PAINTING
PAPERCUTTING
PAINTING PAPERCUTTING
Noon (Snow), 2025
Oil on canvas board, paper
14 × 11 in
Depicted myself as a child, having just come back from a year-long stay in Korea. Detached from my heritage, I felt closest to my heritage when hearing folktales. As such, I’d imagine running through the snow with the rabbits from the moon.
Mul-Soge (In the Water), 2024
Paper
14 × 12 in
planning + process
Walk, 2025
Oil on canvas paper, paper
14 × 11 in
Depicted a scene from my walk home, with fantastical papercut fish symbolizing the way in which culture overlays with modern life.
Make it stand out
Gyunhyeong (Balance), 2025
Oil on canvas, paper
40 × 30 in
This is the final image in a series of works exploring heritage, where paper intertwines with the figure (myself), representing an acceptance of blended identity. Synthesized traditional oil painting with papercutting and overlaid a Korean dragon, a symbol of knowledge and natural cycles. These elements represents acceptance, preservation, and harmonization with my Korean identity.