"I see a passing life as a natural thing and unpredictable thing. As a practice to engrave hided meaning of uncertainty of life to me, an abstract form of art is written on the surface."
Ara Ko's painting is somewhat abstract using traditional materials or acrylic, but they study expression of impulsion and well-built composition. Mark making is another subject of their drawing. The picture implies accumulation of time and movement and irrevocable life.
Finally, Enlightenment, a way of them recognizing life again and again at every moment, makes them feel their life is connected from the past to the future. Through enlightenment, they always confirm their existence and where they are going. For them, painting is a way of understanding the moment of enlightenment.