A new rising artist, Sumi Oh (ARISOL) is a children’s book illustrator from Seoul, South Korea. She aims to bring audiences smoothly into her fantasy and subtle story in her artwork.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Illustration in the School of Visual Arts in New York, Sumi Oh studied for a Master of Arts in Children’s Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London. She has participated in several group art exhibitions and fairs, including in Seoul, New York, and Osaka. Sumi Oh is currently working as an illustrator in London, United Kingdom. Her work ‘Walking with Birds at the Park’ has been selected for longlisted in the AOI(Association of Illustrators) Exploration category in 2022.
Circle Houses
A picture book, Circle Houses, is written and illustrated by Sumi Oh (ARISOL). Sumi was inspired by her experience of getting lost in the Circle line in London, United Kingdom. Sumi’s imagination of a unique train composed of numerous houses and circulating a city was the start of the story Circle Houses. The book describes how a little cat Popoe puts her effort into overcoming a problem and bringing happiness back to her neighbours.
Materials: Colour-pencil, acrylic, watercolour, and gouache on paper.
Sprout the Spring
‘Take a magical adventure with a young girl to a warm and mysterious botanical garden to save her little plant.’
Sprout the Spring is a wordless botanical fairytale picturebook. Sumi Oh (ARISOL) wrote and illustrated a story based on her experience visiting Kew, Royal Botanic Garden. Sumi’s intention of the book is to let children think and dream about the invisible world that is paralleled with reality and to keep the magical childhood memory though they grow up.
Materials: Colour-pencil, acrylic, watercolour, and gouache on paper
Contact:
Email: arisolarts@gmail.com
Website: www.arisolart.com
Instagram: @arisol_sumi5
