2009 한국디자인진흥원 '차세대 디자인리더' 선정
2009 textcontext 설립 (디자인스튜디오·독립출판사)
2005 홍익대학교 시각디자인과 졸업

작가노트
작가 김승연은 서울을 기반으로 활동하며, 책을 매개로 작업을 확장해 나가고 있다.
작업의 모티브는 자신의 반려견에서 시작되지만, 단순한 대상의 재현을 넘어 책과 캔버스를 오가며 서로를 보완하고 확장하는 방식으로, 작가만의 고유한 색을 점차 밀도 있게 구축해 나간다. 이러한 작업은 작가 고유의 서사를 바탕으로 단순한 귀여움에 머무르지 않고, 보다 다층적인 정서의 레이어를 형성한다. 건식 재료를 기반으로 여러 층을 천천히 쌓아 올리는 방식 또한 화면 위에 시간의 밀도를 축적하며, 한 번의 시선으로 완결되지 않는 감각을 만들어낸다. 이는 관람자가 시간을 두고 서서히 그림에 스며들도록 유도하는 작가의 태도를 드러낸다.
특히 부드럽고 포근한 ‘플러피’한 질감을 구현하기 위해 축적된 시간과 과정은 화면 곳곳에 흔적처럼 남아 있으며, 이는 한 장의 그림 안에 눌러 담긴 애정의 밀도를 고스란히 드러낸다.

2009 Selected as a “Next Generation Design Leader” by the Korea Institute of Design Promotion
2009 Founded textcontext (design studio and independent publishing house)
2005 Graduated from the Department of Visual Communication Design, Hongik University

Artist’s Note
Artist Kim Seungyoun is based in Seoul and continues to expand her practice through the medium of books.

While the motif of her work begins with her companion dog, her practice moves beyond the simple depiction of a subject. Instead, she moves fluidly between books and canvas, allowing each medium to complement and expand the other, gradually building a distinct visual language of her own with increasing density and depth. Rooted in the artist’s personal narrative, these works do not remain at the level of mere charm or cuteness, but rather form multilayered emotional strata. Her method of slowly building up layers with dry materials also accumulates a density of time on the surface, creating a sensibility that cannot be fully grasped in a single glance. This reveals the artist’s attitude of inviting the viewer to take time and slowly immerse themselves in the painting.

In particular, the time and process invested in achieving a soft, warm, “fluffy” texture remain throughout the surface like traces, vividly conveying the density of affection pressed into each individual painting.

  • 김핑구 Kim Pingu, 2023, Colored pencil and oil pastel on paper panel, 116.7 × 91 cm

    Kim Seungyoun

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  • 스틸라이프 Still Life, 2023, Colored pencil and oil pastel on paper panel, 60.5 × 91 cm

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  • 내친구의친구 A Friend of My Friend, 2025, Colored pencil and oil pastel on paper panel, 162.2 × 97 cm

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  • 얼터너티브패밀리B Alternative Family B 연도, 2022, Colored pencil and oil pastel on paper, 72.8 × 72.8 cm

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  • 옐로볼, Yellow Ball, 2025, Colored pencil and oil pastel on paper, 73 × 109.6 cm

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  • 스노우스노우스노우 Snow Snow Snow, 2025, Colored pencil and oil pastel on paper panel, 54 × 42 cm

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  • 핑구르스키 Pingurski, 2024, Colored pencil and oil pastel on paper panel, 90.9 × 72.7 cm

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  • My Little Kitty, 2020, Colored pencil and oil pastel on paper, 51.5 × 40 cm

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  • Margaret, 2025, Colored pencil and oil pastel on paper, 35.8 × 30.5 cm

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  • Yellow Pocket : A Kettle, 2025, Colored pencil and oil pastel on paper panel, 25 × 18 cm

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  • Yellow Pocket : Two Cups, 2025, Colored pencil and oil pastel on paper panel, 25 × 18 cm

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