Visual Art – New York - NYC
The founder of Studio YooJ, Angie YooJin Kim is a textile artist and designer based in Brooklyn, NY. She studied fine art textiles at the Rhode Island School of The founder of Studio YooJ, Angie YooJin Kim is a textile artist and designer based in Brooklyn, NY. She studied fine art textiles at the Rhode Island School of Design. Her passion for the artistry of the process is her main driving force. The architecture, tactile nature, and flexibility of fibers attract her to use textile as her dominant material. Her works are highly sensual objects that activate our sense and touch. Not only is she a fine artist, but also a successful textile designer in various fields; including a high end apparel brand, Thom Browne, Japanese textile firm, Katsu NY, and a rug design studio, Rug and Kilim. Angie's fine art pieces often relate to her design experience, and vice versa. Reoccurring themes in her collections are her personal philosophies of dual reality. She researches double weaving technique as a tool to develop and communicate her philosophy to the audience.