Hong Ji-Young Cherry Blossoms 2 (Print), 2021

Hong Ji-Young’s Cherry Blossoms 2 is a vibrant celebration of renewal and fleeting beauty. With sweeping, gestural brushstrokes and a palette of pastel pinks, creams, and golds, the artist transforms the familiar image of a cherry blossom tree into an expressive abstraction of energy and emotion. The tree, delicately rooted in a serene coastal landscape, appears to sway between reality and imagination, its blossoms painted with rhythmic motion that suggests both growth and transience. Through this dynamic interplay of color and form, Hong captures the poetic essence of spring—an ephemeral moment suspended between fragility and joy.