Olga Ten is an artist based in the Netherlands. Her practice is rooted in traditional Korean techniques of painting on hanji paper and silk using ink and mineral pigments. Through her work, she explores fragments of her ancestry and the intuitive freedom found in the present.

Following rigorous immersion into traditional Minhwa and classical Jinchae methods, Olga's recent work marks a profound evolution into abstract, intuitive expression. Her approach is to playfully ease into the process of painting and engage in a dialogue between more dense ink and pigments and the weightless, living texture of silk and handmade paper.

Every piece created in her Netherlands studio is an invitation to witness a modern, liberated interpretation of a centuries-old discipline - where historical technique dissolves into pure energy and meditative transmission.