[2014, Exhibition] Talk to me, Darling - Mokspace, London

Long time absolutely no post here :(
Sorry about that (If anyone waited for my news!!! )

There are so many things to post here
but the most important thing is I'm back to London now.
I'm having my 2nd solo exhibition at Mokspace in London until 6th of September.
The title of the current exhibition is 'Talk to me, Darling'

If you are in London, please do visit my exhibition and say hello~
I am going to be at the gallery almost everyday!! (Except Wednesdays!)

Hopefully I can post more often here from now on!

Recently I am on Instagram (Finally!)
You can find my very frequent posting on Instagram.
My id is jejeviva! If you are on Instagram, follow me~~~ :)


More info!
http://www.mokspace.com/talk_to_me_darling.php

Last summer, I was there

 Last summer, I was truly busy with drawing, drawing and drawing. 

My special summer in London

I won't forget the time, the place.

Yes, I was there.

ⓒThe Drawing Hand - Jieun Kim
https://www.facebook.com/TheDrawingHand

Opening Party - Jieun Kim Solo Exhibition 'Serendipity' 2013 (1)

Oh, Today's the 10th day of my exhibition 'Serendipity'.

I'm posting at the gallery, Mokspace (www.mokspace.com) in London.

I cannot describe my feeling about the whole journey of my exhibition.

Instead of words, I would like to share the photos from the opening day of my exhibition.

The wonderful photographer Maksim (http://www.maksimkalanep.info) took the photos for me!

Thank you all!!!! 

Here we go now!

Jieun Kim illustration exhibition cards - SERENDIPITY

Oh, I am truly nervous as the date is getting closer everyday!
However, it's been so great to have my full time for drawing and doing something which I  love!

Here are some more photos of my invitation postcards.
I drew this illustration specially for the exhibition invitation.
It is all about my life in London, the people, places and my feeling.
London life made myself to want to be an illustrator and draw more!
Before I came to London, I (kind of) gave up being an illustrator
because of the many talented people who make their wonderful works.
I didn't think, couldn't think of my position as an illustrator among the people.
Having said that, It's been dramatically changed since I came to London.

Still long way to go and need to practice a lot.
However, I'm a bit more confident than before and enjoying my work a lot!
It is good, isn't it?

My exhibition is all about how I could find myself and my dream again in this big city - London, of course throughout my works - illustrations!

If you want to share my stories and passion about my illustrations, do come to my exhibition!
It will be serendipitious time for me and you. :)

JIEUN KIM * ILLUSTRATION * EXHIBITION

SERENDIPITY

4th - 15th September 2013

Mokspace, 33 Museum Street, London WC1A 1LH

Opening party - 4th September 2013, 6.30pm - 8.30pm

Working on my invitation card!! :)

I'm having a good Sunday. :) How about you??

Well, I just got one project finished and sent the invoice to my client! Yeah!

Also, I'm working on the invitation design for my first solo exhibition.
Hopefully, I can send the file to the printer by tomorrow. 

Yeap, You are right!

The tittle of my exhibition is 'Serendipity'.

There will be more chances to say about my exhibition 'Serendipity'.

I'd like to use my hand-writing for the invitation. 

It looks a bit naive, but I do like the feeling of it.

Which version do you like??

It's the decision time!! :)

 

 

Long time no blogging! + Big news!

It's August! 

Already! I cannot believe that.

I have been away from my blog for ages, haven't I?

Anyway here I am!!

I'm going to post everyday this month.

Hope I can keep my word. Wish me luck.

In fact, I've got big NEWS!

I'm going to do my first solo exhibition in London in September!

Precisely from 4th to 15th September!! 

The opening party is going to be on 4th Sep!

The venue is a gallery called 'Mokspace' in front of the British Museum. 

I will post more info about the exhibition with time. :)

 

Doing my own exhibition was on my wish lists for long long time.

Finally, I've got a great chance to exhibit. Yeap!!!

I am really lucky. :)

Well, Well~ I am so excited and nervous.

I've been worried about the exhibition with doing nothing, but

there is no more time to waste for worrying.

Need to produce something to show to my lovely guests at my exhibition.

I will show my old and new works. 

Here are some pics. Yeap, I can do it!!!! 

[Exhibition] Hand-drawn London (Museum of London)

When I was extremely busy with my assessement, I heard about this samll exhibition "Hand-drwan London". Altough there wasn't any free time, I just went to Museum of London to see the exhibition.
Well, it was worthy to visit!
There were 11 hand-drawn maps of London.
Among them, some maps looked very professional but the others did not.
However, every map was lovely and inspiring. 
As it's described on the website (http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk),
it's not as a factual or geographical tool, but based on the individual experience,
perceptions and imaginations of Londoners.

This exhibition reminded me how strong the power of hand drawings is!!
The hand drawings have somthing more than photography or digital images have.

So, my conclusion is?
I should carry on my hand drwaing!!

[009] Belonging & Belongings Exhibition

We did the exhibition - "Belonging & Belongings" video installations for two days.
Above drawing is the exhibition place. Well, It was an interesting experience.
In fact, we finished this project - 'Belonging & Belongings' which was a collaborative project with STBY last year. The project was a design research about the online and offline identities. We worked as a group and made a film in order to show our perseptive on the topic. There were total five groups, we started with the same brief but the results of each group were obviously different. It wasn't an easy project to do because we had to make a documentary film which was unfamiliar to us. Even though it was hard, I enjoyed the project because it showed me the different way of design thinking and approach.

[Exhibition] Gabriel Orozco

Gabriel Orozco
Tate Modern 19 January  –  25 April 2011

Creative, playful and inventive, Gabriel Orozco creates art in the streets, his apartment or wherever he is inspired. Born in Mexico but working across the globe, Orozco is renowned for his endless experimentation with found objects, which he subtly alters.
His sculptures, often made of everyday things that have interested him, reveal new ways of looking at something familiar. A skull with a geometric pattern carefully drawn onto it, a classic Citroën DS car which the artist sliced into thirds, removing the central part to exaggerate its streamlined design, and a scroll filled with numbers cut out of a phone book are just some of his unique sculptures.
Orozco’s photos are also on display, capturing the beauty of fleeting moments: water collecting in a punctured football, tins of cat food arranged on top of watermelons in a supermarket, or condensed breath disappearing from the surface of a piano show Orozco’s eye for simple but surprising and powerful images.
His art also shows his fascination with game-playing, for example a billiard table with no pockets and a pendulum-like hanging ball, or Knights Running Endlessly, an extended chess board filled with an army of horses, both of which are well-known games to which he has added an element of futility. This kind of unexpected twist makes Orozco’s work interesting to both contemporary art lovers and also anyone who wants an unusual and captivating art experience.

- text : http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/gabrielorozco/default.shtm
- image : a drawing after visiting the exhibition

It was really interesting, his unique perspective inspired me with his art works.
One of my favourites was the photographic series 'Until you find another yellow schwalbe 1995'. During a residency in Berline, he bought a yellow schwalbe - a motorscooter. Then he was looking for matching scooters in the city, he took the photos of the pair wherever they 'met'. It's a funny idea!!! I like the point which he has been trying to create art with his daily life.
Well, let's do it something within everyday life! :)