-
Artworks
Kyung Jeon EUA, b. 1975
Karnival acrobats, 2009Gouache, watercolor, graphite on rice paper on canvas80 x 75 x 2.5 cm
31 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 1 in© 2009 Kyung Jeon / Courtesy Fundación AMMAPhoto: Alejandro PaezFurther images
A scene of children at play defined by geometry: the oblique arrangement of a checkerboard-patterned tatami mat, a smooth yellow plane serving as the background, and a predominance of circular forms combined with others that appear elongated. Two adult figures wearing top hats preside over the scene.
Kyung Jeon works primarily with gouache and watercolor. Her distinctive paintings of children in fantastical settings use a seemingly naive aesthetic to express her concerns regarding issues such as social justice, motherhood, and the climate crisis.
