Hyung Joo Kim

Lala All the Way

I made this staircase about ten years ago.

To be honest, I still don’t think of it as art.

At the time, we simply did not have the money to replace everything that was old, worn out, or falling apart. So I did what I always did. I fixed it myself.

And I loved it.

I...

This Is My Kind of Play

I wanted to make a demo.

Not a perfect demo. Not a tutorial. Not even a finished piece.

I wanted to show how I play.

This first demo is a little bit like those giant makeup palettes I used to buy when I was younger. The ones that came with every eyeshadow...

Lucky Days and Little Signs

A LALATOWN Auspicious Calendar

I created this calendar last summer and, to be honest, I never really shared the story behind it.

Some people may see it as superstition. Some may see it as tradition. Others may see it as a form of spiritual belief. For...

People You Might Meet in LALATOWN

People might wonder why I keep making Procreate brush sets in a world where many people don’t even know what Procreate is.

Is it a good business idea?

Maybe. Maybe not.

But the truth is, I wasn’t trying to build a business first.

Without realizing...