Stillness
Following the Suspending series, I began to question the deeper purpose of art—beyond market acceptance or visual appeal. I came to see it as a path toward a more profound spiritual dimension. The Stillness series is precisely this inward journey, born from self-imposed pressure and restraint, in pursuit of inner depth and force.
Created primarily between 2015 and 2018, the series includes works such as Splendor in Garment, Veiled Radiance, Dimension, Thought, and Falling Shadow. Together, they form a quiet yet unceasingly resonant spiritual field. Viewers’ responses tend to diverge based on temperament: some sense a tranquil atmosphere that slows time and invites meditative listening; others feel a restrained intensity—a force that simmers beneath the surface, silent yet fierce.
For me, the essence of this series lies in restraint. Through pared-down compositions and purified color schemes, I sought to generate tension and energy through deliberate suppression. I’ve always believed that true strength is not found in noise or release, but in restraint and containment. My grounding in Eastern philosophy instills in me the conviction that beauty lies not in extravagance, but in wabi-sabi—a quiet authenticity that moves us more profoundly than spectacle.
Stillness is not a denial of movement or emotion, but rather an existential posture—a conscious choice to dwell within silence. In works like Veiled Radiance and Dimension, geometric boundaries dissolve under texture and brushstroke, echoing my cultural affinity for circularity and ambiguity. This aesthetic sensibility reflects a distinct metaphysical orientation: whereas Western abstraction often privileges clean geometry, I seek alternative forms of “pure spiritual shape.”
In Thought and Falling Shadow, shadows no longer obscure—they become thresholds for revelation. These paintings open a passage to deeper layers of being and respond to my ongoing contemplation of Dasein, or being-there.
Throughout the series runs a sustained tension—between binding and release, between the pursuit of spiritual purity and the truth of lived existence. It is a tension born of conflict and held by reflection. Stillness is not about depicting absence—it is about revealing presence in its most distilled form.
