Birds & Signs
새와 상징
7 works · Traditional Korean symbolic motifs reinterpreted on skin.
Birds and traditional Korean symbolic motifs — cranes, eagles, falcons, peacocks, pheasants, kingfishers — interpreted as tattoo art with the symbolism of longevity, auspice, prosperity, and warding off evil.
학·매·공작·꿩·물총새 등 새와 한국 전통의 상징 모티프를 타투 예술로 풀어냅니다. 장수·길상·부귀·액 막음의 도상을 현대의 미감으로 재해석합니다.
From the tradition
The motifs in this collection are drawn from the classical iconography of Korean folk and literati painting traditions — minhwa, sa-ui, and munin-hwa — practiced over centuries by anonymous artisans and scholar-painters.
Each work in Birds & Signs traces its lineage to specific compositions familiar to Korean households, museums, and royal collections — interpreted now through the medium of skin.
