Yoong Bae


Yoong Bae was a Korean American painter and sculptor.
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.

Career

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. His Dansaekhwa style of works were among those exhibited in a retrospective exhibition at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco in 1996–1997.

Personal life

Bae died on November 14, 1992 of cancer.