WOOK-KYUNG Choi, born 1940 Seoul, Korea - 1985 Korea.
Korean painter.

Choi Wook-Kyung's brief life burnt as brilliant as flame until her untimely death at the age of 45. And her suicide could be regarded as the result of her passion and dedication to art and the resulting loneliness she suffered.
From her days as a student at Seoul High School for the Arts and Seoul National University, Choi expressed in bold and frank colors her internal passions.
During her two stays in the United States (1963-1971, 1974-1979) for study and teaching, she was able to construct a passionate, yet subtle art world of her own that combined both her own character and the tendencies of American Abstract Expressionism.

Choi's works are dominated by speed and rhythm and at times suggest organic compositions such as a hill, bird or flower contemplated from afar. These can be interpreted as a spirit longing for freedom and the quest, as a woman, for identity. The artist's works, which give the feeling that there was difficulty in achieving a harmony with the outside world and the self-alienation that plagued her were the products of painter's solitude.
In order to break free from these constraints, often Choi utilized volcanic-like explosive energy expressed in dynamic colors.

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Ho-Am Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
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