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Born
in 1949 in Soeul, Korea, Sung Sam Park began painting
at he age of twelve. His talent and teaching abilities
were quickly recognized and by the age of thirteen,
while still a junior high school student, Park taught
at the local high school.
Early
on, Park attracted the attention of prominent artists
and heads of state. Byun Si-Jin, former University
president of Jo-Joo Island, was his private art teacher
and mentor. The former president od South Korea, Yoo
Bo-Sun, personally awarded him many First Places in
the national competitions of the Mok-Woo Art Society.
Park is still the youngest person ever to have competed
in these competitions.
After
graduating from Jung Ang University in 1973, Park
traveled to France, where he studied painting and
lived with other young artists in Paris. His artistic
style today clearly reflects the inspiration of the
French Impressionists.
Sam
Park returned to Korea briefly in 1984 to participate
in the national Olympic-sponsored art competition
for the upcoming 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. With More
than two thousand entrants in the competition, Park
won and received a Gold Medal. Following the Olympics,
Park?s painting was purchased by the hyandai Corporation
for permanent display at their corporate headquarters.
In
1986, Park became a member of the jury of Heart and
mind Artists Association of Korea, which is the organization
that assesses all artwork presented for juried competition
in that nation.
Park
than returned to Europe, where he lived for the next
fourteen years, primarily in France, but also Greece
and on Cyprus. Whlie living on Cyprus, Park was commissioned
by the President of Cyprus to paint the First lady?s
portrait. This and five other paintings by park are
currently displayed in the collection in the Presidential
Palace. A painting that Park did while in Greece was
of Michael Dukakis? birthplace, and was later purchased
by the former Governer of Massachusetts and presidential
hopeful.
While
in Europe, Park continued to study and to evolve his
vision of impressionism and hyper-realism. He established
himself in several Eoropean galleries, and continues
to exhibit in many of them today. His works were written
about in a variety of newspapers and magazines, including
the European Travel Press and Euroko, a Korean magazine
in Europe.
Park
came to the United States of America in 1994, where
he continues to live on the coast of Southern California.
He has exhibited in several American galleries and
in March 1996, he first exhibited at the New York
ArtExpo. In March 1998, Soho Editions, his exclusive
publisher, introduced his first limited edition works.
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