ASARO Shows @ Dubsea , Seattle WA.

ASARO " The Assembly of Revolutionary Artists of Oaxaca " is a collective of about 20 members who specialize in a variety of artistic communications, including stenciling, grabados ,murals , engraving , theater and fine arts.The collective was formed in 2006 in response to a call from APPO " Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca ",[ a group formed as a teachers union, but whose makeup also includes general citizens and representatives from surrounding communities ] during their occupation of Oaxaca City . APPO made a call to artists of Oaxaca to discuss the possible responses to the violence and oppressive actions from the police and military during their public demonstrations. Ever since ASARO has been partaking in one of the most prolific visual Resistance projects in the state of Oaxaca. ASARO believes that public art in all it's diverse disciplines is a form of communication that allows a dialogue with all sectors of society and which makes possible the visualization of the real conditions of existence.ASARO states" We summon all the artists who authentically look for the social transformation to be united to ASARO, to extend our creative front of resistance and to approach the art in all the sectors of society. The creative capacity is a strategy that historically the city of Oaxaca has used, to survive and to revitalize themselves... We propose to initiate an artistic movement, where the aim is the direct bonding with people in the streets and in public spaces.

www.myspace.com/asaroaxaca

www.asar-oaxaca.blogspot.com

Awakening Moment , Hye Young Kim Artist Reception. @ Dubsea

Hye Kim's video installation

art reception turned ... Dance party

DJ Michael J. Olsen

Bo Choi & Hye Kim

Hye Discusses her work

Another great artist

in

Dubsea!

Hye Young Kim

With an , Echo of Existance VI , Halo

Hye Young Kim work goes up @ Dubsea.

Hye Kim Knocks it Out!

Bo Choi works on her supurb fashion illustration sketchbook

self similarities

Carefully Prepared

And its up

Hye Kim Dubsea show

Hye Kim Studio Visit

Red Meditation , Mixed media yarn language

Hye shows me her personal wall of inspiration

Hye's begennings, meditative experiments and sketches

A collaboration between studio mates Hye Kim and Bo Choi

Kindly Modeled by the fashion designer / artist herself Bo.

A stunning wall of ideas , collaborations , and pieces by the two artist

Hye Explains part of her process in one of her works in progress for the Dubsea show.

www.hykimstudio.com

www.dubseacoffee.com

Hye Young Kim studio visit.

Hye Kim "right" and Bo Choi "left" discuss they're work in the studio.

Hye Young Kim will be showing her work ta Dubsea Coffee / Art Space from Feb 15 - March 15. I recently stopped over to Hye's and Bo's studio to discuss Her work & give you a glimpse into her studio, her work and her personal content/intent.

Is it inside out or outside in ? For Hye Young Kim her intricate process and narratives may start from the inside out . On the outside she works from little moments in the world and witnessing traces of human energy . In her awareness and observation she likes to come to a meditative moment where she meets up with her inner voice . This is where she interacts and it all becomes inside out , like exposing a body into nakedness from an unraveling of thread . Through her inner process she exposes inner nakedness for the viewer to witness , these momentary reflections and experiences lead to honest and beautiful imagery.

When I took a visit to her studio and saw all of her work together I imagined as if i were on a trail in a forest. I was walking along and saw a thread tied to a tree and this thread continuously connected to the next leading the way to the next tree ,or bush or interestingly shaped rock. Following this extensive thread it seemed i would never quite make my way to its weaver but this put me into a state of self awareness , focusing on my own thread which had snagged on a tree and was unraveling my own stories in humanity in which we all share. As i walked further the more naked i became until ultimately i was free. I figured this is what the original thread i had followed may have led to an open field at the end of its unraveling with a being set free only leaving a recording of the path it had walked. This thread leaves behind a trace , a trail , a Narrative a mark and recordings for you to view outside in.

The materials and content are made of the stuff that have the potential to put you in the inner reflective space like a deep and creative conversation that make you remember what planet you live on. Hye Young Kim has been mapping everyday life and questioning the spiritual existence of humans in contemporary society her narratives are created with the intent that understanding self-existence will help people to gain compassion and a dynamic interconnectedness to the communities in which they exist.

From the outside in or inside out?,

Joerael Julian Elliott

Dubsea curator/art director

www.hykimstudio.com