Joo Han

Joo Han’s examination of daily existence allows her to take an objective stance on the psychological meaning behind everyday occurrences. She seeks to portray the emotional truth behind the tensions, humor and happiness that makes up the ritual of human life. Influenced greatly by Korean traditional folk painting, her abstract depictions are abundant with vibrant colors. Feelings of tolerance, concentration, indifference, hate, and generosity commonly reside within the images that she paints from her imagination. Han’s favorite technique is to use complementary colors to create sarcastic objects.

Upon witnessing her grandfather’s death during her childhood, Han was inspired to look at death as nothing but a change in the shape and status of life. Such an event has greatly influenced her artwork. She strives to depict how everything alive around us has its own invisible spirit, which moves between different times and spaces. Joo Han has a BFA and MFA from Seoul National University and MA from Purdue University.