Gaon's Philosophy and Style
In his work, Gaon is influenced more by his temperament than intellectualism. He prefers to take risks, and edit later, putting the living experience of painting at the forefront of his craft. As an action painter, he immerses himself physically in his art, using pigment, emotion, and poetry to reinvent nature in a personal way. He paints nature and the city with abandonment and freedom, harnessing the different layers of the subconscious to help form the painting. However, life in all its an energy and contradiction remains his inspiration. Subjects of his art include the night, the stormy sea, and the frenetic, carnival like, neon lit city.
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