<p> Cultural aspects of South Korea fueled my artistic production for my Master of Fine Arts Project exhibition, <i>Desire.</i> The images of palaces, dollhouses, and castles that I depicted not only represented social expectations of wealth and social standing, but also fantasies many Koreans have about what it means to be successful a "desire" for wealth and improved social standing. With relief printed imagery, I created an environment where viewers walked through a labyrinth-like path, experiencing the fluid motion of psychological space. I aimed to visualize the acute societal pressures, which many young South Koreans suffer under.</p>

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:PROQUEST/oai:pqdtoai.proquest.com:1523292
Date09 August 2013
CreatorsPark, Ji sun
PublisherCalifornia State University, Long Beach
Source SetsProQuest.com
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
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