Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook 2014

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JuchulKim
Brooklyn Bridge New York, oil on canvas, 72.7x53 cm, 2013
In recent years I have enjoyed drawing bridges and exploring their role
and meaning. The bridge can represent many things to many people,
such as history, cultural exchange and communication. I travelled to Europe
for 2 weeks in October 2011 and visited New York for my exhibition
for a further 2 weeks, and these trips gave a new direction to my work as
I observed bridges and the landscapes around them in their original colours.
I am often reminded of the Simon and Garfunkel song “bridge over
troubled water”, which evokes a feeling of the arduous journey of life in
the 21st century and I hope to convey this in my pictures.
Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo Japan, oil on canvas, 182x62.2 cm, 2010
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