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Interview with Tae-Young Kim |
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Editor Frank Scott (FS) from DesignPRWire has interviewed designer Tae-Young Kim (TK) for A’ Design Award and Competition. You can access the full profile of Tae-Young Kim by clicking here.
FS: Could you please tell us more about your art and design background? What made you become an artist/designer? Have you always wanted to be a designer?
TK: I majored in visual design, (I was originally a dream be the artist, but there was opposition from my parents) and after six years as a graphic designer after college, I was stopped because of a bad health. I had been bullied and violent during my school days, and my work life and interpersonal relationship were very difficult and difficult for me who had suffered from interpersonal phobia.I wanted to challenge my long-ago dream of becoming an artist again, and I wanted to share the last moments of my life with art work.
FS: Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
TK: I work at home.
FS: What is "design" for you?
TK: My work is Fine Art. It is the only friend who accepts and understands me as it is.
FS: What kinds of works do you like designing most?
TK: I like works that convey sincerity and authenticity, not just to enjoy.
FS: What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
TK: I don’t have favorite Works. Sometimes I watch works at gallery. I enjoy seeing their story and personality.
FS: What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
TK: Drawing. Drawing is the basis of all pictures: the most basic and instinctive technique that can express the most freely tangible and intangible things such as objects and emotions.
FS: When do you feel the most creative?
TK: When I discovered my own philosophy... and when it include in my work.
FS: Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
TK: Understanding the pain and suffering of many alienated people, including myself. My own philosophical thinking derived from it.
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
TK: Loneliness and solitude. Silence and tranquility.
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?
TK: A sense of joy and achievement that seemed to be rewarded with effort.
FS: What makes a design successful?
TK: Everyone has their own tastes. There is no everyone like works. So success is rare.
FS: When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
TK: It's "bad". Because "bad" requires good. If everyone is "good", why do we hurt each other?
FS: From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
TK: The philosophy and message of the artist inherent in the work changes perception: the artist is not simply a person for art; sometimes he is a pioneer who can influence the overall flow of society.
FS: How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
TK: The childhood science fiction movies and cartoons tell us how things will change in the future: in the old days it may have been a simple imagination, but now it is becoming a reality.Maybe it’s not a movie anymore, maybe the people who made those movies or cartoons had some sense of precognition or a revelation.
FS: When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?
TK: Recently, the 17th Korea-Japan Contemporary Art Artists Association held a regular group exhibition in Korea. The next exhibition will be held in Korea in January next year.
FS: Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
TK: The source of my work is philosophical thinking based on experience and events; this is closely related to my work, and has a great impact.
FS: How would you describe your design style? What made you explore more this style and what are the main characteristics of your style? What's your approach to design?
TK: The material and color of my work all started with my experience: I felt myself in the leaf in the early winter, which was eaten and dried, and composed of black and red. Black is a color that contains all colors. There is no color that overcomes black. It is darkness in the darkness. Red is the color of passion and authority, but it is the color of anger, the color of resistance, the color of fear, and the color of taboo. My time was often dark, and sometimes very scary. It is a reminder that my life is not just my own story but a chronic problem that I can not solve yet through realistic expression. With him, I want to convey the philosophy and message that everyone is valuable, precious and beautiful.
FS: Can you talk a little about your design process?
TK: On the road, At home, Find the beauty of leaves everywhere and take pictures. (unmanipulated beauty). I can not erase the ballpoint pen with an eraser, so I have to be careful every time, but sometimes I enjoy that thrill. The Monami 153 ballpoint pen I use often wipe on roll tissues because there are many ink residues.
FS: What is your "golden rule" in design?
TK: Time is not important; the authenticity of the finished work is important.
FS: What skills are most important for a designer?
TK: Authenticity.
FS: Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?
TK: It doesn’t matter which tools you use, it matters where you arrive.
FS: How long does it take to design an object from beginning to end?
TK: A week, usually.
FS: What was your most important job experience?
TK: I learn from the people around me. things I should and should not do as a human being.My Artist Statement and work descriptions were the biggest experiences stolen. Never steal someone's and disclose it.
FS: Who are some of your clients?
TK: She is a painter, not a client.
FS: What are your future plans? What is next for you?
TK: Now, I’m trying to make a little difference. For a more diverse and rich display of content.
FS: Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?
TK: I work alone.
FS: How can people contact you?
TK: e-mail : zinibox@daum.net
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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