Theme
On the Path
The artist's later body of work, taking form in the 2012 〈Samādhi〉 exhibition. Travel and practice, self-portrait and meditation — the views of one who crosses mountains gather on the canvas. Grounded in the 2007 journey from Lhasa to Kathmandu and the subsequent 〈In Search of Mandala〉 and 〈In Search of Shaman〉 series, the work was framed by critic Choi Tae-man as a wayfarer on the path, or one searching for the way. At the 2017 〈Gil (Path)〉 exhibition at Gallery DOS, the artist said in conversation that on the path, he asks the way.
150 works · 1980 — 2021
Self-Portrait
198091×116.8 cm · Oil on Canvas
Memory 4
198210×10 cm · Etching
Self-Portrait
1985
Energy — Vitality
198945×65 cm · Woodblock Print
A Friend Came with the Moon
198933×42 cm · Woodblock Print
Energy — Calling Blessing
1989100×70 cm · Mixed Media
A Friend Came with the Moon
198965×90 cm · Mixed Media
Where Do Our Hearts Go?
1992130×162 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Vitality
1992117×91 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Vitality
1992162×130 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Where Do Our Hearts Go?
1992182×226 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Lucky Pouch
1992117×91 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Winter Tree
199273×53 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Vitality
199333×33 cm · Acrylic on Paper
Vitality
1993130×162 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Vitality
199391×117 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Vitality
199391×73 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Vitality
199373×61 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Vitality
1993182×91 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Vitality
199391×73 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Vitality
1993130×162 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Vitality
199373×61 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Vitality
1995454×182 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Vitality
199538×38 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
To That Hill
1996~2016122×122 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Panel
Vitality
1996122×61 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Panel
Vitality
199691×45.5 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Panel
Bohyeon Peak, Mt. Bukhan
1998182×73 cm · Acrylic on Korean Paper
Mt. Wolchul — Vitality
1998386×259 cm · Acrylic, Iron Powder on Korean Paper
Meditation
200180×90×50 cm · Hanji
Angkor Thom Gate
2002100×70 cm · Photo Drawing on Paper
Apsaras (Dancing Heavenly Maiden)
2002100×70 cm · Photo, Acrylic
Jayavarman — Avalokitesvara; Bayon
2002117×80 cm · Photo, Acrylic, Sandpaper
O — At Angkor Wat
2002117×80 cm · Photo, Acrylic, Sandpaper
At Angkor Wat
2002117×80 cm · Photo, Acrylic
Impression of Terracotta Warriors
200391×46 cm · Earth, Acrylic on Canvas
Memory of Terracotta Warriors
200391×46 cm · Earth, Acrylic on Canvas
Winter of Mt. Huangshan, China
2005120×60 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
A Person Met at Samilpo
2005120×60 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Candlelight at Jokhang Temple + Practitioner at Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse + Candlelight at Monkey Temple, Kathmandu
2005120×80 cm · Photograph + Woodblock on Printing Paper
Potala Palace
200576×56 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Buddhist Monk Met at the Garden of Debate, Sera Monastery
200538×28 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Shigatse Tashilhunpo Monastery
200576×56 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Tibetan Plateau with Himalayan Peaks
200576×28 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Lungta Fluttering on the Tibetan Plateau
200576×28 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Potala Palace
200556×38 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Jokhang Temple Roof
200556×38 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Debating Buddhist Monks
200538×28 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Tibetan Woman Spinning a Prayer Wheel
200538×28 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Gyantse Gyantse Kumbum Monastery
200576×28 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Lake of Plateau
200538×28 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Mountain and River of Friendship Highway Surroundings
200576×28 cm · Watercolor on Paper
River and Canola Field of Plateau
200538×28 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Driving Across the Plateau — Friendship Highway
200538×28 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Landscape of Tibetan Plateau
200576×28 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Yamdrok Lake and Yak
200538×28 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Mist in the Valley Descending from the Plateau
200556×38 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Buddha Statue of Gyantse Kumbum
200538×28 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Mural Detail of Shigatse Tashilhunpo Monastery
200538×28 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Meeting the Buddha — Encountering a Devotee Performing Full Prostration at Gyantse Kumbum Monastery
200538×28 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Pagoda of Kathmandu Old Palace Area
200538×56 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Monk Greeting a Dog at Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse
200538×28 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Kathmandu Swayambhunath(Monkey Monastery) Stupa
200538×56 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Kathmandu Swayambhunath(Monkey Monastery) Stupa
200556×76 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Kathmandu Swayambhunath Stupa
200556×38 cm · Watercolor on Paper
At the Pillar of the Living Goddess Kumari Temple
2005100×65 cm · Photograph on Printing Paper
Wood Carving at Kumari Temple, Kathmandu
200576×56 cm · Drawing on Printing Paper
Monkey Cap of Kathmandu Monkey Monastery
200538×46 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Bagmati River, Source of the Ganges — Pashupati Nath Temple
200566×50 cm · Photograph on Printing Paper
“......”
200566×50 cm · Photograph on Printing Paper
Crematorium at Pashupati Nath Temple
200566×50 cm · Photograph on Printing Paper
Crematorium — Body, Fire, and Pouring Rain
200566×50 cm · Photograph on Printing Paper
Lost in Thought, Caught in the Rain — Pashupati Nath Temple
200566×50 cm · Photograph on Printing Paper
Thinking of Bangudae Petroglyphs — Love, Eternity, Happy Day, Vitality, Blessing, Prayer, Abundance
2005194×144.5 cm · korean paper, acrylic on canvas
Buddha's House: At Jokhang Temple Square
200556×38 cm · Watercolor on Paper
On the Streets near Kathmandu Old Royal Palace
200556×38 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Mountains and Mist on the Valley from Tibetan Plateau to Nepal
200576×28 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Gyantse Kumbum
200576×56 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Garden of Debate, Monk Met at Sera Monastery
200538×28 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Gyantse Path to1
2006117×81 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Gyantse Path to2
2006117×81 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Gyantse Path to3
2006117×81 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Head of Sea
2006322×120 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Mountain and Cloud of Tibetan Plateau
2006117×81 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Morning of Nepal Dhulikhel
2006322×120 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Eternal Snow of Tibetan Plateau
2006117×81 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Thangka and Candlelight
2006120×60 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Square in Front of Jokhang Temple
200738×28 cm · Watercolor on Paper
On the Rooftop of Potala
200738×28 cm · Watercolor on Paper
Mountain Behind Sera Monastery
200738×28 cm · Watercolor on Paper
L’Espace Van Gogh
2008100×50 cm · Mixed Media
La montagne Sainte-Victoire
2008120×60 cm · Mixed Media
L’Espace Van Gogh
2008100×70 cm · Mixed Media
Duck of Luxembourg Garden
2008~202450×50 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Water Lily of Giverny
2008~2024100×50 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Window of Paris
2008~202450×50 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Garden of Van Gogh
2008130×89 cm · Mixed Media
Mt. Sainte-Victoire
2008120×60 cm · Mixed Media
Espace Van Gogh
2008130×89 cm · Mixed Media
Espace Van Gogh
2008100×50 cm · Mixed Media
La montagne Sainte-Victoire
2008100×50 cm · Mixed Media
Luxembourg Garden
2008100×50 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Paris Window
2008100×50 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Paris Flowers
200835×24 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Paris Flowers
200835×24 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Paris Flowers
200835×24 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Morning of Pyongyang
2008~2017291×112 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
L’Espace Van Gogh
200850×50 cm · Mixed Media
L’Espace Van Gogh
200850×50 cm · Mixed Media
La montagne Sainte-Victoire
2008100×70 cm · Mixed Media
Candlelight 2009-1
200976×56 cm · Digital Print
Candlelight 2009-2
200976×56 cm · Digital Print
Candlelight 2009-3
200976×56 cm · Digital Print
Candlelight 2009-4
200976×56 cm · Digital Print
Candlelight
2010162×81 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Flower Lantern
201091×45 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Spring of Paris
2010100×50 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Samadhi
2012162×97 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Samadhi
201291×46 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Samadhi
2012100×65 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Samadhi
2012162×97 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Samadhi
2012117×91 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Samadhi
2012162×97 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Samadhi
2012162×97 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Samadhi
2012227×146 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Samadhi
201291×117 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Samadhi
201291×46 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Samadhi
2012100×65 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Samadhi
2012117×91 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Samadhi
201291×61 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Smile 12-1
201248×38 cm · Acrylic on Paper
Samadhi
2012146×89 cm · acrylic on canvas
Samadhi
2012162×97 cm · acrylic on canvas
Samādhi
2012162×97 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
To That Hill
2013162×97 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Samadhi
2013117×73 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
Samadhi
201394×63 cm · Digital Print + Drawing
To That Hill
2014146×112 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Samadhi
201460×42 cm · Digital Print
To That Hill — Cosmic Inflation; Gravitational Wave
2014100×30 cm · Digital Print
To That Hill — Cosmic Inflation; Gravitational Wave
2014291×112 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Jigak Cheonae, Mt. Geumgang 1
2015366×182 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Samadhi
2016107×41 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Candlelight Shines Beautifully Like Stars in the Night Sky
201660×40 cm · Woodblock Print
地角天涯 金剛山
2016291×112 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Candlelight 2017-1
201773×35 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
From Independence to Unification
201735×24 cm · Acrylic on Canvas
Candlelight and Star
201953×33.5 cm · Woodblock Print
Calling of the Soul – Kim So-wol
202091×35 cm · Korean Paper, Acrylic on Canvas
The Whale Dances — Tiger, Leopard, Deer, and Person
2021107×52 cm · Woodblock Print