"The modernity of yesterday is the tradition of today, and the modernity of today will be tradition tomorrow." -- Jose Andres Puerta

"I imagine the glorious past,

when our tradition was the modernity of the time,

when our antiquity was the novelty of the mind,

and when our nonchalance was the appreciation of the people." -- Jared Lim

Material Used: brush
Art Technique: watercolor
Topic: Hanbok (Korean traditional clothing)
Date Created: October 2015

Human generation is a chain of individuals and heritage. We learn from our ancestors, we exist because of our ancestors, and we find meanings in their life and death.

"Childhood means simplicity. Look at the world with the child's eye - it is very beautiful." -- Kailash Satyarthi

"I originally decided not to include a quote for this post,

as I thought I wouldn't need one to elaborate my childhood memory.

I think it was just beautiful by itself." -- Jared Lim

"... but I ended up including one. I read the quote with the child's mind."

Material Used: pencil
Art Technique: chiaroscuro
Topic: scenery
Date Created: May 2010

How old was I when I drew this? It is a civic center right in front of the park near my house when I was in Korea. I don't know how accurate this is, but this is how I viewed the world five years ago.

"The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold." -- King David (Psalm, 18:2)

"If I don't believe in the one who created me and the one who saved me,

whom should I reply on?

Veritas is right in front of me. I see the truth in him." -- Jared Lim

"Gospel and salvation"

Material Used: paper, scissor
Art Technique: paper-cut
Topic: Jesus Christ
Date Created: December 2011

As a human, I stumble and face numerous challenges throughout my life. Overcoming obstacles are crucial, though it becomes much easier when I know that my Lord is holding me and helping me right there.

"I weep for Narcissus, but I never noticed that Narcissus was beautiful. I weep because, each time he knelt beside my banks, I could see, in the depths of his eyes, my own beauty reflected." -- Paulo Coelho

"That quote was really beautiful and bizarre at the same time.

By the way, who is this handsome guy here!?!" -- Jared Lim

"It's not me. It's just a guy that I saw when I looked at the mirror." -- Jared Lim

Material Used: pencil

Art Technique: chiaroscuro

Topic: myself

Date Created: September 2015

Gogh drew himself. Bernini also has self-portrait. Picasso reinterpreted his face into expressionistic viewpoint. Why don't I also draw myself in the mirror?

"We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts." -- William Hazlitt

"Renard! It's a piece of heaven down here!" -- Jared Lim

Material Used: brush
Art Technique: watercolor
Topic: nature
Date Created: July 2014

Nature is the place where I seek peace and rest. If there is a heaven, it will resemble the tranquility and amazement of the Earthen forest.

"Is the Mona Lisa an 'accurate' representation of the actual human model for the painting? Who knows? Who cares? It's a great piece of art. It moves us. It makes us wonder, makes us gape - finally makes us look inward at ourselves." -- Tim O'Brien

"Lisa sits there, silently, before all the meaningless disputes and pompous discourses.

When I gazed at her eyes, she knew who she was." -- Jared Lim

Material Used: black marker, Microsoft Word "Marker" effect Photoshop
Art Technique: chiaroscuro
Topic: Mona Lisa
Date Created: February 2012

I'm the only one who deserves the power to define who I am.

"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together." -- Vincent Van Gogh

"Small cells form my multi-functional body.

Beautiful and breathtaking display of monitors is the works of small pixels.

Small dots express an art and an idea." -- Jared Lim

Material Used: ink pen
Art Technique: pointillism
Topic: small things
Date Created: July 2015

Material Used: pencil
Art Technique: segmented
Topic: living things
Date Created: April 2012

I frequently encounter the concept of building blocks in every aspect of life. We no longer put emphasis on apparent phenomena; we focus on the fundamentals of process and attain a complete understanding from smaller components.