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The basis for the work came from the words of astronomer Carl Sagan. I have been depicting twinkling star-like images in my works for a long time, and my father said, ‘Your paintings are based on facts.’ He said, ‘We are the descendants of stars, and elements such as iron in our bodies and the atoms that make up DNA are from the stars of the past. He quoted Carl Sagan as saying, 'We were created from the stars and are composed of star dust, and through death we return to the remains of the stars.' I focused on the essentials that Carl Sagan sees.
To me, a person is not simply flesh, blood, and organs, but a being made up of emotions, thoughts, experiences, and memories, and I began to express this as star fragments.Various icons appear in the work, with water and flowers being the main themes. The water contains both calm and rough waves and expresses various emotions of people. Flowers are somewhat scary and disgusting to me. If you look closely, the vein-like leaf veins, hair, and spots feel disgusting. Sometimes I wonder if this is pretty, but when I look at it quietly, it is so lovely. In this way, we capture the many facets of life and express them by connecting them to our lives.By interpreting our lives as fragments of flowers and stars, we created the concept of flower shooting stars. Yoosung in lifeIt means an intrusive relationship. Intertwined and conflicting with desired and unwanted relationships, including hurt and happiness.It captures multifaceted aspects.
The gaze was chosen as the role of conveying the message of the work. A glance can convey more than a thousand words, and this can be conveyed regardless of language, place, or time. I express the essence through my work.While going through a therapeutic process of observation and expression, I also put the feeling of comforting myself and others in the work.
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Education
2016-2018 M.F.A The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2010-2015 B.F.A The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Solo Exhibition
2022 <Constellation; Cluster of Stars>, Gallery Dos, Seoul
2021 <Star Shards>, Gallery KNOT, Seoul
2020 <Unnamed>, Pado, Seoul.
Group Exhibition
2023 <Small Wonders Part 2>, Insa Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2022 <Flowers and Cake> 2-person exhibition, Brave Sunshine Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2022 <Within the Static>, WOW x WOW Gallery, UK
2021 <Power In Numbers 6>, Nucleus Portland Gallery, Portland
2021 <SEEA 2021>, Seoul Arts Center Hangaram Art Museum, Korea
2020 <Power In Numbers 5>, Nucleus Portland Gallery, Portland
2019 <Office Museum : Public Art>, Art Kyunggi Campaign, Korea
2018 <SALUT! Ill Show>, Nucleus Portland Gallery, Portland
2018 <American Gods>, Star Gallery, New York
2018 M.F.A Illustration as Visual Essay Thesis Show, New York
2018 M.F.A Illustration book show, New York
2017 <A Report to An Academy>, SVA M.F.A show, New York
2016 Society of Illustrators Student Competition, The Museum of American Illustration at SOI, New York
2016 <One Place Around The World>, Brooklyn New York
2015 <Open Call> Lorimoto, Queens, New York
Awards
2016 "Norman Rockwell Museum Award", Society of Illustrators Student Competition Scholarship
COMPETITION
2020 American Illustration (AI-AP) 40, Chosen
2019 3X3 Illustration Annual No. 16, Honorable Mention
2016 3X3 Illustration Annual No. 13, Honorable Mention
2016 2016 Society of Illustrators Student Competition
2014 Asyaaf 2014
EDITORIAL
BOOK COVER "The Mermaid Saw You", Easy Book Publishing
BOOK COVER "2019 The Best Mysteries", Kodansha Bunko Publishing Company
BOOK COVER "Snowball", Changbi Publishing Company
