Hyein Park

I paint salt using acrylic on wood. Through the Salt on Table series, I explore salt and shadow, symbols of how our unique value remains, no matter where we are.
By embracing the natural texture of wood, I paint salt on my own table and give it new meaning, a quiet affirmation of enduring, individual worth.

Salt on Table
Even a tiny, colorless, odorless grain of salt that fell on the table has its own shadow. It made
me realize that every person, in the sea of humanity, has their own unique shadow as well.
I have thought countless times about identity, and being inuenced by changing local environments. But no matter where I was, my inherent value did not change. Like ordinary salt that always carries a shadow wherever there is light. The balance of white that each grain of salt has through its shadow shows its individuality.
Through my work, I add the uniqueness of natural wood background, and build my identity by drawing salt on my own table.
White salt creates countless tones between light and shadow, but it does not change the color of the salt, it simply shows the salt’s original appearance in various ways through light.
There is no need to be ashy or loud. If you add density to the ordinary, it becomes solid. Add depth and it...

2012  KAYWON UNIVERSITY OF ART&DESIGN. Creative Art
2018  SEOUL WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY. Contemporary Art

2021 LA Art Show, Bank Art Fair Seoul Korea
2022 LA Art Show
Fukuoka Art museum group exhibition 'Hello Japan'
2023 LA Art Show
2024 LA Art Show
Persing Art Space Group Exhibition, LA
Seattle Art fair
Mas-Attack Group Exhibition, Torrance Art Museum, US
2025
LA Art Show
Beverly Hills Art Show
San Francisco Art Fair