Cactus Gallery LA
GYOPO by artist Lauren Hana Chai
$ 1,800.00
Oil and mixed media on canvas/hanging scroll, 25” x 54”
"Gyopo" is the Korean word for a Korean person living outside of Korea. This term can sometimes have some negative connotations behind it from native Koreans seeing gyopos as having lost touch with their Korean roots. Being a Korean American myself I wanted to paint gyopos in a positive light. This gyopo is not afraid to be sexually open, show her skin and tattoos, and be an individual even though it may go against Korea's norm.
"Gyopo" is the Korean word for a Korean person living outside of Korea. This term can sometimes have some negative connotations behind it from native Koreans seeing gyopos as having lost touch with their Korean roots. Being a Korean American myself I wanted to paint gyopos in a positive light. This gyopo is not afraid to be sexually open, show her skin and tattoos, and be an individual even though it may go against Korea's norm.
