It has been said to me that true art evokes your emotions
and challenges your intellect…
But whereas this is usually said in relation to the
viewer, I believe it applies equally to the artist. The creative process begins instinctively,
emotionally, but from there one must then strive for technical precision; only
when there is a balance of emotion and intellect have I succeeded in creating
art. Further, in doing so, one must
never be obvious: the brilliance of the
technique should be subtle, elegant; art must never appear laboured. The visual artist should be like a star
dancer or athlete: the ease with which
they perform belies the difficulty of the endeavour and the hours of
painstaking practice.
This fusion of disparate elements is central to who I
am and what I create. I was born in
Korea where communication is very subtle and complex but I have spent the last
thirty years in Canada where people are generally open and straightforward: my work shouts out its colours but whispers
its details. I live in the city yet feel
a greater affinity to nature: I breathe
in the wind and water and earth and exhale them onto the fabricated
canvas. What I feel I think, what I
think I paint: a raw explosion of colour
and energy layered with thoughts and textured by words. Paintings that say, “Come closer. Peer into my soul. Talk to me.”
Won-Hee
The works of Won-Hee adorn offices and private homes in North
America, Korea, and Europe. She has
enjoyed a number of individual and group shows including several juried
exhibitions with the Federation of Canadian Artist.
Won-Hee lives in Vancouver with her husband, retired lawyer and photographer
Vincent Pigeon.
~ Artist's work samples below ~ Mouseover for details and larger photos, or go to the Galleries.
