Gallery
Johee Kwak is pursuing her MFA from OTIS and is an abstract painter who works with a myriad of materials including but not limited to ink, acrylic, oil, and graphite. She works on small and large scale paintings and murals that transcend worldly representation. Her work focuses on faceless, headless, dissected bodies and landscapes that are accompanied by dynamic textures and colors, paint handling and mark making, and patterns and repetition.
Johee Kwak grew up in Tokyo, Japan and currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.
IV. (green) 6" x 8" ft on acrylic, oil, graphite, sumi ink on paper. 2021
Installation Shot II
I. (pink) 6" x 8" ft Acrylic, oil, graphite, sumi ink on paper
II. (yellow) 4" x 6" ft Acrylic oil, graphite, sumi ink on paper
III. (purple) 6" x 8" ft Acrylic oil, graphite, sumi ink on paper
Installation Shot
I. (pink) 6" x 8" ft Acrylic, oil, graphite, sumi ink on paper
II. (yellow) 4" x 6" ft Acrylic oil, graphite, sumi ink on paper
III. (purple) 6" x 8" ft Acrylic oil, graphite, sumi ink on paper
IV. (green), V. (orange) 6" x 8" ft Acrylic, oil, graphite, sumi ink on paper hung on clear wire and clamps.
IV. (green), 6" x 8" ft Acrylic, oil, graphite, sumi ink on paper hung on clear wire and clamps.
III. (Purple), Acrylic, oil, graphite, sumi ink on paper hung on clear wire and clamps.
Corner 2: I. (Yellow) 12” x 14” Acrylic, Oil. Sumi Ink, graphite on vellum paper II. (Olive) 12” x 14” Acrylic, Oil. Sumi Ink, graphite on vellum paper III. (Green) 12” x 14” Acrylic, Oil. Sumi Ink, graphite on vellum paper IV. (Fuchsia) 12” x 14” Acrylic, Oil. Sumi Ink, graphite on vellum paper V. (Purple) 19” x 24” Acrylic, Oil. Sumi Ink, graphite on vellum paper
Corner 1: I. (Brown/Pink) 12” x 14” Acrylic, Oil. Sumi Ink, graphite on vellum paper II. (Deep Green) 12” x 14” Acrylic, Oil. Sumi Ink, graphite on vellum paper III. (Purple) 12” x 14” Acrylic, Oil. Sumi Ink, graphite on vellum paper IV. (Ocre) 12” x 14” Acrylic, Oil. Sumi Ink, graphite on vellum paper V. (Soft Pink) 19” x 24” Acrylic, Oil. Sumi Ink, graphite on vellum paper
II. (Purple) 12” x 14” Acrylic, Oil. Sumi Ink, graphite on vellum paper IV. (Ocre) 12” x 14” Acrylic, Oil. Sumi Ink, graphite on vellum paper V. (Soft Pink) 19” x 24” Acrylic, Oil. Sumi Ink, graphite on vellum paper