Yoong Bae (November 19, 1928 – November 14, 1992) was a Korean American painter and sculptor.[1]
| Yoong Bae | |
| Hangul | 배융 |
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| Hanja | 裵隆 |
| Revised Romanization | Bae Yung |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pae Yung |
He was born in Seoul, Korea on November 19, 1928. He first visited the United States as a member of the Ford Foundation's Young Artist Program in 1963. He emigrated from South Korea in 1974.[1]
Bae's solo exhibition "Works on Paper" was held at Soker-Kaseman Gallery in San Francisco in 1983. A posthumous solo exhibition was held at Jean Art Gallery in Seoul, South Korea in 2008.
His art explored themes related to Asian philosophy and spirituality, particularly Confucian and Zen ideas.[1] His Dansaekhwa style of works were among those exhibited in a retrospective exhibition at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco in 1996–1997.
Bae died on November 14, 1992 of cancer.[1]
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