Artist's PrayerHow happy would I be if I could convey the hope and comfort I received through paintings in my life? Every day, I sit in front of a white piece of paper as if praying with a candle. My paintings give strength and comfort to anyone who sees them, so when people look at my paintings How great would it be to know that there exists something beautiful and valuable in the world, like a star twinkling alone on a dark night? But sometimes I'm afraid that my drawings will be a burden or ridicule to someone. One day, when I was heartbroken, lonely, and exhausted and unable to do anything, I picked up a brush and drew a small picture. Out of an unknown attraction, I painted a small 5 x 7 inch candle painting with Dollar Tree watercolor paints that I saw around my space. I started with a pencil sketch, then added more and more colors, and at some point, the paper lit up as if a candle had been lit. I saw an image as if another space had been created in the paper and I placed my candle inside it. Every time I look at this picture, I feel a strong sense of comfort that cannot be expressed in words. So I hung it up in my living room so I could see it every morning. I am an artist who draws, but I am also an art lover who finds healing through painting. I love paintings with all the soul in the world. It is like the world's hypocrisy and corruption, injustice and evil deeds, pride and discrimination, war... It feels like innocence shining alone in a hellish place where we are all so miserable and painful that we cannot express it in words. So, as an artist, I try to paint with sincerity and with a pure heart. And when this message is read and delivered to someone else, I realize the great power that art has. Artists are not good at speaking fluently. Of course, there are artists who speak as fluently as any other entertainer, but most people I have met, including myself, are not strong on rhetoric. They are people who love silence and know the meaning of solitude because they spend long hours alone in the studio fighting with themselves. And by listening to the inner voice rather than the outer voice, you create your own world and message. I am thankful that I am not a big talker. That's why I can draw every day. I definitely have something I want to express and I thank God every day for this. What if all we could express was text and sound? We will never be able to feel the soul in the eyes of our loved one. Sometimes we know that someone loves us even if they don't say anything. Sometimes I know that the other person is angry with me even without saying it. There are many times when we don't need to say anything. So art will be eternal. And I love putting these silent conversations on paper. My candle was a very powerful light when I first took the picture. I'm glad I took a picture of this moment. However, the $1 watercolor paint lost its luster over time. But I still love my candles, even if they aren't the colors they used to be. The same goes for my paintings. You may not always be able to be with us in a glamorous and beautiful way. Sometimes, as an artist, I'm afraid of this. However, everything in the world is destined to lose its shine and disappear someday. In this way, artists can become more humble. So I sometimes paint with the cheapest watercolor paints. People in the world do not believe that there is ‘authenticity’ in art and paintings. But as an artist, I have seen many artists paint from this level of authenticity. We draw like lighting a candle in a dark room. There may not be the world's flashy spotlight, but true artists don't want to be there. They quietly light candles and go into an alcove to draw pictures. And I live with gratitude every day as I see the light burning in the picture. I'm happy because I painted in the past, I can paint in the present, and I can paint in the future.
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