Jim Park

Jim Park’s ongoing series surveys his profound interest in natural places. His primary goal is to unravel the relationship between one place and another, between what he can see and what is obscured by darkness. His paintings essentially function as a tangible record of his mental and emotional experiences, walking through these landscapes, which he then re-creates onto canvas.

“Landscape is something that everyone can relate to using their own knowledge and experience. I try to make a work of art sensitive to the local culture and highlight the uniqueness of the geographic features. I am inspired by the impact of light (natural or man-made) on a form, a figure or a pattern. Hence, I 've been experimenting with rendering light on canvas, since early days. I find light in many landscape settings very attractive because it contains both enigma and discovery at the same time.”

Park implements accidental, swift and fluid mark-making techniques in his work, and tries to approach each painting without any set of formula, in an effort to simplify the process, and be faithful to the creative evolution of each individual work.

“By observing the environments and structures seen around the west coast of BC, I try to bring together se...

Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design (BFA '03)

04/05/2019 Kimoto Gallery, Vancouver, Canada(Solo)
10/06/2017 Kimoto Gallery, Vancouver, Canada(Solo)
02/27/2016 Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, Canada(Solo)
10/16/2015 Kimoto Gallery, Vancouver, Canada(Solo)
11/20/2014 321 Space, Vancouver, Canada(Solo)
11/15/2014 Kimoto Gallery, Vancouver, Canada(Group)
9/20/2014 Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, Canada(Group)
7/31/2014 Kimoto Gallery, Vancouver, Canada(Group)
6/27/2014 Scotia Place, Edmonton, Canada(Solo)
6/07/2014 Peninsula Gallery, Sidney, Canada(Group)
2/21/2014 Kimoto Gallery, Vancouver, Canada(Solo)
9/20/2013 Kimoto Gallery, Vancouver, Canada(Group)
9/21/2013 The Upper Room, Vancouver, Canada(Solo)
11/15/2013 321 Space, Vancouver, Canada(Solo)