Gyeong-ah gu’s semi-figurative acrylic compositions stand as a tapestry woven with threads of emotional resonance, meticulously extracted from the wellspring of the natural world.

Tactile and enchanting, Gyeong Ah’s unique works unveil the roots of interpersonal pain, each layer of which pulsates with its own emotional cadence. For her, the canvas becomes a crucible for transformation, a thermometer of the soul with which to measure the mercury of human experience and trace the contours of an inner terrain so often uncharted.

Her sensorial outbursts harmonize evocative color combinations with complex organic forms as if to nurture us forth on an expedition of the spirit. In transit, the audience beholds the birth of a nexus of revelation, an enchanted garden wherein long-held anxieties unkink like nourished roots. Here, the anguish of old transmutes with a palpable sense of relief, donning new hues and intensities, propelled by the winds of change.

Emotional Temperature (2022). Acrylic on Canvas. 53x90.9cm.

Emotional Temperature (2022). Acrylic on Canvas. 130.3 x 89.4cm.

Emotional Temperature (2022). Acrylic on Canvas. 130.3x162cm.

Emotional Temperature (2022). Acrylic on Canvas. 91 x 60.6cm.

Emotional Temperature (2022). Acrylic on Canvas. 112x162cm.

Emotional Temperature (2022).

Emotional Temperature (2022). Acrylic on Canvas. 130.3x162cm.

Discover more of Gyeong Ah’s works in Issue 1 of our magazine!