Statement
I am a fibre artist and a designer who is based on craftmanship.
My background of BFA and MFA as a student of fibre and history of art in South Korea helped me broaden my perspective on art and design and supported me in developing various technics. I graduated MA in textile course from the Royal College of Art in London. Through studying textile in RCA, I got exceptional visual communication skills and confidence in colour and pattern design with various soft materials. My final project in RCA focused on multiple colours, patterns, structures and textures to express ‘Movement’ images such as rhythmical and dynamical moods on textiles.
My work, based on weaving, is an amalgamation of historic and contemporary design, using traditional and unique materials. I adore historical textiles and love contemporary off-beat textile art; therefore, I work on achieving something that combines these ideas in a cleverly skilled way. I pursue my style and build on what experience I have gathered and gained from past design, technique and knowledge.
Most of my work explores rhythm, repetition, links, and spatial relationships between structures and space. I explore the rhythm of repetition and pattern, complex colour contrasts, textured surfaces, and the feel of the materials moving in my hand. I am inspired by my experiences, social issue, and natural phenomena. I create with a desire to explore and satisfy my artistic needs and to present and promote a way forward in textiles.
Education
Royal College of Art, London, UK ｜MA in Textile 2016 – 2018
HONGIK UNIVERSITY, Seoul, Korea ｜MFA in TEXTILE 2013 – 2015
Exhibitions
2022
It’s now 2022 “Coexistence of Diverse” (Group exhibition)｜Art gallery Greem, Seoul
Timeless (Group exhibition)｜Chohyung gallery, Seoul
2021
ANBD 2021 “Life of Asia” (Group exhibition)
It’s now 2021 “Be together” (Group exhibition)｜Art gallery Greem, Seoul
AIRE PLACE STUDIOS “MIXED SHOW PRINT-IT”
2020
Art Number 23 Virtual “Open Art Contest”
Colour Boom (Group exhibition)｜3-15 Whitechapel Rd, Shadwell, London
SEEN FORMS (Group exhibition)｜HYB4 Galerue Kampus Hybernska 4, Praha
2019
; Body (Group exhibition)｜ 253 Hoxton St, Whitmore Estate, London
2018
London Design Festival ‘A thread is only a line by Royal College of Art Alumni’ ｜ New River Studios 199 eade Rd, London
MoOD (Colour Hive in collaboration with Material Lab at the Innovation Platform) ｜ Brussels, Belgium
The Summer Show in Royal College of Art ｜ Kensington Gore, Kensington, London
Craft Tech Touring Exhibitions ｜Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Rd, Knightsbridge, London
Beyond (Group exhibition) ｜ The square gallery Battersea Square, London
WIP show in RCA ｜Royal college of art, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London
2017
Soft problems (Group exhibition) ｜ The Hockney gallery, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London
WIP show in RCA ｜Royal college of art, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London
2016
Solo exhibition “Möbius strip”
2014
Korea Crafts Competition ｜ SOMRI Culture and Art Center, Iksan, Korea
The 33rd Exhibition of Hongik Fibre Arts ｜ Gallery Jinburyeong, Goseong, Korea
The 12th SEOUL FINE ARTS COMPETITION ｜ Gyeonghuigung Annex building of the Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
HONGIK FIBER ART & DESIGN EXHIBITION 2014｜ HOMA hongik museum of art, Seoul, Korea
2013
Hanyoung Textile design contest, 2013 ｜ Coax, Seoul, Korea
HONGIK FIBER ART & DESIGN EXHIBITION 2013 ｜ HOMA hongik museum of art, Seoul, Korea
2012
Craft trend fair Seoul 2012 Rediscovery craft and locality ｜ Coax, Seoul, Korea
STFA (Sangmyung Textile & Furniture Art exhibition) EXHIBITION ｜ Dongdeamoon History & Culture Park event hall, Seoul, Korea
15th World Peace Art Exhibition. 2012 ｜ Seoul Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2011
Craft trend fair 2011 Extraordinary ｜ Coax, Soul, Korea
National Palace Museum of Korea project ｜ NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM OF KOREA
Awards
2018 The Bradford Textile Society Design Competition
1st Prize, THE WOOLMARK COMPANY AWARD
3rd Prize, CLOTHWOKERS’ FOUNDATION AWARD
Commendation, CLOTHWOKERS’ FOUNDATION AWARD
Special Award, The Cloth of kings
2014
Korea Crafts Competition｜KOREA CRAFTS CULTURE ASSOCIATION
THE 18th BUSAN TEXTILE DESIGN CONTEST｜BUSAN TEXTILE FASHION ASSOCIATION
Hanyoung Textile design contest, 2014｜HANYOUNG SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
The 12th SEOUL FINE ARTS COMPETITION｜SEOUL FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION
2013
Hanyoung Textile design contest, 2013｜HANYOUNG SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
The 24th Korea design contest｜KOREA TEXTILE DESIGN ASSOCIATION
2012
15th World Peace Art Exhibition｜2012 WORLD ART EXHIBITION FOR PEACE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
2011
Evezary Home Textile Design international Competition｜KOREA TEXTILE DESIGN ASSOCIATION
2010
G-Design Festival 2010｜GYEONGGI BUSINESS CENTER
The 21st Korea design contest｜KOREA TEXTILE DESIGN ASSOCIATION
Experiences
2021 - 2022
Researcher, Seoul centre for arts and culture education service at Sangmyung University, Seoul
: I connected various art fields such as Korean traditional music, dance, theatre, craft, design, photography, film and animation with public education curricula to promote culture and arts education and cultivate creative talents, personalities and emotional development for students. Also, under the COVID-19 situation, I worked on planning unique performances, developing online content for distance learning, holed a virtual exhibition and designing UI such as an application and a website.
2021 - 2022
Lecturer, Textile art department at Sangmyung University, Seoul
: I lectured ‘Mixed-media’ for undergraduate for a semester about how to experiment with different materials through mixed-use of various art techniques to understand the physical properties of various materials. I created teaching materials for the lecture, prepared for tutorials and seminars, marked students’ work, and directed teaching.
2019 - 2022
Creative director, Glory Surface Design Ltd(woven and printed textile design studio), London
: I created two-dimensional woven and printed textile designs for clothing, furnishings, interior decoration and household items. I generated design ideas from reference materials and current trends in this role.
2019
Intern at Wallace#Sewell (woven and printed textile design company) London
: I worked on processing retail orders, managing stock, proofreading weaving lifting plans, conducting and presenting merchandising research, quality control and processing scarves, serving customers, assisting with data entry, sitting in on trade appointments and design meetings.
2018 - 2019
Design intern at Steventai(womenswear fashion designer studio) London
: T-shirts design for Summer project 2019, London fashion week SS19, Portrait positive campaign
: To present a collection for London fashion week, I provided preliminary concept designs, joined the whole design process and analysed the evaluation of ongoing design projects. Also, I worked on essential tasks for designing and creating garments involving pattern cutting, machine sewing, fabric cutting and flat drawings, working with trims and making finishings for the Summer project 2019.
2017
PRACTITIONERS, CraftTech Hybrid: Frameworks for Smart Photonic Materials, a collaboration between The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s Institute of Textiles and Clothing and RCA Textiles, London
: The workshops set out to investigate hybrid design frameworks utilising photonic textiles and polymeric optical fibres (POFs) as mediums to explore interdisciplinary approaches. The design objective for my group was to develop an interactive communication platform that would utilise the POs to transmit messages to users. Initial experiments involved hand etching and singular messages. Further developments involved laser etching and two messages illuminated via alternate light sources. The flexible POF panel can be applied onto clothing to transform conventionally passive clothing into interactive platforms.