Leegan Koo – Myartisreal Magazine

Interview with Leegan koo | Myartisreal Art show

Myartisreal — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 17:06:18 +0000

We recently curated an online group exhibition titled “Mind asleep, Body awake” and you can view it here. We asked four artists to be a part of it and Leegan Koo was the first artist to come to mind. His dream-like dark surreal paintings captivated me at first sight and I haven’t been able to get my eyes off of them since. What is your first memory of being creative? (Project, specific artwork…

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Interview with Leegan Koo

Myartisreal — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 15:58:22 +0000

Leegan Koo is a South Korea born artist who has become known for dark and surreal paintings that feature a sense of humor. Leegan was nice enough to do an interview with us over the holiday. If you would like to read my thoughts on Koo’s works you can see our spotlight article from October titled ‘Surrealist Nightmares, a look at Leegan Koo.’ Nice to meet you Leegan, thanks for doing this…

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Surrealist Nightmares, a look at painter Leegan Koo

Myartisreal — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 17:40:59 +0000

Artist Leegan Koo is a painter whose dark surreal works encapsulate a feeling of never-ending nightmarish horror. Born in Seoul, Korea Leegan grew up moving from city to city, he lived in places like Philadelphia, New York City, and many more. Living in these cities allowed him to experience many different cultures and became inspired by jazz, hip-hop, and graffiti before he began to create his…

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