Rokkan Kim
Mask Woman, 2017
Fashion component
In the 1960s, JFK ushered in a new era of politics with his radical policies, while his wife, Jackie Kennedy, made a resounding impact that reverberated through the fashion world. Their public attire became immensely popular among women of the time, setting new trends. Jackie Kennedy was adored for her elegant and intelligent persona, whereas Marilyn Monroe, rumored to have been involved with JFK, captivated Hollywood and men alike with her seductive image as a sex symbol. These two vastly different women became Andy Warhol’s muses in the realm of pop art.
Edie Sedgwick, another of Warhol’s muses, charmed teenage girls with her decadent beauty and tomboy demeanor. Jane Birkin, famously associated with the Hermes Birkin bag, was yet another fashion icon of the era.
These influential figures from the world of fashion remain etched as vivid memories from my years of studying fashion design. Rather than crafting clothing through traditional sewing methods, my interest lay in creating visual graphics by sourcing and reimagining images from that time.
Encouraged by a professor who recognized my graphic design talents, I ventured into new designs and novel fashion sources. I embarked on a four-year journey running a graphic design brand, during which my passion deepened. The Fashion Element works encompass magazines, photographs showcasing icons of the post-1960s era, contemporary models, and diverse individuals. Through disassembly and recombination, these images are reinterpreted with a modern sensibility.
Mask Woman, 2017
Floating city, 2017
Space oddity 21, 2022
Holiday, 2017
Go inside, 2017
Space oddity 10, 2021
Space oddity 18, 2022
Steve jobs, 2017
Saving car, 2017
The Sparkling Underwater Path of the Sea Connected to Land, Sky, and the Eleven Dimensional Hyperspace, 2018
Crypto Egon. 2, 2022
Untitled (Study of Ancient BLueprints and Structures), 2022
Cryptogogh#013, 2023
Over the door, 2023
Death, a keyword that can communicate any emotion., 2021
The Fiery Ice Intergalactic Worlds of Colliding Time, 2020
My precious pacifier1, 2022
Creativity Explosion, 2023