
Untitled
Nam June Paik wrote the Chinese word 家人, meaning a family or a wife. The word may refer to his wife and colleague Shigeko Kubota, or the 37th of the 64 hexagrams from Book of Changes beginning with 家人 利女貞. The phrase means that a woman plays an essential role in starting a family, making it thrive, and bringing up a great man. Unlike the cursive writing in other works by Paik, this drawing can be characterized by bold and powerful strokes.
Artist
Nam June Paik
Date
n.d.
Classifications
painting
Dimensions
27×23.8cm
Medium
ink on paper
Note
Family/Wife
Collection No
192