Bagel Bicycle
One Spring Day 2
Holiday
Let's Play Jae Gi
Cinderella
White Horse
One Spring Day
B as...
Bad Birds
Love for Dodgers
Statement:
One of my duties as an illustrator is to entertain both my viewers and myself through my artwork. Interestingly, I find that, because artwork is a reflective mirror, people don’t appreciate the work if the artist has not found joy in creating it. More importantly, my works are meant to comfort viewers through humor that I add to my pieces. My idea is that everyone needs to laugh because life is getting harder and harder as we are becoming adults. With that said, my art is a surreal and fantastical escape that challenges impossibility. When we were children, we believed that Santa Claus existed. We thought we could fly one day and get a superpower. However, as we become adults we start to understand that there are limitations to what is possible in the world. Through my work, I want to rejuvenate in my viewers those good old beliefs that we used to have, because anything is possible in the fictional world.
My artistic style for designing a character has evolved into Kawaii, a Japanese aesthetic that embodies “cuteness.” For example, the Japanese find Kawaii in a character with a large head, a small body, two dots for eyes, and a pastel colored outfit. Artists that paint Kawaii characters such as Dick Bruna, Suzy Lee, Oili Tanninen, Il Sung Na, and Olivier Tallec inspired the development of my style.
My artworks are for future artists. I hate to admit it, but it is true that since digital painting programs were introduced, traditional illustrations (such as those done with oil paints, watercolor, or soft pastel) are declining. As I entered the adult world, I despaired about how ignorant the public was about the value of traditional art. I don’t criticize digital paintings; it’s just not my personal taste. Since everyone can easily copy and paste pre-existed artwork that is on the Internet, and re-work with incredibly short amount of time compared with the traditional method, people do not appreciate the original and traditional artworks. However, I want the artists who encounter my art to wonder: if digital art is more valuable than traditional art now, why do we start by gripping a pencil and sketchbook in our first year of an art college? As a successful illustrator, I want to show junior illustrators that traditional art is not dead yet.
To view her work, go to: Mable Song
Mable Song is an illustrator and a comic book writer who was born in Seoul, Korea in 1990 and currently lives in Torrance, CA. At the age of 4, her family moved to Japan, and spent 5 years in Osaka. After spending 6 years back in Seoul, Mable moved to Los Angeles, CA, at the age of 15. This multi-cultural experience has greatly influenced to her illustration; Mable specializes in making Kawaii characters in oil and acrylic painting. In May 2013, she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in illustration from Otis College of Art and Design. Mable loves chocolate, children’s book, and kittens even though she has a cat allergy.
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