b. 1962, Seoul, South Korea. Lives and works in Seoul, South Korea

Geum Sa Hong is a much venerated Korean painter whose artistic practice and philosophy are informed by the holistic understanding of nature in Buddhism. In contrast to the western tradition that views the environment as an object of  conquest, exploitation, and development, Geum sees the natural world as a greater whole to which all living and nonliving entities belong. He gives expression to this oneness in his art by interrogating boundaries, whether formal, conceptual, and existential. In his current ongoing series, “Holistic Expression Landscapes: The Song of My Life,” Geum explores this notion of holistic or boundless art by experimenting with perspectives in landscape paintings. By flattening the linear perspective dictated by Euclidean geometry, he dissolves the integrity of the picture plane and integrates the viewer into his landscape of oneness.

Geum Sa Hong received his BFA and MFA from the prestigious Hong-ik University and has worked as a professor of painting at Hongik University, Gangneung-Wongju National University, Gyeongin National University, Incheon Catholic University, Andong University, and Uiduk University. He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Korea and abroad. His works are in both public and private collections, including those of the National Art Bank of the Republic of Korea, Kangwon National University Hospital, Uiduk University, and BTS member Jin.

Geum Sa Hong, Song of My Life 406, Oil on canvas, 2022