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to each their own style

Born and raised in South Korea, SuYeon Seo’s early notions of home were grounded in a fixed, unchanging space. After relocating to Sweden, however, her concept of home began to stretch and shift, much like the abstract forms that grace her canvas. Indeed, her distinctly cultural and personal compositions reconstruct and rearrange existing realities into something new and positively brimming with possibility.

Sweden’s rich historical landscapes and cultural diversity has expanded SuYeon’s perceptions of the world. While there, she has incorporated inspiration on the ground with compositional techniques learned in South Korea, merging elements of the self with its external surroundings to establish a harmonious, interconnected whole. Guided by the quintessential forces of adaptability and flexibility, her creative practice synthesizes the old and the new, the familiar and the foreign, encapsulating her transnational experience without explicitly dividing her primary cultural reference points in two.

SuYeon’s unique approach to abstraction freely stretches and transforms shapes, hinting at a sense of displacement while creating a palpable air of togetherness over time. She combines colors and textures that may seem out of place at first glance, but through soft forms and balanced compositions, they mature in the space, reassembling between worlds and flaunting the pleasures of belonging against the odds.

SuYeon prefers to evoke a subtle sense of comfort through her works as opposed to any grand revelation in particular. Akin to a dependable, cloud-like sofa, her paintings are designed to offer solace and style in the background of everyday life, accompanying owners and opening clearings for imagination and connection when they need it most.

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