Artwork copyright Yong Soon Min. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Yong Soon Min. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

In and Out of Reason, 1983

Yong Soon Min
(American, born 1953)

Location: Tacoma Community College, Tacoma

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

In and Out of Reason is a print by conceptual artist Yong Soon Min. The artwork combines and incorporates many different printing techniques: from aquatint to spit bite to photo etching, as well as experimental photocopy ink tranfer processes. At the top, you can see the small figure of the artist diving into a darkly colored, chaotic mass. This composition highlights and critiques ideas of control and exploration in the creative process.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Tacoma Community College.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Los Angeles-based artist, curator, and professor Yong Soon Min creates conceptual artworks in a variety of media. Her art explores "issues of representation and cultural identities and the intersection of history and memory."

Born in Korea, Min grew up in Monterey, California, and is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Arts, and Master of Fine Arts) and the Whitney Museum's Independent Study Program. She is a Professor Emerita of Art at University of California, Irvine.