GirlCrush:Joy 1,207 Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 kim daehyun a.k.a moonassi Excerpts taken from the Official Moonassi site: I was born in Seoul in 1980, now live and work in Seoul. I studied oriental painting which is a study on the traditional East Asian painting. I’ve been drawing Moonassi series since university. The series is my life-time project. There is no specific background story or a theory about the drawing. Each drawing is created based on my daily thoughts and feelings. I draw to meditate on myself and others, and to be able to see the whole story of the series in the end. Why Moonassi? Moonassi is my artist name that I’ve been using since long ago. It was “무나 moonaa†at the beginning and has become “무나씨 moona-ssi†as people get used to the name. (“-씨 -ssi†is the most commonly used honorific forms of address in Korean, used amongst people of approximately equal speech level. It is attached at the end of the full name or simply after the first name if the speaker is more familiar with someone.) “무나 moonaa†can be roughly translated as “There is no such thing as meâ€, or “Emptiness / Void in meâ€. When people call me “Moonassiâ€, it’s like if they are calling someone who has no identity. - from an interview with Artchipel. Why black? All drawings are painted using black ink. There is no special reason I stick to black. I like black for same reason as you like it. It’s simple, strong, beautiful, and just enough. And its unlimited possibility has always fascinated me. Someday, if I'm bored, of course I'll use another colour, dark medium grey, or light slate grey. Who are these people? Who's face? The face with no expression is borrowed from old Buddhist painting which has always fascinated me since university. I thought that the face is perfect to conceal their feelings because I don’t want to show directly if these characters are good or bad through their faces. The simple black suit which looks like underwear has been chosen in order to make you only focus on their gestures. I purposely don’t show the time, place or gender. selected works https://vimeo.com/138322780 Click here for more: Meet my favorite artists; right out of China edition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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