Min Jae Hong

Lines of a Life

 

Born in SaCheun, Korea 1954—

a child who sang until the voice changed,

a hand that drew and never stopped.

 

1972, a new land, a new language—

a suitcase full of dreams,

a heart still sketching the world.

 

New York, 1973—

brush to canvas, ink to paper,

learning the lines, the colors, the rhythm of creation.

 

Designer, illustrator, publisher, director—

titles collected, paths crossed,

always circling back to art.

 

Now—no titles, no roles, just the hand moving,

just the lines forming,

just drawing, just painting.

 

Still creating. Always.

 

-MinJae Hong, feb 27, 2025