Youngsook Park

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YOUNGSOOK PARK is a Korean painter based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Her practice is grounded in the belief that art should restore a sense of genuine freedom within a society saturated by ideas and concepts. For Park, beauty lies in discovering and fulfilling one’s own unique pattern while remaining in harmonious relation with others. Her work reflects a pluralistic aesthetic that acknowledges alterity, extending beyond human subjects to animals and nature. Shaped by her upbringing in Korea and formative experiences in South Africa, where she encountered nature intimately, her paintings draw upon Eastern philosophy and its emphasis on harmony, connection, and coexistence. Working in oil while embracing Korean aesthetic principles, Park reinterprets sansuhwa (landscape painting) as an expression of spirit rather than literal depiction. Mountains become maternal, life-embracing forms, within which she integrates multi-perspective animal motifs. Through fluid black lines, spacious margins, and subtle humor (haehak), she creates contemplative fields that weave patterns of interdependence, affirming coexistence and shared vitality.