If we look at the world from our own standards and perspectives, there cannot be truth. This is "to observe things from my perspective.” On the other hand, we can “observe things as they are." Observing things as they are is to reflect on the things based on their inherent nature. It involves objective proof of the essence of things. On the other hand, observing things from one’s own perspective involves subjective consciousness and desire, and at this point unfiltered emotions are embodied. Paintings based on subjective observation are partial and dark because they rely on the artist’s subjective consciousness or changes arising from the depth of the unconsciousness. Shao Yong said entrusting things to one’s emotions is to “let me do as I please.” In contrast, we can see things from the perspective of things themselves. Most artists end up entrusting things to their emotions. However, observing things as they are is to see the world from the perspective of things and then to see the history of painting again and to be able to look at oneself with psychological detachment. Park Young-ha discovers the truth of things with reason of abstract painting. Pursuing the most natural state, Park depicts the traces of wind, the traces of sound, and the constantly changing movements of light and shadow. He represents the natural atmosphere of plants and animals. It is a realm where everything becomes one and interactive. To summarize, Park Young-ha’s paintings entrust everything to nature as a unified state, without thinking for thinking’s sake, without focusing on prejudice, habits, or the conscious “I.”
Excerpt from “The Eternal Possibilities for the Future You” | Jin-myung Lee (Art Critic, Aesthetics & Oriental Studies)
