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TAPS 2023 @sayumok
Contemplating place in the West, while memories of home in the South persist.
2018
Acrylic on Canvas 40 x 30 in
In “closeted”, a silhouette projected onto a bralette in a closet reimagines the queer closeted experience as a positive one.
Link to Website
2021
Projection Installation
Submersion is a painting that experiments with figure in distortion, and blends the organic elements of nature with human form.
2015
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
Hide my anger behind flowers // my anxiety behind moths // my sadness behind ▓▓▓
Photoshop
A piece set on a quiet, sunny afternoon in Northeast Italy. Used a reference.
Colored Pencil on Paper
This piece is a self-portrait that puts emphasis on gaze and light to convey a subject that is emerging from the shadows.
Oil Paint on Canvas
As a landscape photographer, I like to see things in different light. These would represent my personal interpretation of Stanford.
2017
Photo
A mixed-media interactive piece installed at Stanford’s annual “Frost Festival”. The piece embodies Stanford’s goals of inclusion and diversity.
Acrylic, Spray Paint, Vinyl, Sticker on Canvas
Body painting is used to simulate the patient-doctor relationship. Imagery is inspired by anatomy and the model’s bodily experiences.
2020
Body Paint on Skin
These photographs were taken in Aegina, Greece. During ancient times Aegina was a rival of Athens, the great sea power of the era.
2019
Digital Photographs
These collages were created from material gathered from a variety of found sources—primarily Life, National Geographic, and Time magazines.
Collage & ink pen
This painting is an interpretation of Magritte’s surrealist painting “The Mysteries of the Horizon,” replacing the men with an aging ballerina.
Acrylic paint on canvas
This interactive poem takes the shape of a kimchi jar and symbolizes my separation and recent reunion and celebration of my Korean identity.
2023
3D Arduino installation, interactive poetry
This is a theatrical self portrait. Fractured light plays off a calm, restrained figure, creating tension and a sense of impending violence. 24″ x 30″
Oil paint on canvas
I wanted to depict the endless possibilities of this world; the one we are so used to taking for granted.
Acrylic on canvas
Oil on Canvas
I made this painting with an attempt to capture the vibrant feeling of spring and awakening. It’s a reminder of the beauty and color of life!
2014
Oil on canvas
This self portrait depicts the artist in self reflection. The couple gazes forward, as hidden collaged images loom behind, reminding them of the past.
Acrylic and Collage on Canvas 30 x 40 in
My family, despite being cramped in a bungalow room that was our home, share warmth and happiness beyond understanding.
I was inspired by a picture I took of my grandfather when visiting Korea for the first time since immigrating to America in 2001.