{"id":32779,"date":"2018-11-16T19:29:30","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T03:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=32779"},"modified":"2018-11-16T19:33:05","modified_gmt":"2018-11-17T03:33:05","slug":"peeling-paint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/16\/peeling-paint\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;peeling paint&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/16\/peeling-paint\/seonna_hong1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32797\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32797\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/seonna_hong1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/seonna_hong1.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/seonna_hong1-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/7594004\/height\/26\/theme\/standard-mini\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"26\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Episode no. 150! Well, what better way to celebrate that huge milestone than to talk to an artist who I&#8217;ve been trying to get on the podcast for ages&#8230; yep, Los Angeles based painter<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seonnahong.com\/\"> Seonna Hong<\/a> is my guest today! We&#8217;re talking process, day jobs <em>{yes, she has a day job on top of her art practice!?}<\/em>, Care Bears, and tiger lilies. Oh, and I also told her about Nanaimo Bars. Apparently her Canadian husband has been holding out on her? Listen right up there under <em>&#8220;The Magic Number&#8221;<\/em>, or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/jealous-curator-art-for-your\/id996338562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/jealous-curator-art-for-your\/id996338562\">subscribe on iTunes.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>First, Seonna&#8217;s latest work, from a show titled <em>&#8220;Things Will Get Better&#8221;<\/em>, that was recently showing at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hashimotocontemporary.com\/\">Hashimoto Gallery<\/a> in San Francisco:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/16\/peeling-paint\/seonna_hong2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32798\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32798\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/seonna_hong2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"2959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/seonna_hong2.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/seonna_hong2-59x300.jpg 59w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/seonna_hong2-202x1024.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I mean, come on! Those lumps and bumps are the chunks of peeled paint we were talking about. Digital images don&#8217;t do these pieces justice&#8230; if you ever get a chance to see them in person, do it!<\/p>\n<p>Now, just to prove that I&#8217;ve been fan-girling over Seonna&#8217;s work for <em>years<\/em>, here are the first pieces I wrote\u00a0 about, way back in 2009:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/16\/peeling-paint\/seonna_hong3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32799\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32799\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/seonna_hong3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/seonna_hong3.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/seonna_hong3-137x300.jpg 137w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/seonna_hong3-468x1024.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gorgeous, and a great example of her evolution as an artist <em>{and the aging of her model\/daughter!<\/em>}.<\/p>\n<p>Next up&#8230; animals! I love Seonna&#8217;s animals, which often serve as &#8220;emotional totems&#8221; in her work:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/16\/peeling-paint\/seonna_hong4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32800\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/seonna_hong4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"3796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/seonna_hong4.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/seonna_hong4-46x300.jpg 46w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zebras, and tigers, and bears, oh my! And yes, how cool is it that her daughter&#8217;s name is Tiger Lily? So. Cool.<\/p>\n<p>Ok, I can&#8217;t believe I forgot to bring this up, but I have to show you Seonna&#8217;s paint chip paintings because, well, you&#8217;ll see:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/16\/peeling-paint\/seonna_hong5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32801\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32801\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/seonna_hong5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/seonna_hong5.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/seonna_hong5-133x300.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/seonna_hong5-453x1024.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh, I love these so, so much! When we were at Hashimoto for my book signing {because yes, Seonna&#8217;s in my latest book}, I asked her about them. Apparently my guess was right&#8230; she has to rotate which paint\/hardware stores she hits up. I wonder if they have posters up&#8230; WATCH FOR THIS PAINT CHIP HOARDING WOMAN.<\/p>\n<p>And this. HOW did I not bring this up during the Not-So-Speedy Speed Round? This was Halloween 2016, before Seonna and I really knew each other &#8230; well, beyond Instagram that is:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/16\/peeling-paint\/seonna_hong6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32802\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32802\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/seonna_hong6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/seonna_hong6.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/seonna_hong6-163x300.jpg 163w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/seonna_hong6-557x1024.jpg 557w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Great minds think alike &#8230; and dress like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0265666\/\">Royal Tenenbaums<\/a>. Yep, turns out we have more than just our birth year, Care Bears, Garfield, and love of treehouses in common! Thanks to Seonna for <em>finally<\/em> coming on the podcast <em>{and for letting me share her story\/work in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.runningpress.com\/titles\/danielle-krysa\/a-big-important-art-book-now-with-women\/9780762463794\/\">my book<\/a>}<\/em>;\u00a0thank you to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saatchiart.com\/\">Saatchi Art\u00a0<\/a>for supporting this episode, and thanks to you for listening. There will be more art for your ear next weekend.<\/p>\n<p><em>Other links:<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>Current group show at <a href=\"https:\/\/heronarts.com\/\">Heron Arts, San Francisco<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Upcoming show at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ayzenberg.com\/\">Ayzenberg Group, Los Angeles<\/a> {curated by <a href=\"https:\/\/marktodd.cargocollective.com\/\">Mark Todd<\/a>}<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.giantrobot.com\/blogs\/giant-robot-store-and-gr2-news\/post-it-show-14-begins-dec-1-and-ends-dec-9\">Post It Show No.14, Giant Robot, Los Angeles<\/a> {Dec 1 &#8211; 9}<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/seonnahong\/\"><em>Seonna on Instagram<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/laurenmycroft.com\/\">Lauren Mycroft, Artist<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodnetwork.ca\/recipe\/the-ultimate-nanaimo-bar\/16810\/\"><em>Nanaimo Bar Recipe<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.runningpress.com\/titles\/danielle-krysa\/a-big-important-art-book-now-with-women\/9780762463794\/\">A BIG IMPORTANT ART BOOK &#8230; Now With Women<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nelsontreehouse.com\/show\/\">Treehouse Masters<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode no. 150! 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