Where Life Meets Art

Chicago Korean Artists Association 2022 Small Works Exhibition A celebration of creativity and individuality through small yet powerful works. This post features the 2022 Small Works Exhibition hosted by the Chicago Korean Artists Association . The exhibition brought together a diverse group of Korean artists living in the Chicago area, each presenting small-format artworks that carry deep meaning, individuality, and intimate visual language. Small works often hold a unique charm — their size invites viewers to observe closely, discovering delicate textures, subtle details, and personal stories embedded within each piece. This exhibition celebrates that quiet but powerful visual dialogue. In art history, the "small works" format, or *opus parvum*, carries profound significance beyond mere scale. It deliberately counters the monumental trends in contemporary art, asserting that **impact is not measured in squar...

My Artistic Journey – Collection of Works A Visual Narrative by Jaclyn Bae A journey through memory, transformation, faith, and identity — expressed through the language of fiber, texture, and time. 🎥 Full video available on YouTube “My Artistic Journey – Collection of Works” is a curated video that brings together the defining movements of my creative path. It reflects years of investigation into material, memory, transformation, cultural identity, and the quiet spiritual rhythms that run beneath my practice. This collection traces how my work evolved from early explorations in texture and faith to a deeper engagement with personal history, family memory, and the interplay of tradition and contemporary form. Through fiber, recycled denim, handmade paper, and mixed materials, my practice has grown into a narrative world where time, identity, and emotional inheritance converge. ...

Spring I–IV | Fine Art of Fiber 2022 by Jaclyn Bae · Featured at Fine Art of Fiber , Chicago Botanic Garden Spring I–IV was created during a period marked by profound global uncertainty and distance. As the world paused during the long winter of the COVID-19 pandemic, many experienced isolation, loss, and emotional heaviness. Yet even in that stillness, the desire for renewal persisted. We continued to wait — quietly, patiently — for spring. This series reflects that longing and resilience. Using reclaimed denim garments, I hand-dyed, discharged, and rolled each fiber coil into sculptural forms, building textures that echo the process of healing and regrowth. Denim, once worn close to the body, carries traces of everyday life — and through transformation, becomes a metaphor for the inevitability of returning light. The four works express stages of emotional and seasonal transition: t...