Young-Ji Cha
Young-Ji Cha brings animation experience into her gallery painting. Imagined characters and Korean folklore references explore changing emotions and a sense of balance.
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Young-Ji Cha: between reality and fantasy
Born in Seoul and based in Los Angeles, Young-Ji Cha works across visual development for animation and independent gallery painting. Traditional story motifs meet the experience of designing characters, producing figures that feel familiar while belonging to another reality.
In Seesaw, figures interact with the space of a seesaw. Differences in height, direction of gaze and distance allow the scene to be read through balance and change. In the Seesaw exhibition, the artist explored the highs and lows of everyday life. This provides context for the series rather than implying that each print shares the medium or dimensions of an original painting.
ArtComburo presents printed works with their own specifications. Compare the subject as well as the character, paper, dimensions, edition and framing recorded on the individual product page. Related compositions can be joined through a common theme or displayed independently: a small scene retains room for the viewer’s own story without needing every element to be explained.
Works
Young-Ji Cha
Seesaw — variant 1
A character with closed eyes sits low on a seesaw in a green landscape. Small surrounding objects and uneven colour boundaries give the image a storybook quality.
Young-Ji Cha
Seesaw — variant 2
A blue-clad character is raised on the other end of a seesaw. The green landscape, a small black figure and coloured symbols sustain a sense of unstable balance.
