness and hope in overcoming the existential challenges we all face.

ORIGINAL KATHY PARK ARTWORKS ON

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