Songs of a Tortoise (Guga)
Artist
Yoong Bae
(American, b. Korea, 1928 - 1992)
Date1988
MaterialsInk and colors on paper
DimensionsOverall: H. 29 7/8 in × W. 21 3/4 in (75.9 cm × 55.2 cm)
Matted: H. 35 1/2 in × W. 27 in (90.2 cm × 68.6 cm)
Matted: H. 35 1/2 in × W. 27 in (90.2 cm × 68.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Kyung-Hee Bae in memory of Yoong Bae
Object number1994.72
DepartmentKorean Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on viewUsing Korean mulberry paper and the splash-ink method, where monochromatic ink pools on the surface to create a gradation of tones, Bae explores imaginative figures. The figures can be interpreted as emerging prayers, angels with spread wings, or other heavenly or earthly beings. The mixed and fluid forms may seem to echo the concept of multiple strata of the human soul.
