I love when writers say something along the lines of, “that was all it took for their perfectly constructed walls to crumble.” Because they were carefully constructed. Not just thrown together with a thousand weak points or subconsciously made. They thought and made those purposefully. They made a weak point for those words or for them. This specific person, weather consciously or subconsciously, they trust them. They know them.
two lanes, thinning footpaths. I always do the noble thing, someone must and it's always me. I like telling myself I dont mind standing behind, head bowing at their trotting heels. eavesdropping on conversations I'm not invited to. Stumbling over my words, I try to justify why I always follow behind, I never find the words.
Korean-American painter Leeah Joo’s work is inspired by the enigmatic and hidden. In her illusionist paintings, she teases our predisposition to probe and uncover. Intriguing parcels in her Pojagi series are enveloped by a lavish, traditional Korean wrapping cloth and beckon to be unpacked. The richly detailed paintings of lacey drapery in her Parrhasius series present an open-ended narrative, inviting us to question what lies behind the curtain. Joo studied painting and art history at Indiana University in Bloomington and received her MFA in painting from the Yale School of Art, Her paintings have been exhibited widely in the U.S. and South Korea. She is the recipient of notable awards from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, George Sugarman Foundation, Connecticut Commission on Arts and the Puffin Foundation. Currently, Leeah Joo lives and paints in Middlebury, Connecticut and teaches at Southern CT State University and Paier College.