The
painting presents a human head containing various religious
symbols that are squeezed and connected to together. The religious
symbols consist of those in Buddhism (lotus meaning compassion),
Christianity (descending dove meaning Holy Sprit), Taoism
(symbol of Yin-Yang), Jainism (bowl), Islam (star and crescent),
Judaism (menorah), Hinduism (fire representing destruction
and creation of the Universe), Zoroastrianism (sacred fire),
and Shinto (torii), Although the doctrines of the religions
are different from each other, they provide us one meaning-together
having a better life.
Hee
Jung Kim
Born in Seoul, Korea in 1963, Hee Jung Kim came to USA
in 1989.
She obtained on MA in Art Education from the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1991 and her MFA from SUNY
at Stony Brook in 1994. She had numerous exhibitions including
one person's exhibitions at Stephen Gang Gallery in New York
City, and Kougeas Gallery in Boston, and group exhibitions
at the Ohio State University and SUNYat Stony Brook. Currently
Ms. Kim teaches at New Jersey City University.
"Oneness"