Artist: 미미 (이미연) / MeMe Artistic style: Hope and Courage through the journey of PIGME Biggest artistic influence: Kusama Yayoi Studio: Chungdam-dong, Seoul Meet MeMe: An artist whose art centers around the journey of ‘PIGME’, a charming character who serves as an artistic…
Meet Kim Sung-hee (김성희): an artist who creates versatile pieces inspired by nature. Her pieces are lovingly created by working with a variety of media, including pastels, crayons, pens, acrylic and watercolour paint, and, much to my delight, glitter. She attributes her…
Meet Choi Na-ri (최나리): a contemporary artist who creates colourful ‘pop-art style’ cartoon characters through which Choi seeks to “introduce a new type of folk painting by grafting a modern motif on our traditional painting.” Her creations are interesting with a life of…
Meet: Heo Chae-rim (허채림), an artist who creates playful and anthropomorphic paintings and animations of vessels. Upon discovering her colourful creations, I quickly fell in love with her art and was delighted to have the opportunity to speak with her. Heo’s love…
Meet Anikoon (애니쿤), an artist whose motto is “life is art, art is life”. I had the privilege to meet with him last year when his works were on display as part of the first Korean Art London exhibition. Anikoon described creating…
Among the many artists who showcased their works at the 2023 edition of Art Basel, there was one that caught my eye: Lee Jin-woo. Lee is a Contemporary Korean Artist based in Paris. Born in Seoul in 1959 and the son of…
Meet Ham Bo-Kyung, an artist based in Seoul whose art blends tradition with modernity in a manner which expresses a gentle beauty. Her pieces are colourful, serene, and yet, are equally full of life and fun. Ham describes her paintings as those…