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Meaning of freedom sublimated in nature

Among the components of a work of art, content is essential, and the concept of this content can
be examined in two meanings. One is an expression as a form of sensory phenomena of aesthetic
objects, which means an internal psychological structure. Another is the case of referring to a
world of phenomena expressed in imitation art or descriptive art. Lee artist deeply satisfies these
two meanings. His favorite theme is Freedom, which mainly refers to liberation from restraint or
bondage, but deals with the meaning of freedom free from sin as a spiritual perspective rather
than physical and physical sanctions or form. Knowing the truth, the word that truth will free
you(john8;32)is highlighting in nature. It is also to disvover and praise the love and grace of
Jesus(John 14;6), who became true, in a trivial weed. This can be said to be a jewel-like result
obtained from the artist's experience of hardship, representing God's voice(Rom 1;20) shown in all
things.

Early on, Rousseau emphasizes the word return to nature in his booklet Emile, which is a word that
can be accepted by those who have suffered heavy sin or terrible things in the world, and where
nature captures the truth without God's love and lies. Because it's a natural thing. I think that the
artist's wisdom, which is read in grass that cannot but be inadvertently overlooked, is God's grace
to the loved one rather than considering it as his own ability.

It is a gift from a writer who has been taking care of and serving a weedlike neighborhood for more
than 20 years. In the picture, we can read the story. The grasses that have laid their bodies down
by the wind are teaching how to live humbly in compliance with God's will. and plants that have
not lost their vitality are breathing in them, which seem disorderly. God, who carefully cared about
everything so small and created everything, is the foundation and life, so the invisible air and wind
are still acting as the Holy Spirit’s ability to bring life to life, and the water and sunlight permeating
the roots are enduring with unwavering power. Originally, freedom can be proved by the value of
existence of life and can follow its meaning.

What this world sees stems from not appearing, and that is what is worth existing. It can be
interpreted that this is because of the love of God in the all things and because of his deep heart
to give new wishes to lives such as weeds abandoned on the outskirts within the category of
relationships. In addition, the free formative beauty of grass leaves shown in large works is an
expression of harmony that has been formed with the love of the poor living through the years of
hardship. These works have greater appeal than colorful flowers or magnificent tree.

In a way, the artist, who carefully expressed such a small livelihood in the work, expresses that true
freedom is truly freedom to learn from nature by abandoning and lowering me without greed, and
emphasizes that it is love and life.

- Art critic Jung Jau Gyu

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