JIN CHO
Artist Statement
Let’s imagine that a gigantic stone sitting right in front of you and it’s blocking your way - What would you do? Run away? Avoid? Nothing? My choice is finding my own way to reach the end of the path. In life, we are prone to experience many ups and downs, though we must overcome and adapt. We all develop our own ways to improvise the situation whether it is through an opportunity or circumstance. After being independent, I was incapable of doing anything at the moment, even worse I felt helpless. The only thing that I was able to do was let my mind run free on a blank canvas which leads me to create this work of art through the inspiration from a stone.
This work consists of circles and line that are infinite. There are no intersections which symbolize how each individual leads their own life but are connected to each other through struggles. Whether it may appear to be parallel to others the circles and lines stay isolated yet solitude. The circular patterns are derived from the annual rings from the trees which stimulated the idea of an individual’s life.
One of the most remarkable prehistoric human achievements was our ability to work with stone on a seemingly gigantic and effortless scale. This has encourage me translate my vision into a stone. I wanted to bring this stone to life in representation of one’s lethargic life. As written by Shakespeare “Breathe life into stone”, stone is a natural object that is a part of nature in which through time it consistently changes but by breathing life into it, it gives motivation and enthusiasm to live life differently.
Artist Statement
Let’s imagine that a gigantic stone sitting right in front of you and it’s blocking your way - What would you do? Run away? Avoid? Nothing? My choice is finding my own way to reach the end of the path. In life, we are prone to experience many ups and downs, though we must overcome and adapt. We all develop our own ways to improvise the situation whether it is through an opportunity or circumstance. After being independent, I was incapable of doing anything at the moment, even worse I felt helpless. The only thing that I was able to do was let my mind run free on a blank canvas which leads me to create this work of art through the inspiration from a stone.
This work consists of circles and line that are infinite. There are no intersections which symbolize how each individual leads their own life but are connected to each other through struggles. Whether it may appear to be parallel to others the circles and lines stay isolated yet solitude. The circular patterns are derived from the annual rings from the trees which stimulated the idea of an individual’s life.
One of the most remarkable prehistoric human achievements was our ability to work with stone on a seemingly gigantic and effortless scale. This has encourage me translate my vision into a stone. I wanted to bring this stone to life in representation of one’s lethargic life. As written by Shakespeare “Breathe life into stone”, stone is a natural object that is a part of nature in which through time it consistently changes but by breathing life into it, it gives motivation and enthusiasm to live life differently.
