Joanne Nam Brings Exhibit Inspired by Horror Films to Thinkspace

Sandra Miska

After briefly being closed for installation, the Thinkspace Gallery in Culver City has reopened and will be showing “Joanne Nam: Hiatus.” The exhibit will kick off on Oct. 10 with an opening reception at the gallery from 6-9 p.m.

Originally from Korea, Joanne Nam currently calls Los Angeles home. She recently graduated from the Art Center College of Design with a B.F.A. in illustration. A fan of horror films, Nam is known for her paintings of softly colored girls posed awkwardly. Her work has been called a blend of realism and surrealism.

Nam Says, “I mainly use oil paints when I create images. Most of subject matters of my paintings are from old memories. I used to live in a middle of forest and spent a lot of my time with wild trees and animals when I was young. However, I avoided reproducing simple images of those memories. The thing I was focusing on was the impression of them. The visual images in my head were vague and hard to tell, but I believed that the feeling of it was the thing that lasts.”

“Joanne Nam: Hiatus” will be on view at Thinkspace Gallery in Culver City Oct. 10-31.