LOS ANGELES, CA.- Andrew Shire Gallery presents East inside West, a group exhibition by four Korean and three American artists whose paintings on canvas, wood panels, and paper enhance the cultural connections between eastern and western nations. The exhibition will consist of acrylic and oil paintings created on canvas, wood panels, and paper. The works will range from the photo-realistic to the cartoon-like, but are, as a general rule, thoughtfully executed with deliberate stylistic intent. The subject of each artist’s effort is normally limited to one idea or insight that has potential for eliciting viewer’s questions, and each artist captures the spirit of his or her subject through clearly spoken visual language. Kim Eun Ok paints gift packages like the ones a new bride might receive upon the announcement of her wedding. The ornately patterned fabrics used to wrap these gifts typically have ribbons, t