sanghee ahn
Okay, I know I’m dating myself by mentioning ‘The Care Bears’, but these paintings make me feel like something has gone terribly wrong in Care-A-Lot! This is the utopian / dystopian work of Korean artist Sanghee Ahn. My eye immediately went to the rainbows and candy, so my first thought was, ‘Oooh, I’d love to walk around in there’ … however, on closer inspection … hellfire, grenades, pollution? I’m having second thoughts about vacationing on that cupcake. I discovered Sanghee’s work while I was selecting artists for The Other Art Fair in LA, and yes, I picked her! If you’re in LA between October 25th – 28th stop by the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.
Her work reminds me of Hieronymous Bosch, in the best way.