We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Lara Kim about their original and creative Painting design work. Lara Kim is an award-winning communication designer, that makes our world a better place with their original painting works.
Lara Kim ("LK") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Go Together Painting. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
LK : This painting is designed to make two groups face each other, and to connect the two groups. It shows confrontation and harmony at the same time. It is not limited to an era. I wanted to talk about the nature of relationships. I was inspired by human relationships and realized ideas in pictures. I understand situations in which individuals and individuals, groups and groups, countries and countries are at odds and conflicts. I think it is natural that many people are hurt by confrontation and conflict and are desperate to protect each other's interests. It causes hatred and fear. But we are connected to each other. The connection is fate. So we confront and collide, but we move in the same direction. When we overcome confrontation and conflict and go in the same direction, we laugh with confidence.
LK : I wanted to express my ideas in a creative way when I realized them in pictures. When expressed in a creative way, my message is delivered well, and it gives me satisfaction. So I did my best to make a creative design.
LK : For the time being, I intend to keep this original work. However, I will find a way to use the design image for the product.
LK : It took me about two weeks to come up with the design.
LK : The inspiration made this work. I prefer to be inspired, create a work, and then use it to apply it to a product.
LK : This design is not yet being produced or used by another company. I hope my work will be used in a way that rents images.
LK : I wanted to express various emotions in confrontation and harmony.
LK : There is no particularly affected design or architect.
LK : It is a collector who wants original painting, a company that uses pictorial images for goods, and the end consumer who buys the goods.
LK : This design is an intuitive inspiration. Therefore, it is not easy to understand the message after seeing the picture for the first time, and it can be seen from a different perspective. It rather attracts the viewer's attention.
LK : When I tried to draw this picture, I made the name confrontation and harmony. But when the picture was finished, I wanted an easier and more intuitive name. That is the Go Together. God Together has a message that it is confrontational but needs to go together.
LK : I expressed this picture with acrylic paint on the canvas.
LK : The creative representation of the composition and objects is unique.
LK : I did it alone from beginning to end.
LK : It was only done with acrylic painting.
LK : I conceived this design solely by imagination and inspiration. There was no data or analysis study.
LK : I thought a lot about expressing the two opposing groups in a new and unique way. And I also thought about which painting technique to apply.
LK : I submitted my proposal to the international design competition with the recommendation of design officials.
LK : When imagining a new and unique design, it further developed a way of inducing immersion.
LK : Before this contest, I was just an artist who painted intuitively imagined things. However, by submitting to the contest this time, I learned the skills of analyzing and explaining my paintings. I appreciate to a’design award & competition about that.
