Painting (MA)
Yun-Ah Seo
Yunah Seo (b.1988) was born in Seoul, South Korea. She received her BFA from the painting programme of Seoul Women University, South Korea and will be completing her MFA from the painting programme of the Royal College of Art in July 2020. She won the ‘Artist of Tomorrow’ award given by the MISOOL SIDAE art magazine and has had a solo exhibition at AKA Space, South Korea. She has likewise had group exhibitions at the Gallery Jung South Korea, 508 gallery, Safe House1, and the Unit1 gallery workshop the UK.
I collect inner reactions relating to personal circumstances, comprising of beliefs, emotions, perceptions, philosophy, and creation. I thereafter look into how all of these apply in real life in an attempt to express spiritual reactions to physical reflections.
Inner reactions to personal circumstances such as conflicts of layered systems as required by society and theological belief. Although not having reached definitive conclusions, I have had a glimpse at the interplay that exists which I cannot explain well: images and narratives, wandering in a midst of clear recognition and chaotic confusion.
I rummage through these images and narratives piece by piece, relying on emotional responses and attempts at spiritual questioning. My works encompass debris from events in my own life; sorting through these things takes up a month or more, and become different kind of images. These images are signs that point out intuitive thoughts which have matured over time—like water overflowing from a glass.
These images live vividly in my mind, reflect my reality, and have lead to the spiritual narratives that I now impart. They wander in a grey zone between recognition and subconscious—a space somewhat beyond my own control. I endeavour to reveal them in order to share what I am engrossed with at a given moment. Developing intuitive insight into an otherwise mundane life may help provide answers to some of the mysteries that occupy my practice.
The storm brings light 173x226cm acrylic on translucent paper — 2020
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176x226cmThe light upon us 184x222cm acrylic on translucent paper — 2020
The light upon us 184x222cm acrylic on translucent paper — 2020
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184x222cmAwakening the sleeping tiger 83 5x119cm acrylic on translucent paper — 2019
Awakening the sleeping tiger 83 5x119cm acrylic on translucent paper — 2019
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83.5x119cmThe birth of cryptos; imaginary bugs 99x159cm acrylic on translucent paper — 2019
The birth of cryptos; imaginary bugs 99x159cm acrylic on translucent paper — 2019
The birth of cryptos; imaginary bugs 99x159cm acrylic on translucent paper — 2019
These bugs were called something like ‘Clyptoes’, which I spelled based on what I heard in the dream. I googled this spelling and found there was a similar sounding word, ‘Crypto’, which is defined as concealed, secret, or a person who adheres or belongs secretly to a party, sect, or other group. With this, I changed the spelling from Clyptoes to Cryptos so that it would make more sense.