Fine artist Keun Young Park doesn't rely on computer programs or other digital devices to help create her mind-boggling micro-collages. Instead, she employs her own two hands to tear pieces of paper into tiny pieces and then arrange them to form realistically detailed body parts including faces, hands and legs. Each artwork is made up of thousands of paper pieces that were saturated in color beforehand.
While the fine lines present in Keun Young Park's work look like pixels, they represent the body in transformation. Park writes, "I believe that everything is constantly changing, either being generated or destroyed. Presence is just a state of being, and the reality of an object has ambiguity in this shifting."
Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, Keun Young Park is currently based in Jersey City.
Mind-Boggling Micro-Collages
Keun Young Park's Work Represents the Body in Transformation
Trend Themes
1. Analog Collage Art - The trend of fine artists utilizing traditional analog methods to create unique, micro-collages with vivid colors and multimedia will continue to grow.
2. Transformational Art - The demand for art pieces that represent human body parts in transformation, with intricate details, and vivid colors will increase in the art market.
3. Handmade Paper Art - The trend of handmade paper art utilizing different techniques such as manipulation and layering of paper, and vivid color saturation will grow among art enthusiasts.
Industry Implications
1. Fine Arts - Fine arts industry can leverage these trends to create unique and innovative art pieces that represent human form in transformation.
2. Crafting - Crafting industries can grow by providing new techniques and materials that allow artists to create micro-collages with vivid colors and multimedia.
3. Education - The trend of micro-collages can also be used in educational settings to teach art and craft techniques to students, giving them an opportunity to explore their creativity using traditional methods.