Johee Kwak

 
IV. (green)
Installation Shot
Installation Shot 
IV., V. Installation Shot
IV. (green)
III. (Purple)
Wall Series II.
Wall Series I
Wall Series I
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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