By
Eun Barron
Piece description from the artist
Inspired by the tiny and thick playing cards, originated in Japan called Hanafuda. The Korean version, Hwatu (battle of flowers) is still played widely. Although I haven't had any interest in learning how to play, I've always been fascinated by the drawings on cards. The highly stylized cards have symbolic flowers, plants, and animals that correspond to each month. This is my twist from the flower playing cards.
Eun Barron grew up in South Korea and moved to NYC in her early 20’s. Experiencing two drastically different cultures and seeing a wide scope of the world has formed her design aesthetic – finding harmony between bold elements and quiet white space.
After a decade of working as a graphic designer for larger organizations, Eun started her own design studio, which gave the opportunity to define her own style and work with some amazing clients. As the business grew, she longed to fully express her personal creativity. The catalyst – one year off.
Like any life disrupting experience, traveling around the world for a year with her family opened her life to new opportunities and truly sparked her creativity. Each place they visited with its unique culture and landscape inspired her to tell its stories through drawing.
Eun's art exists to visually exemplify the rich experiences we enjoy when we push aside society's obsession with 'more' and choose 'less' instead. Founded on minimalist qualities, clean aesthetics, and a craftsman's detail, her illustrations amplify the overlooked yet extraordinary simplicity found in nature and memorable places.
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