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1. What's your story? Where are you from?I am an illustrator, Seoul-native and currently based in Frankfurt, Germany.![]() 2. Tell us about your aesthetic.I would say, simple yet quirky and whimsical.3. What is your favourite medium and why?Pencil. It is not complicated. Easy to find. Most of all I just love the feeling when I draw with pencil.4. What is your artistic process like?At first I make a quick rough sketch and I redraw it using lightbox until the lines are clean. After that I scan it and color in in Photoshop. Probably most of people use Levels in Photoshop but I use Canals when I color. I find it makes the whole coloring process a lot easier and quicker.5. Who and/or what inspires your work?Seymour Chwast, Photographs, Movies6. What role does art play in your life? How does it change the way you view the world?Without art I wouldn’t exist. I mean my soul. Maybe it sounds a bit corny but art keeps my eyes open and brighter. And it makes me keep thinking outside the box![]() 7. Where did you study?I studied Communication Design at University of Applied Sciences Mainz, Germany. Before that I studied French Literature at Hong-Ik University in Seoul.8. Where do you see yourself in five years? Working in an agency?Just like now. Working at home and taking care of my daughter. Nope, I don’t think so. I can not picture myself working in an agency. I am not that good with words and writing emails that kind of things.9. What about in ten?Hmmm… to be honest, I don’t know and I don’t want to think about it. It kind of freaks me out.10. What do you hope to achieve with your art?I hope that my art brings people laugh, at least a teeny tiny smile on their face. And of course and frankly I hope to make enough money with my art so that I don’t need to worry about my future when I am retired.![]() 11. Now, tell us a little more about you as a person: what is your favourite food?Not surprisingly Kimchi ;)12. Favourite book?The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde13. Favourite genre of music?Jazz14. What are your hobbies?Xbox15. If you weren't an artist, what would you be?Pilates trainer![]() ![]() Comments are closed.
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