#Eve

"Eve" celebrates female founders' resilience through an allegorical oil painting, where a Renaissance-inspired figure stands serene amidst powerful beasts - a Wall Street bull, commanding lion, and imperial eagle. Though surrounded by these traditional symbols of male power, she remains composed, embodying the strength of every woman who dares to build and lead in tech.

oil on linen canvas

The Idea:

Drawing from my experiences in countless investor meetings, leading a remote team through a pandemic, and living the startup founder nomad life, I created an allegory of what it means to be a woman building a tech company today. While inspired by my journey, the central figure represents all of us - every woman who dares to build and lead in tech.

Creative Challenge:

People see successful startups, but they rarely glimpse the women behind them. I needed to create a symbolic figure who embodies our collective experience - composed yet vulnerable, surrounded by traditional symbols of male power (the Wall Street bull watching her every move, the lion judging her decisions, the eagle questioning her authority). The Renaissance style connects our present struggles to centuries of women breaking barriers.

solo exhibition at the CICA Contem.porary Art Museum in  Gimpo-si, Seoul, South Korea.

CICA New Media Art Conference 2023 - artist talks and publication: Breath: New Media Art 2024 (숨: 뉴 미디어 아트 2024) Link: