I am a Korean-American, interdisciplinary artist born and raised in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia. As for my academic background, I am a recent graduate from Carnegie Mellon’s Fine Arts program where I studied art, animation, literature, language studies and film. 

 

Many of my creations are inspired by fairytale films/games, fables, or oral stories shared by family or even stories of my very own life. I seek exploration in the uncanny and the oddities that exist both in my mind and the ever-changing environments that surround myself. I often center my work around the darker themes that are bound to this world such as fears or traumas in hopes of making these topics feel easier to accept and analyze. I do this in the belief that this process is crucial to being able to celebrate life. 

 

As I work, I am always thinking about the emotional impact of my pieces. I want my viewers to feel a sense of unease or discomfort when they look at my work, but I also want them to be drawn in by the beauty and strangeness of the worlds I create. You will often find enlarged heads, anatomically incorrect bodies, and occasionally diabolical and unsettling critters running around the mystical dreamscapes that manifests from the thoughts that prance around in my head. 

 

In my artistic process, I start by immersing myself in the source material that inspires me, whether it's a fairytale or a personal experience or both! I then use a combination of traditional and digital media to bring my ideas to life. I am constantly experimenting with new techniques and approaches to achieve this balance, pushing myself to go deeper into the dark and unsettling themes that interest me. I often begin with sketches or collages, experimenting with different compositions and visual elements until I find a direction that feels right. From there, I might create a more detailed drawing or painting, or I might start animating using found images or my own illustrations.

 

Through my art, I want to encourage others to embrace the weird and wonderful parts of themselves, and to see that even in the darkest moments, there is always the potential for growth and transformation. I see my art as a way to process and explore the complex elements that come with being human.