Press
“Paik's dynamic, unframed paintings are hung from the ceiling like sails and laid out under a plexiglass-covered floor, enveloping the viewer in an immersive other-worldly environment. The works are complex in color and texture and filled with motifs of light that seem to radiate from the canvases. Celestial and water imagery abound, as do recurring imagery of ships and architectural drawings of cathedral floor plans. Through the use of these images, Paik makes a connection between the world of experience and the world of the unknown while challenging our conventional notions of space and time…”
Ascending River SAN JOSE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Articles
“Interview | Current + Alumni: Eric Carson and Younhee Paik” San Francisco Art Institute, Eric Carson, 2018
“Interview with Younhee Paik” AHL Foundation | The Archive of Korean Artists in America, Joo Yun Lee, 2017
“Critic's Choice” Art Ltd Magazine, DeWitt Cheng, 2012
“To Your Health” Artweek, Debra Koppman, April 1999
“Balance of Opposites” Artweek, Shirley Gottlieb, Oct 4 1990
“Korean American Artist Blends East and West” Korea Times Los Angeles, Jung Kwon Im, Oct 1990
“Bridge into Infinity” Artweek, Jeanette Ross, Feb 1 1990
“Home and Garden (pp. 30-31)” Home and Garden, Ann Telford, Feb 1990
“Paik’s Paintings Impress” San Jose Mercury News, Dorothy Burkhart, Jan 27 1990
Not Available Space, Young Jai Kim, Jun 1988
“Meditations on Spiritural Space” Artweek, Sylvie Roder, Mar 8 1986
“Critic's Choice” San Jose Mercury News, Dorothy Burkhart, Mar 2 1986
“Time and Space: Individual and Cosmic Aspects” Space: Volume 217, Heong Woo Lee, Jul 1985
“Time and Space: Individual and Cosmic Aspects” Seattle Times, William Blauvelt, Jul 25 1984
“At the Galleries, “Ersatz Patterns and Taco Art” San Francisco Chronicle, Thomas Albright, Jan 22 1981
“Harbor’s Fine Art” Daily Breeze/News-pilot, Tom Pakusich, Aug 24 1979
“Great Ecstasy After Wandering and Agonizing” Space: Volume 112, Rai Kung Pak, Oct 1976
Public Collections
Chamber Music—Society NEW YORK, NY Soowon City Museum—SOOWON, SOUTH KOREA Seoul City Museum—SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA Sam Pyo Corporation—SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA Whanki Museum—SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA Ho Am Art Museum—SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA Byuck San Corporation—SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA Triton Museum—SANTA CLARA, CA San José Museum of Art—SAN JOSÉ, CA Korean Cultural Service—NEW YORK, NY National Museum of Contemporary Art—SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA Korea Exchange Bank—NEW YORK, NY Dae-Woo America, Inc.—SAN FRANCISCO, CA Metallion Corporation—SAN FRANCISCO, CA Kangwon Inc.—SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA Pacific Bell Co.—SAN FRANCISCO, CA Sam Yang Corporation—SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA Bank of America—SACRAMENTO, CA Inje University—BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA Ilshin, Inc.—SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA Posco Center SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA Hyo Sung Co., Ltd. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA