Man, how long have you been waiting to use that headline?

I had a strong, unhappy reaction to this painting.

It's what I imagine discarded monster condoms would look like if spun around in a mass. I don't know what circumstance would cause that to happen though.

I would hate if someone said this to me about something I had created. I wouldn't write it down if I didn't think that I just perfectly articulated why I am repulsed by it. It's rare for me (articulation not repulsion)

I love this one though http://www.curatorsoffice.com/gallery/moon/moon7.htm

Josie..consider it a positive that you GOT a reaction. That is something when a painter can stir some passion in the viewer. I think her paintings are "dope". Psychedelic trippy and rooted in traditional vernacular. It would be great to see her get some bread and broader attention for larger pieces.

This color combination clearly signifies Play-Doh.

Hey, Kriston
Thank you for the post. Lily just sent me a link and it is interesting to know what people think of this painting. I have even funnier story on this painting that I wnated to share.(So condom moster is not the first time!)

When I fisrt made this painting I had a chance to show this work some unknown gallery in McLean. It was really odd and bad location right next to seven eleven.(Sorry, can't descive better than this.) The owner there hired the juges to pick the works, so she doesn't nessaserily like my work. In fact,she hated this work so much and said it directly to my face, when I delivered the work. "This painitng burns my eyes, so obnoctios. Who would like to look at this and who would want this painting!" I was mad and mad and mad that night, couldn't sleep. But,it is good old, funny story now.(I certainly don't wnat to burn someones eyes with my work, you know!)

This work opened up so many possibilities for me later works. I am glad that I tried out this one and got to finish.

I want to sahe some back ground of this work,if you don't mind.
This painting call "Place for SibJangSang", and painted rainbow strip silk, which is used for many traditional ceremonies in Korea. SibJangSeang is collectives of animals and nature that present Longivity, happyniess and all the good spirit for family.(deer, pine tree, turtle...) People loved these guys so much and decorated their houses with SibJangSeang painitngs and it became popular subject matter for a long time both for royal family and regular people(like coca cola). Well, I wanted to take all those good things out of traditional painting,played with colors and abstraction to make nonsense Utopia.(I play with the idea of absence a lot at that time)
Anyway, that is the story.

I hope this give your readers a bit more clue on this work. I don't mind condom moster or play doh.
Thank you for listening!

Jiha is lying, of course. She really does want to burn peoples' eyes out of their sockets.

Sommer, I love your take on that painting. "Monster Condoms" is actually a pretty cool way to think of it. That painting was in my foyer for a good while and it always kind of creeped me out too. Jiha deliberately tries to unbalance the viewer with off-kilter composition and color choices in some of her work. You would think it's a cheerful painting because it's very bright- but the effect is very unsettling and a little bit frightening. That sort of duality is at the heart of what she does.

I have an inside line on this character- (she's my wife) Is it wrong to write about her? Is this NEPOTISM? (I need to check with Jessica Dawson)at any rate, Jiha is steady wrecking shit in her studio. She only leaves to eat and sleep. The majority of what she does nowadays won't ever be seen in DC, because she's showing all over the world now.

(humbly submitted for your consideration) Check out this bad boy:

http://www.jihamoon.com/01_Paintings/2006_new/2006_09.htm

or this:

http://www.jihamoon.com/01_Paintings/2006_oval/2006_04.htm

Jiha is kicking so much ass. She's going to be irritated with me that I wrote about her, but who cares.

oh, that is a nice story!
I like the concept of painting "nonsense Utopias"

Not everyone wants to be Luc Tymans, Ian.

Tuymans..sorry ..:)

Just where is that "Virgin Weed" painting? She kicks ass indeed! A singular vision.

Not everyone wants to be Luc Tymans, Ian.

To clarify, then: I like this painting and these colors.

"Jiha is steady wrecking shit in her studio"

Very clearly wrecking some serious shit in the studio. I have some sort of amazing vision of Jiha with various track and field epquipment.

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Yeah, you bes' be clarifyin'!! Clarify an' RECOGNIZE!! Rock on with your 'lectric pallette, SibJangSeang nonsense utopias AND your monster condoms, Jiha. Poussinists on this side and Reubenists on that! Apollonians on this side and Dionysians on that! It's ON IAN! It's ON in DC !!;)

Chris- would you say it's on like:
A) Red Dawn
B) King Kong
C) Cheech & Chong
D) James Kahn
or
E) Stevie Ray Vaughan?

Hey, the barn caught fire while I was gone.

(Oh, and the answer is E.)

Actually it was a trick question. The answer is clearly:

F)The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan

that painting ellicits in me a strong reaction of psychedelic love and synesthesia. makes me wanna put some ducks on my feet and wear them around like slippers.
and incidentally, it tastes like salt.

This is the last time I let you lot comment unsupervised.

to AMW..
A, B and C..:)

Its not

G) Goldie Hawn

congrais Jiha, keep kicking ass.