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title. The artist individualizes subjectivity by lengthening the small memories of her childhood and her father through her
flowers. The vague memories of her father, who loved flowers and birds, had already been present in her childhood, but the

artist is drawing out the emotions and sentiments that were settled deep inside of her through the flowers. At this point,
the artist's flower is presented as a meaningful symbol with a certain story, away from the functional thing of a sincere and
objective expression of an object. After all, flowers are the medium to express the artist's emotions and sentiments.The
memories and emotions of the artist’s fresh childhood have individualized meaning as they are spread and interpreted

through flowers as a symbol of life. It is special because it is born from the artist's personal experience and aged through her
personal history.

The artist's work is serious and sincere. In addition, the flower expressed on the canvas has a gorgeous beauty and a

healthy vitality. Therefore, it is positive that the artist's secret memories and appreciation can be added to escape from rigid
expressions that can be caused by obsession with simple materialistic ideas or excessively objective representations. In
addition, the artist's works evoke not only sincere but also calming sense of prominence. This may be the result of the artist's
sentiments toward her surroundings and everyday life, including the target flowers, as well as the essence of recollections

and her vague memories lied inside her. On the basis of affection for life and healthy perception, reminiscence of the past
time implied in the artist's work must be an advantage. As a means to accommodate this, it is considered that the traditional
style of coloring also fits well. In addition to this, if the object can be more boldly and subjectively reinterpreted and
expressed on the canvas, the artist's work will be considered to be in another aspect. The willingness to work and the sincere

expressions shown through the artist's work are sufficient to satisfy these expectations. I look forward to the development
of the artist and the next achievement.

June 2021
Sangcheol Kim (Professor, Dongduk Women's University, Art Critic)

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