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			The red roses blooming in spring have a deep charm that you can stop and look at. But viewers don't think about the difficulties that a rose has gone through over a long period of time to make one beautiful flower bloom or the difficulties, the effect, the pain, it has nothing to do with roses, so you may not even think about it. 
The rose of passion. The rose overcame everything and was born of beauty.

Listening to the story of Kim Ji-yeon's work reminds me of roses. Most of the artist's works are filled with so-called pretty colors and pleasant images that catch our eyes. If you look at it slowly, thinking it's pretty like a scene in a fairy tale, you will find something unique or a little contradictory. This is the key point on Kim Ji-yeon's work.

The author draws pictures that views can enjoy, just like the joy light jokes give us in our lives, and adds a cynical element to them. The cynical element is a combination of a beautiful painting but the moment the viewer finds out what it is, it has the power to overturn the entire atmosphere of the painting. It's a charm in the artist's work, and it's also a reflection of the artist's life. 

Looking at Kim Ji-yeon's work makes me rethink my life. The times of joy, happiness, sadness, resentment, joy, anger, all mixed together. The moment I realize that no one's life can last absolutely one attribute from beginning to end, it's comforting and regrettable.

Kim Ji-yeon's <Opilia> also comes as much as our filled lives. 
But, you look pretty.
To be happy while watching.

Artist. Kim Ji-yeon

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