Showing posts with label my art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label my art. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Juxtapoz Detroit project
At the end of October, Juxtapoz Magazine sent a couple artists to Detroit, MI to work with Powerhouse to fix up the neighborhoods, creating a new community in a city with one of the highest poverty percentages and violent crime rates. Read about everything here: http://www.juxtapoz.com/Juxtapoz+Live+in+Detroit/
It was my first time in Detroit and I loved it and it exceeded my expectations. It's a dying, collapsing city that's like a ghost town in many ways, but for an artist or any creative person, there's also this wonderful sense of expansive opportunity that I haven't felt in any other US city. In that sense, it is very much alive and I'm glad to have given Detroit what we made there in two weeks and left behind. In return, we gained new friendships and inspiration and brought that back with us to share. A neighbor told Mitch from Powerhouse that he was thinking about abandoning his house, but after seeing new life in the neighborhood, decided to stay. If that doesn't speak for the impact of art and how just even one individual being touched, deeply matters, I'm not sure what else can.
Thank you http://www.monicacanilao.com/, Rich Coleman, Dark Dark Dark, Die Antwoord, Harrison, Kevin Hayes, Jason Jaworski, Mitch and Gina, Kerstin Niemann, pitbulls, RETNA, Chris Ridell, Secret Santa Claus, Tod Seelie, stray neighborhood cats, Swoon, Trim and Trash, Ben Wolf, everyone who came to the in progress opening and the rest of Detroit....
The house I picked was previously worked on by a group of various architects. I layered upon some of their work like a sculptural collage. Their work was more structured and minimal and I hoped to create a nice contrast and a warmer environment by making a miniature neighborhood within a neighborhood with lots of recycled scrap materials. The hanging white cut out that casts a shadow above the houses was part of a much larger piece that was covering the bottom of a stairway. I was going to rip the whole thing off, but then decided to leave it hanging and carve out a drawing from it. There's a theme of a flood through the installation; fabric flows out from the house like water and the houses sit on waves, thus the name of the piece is 'The Flood House.' Ironically in the middle of making my installation, I found out that the house leaks and I had a couple nights of scrambling for buckets, laying towels around and covering things with plastic tarps. There are long term plans to make the outside of this house as part of a neighborhood skate park. For now, I wanted 'The Flood House' to be like a time capsule library. People are invited to send mail to this house, giving it some new life and connection to others. What would you have done to fix up this house? Your letters most likely won't be responded to or opened immediately, thus the time capsule element.
Send your letters, drawings, confessions to:
13178 Moran Street
Detroit, MI 48212
Here are some photos by Tod Seelie. Please check out his other photos too. They're beautiful.
flood of tears
drip drip...
seahorses with open arms. their hair is made from scraps of paper salvaged from a place that we broke into one night as we were driving and the road just ended without warning and left us at a dead end in front of a boarded up apartment building. i think they are accounting documents from 1973.
oversized fake pencils made with paint and giant nails. i don't know who would need a really giant nail. looked like a stake for pitching tents or stabbing someone or something.
homage to the black squirrels i saw in detroit. i thought squirrels were only brown.
downstairs closet. i made a string 'spider web' with paper leaves.
upstairs window. paper cut out and wheat paste.
last morning quick shot before heading to the airport. horrible. exhausted. cold. only 2 hours of sleep. only pic i have of the outside of house.
a mystery person stapled this to the outside of my house and where ben wolf's installation starts. i thought it was monica and harrison, but ben told me he thinks he saw a man that looked like santa claus doing it... i wonder!
i found this on the front porch of the house i was staying at, the morning i was leaving. mystery! who did this and how did they know i love it? it was such a beautiful, magical surprise. :) i shoved them into my carry on bag and now they're on my studio shelf....
It was my first time in Detroit and I loved it and it exceeded my expectations. It's a dying, collapsing city that's like a ghost town in many ways, but for an artist or any creative person, there's also this wonderful sense of expansive opportunity that I haven't felt in any other US city. In that sense, it is very much alive and I'm glad to have given Detroit what we made there in two weeks and left behind. In return, we gained new friendships and inspiration and brought that back with us to share. A neighbor told Mitch from Powerhouse that he was thinking about abandoning his house, but after seeing new life in the neighborhood, decided to stay. If that doesn't speak for the impact of art and how just even one individual being touched, deeply matters, I'm not sure what else can.
Thank you http://www.monicacanilao.com/, Rich Coleman, Dark Dark Dark, Die Antwoord, Harrison, Kevin Hayes, Jason Jaworski, Mitch and Gina, Kerstin Niemann, pitbulls, RETNA, Chris Ridell, Secret Santa Claus, Tod Seelie, stray neighborhood cats, Swoon, Trim and Trash, Ben Wolf, everyone who came to the in progress opening and the rest of Detroit....
The house I picked was previously worked on by a group of various architects. I layered upon some of their work like a sculptural collage. Their work was more structured and minimal and I hoped to create a nice contrast and a warmer environment by making a miniature neighborhood within a neighborhood with lots of recycled scrap materials. The hanging white cut out that casts a shadow above the houses was part of a much larger piece that was covering the bottom of a stairway. I was going to rip the whole thing off, but then decided to leave it hanging and carve out a drawing from it. There's a theme of a flood through the installation; fabric flows out from the house like water and the houses sit on waves, thus the name of the piece is 'The Flood House.' Ironically in the middle of making my installation, I found out that the house leaks and I had a couple nights of scrambling for buckets, laying towels around and covering things with plastic tarps. There are long term plans to make the outside of this house as part of a neighborhood skate park. For now, I wanted 'The Flood House' to be like a time capsule library. People are invited to send mail to this house, giving it some new life and connection to others. What would you have done to fix up this house? Your letters most likely won't be responded to or opened immediately, thus the time capsule element.
Send your letters, drawings, confessions to:
13178 Moran Street
Detroit, MI 48212
Here are some photos by Tod Seelie. Please check out his other photos too. They're beautiful.
flood of tears
drip drip...
seahorses with open arms. their hair is made from scraps of paper salvaged from a place that we broke into one night as we were driving and the road just ended without warning and left us at a dead end in front of a boarded up apartment building. i think they are accounting documents from 1973.
oversized fake pencils made with paint and giant nails. i don't know who would need a really giant nail. looked like a stake for pitching tents or stabbing someone or something.
homage to the black squirrels i saw in detroit. i thought squirrels were only brown.
downstairs closet. i made a string 'spider web' with paper leaves.
upstairs window. paper cut out and wheat paste.
last morning quick shot before heading to the airport. horrible. exhausted. cold. only 2 hours of sleep. only pic i have of the outside of house.
a mystery person stapled this to the outside of my house and where ben wolf's installation starts. i thought it was monica and harrison, but ben told me he thinks he saw a man that looked like santa claus doing it... i wonder!
i found this on the front porch of the house i was staying at, the morning i was leaving. mystery! who did this and how did they know i love it? it was such a beautiful, magical surprise. :) i shoved them into my carry on bag and now they're on my studio shelf....
Monday, November 29, 2010
Garfields Hundreds art show
Garfield was the first comic I ever read and loved. Here's the flyer for the show and my piece. I made my own kind of existential comic jokes and drew Garfield from memory. That's why he's quirky and odd looking. The paper is from old books found in Portland, OR and I started drawing while waiting at the airport.
emberley show video interview
Scion Installation LA: Ed Emberley & Friends - Saelee Oh from Scion ART on Vimeo.
oh man. thanks freeze frame. anyways, here's a video.
here's everybody else's video too.
Scion Installation LA: Ed Emberley & Friends - Ed Emberley from Scion ART on Vimeo.
Scion Installation LA: Ed Emberley & Friends - Seonna Hong from Scion ART on Vimeo.
Scion Installation LA: Ed Emberley & Friends - Raul Gonzales from Scion ART on Vimeo.
Scion Installation LA: Ed Emberley & Friends - Matt Leines from Scion ART on Vimeo.
Scion Installation LA: Ed Emberley & Friends - Christopher Kline from Scion ART on Vimeo.
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Breathing Underwater
The stop motion animation that Eric Nakamura and I worked on is finally available to be viewed online.
Music is by Goh Nakamura and it was made for a touring Scion art show earlier this year.
Scion Installation 6 Artist Video : Eric Nakamura & Saelee Oh from Scion ART on Vimeo.
Music is by Goh Nakamura and it was made for a touring Scion art show earlier this year.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Ed Emberley and Friends art show
click here to see the animated intro for the show.
it's fun and cute. i like it. this is one of my top favorite group shows. it's been so fun to meet and work alongside new artists and a childhood favorite, Ed Emberley. I'll post images of the opening later. here's the info so that you can come if you want!
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Scion presents: Ed Emberley & Friends
July 17 - August 7, 2010
Ed Emberley's legendary drawing books inspired a generation of kids to become artists. In this show, Ed Emberley displays his original 1970's mockups alongside five grown-up artists who were influenced by him.
Curated by Caleb Neelon, the exhibition features Ed Emberley as well as five artists who were inspired by him. The artists include Raul Gonzalez, Seonna Hong, Matt Leines, Christopher Kline and Saelee Oh.
For "Ed Emberley & Friends," each artist will create a six-foot-by-six-foot wood panel that is a mash-up of their own style and that of Ed Emberley's instructional drawing books. The tribute paintings will be exhibited alongside examples of each artist's individual work. After the show, each of the large painted panels will be donated for long-term display in children's hospitals around the United States.
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 17, 2010 | 7-10pm
Complimentary Valet & Bar
Scion Installation L.A.
3521 Helms Ave (at National)
Culver City, CA. 90232
Gallery Phone: 310.815.8840
Hours: Wednesday - Saturday, 11 AM - 6 PM
seonna hong's piece on the left and mine on the right in progress. a snippet of chris kline's piece on the very left.
my finished piece. i hope it cheers up some sick kids and makes them feel a little better. hospitals can be depressing places.
i'll post more pics of everyone's work and the opening later!
Scion Presents: Ed Emberley and Friends from Scion ART on Vimeo.
it's fun and cute. i like it. this is one of my top favorite group shows. it's been so fun to meet and work alongside new artists and a childhood favorite, Ed Emberley. I'll post images of the opening later. here's the info so that you can come if you want!
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Scion presents: Ed Emberley & Friends
July 17 - August 7, 2010
Ed Emberley's legendary drawing books inspired a generation of kids to become artists. In this show, Ed Emberley displays his original 1970's mockups alongside five grown-up artists who were influenced by him.
Curated by Caleb Neelon, the exhibition features Ed Emberley as well as five artists who were inspired by him. The artists include Raul Gonzalez, Seonna Hong, Matt Leines, Christopher Kline and Saelee Oh.
For "Ed Emberley & Friends," each artist will create a six-foot-by-six-foot wood panel that is a mash-up of their own style and that of Ed Emberley's instructional drawing books. The tribute paintings will be exhibited alongside examples of each artist's individual work. After the show, each of the large painted panels will be donated for long-term display in children's hospitals around the United States.
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 17, 2010 | 7-10pm
Complimentary Valet & Bar
Scion Installation L.A.
3521 Helms Ave (at National)
Culver City, CA. 90232
Gallery Phone: 310.815.8840
Hours: Wednesday - Saturday, 11 AM - 6 PM
seonna hong's piece on the left and mine on the right in progress. a snippet of chris kline's piece on the very left.
my finished piece. i hope it cheers up some sick kids and makes them feel a little better. hospitals can be depressing places.
i'll post more pics of everyone's work and the opening later!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
bazaar bizarre in san francisco
this past weekend was the bazaar bizarre craft fair in SF. It was a nice excuse to get out of the house and drive up north to get some fresh, rainy air. i had some custom fabric printed and made some pouches and brooches. they sold out during the show but we'll have more for renegade this upcoming weekend. i can't go out to that one, so say hello to my sister and doppelganger, saewon oh.
here's my table buddy, jenny of cut x paste.
my other unexpected table buddy, some kind of spider making a web on my print.
buddies everywhere. i have a talent for finding faces in food. (here and here) this is green pea udon man before i slurped him down.
here's my table buddy, jenny of cut x paste.
my other unexpected table buddy, some kind of spider making a web on my print.
buddies everywhere. i have a talent for finding faces in food. (here and here) this is green pea udon man before i slurped him down.
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
post it's for the GR post it note show!
here are my post it's i made while doodling and cat sitting. try to find them amongst the huge mass of doodles and art at the annual post it note art show at GR2 this weekend. i'll try to make it out. i'm holed up working a lot lately and it feels great!
GR2
Dec. 5th - Jan. 13th
reception Dec. 5th 6:30 - 10 pm
cash and carry
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
work in progress
large cut outs. about 40" x 60". all one sheet of paper. made with an exacto blade. these are all in progress...i finished the last one but don't have images of it finished yet.
Thursday, August 06, 2009
koreans love me
here's an article that was in some magazine insert of a korean newspaper. this came out a few weeks ago? i didn't know about it until my mom's friend found it. i didn't read it because it would take me a whole day to sound out each letter so, it could be a scathing review for all i know... my mom tells me that it's not though. anyways... thank you koreans. i hope to visit you next summer and teach during the day and stay up and party and eat dukbokki all night.
love how i never blog and then i post 5 posts in one day? that's what happens when i take ADD meds one day and magic maca powder that the inca warriors ate for energy the next.
stay turned. i have so many more things to share.
sneak peak from 2010 calendar
So, Jill Bliss and I just completed our 5th collaborative annual calendar. Yay. It's waiting to go to the printers. I'll post layouts of the actual pages soon. This is a behind the scenes look at how the cover image was created. Pretty simple, hand made, d.i.y. Can't believe we're on our 5th one already... Each year we try out something a little different with the process. This year's 'Flock and Flutter' art is all shot in real life nature settings with our paper artwork characters. it's amaaaazing!!!
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