Art

EXPRESSIONS OF EMPATHY VOL. I

“Expressions of Empathy” (or simply, “EOE”) is a series of work created by LORD TOPH that marks the beginning of “Empathicism.” The series began shortly after LORD TOPH’s migration from New York to Los Angeles, in the fall of 2010. It chronicles a body of emotion, patterned together with whimsical strokes, monochromatic colors, and specific […]
EXPRESSIONS OF EMPATHY VOL. II : SAYINGS OF THE PSYCHE

“Sayings of the Psyche” is the second volume in LORD TOPH’s Expression of Empathy Series. The series continues the style of Empathicism, using elements from everyday sayings to emotionally illustrate the artwork. Contrasting the first volume of EOE, “Saying of the Psyche” shows Empathicism through brighter colors, lighter subject and a more varied scale.
EXPRESSIONS OF EMPATHY VOL. III: HUMAN NATURE VS. THE NATURE OF THE HUMAN
The Yoonsil Gallery

LORD TOPH broadens the range of Empathicism as he introduces a series of colorful new figurative works inspired by his beautiful Korean muse, Yoonsil. In this collection, he portrays multiple facets of Empathy expressed through Yoonsil’s personality, positioning, movement, and emotional expressions. An unbiased palette of color is coupled with lively applications of paint and […]
Abstracts
Contour Fantasy Period

The Contour Fantasy Period is a period strikingly vivid visuals, and is the precursor to LORD TOPH’s creation of Empathicism. The period is marked by many artistic aspects that carried over into Empathicism; bold, whimsical strokes, articulating the animation of the painting, and it’s subject. Bright, exuberant colors that illuminate each piece, giving them a […]
Landscapes
Nudes
Portraits and Figures
Ethnic
SKETCHES AND DRAWINGS