Portrait Of A Woman

Thanks to a new acquaintance, Beans, I came across a Southern Californian artist Mimi Yoon, who does a number of 'self' portraits with street art influence. Qualified as a graphic designer, she is also the founder of community art academy, Artis Art Academy that teaches kids from kindergarten to grade 12. She uses mixed medias in her artwork, although her medium of choice is acrylic. I thought her work is quite interesting, as she does a lot of portraits of this particular woman, whom she claims is not of herself. Funny that because I find the mysterious woman looking really like Yoon herself. Have a look and see what you think

Mimi Yoon, "One Mermaid and Her Unbleached Dreams", 2010

Mimi Yoon, "Dance Me To The End Of Time", charcoal and pastel

Mimi Yoon, "Eve", 2010,  acrylic on canvas

Mimi Yoon, "26 (I need you much closer)", 2009

Mimi Yoon, "Lost Things", pencil on ecru paper, digital

Mimi Yoon, "And That's How It Ends", colour pencils

Mimi Yoon, "Go...(Self Portrait)", colour pencils on Moleskin

Mimi Yoon, "She Wears Spring In Her Hair", colour pencils

Mimi Yoon, "Dress Me In Your Lust", charcoal on paper, digital

Southern Californian Mimi Yoon

 All images sourced from her website. Her interview can be found here.