Hyunmee Lee's spontaneous yet deliberate brushstrokes pay homage to her early training in calligraphy during her childhood in Korea. Her use of line is distinctly calligraphic - not only in its pure and crisp execution, but also in its philosophical and artistic intentions. "I have always been more interested in the substance of the brush stroke than its symbolism; I am concentrating on spontaneous gestures," Hyunmee Lee writes. "My work is a contemplation of the spirit as it embarks on to the canvas and a conscious and unconscious step toward "Big Mind," the Buddhist concept of meditation resulting in a Zen-like form of enlightenment and connectedness to nature and the universe."

Japanese-American artist Hiro Yamagata marks a dramatic shift in aesthetic in his new series titled Transient. Known through the 80s and 90s as a master of Pop spectacle, Yamagata transforms his passion for dialogue between macrocosmic and microcosmic considerations into a distinctly new pictorial domain. The result is a profoundly introspective examination of the collective and individual psychic template. Transient is a tour de force that celebrates the cosmic dance between tectonic forces and frail temporal overlays in a dizzying and cinematic symphony of monotones. This series ensures this kaleidoscopic artist will maintain his place at the forefront of the visual avant garde.