Korean artist  Yeondoo Jung creates interesting photographs based on the recreation of drawings from five to seven year old children. I find them enjoyable because they remind me of my childhood when my imagination had no limits. I think the drawings and the photographs both bring something unique and fantastical to the table, but it is when they are displayed together that I like them best.

Some of the criticism of Jung’s photos is that the creativeness of the children’s drawings cannot be replicated because the pictures seem too done up and are not as genuine as the original drawings. I don’t necessarily agree. Jung’s photographs recreations, not replicas. The children’s drawings are shown right next to the recreations, so no credit is taken away from the original art work.  After all, it was the drawings that inspired Jung to begin with.

Also, the beauty of children’s drawings is that their imagination seeps onto the paper giving the drawing a completed feeling in which the story lives on through the picture. With professional photographs on the other hand, they would seem a little bare if they followed the children’s pictures exactly as they had been drawn. I think Jung adds a little flare to his recreations without going overboard. He follows the drawing’s concept and builds on it slightly without taking anything away.

My personal favorite is the replica titled “Afternoon Nap” because the photograph seems to maintain the one dimension look of the drawing. I also like the bright colors and cluttered look familiar to any child’s bedroom. I would love to have Jung’s work in my bedroom where I could look at it all the time. It captures a youthful, creative spirit that I find rather inspiring.