Sinyoung Kim
Pineapples
Illustration
2023
Digital
10 x 10
Pineapples were a status symbol in 18th-century Europe. The exotic fruit would be rented out to be put out on display. The piece "Pineapples" compare the modern status symbol of collecting items to be put on display to the old ways of flaunting one's status.
Work by
Sinyoung Kim
Illustration
“My thesis “False Status” examines status symbols throughout history that aren’t very meaningful when looked at through the modern lens in order to show that status symbols and showing off wealth is a...” [More]