Yoong Bae | |
Hangul | 배융 |
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Hanja | 裵隆 |
Revised Romanization | Bae Yung |
McCune–Reischauer | Pae Yung |
Yoong Bae (November 19, 1928 – November 14, 1992) was a Korean American painter and sculptor. [1]
He was born in Seoul, Korea on November 19, 1928. He first visited the United States as a member of the Ford Foundation's Young Artist Program in 1963. He emigrated from South Korea in 1974. [1]
Bae's solo exhibition "Works on Paper" was held at Soker-Kaseman Gallery in San Francisco in 1983. A posthumous solo exhibition was held at Jean Art Gallery in Seoul, South Korea in 2008.
His art explored themes related to Asian philosophy and spirituality, particularly Confucian and Zen ideas. [1] His Dansaekhwa style of works were among those exhibited in a retrospective exhibition at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco in 1996–1997.
Bae also created six arts & crafts books, Paper Rockets, Paper Robots, Paper Alien Starships, Paper Pinwheels, Paper Starships, and Paper UFOs.
Bae lived in Oakland, California with his wife, Kyong-Hee Bae, with whom he had three children. Bae died on November 14, 1992, of colon cancer. [1]
Yoong Bae | |
Hangul | 배융 |
---|---|
Hanja | 裵隆 |
Revised Romanization | Bae Yung |
McCune–Reischauer | Pae Yung |
Yoong Bae (November 19, 1928 – November 14, 1992) was a Korean American painter and sculptor. [1]
He was born in Seoul, Korea on November 19, 1928. He first visited the United States as a member of the Ford Foundation's Young Artist Program in 1963. He emigrated from South Korea in 1974. [1]
Bae's solo exhibition "Works on Paper" was held at Soker-Kaseman Gallery in San Francisco in 1983. A posthumous solo exhibition was held at Jean Art Gallery in Seoul, South Korea in 2008.
His art explored themes related to Asian philosophy and spirituality, particularly Confucian and Zen ideas. [1] His Dansaekhwa style of works were among those exhibited in a retrospective exhibition at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco in 1996–1997.
Bae also created six arts & crafts books, Paper Rockets, Paper Robots, Paper Alien Starships, Paper Pinwheels, Paper Starships, and Paper UFOs.
Bae lived in Oakland, California with his wife, Kyong-Hee Bae, with whom he had three children. Bae died on November 14, 1992, of colon cancer. [1]