So-Jeok-Hwa Fine Art

It is a desperate will. I wanted to be a painter, but I did not know how. I majored in visual design at university and learned the field of illustration, but I did not know how to become an illustrator. I worked as a designer in an IT company, but it was a series of breathtaking days that did not fit my tendency. After four years of work, I finally decided to challenge the painter again with a big decision. I left in November 2012 and received a severance pay, but I did not know when I would become a painter with a small amount of money. I did not know if I could make my debut as a painter. I cut the paper in half and tried not to waste it by taking advantage of what I could. it was possible because I kept the tools of my painting days. In a situation where I could not get any support, I was desperate, and it was the ballpoint pen that found the material that suited my tendency. It was my first homework. To live a long time as a painter. If the material that suits my tendency was paint, I would have chosen paint.

First of all, it is necessary to find the formative shape among the many leaves hanging on the plant and take a picture, which should be based on the purest and most affectionate view and emotion. It is better to draw on paper than on canvas, and paper is better in terms of preservation. (There are traces on the paper, but when drawn on the canvas, the ink evaporates over time.) Drop 1cm each on the left, right, top and bottom of the paper and draw the area with a pencil. (This area is the space where the gum-tape is glued when working on the last piece of paper.) I draw a picture in it. I proceed from sketch to ballpoint pen. I can sketch with pencil, but the traces of graphite interfere with the color of the ballpoint pen. I sketch with my eyes while looking at the photographed picture. The flower is a red ballpoint pen, and the other elements are a simple shape and position with a black ballpoint pen. If you sketch with a line that is too strong, it is difficult to modify, so use a light line. If you have a plan, you must remember it. If you have a plan, you must remember it. Because if you fail draw it again from the beginning. The important point is to find the optimal margin where the object (flower) to be drawn can be seen most beautifully. Sometimes the area can be varied depending on the intention, and the size of the final work. Fill it up or leave a trace of a line. If you leave a trace of a line, you can feel like you are drawn on a cloth. When the background is filled, draw a line with a pencil. (The size of the final piece) and based on the line, the line is drawn by dropping 1cm on the top, bottom, left and right. (The area for attaching the last gum-tape) Now start to draw flowers in earnest. It is good practice to use a ballpoint pen like a pencil because it is similar to a pencil drawing. It does not matter whether you draw a leaf first or a leaf first. In the case of red flowers, if they have a certain shape, they express a more solid feeling with the same color. If you dry them and repaint them, you can see that they become darker. However, if you give too much force, the paper tears and you need to adjust the force. After expressing as much as possible in such a way, drawing shadow with a black ballpoint pen. This technique uses the name [Rolling & Fusion], and after painting the shadow part little by little with a black ballpoint pen, it can rub it with a red ballpoint pen to produce a softer stereoscopic effect. This technique can better express the soft shape of the flower. The minute of the leaf is expressed using the strength of the line with a black ballpoint pen. When the expression of the flower and the leaf is completed, the background is repainted. This technique, named [Pleroma], is to paint a black ballpoint pen, completely dry, and repaint to realize the unique Wine Black color of black ink, which makes the red flower more prominent. However, the already filled part is not painted as well as the first time. The ball of the ballpoint pen rolls and stops, and then the ink does not come out and scrapes the paper. In that case, several times on other paper and then reworked. This is the completion of the work. The paper in which the moisture of the ink penetrates becomes rugged, so it needs to be flattened. It is important to apply water to the back of the picture and carefully attach it to the flat, even surface of the board if it is wet to some extent. It is important not to use any other adhesive because it is wet with water. If flattened, seal the perimeter with the gum-tape to prevent air from entering. The 1cm gap on the paper is for attaching the gum-tape. Wait until it is completely dry. As time goes by, the board bends and the paper becomes flat. It is a principle that the paper tightens as it dries. When it is completely dried, it cuts the paper with a knife according to the line drawn with a pencil. Until it puts in the picture frame, it packs in the thing which can protect from the moisture like the newspaper and it keeps. The paper must be thick in order to spread the paper. Therefore, it is recommended to use more than 120g of paper when choosing paper. If not, it will be torn when watered and attached to the board. Dries enough for about a month, it is varnished to improve preservation. Use a UV-blocking spray varnish, and results may vary depending on the manufacturer; testing is required for each product. I use only two colors, black and red, to give me the charm of simplicity and the freedom to think. Personally, I do not recommend a style that complicates the screen. For me, such works are fun to watch, but it is difficult to appreciate for a long time.

I was severely bullied throughout my school years and suffered from gangrene, so I had a great deal of trouble with relationships and conversations with others. Even though I got better by going to college and doing club activities, I still need a lot of courage when I meet people. It was not smooth in my work life either. I quit my job to become a painter and started painting again. The first thing I started was "Inner Travel." I wanted to travel abroad, but I did not have money, so I created a bird on paper. And through that, I began to bring out my childhood experiences and the pain, sadness, joy, and pain that I had experienced one by one. What I felt as I traveled through myself was, "I just a little different from other children." However, being different from others has become a joke, and even to the point where violence has to be done. No one is born to be hurt. It has its own value. Education in Korea was only important for the first place, and the goal was to get a job at a good university or a good company than others. I thought that the most important problem was that there was no human education to care for the weak or give to someone. Education is the way to solve this problem, but education cannot be changed at once. I wanted people's perceptions to change through my paintings and my stories, because if perceptions change, education will change one day. "No matter how insignificant it seems, it has its own value, and it's just a little different." I wanted to say. That was October. October is the beginning of winter, and the leaves at this time are dry and eaten by worms. It was like me, full of wounds, and the leaves began to be painted like flowers, as if to comfort me. 'You're a beautiful flower and precious,' that was the start of the So-Jeok-Hwa series. Some art critics say, "Planar painting is inadequate because it is not a delicate medium to change perceptions or ideas." However, many flat arts, such as posters we produce, placards with messages, and graffiti on the walls, play a big role in conveying messages and changing people's perceptions and concepts.