Dances of Square 1 Painting

Jacob Paik is an artist who specializes in creating geometrical abstract painting on structurally shaped canvas. He is interested in depicting the depth of human mind using geometry as a tool to decode human reasoning and its inner implication of human desire to situate ourselves within the universe. His experience as an only child in the fast-developing and highly competitive country, South Korea, in the 90’s where social norms and expectations were prioritized over individuality led Paik to revolt and reject conventional form of canvas and representation of reality altogether. He has a bachelor of Fine Arts from Cornell University, where he graduated with Post-Baccalaureate Award and the Elsie Dinsmore Popkins Memorial Painting Award. Since then, he has shown internationally in Italy and Korea, and had his first solo exhibition in New York City in 2014. Recently, the Cosmos House Foundation in South Korea has acquired his work.