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Wheel of Bloom-Soak up the Sun

Crescent St (J/Z)

Wheel of Bloom-Soak up the Sun

Daru Jung Hyang Kim
Artwork in faceted glass by Daru Jung Hyang Kim showing colorful circular designs.
“Wheel of Bloom-Soak up the Sun” (2007) by Jung Hyang Kim at NYCT Crescent Street Station. Photo: Jung Hyang Kim

About the Project

Daru brightens the commuter's environment with happy expressiveness in her art. While standing on the platform, Jung was struck by the view of the vast blue sky. Designs that symbolize the sun and the wheel of the trains feature a series of circles and vibrant colors that add complexity. The colors reflect the cycle of the day, beginning with yellow for morning and blue for night. The circular shapes also reflect the movement and life of the neighborhood.

This project is currently concealed for maintenance.

About the Artist

Daru Jung Hyang Kim was born in Daegu, Korea and received a BA from Seoul National University before moving to New York to study at Pratt Institute, where she received her Masters degree. Her work merges aspects of culture and nature, East and West. Her images are most often based on circles, variations of circles or shapes within circles—images of generation, regeneration and change. Daru has been widely exhibited in the United States and Korea, including the Bronx Museum of the Arts, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts in Buffalo, the Phillips Museum of Art in Pennsylvania. Her work is owned by many major corporations, private collectors and museums. She completed three monumental public art works in Korea for the LIG Insurance company a commission, for NYU Langone Medical Center, including glass work for the lobby and an outdoor mosaic. Daru is represented by gallery BK in Seoul, Galerie Caplain-Matignon in Paris, Amy Simon Fine Arts in Connecticut.