Artistellar is pleased to present ‘Home Alone’, a solo show by Korean artist Jeehye Song.
Jeehye Song ( b.1991 Seoul) currently lives and works in Dusseldorf, Germany. This show is the artist’s first solo show in the UK and presents her most recent works. Across six paintings rendered in soft pastel colours, Song presents her humorous characters in precarious situations. At close look, they are snippets from daily life matters that take a treacherous turn.
‘Home Alone’ is like a window into the psyche of everyday life, where current state emotions are enhanced and left afloat. Her disproportionated figures are in a limp, melting-like state that appears almost comical. Song gets inspired by the absurdity of our domestic life and daily activities, which she transforms into unusual situations and scenarios in order to create new perspectives. She aims to eliminate the barriers and distance between the viewer and the artwork through humor and a playful approach. Her awkwardly constructed bulky characters reference the mundanity and ugliness of regular things and moments.
On the other hand, her images are rendered in aesthetically pleasing soft, pastel colours, thus adding a pinch of dreamy atmosphere. This creates a contradictory nature where absurdity, ridicule, and dream-like state coexist. It is a reflection of one’s mental image.