Jung Eun Park - Womb Story 1

2003, Pencil, thread, fabrics, watercolor on coffee-dyed Korean mulberry paper, 7 x 8”

In the series, the womb and anatomical women’s body, such as cells, tissues, and organs are simplified and symbolized to describe the narratives of my personal story and altered conceptually in my drawing to speak a universal language. The pencil drawings get joined with mixed media, such as cotton fabrics, threads, and watercolors on a coffee-dyed Korean mulberry paper. The series is a record of my intimate life, but also implies the psychological mindscapes of living as a woman.

About the Artist:

Jung Eun Park is a New York-based artist working in drawing and sculpture. Her primary materials are graphite pencil, embroidery thread, and watercolor on coffee-dyed Korean mulberry paper. She investigates a meaning of home by observing a relationship with people, objects, and environments. She captures imagery of her intimate life, which implying her psychological narratives, and records the moment with simple line and shape on her drawing.

Jung Eun Park was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea where she received her B.F.A degree in Painting at KookMin University. She moved to New York in 2005 for her M.F.A degree in Painting at Pratt Institute. She has received artist grant and studio space from the Vermont Studio Center. Her work has been widely exhibited in the United State, Europe, and Asia.