Inkyung Choi is a graphic artist living in Winnipeg, Canada. Inkyung completed Graphic Design at Red River College, and studied illustration at OCAD University. Her work has been selected for various awards including Applied Arts Magazine, American Illustration, CMYK Magazine, Capic Rodeo, Adobe Design Achievement Awards and Creative Quarterly. Her painting is represented by ATTI Gallery in Toronto.
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EDUCATION
2007-2011, OCAD University, Illustration, Toronto
2003-2005, Red River College, Graphic Design, Winnipeg
1999-2001, University of Seoul, Graphic Design, Seoul
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION
2011, Let's be friends, BEST FRIENDS, Art Square Gallery, Toronto
2011, The first and only, Art Square Gallery, Toronto
2011, SpeakEasy, The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto
2011, Romance of the wheel, Jet Fuel Coffee, Toronto
2010, Methinks' Holiday PopUp Art Shop Village, Project 165, Toronto
2010, By the pound, Sleeping Giant Gallery, Toronto
2010, Push, Pedal, Stride: Active Transportation, Graffiti Gallery, Winnipeg
2010, OCAD’s 95th Annual Grad Show, OCAD University, Toronto
2010, Retro show, OCAD University, Toronto
2009, Man and Beast, Jet Fuel Coffee, Toronto
AWARDS
CMYK magazine 48 issue
Applied Arts 2009 Illustration students awards
American Illustration 28, Chosen
Creative Quarterly 15, Editors choice (Illustration)
Creative Quarterly 16, Runner-ups (Illustration)
Creative Quarterly 23, Runner-Ups (Fine Art)
Capic Rodeo 1 / Capic Rodeo 2, Illustration first place
2009 Adobe Design Achievement Awards, Illustration semifinalist
OCCUPATION
2005-2007, Mondetta Clothing Company, In-house graphic designer, Winnipeg
PRESS
Design is Kinky
Art Holes
Knowinng
neaparat.ro
The Art Tree Blog
Lost At E Minor
bumbumbum
Poculum
Lustik
ARTIST STATEMENT
UNIVERSIAL LANGUAGE
Good artists have good eyes to observe what is around them, and also a good brain to analyze the observation effectively. They know how to transform the observation of what they see into their artistic language, which is able to communicate with many people on a fundamental level.
PEOPLE
I'm into people. Their faces, movements, behavior, dress codes, and other peculiarities stimulate my curiosity and make me wonder what they've gone through, and I translate this into my language. Children are my favorite people; they are free spirited creatures. Their impulsive emotions and expressions always grab my attention. Their unique imagination flows randomly, everywhere, and sometimes out of control.
ZERO GRAVITY MOMENT
We don't force children to take responsibility for their obstinate thoughts and behavior,because we understand their spontaneity. I personally think that the generosity applied to children should be equal to artists too. In the process of creation, there has to be a zero gravity moment for artists, so that they can be honest to themselves and their art. Artists should be assured of the right to be spontaneous and random in every moment of creation.
MEDIUM IS A CONCEPT
Each medium is uniquely portraying the individual characters. I use various media including watercolor, acrylic paint, oil pastel, pen and ink, intaglio printmaking, and so on. It really depends on a concept of a project.