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Illustration

Seabomna Choe

Seabomna Choe is a multi-disciplinary artist, from Seoul, South Korea, working in illustration and animation. She has been focusing recently on creating ‘a shock of the new’ through her imagery.


Awards

2022      World Illustration Awards: Longlisted

2021      ijungle Illustration Awards: Merit 

                 Seoul International Illustration Competition : Honourable Mention 

2020     Creative Talent Picture Book Accompanying Project: Second Prize

2016      6th National Symbol Design Competition: Award

                Adobe Design Achievement Awards: Semi-Finalist

                35th Grand Art Exhibition of Korea: Honourable Mention

2015      21st International Communication Design Competition : Silver Prize


Official Selection

2022     Royal Society of British Artists’ Rising Stars

2021      Love Kensington + Chelsea Street Art

2016     The 20th Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival

                The 11th Festival du Film Coreen a Paris

                The 15th Euganea Film Festival

2015      The 17th Bucheon International Animation Festival

                 Kinematifest9 Festival


Exhibitions

2022      Royal Society of British Artists’ Rising Stars, London, UK

2021       AP.AART.MENT77, London, UK

2020      Bisang 2020, Seoul, KR

                 Picture Book Exhibition, Yongin, KR 

2019       Very Christmas, Seoul, KR

                 The Turning Pont, Seoul, KR

2016       The Mother’s Diary, Yangpyeong, KR

2015       Spectrum, Seoul, KR


Show Location: Battersea campus: Studio Building, Ground floor

Seabomna Choe-statement

The world had gone mad and

the time had come to send in the

damn clowns!

Live concert at the Royal College of Music
Live concert at the Royal College of Music

What can be created when classical music and contemporary art work together? A collaboration project between students from across the Royal College of Art and the Royal College of Music interrogated this question. 

Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire composed in the 20th century is known for its atonal style which means it’s not in the traditional mix of keys that we associate with classical music of previous centuries. It consists of 3 parts with 7 poems each.

This work interprets Part 1, which is about a pierrot who is intoxicated by the moon and dreams of love or lust, with repeated images of blood and illness. These images were inspired by the poems that the music is based on. The music itself is very disorienting, chaotic, and appears paradoxical to the listener. This intense artwork is non-narrative and non-sequential to reflect the absurd and bizarre atmosphere of the music.

Image, digital drawing
Image, digital drawing
Image, digital drawing
Image, digital drawing
Image, digital drawing

Medium:

digital drawing