Ha Chong-Hyun
This Korean artist Ha Chong Hyun, challenged Western influences and Korea norms. His works consisted of messages of dissatisfaction with the complacency of a country under military dictatorship. I hope to explore the history of Korea and the military dictatorship the people went through. My grandparents and parent’s experiences would become a primary source. I would also have access to Korean files and have an accurate understanding of the history.
Lee Krasner
This piece was made from repetitive strokes from thick paint that was often squeezed straight from the tube. The composition is a gridlike structure filled with indecipherable marks. The symbols represent Hebrew letters she’s studied as a child but no longer read or write. She created these private symbols that didn’t communicate any one particular meaning. As a TCK: Third Culture Kid, I feel like I don’t belong in one specific culture. I could use myself, parents and my grandparents as a primary source to research what it means to be a TCK.
Yayoi Kusama
This piece is an armchair with scores of hand-sewn stuffed protrusions. The public were shocked by the sexualization of an ordinary domestic object by a female artist. Yayoi Kusama has been diagnosed with several mental illnesses due to her childhood trauma. Through this project, I wanted to shine light on mental illness and how it can alter how they view the world.
