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eDuCATiOn 1963 B.F.a in painting of Fine arts, Seoul Hamburg Germany; The 2nd international ink-wash prize, exhibition Sponsored by Ministry of culture &
National university. painting SHeNZeN ’92 Shenzen china; international information Korea; 1st prize, National exhibition by
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WoRDS BY chang sang-eui, PhiLOSOPheR Of kOReAn Ph.D., hARvARD univeRSiTy

W i n D A n D S O u L

nº 4
he korean 1995 OiL On CAnvAS
word for wind 97 X 91,5 CM /
38¼ X 36 in
is param,
Twhich was
used as the name of God
in archaic Korean.
Pararm, together with
sin, which means the
spirit, forms the word for
“excitement”. Param is
also an etymological root
for many words related
with love and romance. unTiTLeD
Love is the extremity of 1997 OiL On CAnvAS
180 X 130 CM /
irrationality. However, it 70¾ X 51¼ in
is the divine act, and it is
ultimately transrational.

hang tries to
depict an
indigenous
Cspirituality in
the world of Wind.
Therefore her paintings
are motivated by
shamanic movements.
The colors she adopts for
the movements are
primitive and indigenous
to Korean sentiments.
Such primitivity does not
accompany Discord. If
there is Discord, it is nº 1
1998 OiL On CAnvAS
only for the Harmony of 180 X 130 CM /
the whole. 70¾ X 51¼ in

like her painting
because it is
simple, and it
I es the bifurca-
defi
tion of Form and
Non-Form. Her mask
exists only for maskless
primitivity.

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