Artwork of Jim Han featured at Portland City Hall in June
Maria Lynn Lim
Article from The Asian Reporter, June 14, 2005
Artist Jim Han is featured during the month of June in an art exhibit at Portland's City Hall. Han, who works as a Funeral Director at Omega Funeral and Cremation Services in addition to his artistic ventures, attributes his style to the influences of Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, Vincent van Gogh, as well as old Warner Bros. cartoons, cotton candy, clowns, and divorce.
Mr. Han is a member of a group called Vision 360, a collective of artists working together in the Portland area. He enjoys painting portraits of his friends, paying homage to his friendships while also using the facial expressions to construe his own personal emotions.
When asked about his current exhibition at City Hall, Jim said,"It feels good. What a wonderful thing."
Jim's oil portraits of himself and his friends are on display through June 28 in Room 220 of City Hall (1121 SW 4th Ave., Portland). Visitors are welcome from 8:00am to 5:00pm weekdays. For more information, call the Office of City Commissioner Sam Adams at (503) 823-3008 or visit www.vision360artists.com/announcement.html.
Posted by Maria Lynn Lim on June 16, 2005
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