Kimsooja

          Kimsooja is very different from some of the other artists on the same Art 21 documentary because of how different her cultures is and how much it shapes her view of art and systems. She believes that her art is transcendent, which makes me think of the art being alive. Like the human life there is not end or beginning to artworks, they exist as time and space exist, unless they deteriorate. Back in Korea she lived in a low class lifestyle, which I feel made her humble, and because of my past has allowed me to relate to her better. Her first artistic move was scratching into frost, and I feel that shows from the beginning her art was broad and diverse. It was not boxed into the realm that is drawing, and painting. Aside from using video art, and Korean bundles as sculptures, she creates other pieces as well. She created a piece where Buddhist lotus flowers are perfectly placed in the high ceiling of a building, and 3 different religious chants are played simultaneously. I feel that this evokes a sense of Zen and calming throughout the building and anyone who goes into it. I heard a little bit of the music and it is the type of music that could calm even on a bad day.