Hong, Purume - by Koang-Sik Chon

Light of Healing - World of paintings of Purume Hong 

by Prof. Koang-Sik Chon 

When I met Purume Hong ten years ago, there was a small river of salvation flowing in her paintings. When I saw her works five years ago, I saw in them strong waterfalls of grace. Now, as I stand in front of her masterpieces, I witness the extensive ocean of healing. She began with a brooklet flowing down from deep in the mountains, passed by a waterfall and a meandering river, and now reached the extensive ocean. Why did I forget about her? Her overwhelming world of paintings has left me no choice but to use new rhetorics in the history of art. 

To see Purume Hong's work, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J89Va06zB6Y