Fine Art nominee

Scent of Broqpa

Broqpa is the name of a small village in Nepal. Ziesook first learned of it from a TV documentary, The Last Empire. Ziesook was moved by what she learned about a small village located at the end of the Silk Road in Nepal named Broq-pa. In Broq-pa, the symbolic meaning of flowers is very special. In the Nepalese culture, flowers symbolize love, happiness, and appreciation for God. Broq-pa’s women are committed to growing flowers in their garden and decorate their hair with flowers every day. Ziesook wanted to incorporate this traditional symbolism from Broq-pa into her work and into her own personal life. She believes that this ephemeral medium, the flower, can carry a piece of happiness into people’s lives. Ziesook’s desire to share the spirit of Broq-pa with people through her artwork was the inspiration for her series, Scent of Broq-pa. The first work in the Broq-pa project began in 2016 with floral portraits of her twin daughters. Ziesook is continuing the series by exploring floral portraits of seniors, single mothers, people from multicultural backgrounds, and different age groups.

Ziesook You has been experimenting with a variety of genres such as photography, video, installation, and painting. She portrays her surroundings and daily life in a bold, unaffected video language. Her pieces include the video diary of her family using time flowing methods, a documentary film taken in various world travel sites depicting space and time, and 10 Years Self-Portrait using time compression techniques. She has exhibited Korea, Australia, Iceland, Taiwan, Hungary, Japan, France, the Netherlands and the United States.
2021 12th solo show Fort worth community arts center,TX
2021 11th solo show Vala Gallery,TX
2020 10th Pardieu gallery,TX
2020 Best of Show “Thankful For the Artists” Art Competition,USA
2020 Honorable mention, Black & White Spider awards
2020 Best in show, IDENTITY II(Envision Arts),USA
2020 1st place, Bloom(TVAA),USA
2020 Best in show, summer splash (Frisco art gallery),USA
2020 3rd Winners of 2020 Texas & Neighbors,USA
2019 Winners of " ARTBEST Artists,USA
2019 Honorable mention,ONYX(Envision Arts), USA
2019 Honorable mention,Emerald(Envision Arts), USA
2019 Best in Photography,Visual arts guild of Frisco, USA
2020 Art 214–Latino cultural center
2020 Texas & neighbors–Irving arts center
2019 Color prospectus – Southeast center for photography
2019-TRAHC’s 31st annual juried exhibition–Texarkana regional arts and humanities council