Seoul-based artist Miseon Yoon, a graduate of Hongik University’s textile art program, made her initial foray into the art world with her patchwork creations in 2009. However, driven by personal struggles and societal pressures, Yoon embarked on a transformative journey, venturing beyond patchwork to explore diverse forms of artistic expression. Seeking liberation from external expectations, her current body of work embraces elements of Cubism, employing a gradual process of layering shapes and intricate details. This artistic approach mirrors the profound process of rediscovery and reassembly following periods of profound hardship and trauma. Notably, Yoon incorporates spherical shapes in her work, symbolizing both the roundedness of a ball and the inherent equilibrium and balance they represent.
“I transfer the feeling from being nervous through visual communication. My rejection toward the ordinary that I am filled with is naturally revealed in the work, along with the various images that are inspiring at each moment. I put my wounds on the table in the ways just as they are. With the audience’s sympathy, regardless of how low or high the level of it is, my goal reaches satisfaction with it. The portraits are meant to be self-portraits of myself or of you. (The portraits express the process of discovering identity in depth of myself or of you under the appearances on our surfaces.) The unbalanced nose and cheeks, eyes, and misaligned mouth is completed with my own realistic expression and the human characteristics to balance the inside of a human being. Thinking about the balance ball that we all have, I wanted to visually convey the anxiety, doubt, and fear that are often felt not to be worth leading in life as a driving force instead.”
See some Yoon’s work below:
