An array of colourful graphic characters with unicorn

Hyangmok Baik

I Know What You Did Last Summer

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Absurd yet harmonious, Hyangmok Baik’s figures gather to discover utopian pleasure in I Know What You Did Last Summer.

Baik starts his process by sketching a melting pot of dreams and memories in a picture diary, forming a sense of dépaysement. An otherworldly scene unfolds over a crisp, flattened perspective. The characters represent friends coming together, experiencing a moment of freedom. Amongst a bold unpredictable palette, a unicorn horn glints with variations of hand-applied metal leaf. Just as memories are erased and covered over again, the artist builds upon each print with acrylic paint and oil stick, making each unique.

“I hope people will face the nostalgic moments they have forgotten while watching this work. The world is too fast these days.”

Behind the scenes

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Artist Hyangmok Baik standing in his studio

Hyangmok Baik1 collaborationHave you ever woken up from a dream so vivid it lingers all day? That's the effect that Hyangmok Baik recreates in his graphic paintings. The influence of Pop Art is clear – solid blocks of colour create flat perspectives and multi-coloured figures pose theatrically. These characters are amalgamations of people he encounters in daily life. Friends, family and strangers alike. But the cartoonish figures disguise a heavy reality. In a world of isolation, Hyangmok sees togetherness as otherworldly. His canvases embody this – they’re a parallel universe where the sky is pink and your neighbour is an ostrich.

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