1.Charismatic
2.Collaborative
3.Quiet
I mentioned in the last session that I wanted to try expressing my leadership style through color.
I shared that I see charisma as orange, collaboration as green, and quiet leadership as blue.
When I came home, I made a few small drawings on little pieces of paper I found around my room, thinking more about those ideas.
I’m sharing them here as a small and personal reflection from that session.
Pixel Kim's studio
Pixel Kim's art works
This week, I sent all the artworks for my solo exhibition to the gallery, and I was able to meet everyone with a light and relieved heart. I have almost recovered from my cold as well.
Until now, I have simply enjoyed drawing and worked diligently. Honestly, I never thought of myself as someone who has leadership. I had never really talked about such things before. But this time, I began to reflect on my life, my work, and the idea of leadership.
My motivation for making art may be quite simple. I truly love drawing. I sometimes find it a little difficult to have conversations with people, but when I communicate through my artwork, I feel excited, comfortable, and happy. That is why I want to keep drawing, and why I want to connect with others in this way.
It is not only about drawing. Everything around me becomes my inspiration and artistic material. Sometimes it becomes recycled art, sometimes installation art, and sometimes media art.
Art is my life itself. It gives me strength.
That is what I think of as my charisma.
Pixel Drawing Workshop
Hello,
I chose three leadership styles:
Charismatic, Collaborative, and Quiet.
I am a careful person, but I like to show people what I am doing well and share my art.
I do not always stand in front or speak fluently, but I want to share my work.
Connecting with people through art is very important to me.
It makes me happy.
I believe every drawing is connected.
I am always willing to share that energy.
I truly enjoy working with children and other artists.
That is why I have led several Pixel Drawing workshops where we create art together.
When we draw together, we look at each other, smile, and feel free through art.
The results are often stronger than what one person can make alone.
I feel that collaborative leadership, where everyone can join and connect through art, suits me well.
I do not speak very fluently.
There are many things I want to say in my mind, but they do not always come out easily.
So I begin by writing my thoughts or quietly drawing.
When people see me drawing, they become curious.
They watch, and sometimes they follow my drawing.
Then slowly, they find their own way to draw.
We naturally influence each other.
Before I know it, I see people enjoying their own style.
Sharing that kind of energy always makes me very happy.
This is how I lead through art —
with connection, with people, and in my own quiet way.
안녕하세요,
저는 카리스마형, 협력형, 그리고 조용한형이라는 세 가지 리더십 스타일을 선택했습니다 .
1. 카리스마적인
저는 신중한 사람이지만, 제가 잘하는 것을 사람들에게 보여주고 제 작품을 공유하는 것을 좋아합니다.
항상 사람들 앞에 나서서 유창하게 말하는 것은 아니지만, 제 작품을 나누고 싶습니다.
예술을 통해 사람들과 소통하는 것은 제게 매우 중요합니다.
그것은 저를 행복하게 해줍니다.
저는 모든 그림이 서로 연결되어 있다고 믿습니다.
그리고 저는 언제나 그 에너지를 나누고 싶습니다.
2. 협력적
저는 아이들과 다른 예술가들과 함께 작업하는 것을 정말 좋아합니다.
그래서 함께 작품을 만드는 픽셀 드로잉 워크숍을 여러 번 진행했습니다.
우리가 함께 그림을 그릴 때, 서로를 바라보고 미소 짓고 예술을 통해 자유로움을 느낍니다.
그 결과물은 종종 한 사람이 혼자 만들어낼 수 있는 것보다 더 강렬합니다.
저는 모든 사람이 예술을 통해 참여하고 소통할 수 있는 협력적 리더십이 저에게 잘 맞는다고 생각합니다.
3. 조용한
저는 말을 유창하게 하지는 못합니다.
머릿속에는 하고 싶은 말이 많지만, 항상 쉽게 입 밖으로 나오지는 않아요.
그래서 저는 먼저 떠오르는 생각을 적거나 조용히 그림을 그립니다.
사람들이 제가 그림 그리는 모습을 보면 호기심을 갖게 되죠.
아이들은 지켜보다가 때로는 내 그림을 따라 그리기도 합니다.
그러다 보면 서서히 자신만의 그림 그리는 방법을 터득하게 되죠.
우리는 자연스럽게 서로에게 영향을 미칩니다.
그러다 보면 어느새 사람들이 자신만의 스타일을 즐기는 모습을 보게 되죠.
그런 에너지를 나누는 건 언제나 저를 아주 행복하게 해줘요.
저는 이런 방식으로 예술을 통해 사람들을 이끌어갑니다. 소통을
통해서, 사람들과 함께, 그리고 저만의 조용한 방식으로 말이죠.
Joking Pixel
Hello, I am Pixel Kim from Korea.
I am very happy and pleased to join the Sync Shorts Residency.
This is one of my chosen pieces.
The title is “Joking Pixel.”
Joking Pixel (2017)
Marker pen on paper, 110 × 79 cm
The pixels are chatting, talking a lot, and playing happily with their friends.
These pixels are my memories.
They hold the names of my friends and teachers.
They are my experiences, and also my imagination.
The idea of the pixel began when I first entered school.
I drew the square desks where my friends were sitting.
I wrote their names inside the squares. Sometimes I filled the squares with color instead of names.
I could not speak well at that time, so I drew while imagining playing with them.
People said my drawings looked like pixels.
So I gave myself the name “Pixel Kim.”
I drew many pixels. I drew them every day, like doodling.
I used a marker pen on paper. First, I drew the pixel lines in black. Then I filled them with colors.
When the drawings piled up, I tried connecting them together.
It felt like playing. It was so much fun.
Sometimes the connected forms looked even better. All the drawings became connected. It was amazing.
Here, the work “Joking Pixel” is also made of three drawings connected together.
