Dongkyu Lim

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Dongkyu Lim illustration of a colorful night in Ginza, Tokyo

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Dongkyu Lim artwork featuring a glowing Art Deco vase

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Dongkyu Lim illustration of a reflective 1965 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III

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Dongkyu Lim illustration of a Sancerre bottle overlooking a village

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Art Deco poster art. Dongkyu Lim’s illustration with a Bauhaus sensibility.

Dramatic lighting, bold perspectives: illustration in the spirit of Art Deco and Bauhaus.

Originally from Seoul, South Korea, Dongkyu has degrees in both Psychology and Graphic Design, but has followed his true passion to create illustrations. The visual ephemera of the world around him feeds that passion, and he’s a magpie for everything from newspaper and magazine layouts to packaging to innovative social media posts. Clients always appreciate his ideas, punctuality and proactive approach. From modernist paintings to product design and architecture, the Art Deco and Bauhaus movements have had a great influence on Dongkyu’s aesthetic. He has pored over the work of Roger Broders, Joseph Binder and Cassandre, as well as Kandinsky, whose use of depth and geometry have inspired his own imagery. And, based in Chicago he is always surrounded buildings by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe – a favourite architect.

Approach

When he starts a project, Dongkyu first seeks references, often from his archive of found imagery, and brings together relevant information and images. Then the sketching begins, using graphite and coloured pencils, or pastels. The imagery is scanned and taken into Adobe Illustrator where he completes the work as a vector file.

Key software

Adobe Illustrator

Style

With dramatic lighting, bold colour palettes and dynamic perspectives, Dongkyu Lim’s illustrations look and feel like old movie poster art, right down to textures that replicate 20th century printing techniques. It’s his own unique take on Art Deco image-making.