Ok-Hean Chang
Ok-Hean Chang
is a Melbourne based painter originally
from Korea. Her works have been exhibited and collected widely in Australia.
She was featured on SBS TV (Visions for 2001) and has received reviews
in the Age, Sydney Morning Herald and other publications. The artist’
s main concern is to explore themes of identify, the subconscious and
memory in contemporary society. Ultimately, identity is an emotional state
composed of memories of emotions drawn from experiences across a multitude
of places, many of which transgress and permeate national boarders. Her
paintings invite the viewer to go beyond the image to a sense of recollection
or familiarity that sits on the edge of consciousness. Of particular significance
is the use of light, colour, texture and archetypal symbols, to reinvigorate
the notion of identity and its unique, specific and essentially emotional
quality. These aspects of the works encourage non-analytical engagement
with the works with the aim of heightening the sense of connectedness
with the works and the mediation between the works and the memories and
emotions of the viewer.The artist draws on her life experiences in both
Korea and Australia and embraces the hybrid nature of identity and unique
artistic practice.
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