On Some Grand Questions

What is the universe that we experience? The universe is the manifestation of God, the same as the definition of the god, nature by Spinoza. What we experience from the universe is its causality. Read on >>

Is nature a distraction to see our innocence? If we are ever successful in visualizing our innocence, won't there be any natural objects that are familiar to us? Kandinsky, Mondrian and Agnes Martin surely seem to think so. Read on >>

Agnes Martin said “The best thing in life happens to you when you are alone.” To my cliché, I discovered the wholeness of my existential self and connection to God when I was in front of nature in Washington State years ago. I thought it was because of nature, being the manifestation of God. But, recently I realized that there was more to it. Read on >>

Advancement in science and technology as well as the growth of the middle class during the 19th century helped artists deviate from the subject matter in religion, monarchy and aristocracy, and instead focus on nature and expression of emotions towards nature. Read on >>

Colors interact with each other when they are placed together. The interaction can be pleasing sometimes, ambiguous and puzzling other times. While we have dozens of systems to denote individual colors, we do not yet seem to have a system to specify a set of colors that could yield a specific interaction. Read on >>

Ordered Random Studio (ORStudio) is a program that I developed for my 

 experimentation on color harmony. My typical painting process is that 

 I first focus on narration and rhythm using lines and shapes in drawing. Read on >>

When I find a scene of nature with the sensation of change, it is seldom a single perspective or spot. It is typically a space that consists of many places or angles that give the sensation as a whole. The space can hardly be appreciated by a single optical perspective. Read on >>

Bicycling has been my morning ritual since I started running a school, Our School, at Chamcar Bei, Cambodia. It has to be right before sunrise, like 5:30am. Read on >>

Botton, in his book, The Architecture of Happiness, claims that art should pursue therapeutic value. For that, art could be didactic, of utility. Art should not be merely for art's sake.  Read on >> 

A simple piano music from the car radio is giving me a sensation of crisp, fresh, yet full of warmth and solitude. The title says “Fall Rain.”  Read on >>

Nature is the manifestation of God, which is the words, the principles, the great mind, or whatever you call it. We will never know what God is in its entirety. We only know to the extent that we reason and experience. Read on >>

I typically walk on a trail in a park to think alone in solitude. Hikers in the same trail do not bother at all as long as they do not draw my attention. Read on >> 

When I first arrived in California in 2013, I was mesmerized by the beauty of rolling hills around the region. In particular, the golden hills with scattered patches of dark green oaks were very painterly. Read on >>

Ramona Falls at Mt. Hood is unlike other waterfalls. Most waterfalls have a few commanding water drops. They are awe-inspiring due to their height and power. But Ramona Falls has no such commanding drop. Read on >>

Just before leaving the northern border of California, I stopped by a gas station to fill gasoline and take a leak. The bathroom was a holy shitty mess. Read on >> 

Alone is an Amazon series. It is a reality show where the participants compete for survival for the longest at Vancouver Island in BC, Canada. Read on >>

I believe that the universe is the manifestation of God. I do not believe that God created the universe, sits behind the scene and watches over it. God exists as words or principles (“substance” in Spinoza’s definition) that everything was manifested from. Read on >>

After Danbi and Hannah went to Korea to stay for two months, I’ve decided to make an unplanned camping trip to High Sierra. Read on >>