Choe Sooryeon paints while paying particular attention to the Oriental aspect represented in the contemporary time as well as the way of which it is consumed. On one hand, she partly doubts about the "Oriental" things regarded as old and strange values in the Korean society posterior to modernization. On the other hand, she is blindly fond of them, imagining and considering their utility again. Based on the conventional cliché images shared in North Asia, Choe Sooryeon focuses on depicting grief, women, gap from the reality, inner Orientalism, doubt, ignorance and the absurd through her painting. Choe Sooryeon holds a BA in Paiting and an an MFA in Western Painting from Hongik University and Seoul National University, respectively. She has held a variety of solo exhibitions such as Drawing in the fog (2020, Sansumunhwa), Pictures for Use and Pleasure (2020, Incheon Art Platform), Music from a decaying country (2019, Cheongju Art Studio/ 2018, Onewwall Ejuheon).
