Faculty of Art

Drawing and Painting

Seoyoung Yoon

Volcano Series

My mother has been a heartbroken person for a long time. Someone who is beautiful but not hard inside and collapses in an instant, I learned about volcanoes in science class when I was young, and I thought they looked very similar to my mother.My mother's gap in perception was not something I could fill. I decided not to know how much loneliness was in the deep underground.A volcano erupts, what a beautiful scene is on the surface?My colourful mother, my volcano.

“My artistic practice began with personal conflict experiences. It focuses on the exploration of my personal identity and the flaws in human nature. Since then, my works have been focused on depicting explosive and mysterious nature, such as volcanoes, mountains, fires, caves, similar to my emotional state, such as painting everyday, layering abstract forms, and making conscious objects. Through these abstract works, I tried to capture the emotions of certain moments in time by using symbolic forms as a means of inducing self-reflection and self-reflection.”