Exhibited: H - Z: Kay Hwang

A certain tension has always existed between my work as an artist and my perceptions about art in general. I often wish nostalgically for a world in which art provides models for life: where it describes a rational, compassionate cycle of relationship –citizenship, society, love and humanity. In such a Utopian world, I imagine art breathe easier and convey more to humankind.

Art itself seems resistant to this (or any other) idealism. My work, however, especially this recent series of drawings, tries to explore a balanced role for art through meditative unclouded visual language. In these drawings, I use abstracted forms existing without reference to specific states of being – their vocabulary is built from desire for coolness, geometry, and repose. Through formally abstract, the drawings seek psychological balance between two worlds, one based on logical and rhythmic mechanics, and another on the effervescence of freedom.

Kay Hwang studied at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA (MFA) and the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL, (BFA). Her works are in the following public collections, University of Georgia President’s Permanent Collection, Athens, GA; Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport, Atlanta, GA; Alston & Bird, Atlanta, GA; King and Spalding, Atlanta, GA, and more. Her recent award is from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation.