Kin and Ki

Amy Sol is an American artist of Korean ancestry, who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her style integrates both narrative and figurative styles with the mystic. Sol's works are characterized by young maidens in dream-like nature settings with over-sized or sometimes fanciful creatures. One gets a sense that the girls are interacting with the animals as mythic partners or perhaps "familiars." There is no indication that these animals are pets; rather friends or perhaps partners. The exotic landscapes include plants, impossible trees, mist & fog, clouds, flowers, and rolling hills. With a muted pallet of pastels and washed out grays; her style is influenced by folk-art, contemporary illustration, manga, and modern design.