Bella Yongok Kim

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As an artist, I want to be a part of the environmental movement and reduce the consumption of resources while doing my creative activities. In my surroundings, it is easy to find leftovers and packages of food or merchandise that are destined to get trashed. As I see their colors and textures as unique, and special. I collect these plastics every day and prepare them for transformation, then I cut, wash, and dry them. I regroup them based on colors and textures, then sew and patch them to create the whole artwork. I love to see the harmony of small and insignificant patches, which blend so well together, often making patterns, textures, and unexpected effects such as transparency, shadows, and even 3-dimensional structures. My creativity is often sparked by my imagination from nature, and the world around me. This transformation of useless materials into meaningful results gives me endless joy and I hope that people would also appreciate how ordinary materials can be used for art.

Title: Jogakbo Journey: Save Big
Medium: Recycled Fabric, Plastic packages, Yarn, Thread
Size: 96 (h) x 96 (w)

Title: Pairing Up And Down
Medium: Recycled Fabric, Plastic packages, Yarn, Thread
Size: 10 (h) x 10 (w)