People 1996

Se-Ok Suh made this piece called 'People' using ink, and you can really feel the artist’s hand in it, the repetitive marks speak to a dedication to the art making process. There's something deeply satisfying about the monochrome palette. The texture isn't about thick impasto, but more about the absorbency of the paper, the soft bleeding of the ink. Look at how the density shifts from dark, assertive marks at the bottom to these faint, almost ghostly echoes at the top. It's like a visual metaphor for memory, the way experiences fade over time, or maybe it's about generations, ancestors receding into the past. This piece reminds me of Agnes Martin, in the way it finds the monumental in the minimal, and shows us that a painting doesn't need to shout to be heard. It's a quiet conversation, a reminder that art can be about contemplation, about being present with the simple act of seeing.