SOEY MILK
About Soey Milk
With highly-refined and meticulously executed graphite drawings to complex, dreamlike oil paintings of ethereal young women suspended in fluttering robes of richly-patterned fabrics drenched in color, Soey Milk drifted onto the art scene like a sultry summer storm. These expertly rendered, euphoric scenarios entice viewers to yearn for understanding of Soey’s mysterious world. Her enchanting sirens and floating dreamscape imagery are common threads throughout her art, yet she is continually exploring and experimenting with surprising new mediums and methods. Her recent work has combined glitter and flower petals with oil paint. The subject matter presents a seductive and curious innocence that is a clear reflection of this talented ingénue. Sometimes playful, often contemplative, but always present is an essence of serenity and delicate beauty in these odes to femininity.
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Pasadena, CA-based illustrator Milk has a flair for the dark and the romantic, depicting lovely young women in various erotic configurations. Soey's delicate graphite sketches and detailed oil paintings of doe-eyed ladies create a unique narrative world that is at once tender and strange.
Excerpt from Juxtapoz, 2015
Soey Milk was born in Seoul, Korea, and moved to California in 2000. She is receiving significant international attention by collectors and has a vast following. Soey lives and works in California.
Education
Pasadena Art Center Graduate 2014
2024
Beautiful Bizarre Magazine. Brand New Works by Soey Milk Unveiled in her Solo Show LIANAS. Natalia Joruk
INFLORESCENCE: SOEY MILK. Akimbo Press, Santa Clarita, CA
2023
Evokation. Slow Magic: Soey Milk. Michael Abatemarco
FRESH MILK, VOLUME ONE. Eidolon Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
2018
Creative Boom. Soey Milk’s paintings of beautiful women capture significant moments of her life. Laura Connelly
Wowxwow. Artist Interview: Soey Milk
BOOOOOOOM. Artist Spotlight: Soey Milk. Jeff Hamada
Abduzeedo. Exquisite Paintings by Soey Milk. Gismullr
2017
Evoke Contemporary. Soey Milk and John Mayer’s Creative Collaboration. Kelly Skeen
2014
Hi Fructose. Studio Visit with Soey Milk. Nastia Voynovskaya
FlattMag. Flatt Features: Made in America, Brianna Lyle
Available Work
Archive: Sold
Anamnesis No. 1
Remember When you Fall Asleep No. 2
Anamnesis No. 2
The Glass Heart
Remember When you Fall Asleep No. 1
Asrai
Iri Nari
Mei in April
Jessica in March
Sonagi Sowing
Slow Magic
Slow Magic, study
Tracy Looking On
Jasmine Ribbons
Ho Rang
Phantom Skin
San Da Hwa
Anamnesis No. 3
Papaya
Kundalini Shakti
Tracy Lynn, Study
The Fig Leaf
Fortune Caster
YEONRIJI inosculation
Breath
Iimugii
Candice Red Chair
Fortune Caster, study
Maybe We should Lay Where the Lights Are Low
Smoke Tree
Suncatcher
Blue Hibiscus
Prarie Smoke
Anthracite
Sick 16
Water Over Stone
Rincon Stain
Yuriche
Maru Rose
Did I Show You Love
Purple Hydrangea
Maji
For the Dark Finds Ways of Being Engraved in the Light
Nuri
Untitled
Flowers For The Asleep
Fovere
Study for Untitled
In Our Nature
Blood Solo
Andamiro
A Particular Place
The Right Thing To Do
Spectrum Blend, 2016
