California artists displaying works at CSC
The work of two California artists is on display in Memorial Hall at Chadron State College. The work of EunKang Koh of San Francisco is being displayed in the Main Gallery and the work of Ruth Terrell of LaHonda is in Gallery 239 on the upper level of Memorial Hall.
Koh said she was born and raised “in the Korean myth culture” and has adopted the Buddhist philosophy. She said the “human condition” has been the main source of her motivation in art, and she draws from the human circumstances that flourish between reality and perception.
“I assume that the world we are living (in) is not real, but is an illusion that we perceive. I doubt that there is anything like truth in this sense,” she said in her artist statement.
She added that we believe humans are at the top of the ecological system, and are trained to behave and pretend in a specific way to fit into mainstream society.
“What many of us do not realize is that humans are just a kind of animal (and) have animal instincts. We want to eat, excrete, protect ourselves, and, at the same time, attack others,” Koh wrote.
Koh received both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Hong-lk University in Seoul, Korea. She earned a master’s of fine arts degree from California State at Long Beach. Her work has been displayed throughout southern California and Korea. This year, she is an assistant professor of printmaking at the University of Nevada-Reno.
Terrell is a 1952 graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana and received a master’s degree from Stanford in 1971. She held a Carnegie Fellowship at Stanford.
Twice Terrell has received Dr. Irving H. Silver Awards from the National Association of Women Artists. Her work has been displayed from coast-to-coast in the United States. The first six months of this year, her work was exhibited in about 10 North Dakota galleries.
Terrell said in her artist’s statement that the inspiration for her work comes from fascination with what she calls “natural surrealism.” She said it occurs in daily life.
“By modifying and combining pieces of pictures found in everyday sources, I create collages that allow me to explore the possibilities of seeing life from a more transcendent perspective,” Terrill said.
Her paintings are large and colorful.
Both shows will remain in Memorial Hall through Nov. 17. The galleries are open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each weekday.
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