Chelsea, New York 

          The perfectly quadrilateral cement buildings outside your window are the main subject of Youngseok 
          Gwon's work. He sees the desolate city in ourselves. Gwon mirrors the dialectic of modern day urban 
          existence in his artwork. The perpetual yearning for nature while inhabiting the cold cement and steel life 
          in a crowded city. The mind splinters as it tries to detach from its urban creation. Gwon's startling paintings 
          capture the essence of a person's soul crying out for peace. A peace that is not forth coming through 
          man's own actions.

"Urbanite 1" 35.8"x 46" Acrylic on canvas 2014

"Urbanite 2" 20.8"x 16" Acrylic on canvas 2014

\	"Urbanite 3" 46"x 35.8"  Acrylic on canvas 2013

 

"Urbanscape 1" 46"x 35.8" Acrylic on canvas 2014