Welcome, and thank you for visiting my modest gallery tucked away in a quiet corner.

Here you will find a variety of my works—large and small, diverse in character and spirit. I arranged them in this way because, seen together, they may give you a clearer sense of who I am.

To be honest, I often feel my lack of formal training and the limited time I have been able to devote to art. Yet I continue without pause—feeling, learning, and growing in the process.

I am not a master of any single field, nor do I belong wholly to any place. Take what you see as it is, and carry with you whatever impressions remain. Though I began in earnest later in life, I have always sought to keep faith with my first intent—to let neither results nor criticism define me, but to follow the quiet integrity of my own path in art.

At times, a sudden impulse led me to submit small works to competitions, and a few were recognized. In Korea, I once taught art at a high school for about ten years. In 2009, after twenty years of living in Australia, I returned to Korea, where I now work as a sculptor. That, in essence, is the whole of my artistic journey.

I have no interest in heavy philosophy. What moves me are the kinds of impressions that feel like music, and the vivid realities that the world tirelessly brings forth.

I love travel and every kind of documentary, and hold special respect for the creators of BBC Earth, whose programs I watch with admiration. And one thing is certain: without music, I imagine my veins would carry nothing but plain water.

Perhaps artists are simply those who live in the busy square between the entrance of expectation and the exit of fulfillment.

Even if you arrived here by chance, I am grateful.

Yoonki Hong
Born 1952

ADORE-GALLERY
85 Cheongun-ro, Mungyeong-eup, Mungyeong-si Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea

An Old Man's Fun

Song Compositions

Introducing the songs I’ve written. It’s somewhat embarrassing that I made them without any knowledge of music composition theory or musical expression; two of these were crafted with the help of experts – It’s just an old man’s fun

PRAYER - GRANT ME A SMILE AS I LAY TO REST

I now stand before you, baring my embarrassed heart, seeking your forgiveness.
I am endlessly grateful for your grace, like starlight and love, akin to moonlight, always bestowed upon us.
Please, embrace my rough heart and cold soul tenderly.
I thank you for the winds that carry away troubling thoughts, the distant beautiful sunsets we seek out, and, of course, the gift of rain, snow, and foliage.
Bless all forms of life, every creature, and the livestock that nourishes us.
May you preserve this place freely and beautifully.
Uniting nobility and the humble, hearing the voice of those left behind. Let us sit together in enjoyment.
Adorn me with old clothes and worn-out shoes, that I may take pleasure in them.
Even a simple table without good side dishes, let me feel abundant.
And when I return to you and lie down on the blessed place, may you grant me a smile as I lay to rest
Amen

ON THE ROAD TO FIND

Staring into the reed field following the sound of water, you were nowhere to be found, only longing lingers, soaked in the sunset
On the road to find, carrying the burden of the heart, when I stand on the hill, even the distant abundance of everything grows tired and falls into tranquility
Ooh~
In the emptiness, it’s only my heart, a heart that is nothing left to give, my soul isolated and unable to be bridged, becomes a glowing sunset, like a burning charcoal fire
Looking for the traces of where you’ve been, I captured the late crescent moon in a lantern, and searched through pine forest and reed field paths, but couldn’t find you
Ooh~
Even the sound of flowing water is cautious, saying nothing
Ooh~
It’s as if a lost and forlorn bird crying throughout the night

LET THIS SONG BE A PRAYER

Thank you, I remember your heart
I’m sorry, whispering into your ears with lips
I won’t forget you (pet’s name)
I love you (pet’s name)
It’s true
When this song becomes a prayer, like a tiny wind in the blue sky
please blow your gentle breath softly away
Dear Moon, embrace (pet’s name) on his journey
and surround his body with an everlasting warm light
Dear Star, as (pet’s name) rests on his journey
sprinkle sparkling dew to quench his thirst
When this song becomes a prayer, like a Milky Way lighthouse
show me your humble gaze again.. please show me!

SONG OF DOKDO GUARDIAN