Park Seo-Bo is a trailblazer in contemporary Korean art, having helped introduce the West s concept of modern art to his fellow countrymen in the 1950s. The recipient of numerous awards throughout Asia and the subject of more than a dozen major exhibitions including a major retrospective of his work this year at the Arario Gallery in New York he has also taught two generations at Korea s prestigious Hong-Ik Arts University. Today, he is still experimenting, attempting to articulate his essence through his art. Empty the Mind is the first book on the legendary Korean artist to be widely available in the West.