Yoong Bae (November 19, 1928 – November 14, 1992) was a Korean American painter and sculptor.[1]
| Yoong Bae | |
| Hangul | 배융 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 裵隆 |
| Revised Romanization | Bae Yung |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pae Yung |
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]
Career
editBae'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.
Personal life
editBae 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]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Chang, Gordon; Johnson, Mark; Karlstrom, Paul; et al., eds. (2008). Asian American Art, A History, 1850–1970. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. pp. 290–291.
External links
edit- Life and Works of Yoong Bae (1928–1992) (video) lecture by Kalpana Desai at Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture's Asian Art Museum (asianart.org), January 9, 2015