Yeji Jun’s petite acrylic on canvas works explore fantasy, romance, humor, self-doubt, narcissism, hope and the general mundanity of contemporary life, both through the images themselves and through the text that accompanies and forms an intrinsic part of them. The artist terms her creations ‘snapshots’ of her subconscious state, and these graphic images are the result of a hybrid genre Jun has developed utilizing drawing, collage and paint. Daydreams, text and significant personal details such as signs and symbols are the subject matter of these charmingly diaristic sketches and darkly intriguing compositions. Sticking to one or two colors only, Jun distills the wild pirouettes of her creative imagination down to its impulsive and vulnerable cores.
Born in Seoul, Yeji Jun received her BFA from Kyonggi University in Seoul, South Korea and an MFA from New York City’s Hunter College. In 2010, Yeji Jun won First Prize in the Viridian Artist International Juried Exhibition.