a wind skirts a tree’s branch


a wind skirts a tree’s branch

Sumukhwa (Korean ink paint) on Wood
24" x 36", 7/8" (60.96 × 91.44 × 2.22 cm)
2026

Inspired by Kim Sowol’s poem Dream (1925),

바람이 나뭇가지를 스치고 가면
나도 바람 결에 부쳐 버리고 말았으면


the fleeting movement suggested by “a wind skirts a tree’s branch. References to Korean visual traditions, including celadon ceramics and 원앙 (wonang), symbolizing a calm, harmonious, and prosperous household. 잔나비 (jannabi), or monkey, drawn from classical depictions of monkeys in nature, representing longevity and prosperity of offspring.

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