Heart and Soul
By Yuree Jang

If Park Hyesook's works are defined as one word, 'love' is the one that can describe them. In Park's paintings, there are the love between lovers, the love for the humanity, the love for the nature, and as well as the affection and love for her own paintings are shown. It is not a simple love story that is told from the surfaces of canvas; it is the joy, bliss, sorrow and memories of true love that come from deep down in the artist's heart that delivers to audiences through the works.
"Baghdad, New York" was painted after the tragic event happened on September 11th, 2001. In this painting, a golden jar spurting out an intense stream is placed in the space which reminds of angel’s wings. It has a message for human beings: “Vengeance is mine, not yours. Love one another as I love you.” This phrase from the bible in a brightly shining golden jar is the artist's response to 9.11 terror. It shows Park’s longing for love, humanity and peace instead of war, vengeance, threat or suffering. In front of this master piece, all the greed and avarice that human beings have are useless.
In the series of "Kiss", the nature comes together and takes form of two figures. The man and woman kiss each other and put their heads together. With looking at each other, they are communicating with a language of love which makes viewers feel so warm. "Kiss" series that highlight color fields with intense colors are very powerful yet calm, and plane but have depth in it. In "You and Me", the man and woman are looking at the sky embroidered with colorful flame. The sky is flamboyant and resplendent filled with ecstasy and joy of love. Park communicates with a symbolic language of love with the viewers.
Park is an emotional painter. Her paintings are filled with her passion and love that reflect the artist, and her life and story are melted into them. Her paintings are reminiscent of memories of joy and happiness of love, and embrace its sorrow. It is because her paintings are not exaggerated, however, it is truthful and sedate. Park's painting is a combination of the western abstract painting and the eastern philosophy which makes the artist’s own esthetics. Moreover, Park's works are abstract and figurative at the same time. Her brush stroke is rough, yet soft. It is primitive but also modern and elegant, simple but colorful, and huge but clam and cozy. Park's paintings, which are pure and ardent, just look-alike to the artist herself and create an impression quietly, yet so deeply.

朴惠淑的作品如果用一个字来定义，那就是“爱”。她的作品中融合了异性间的爱情、人类间的大爱、对大自然的敬爱，以及对自身创作的热爱。她的作品不仅是描绘在画布表面上的爱情故事，而是饱含着从内心深处涌出的对爱的喜悦、悲伤及回忆。那正是艺术家想要通过画布向观者传达的爱的感动。

"Baghdad New York" 是于2001年9月11日美国发生惨剧后完成的。这幅长度约6m的大型作品如同天使翅膀，其中用金黄色坛子盛起的一道水流似乎传递着它要带给人类的信息。‘Vengeance is mine, not yours. Love one another as I love you (复仇是我的，不是你的。彼此相爱，就如我爱你们一样)’ 作品中被蛇和火柱的攻击下也依然闪闪发光的金黄色坛子中写着这样一句话，那是艺术家对9.11恐怖袭击事件的回应。不要战争而是和平；不要复仇而是爱；不要危险和苦难而是为着安定的爱等等的渴望如实的纪录在作品里。在这幅作品面前，所有人类渺小的欲望变得无知而又可笑。

"Kiss"系列作品描绘了一对男女在土地与水、土地与天、以及月亮与太阳的相遇中接吻。相互凝望并聆听爱情语言的恋人模样让冰冷的心感受温暖。被强烈的色彩空间所强调的 "Kiss" 系列虽然华丽，却可以让人在寂静中感受作品的深度。艺术家将东方的思想融入西方的抽象绘画方式中，创造了属于自己的独特美学。"You and Me" 描绘的是一对男女凝视着绽放绚丽烟花的天空，可以说是用爱情的欢乐和喜悦填满的华丽绝伦的作品。艺术家用爱情这个象征性的单词与观者对话。

朴惠淑是一位感性的艺术家。充满了热情与爱意的艺术家的作品讲述的就是艺术家本身的生活和故事。艺术家的作品中充满了爱情的幸福与回忆，以及那背后所隐藏的痛苦，因为不加修饰所以不夸张做作。而且艺术家的作品在抽象表现主义的基础上加入了具象的毛笔笔触，既原始又现代，既简洁又华丽，既平静又安宁，强烈而又单纯的作品就如同艺术家自身的气质。