Nathan Jeung
b. 1994 ∙ CE artist since 2017
Photo by Evguenia Shtill
Nathan Jeung’s works are often devoted to representations of pop culture iconography and characters from Pokémon and Yugioh to anime and Disney films. He works primarily with pencil, watercolor, markers, and collaged printed images from the internet.
Some of Jeung’s works are visual representations of the feeling and experience he gets from singing himself. Singing is a part of Jeung’s daily life at home and his artistic process slides seamlessly between media; he watches an episode of High School Musical, sings along and creates a collaged painting which illuminates his favorite points in the song.
In some of his recent work, "We’re All in This Together" are emblazoned across the page, while internet printouts of the High School Musical cast form a visual choir. Jeung sings along and points to the physical place in his 2-d works that correspond to each part of the song. These works operate as a personalized musical score.