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ⓒ정오경 JUNG Oh Kyoung
201803-유수불부1-90x73cm

I started my drawing as I enjoyed it, and now as a folk painting artist, Today I am showcasing my own colors and

confronting another world. Whenever I open my eyes in the morning, I always feel like I am living in a new world.
It seems the same, but a little bit different. I saw a different me and started to look around me. The world is always
awake, and sometimes I can feel it changes. I try to live my life slowly. It's not easy to live in the world at my own

pace, but I've always overcome it and come this far. What a happy life it is!I am learning through the paintings of
my ancestors and am awakening through the time of learning, moving forward. I end the day with a tangling heart
when some days are smooth, and some are tiring, and some days are nothing. When the morning comes, I dive
into the paintings. I pull the objects from the deep space on the screen. Sometimes, I fill the space through myself
transformed into a bird, butterfly, or deer. I discover myself by filling in what I am pursuing. I draw my simple and

quiet self, and create the shape of things and the things I hope for through the birds and animals that are holding
the thread and always moving. The work that started with empathy has changed into a dynamic expression. The
more active figure of me weaving the thread reflects my subconscious desire to move more actively on the path

ahead. I don't know what I will be like tomorrow, but I look forward to it. I will express something new about myself
tomorrow, too.