Hong Eunhye: Painting the Everyday with Surreal Depth Born in Seoul, South Korea, in 1984, Hong Eunhye’s artistic journey began not within formal art institutions but through a deeply personal and observant lens. Her early work, largely self-taught, was rooted in capturing the quiet moments of daily life – a simple cup of coffee, a solitary figure on a street corner, or the mundane details of a kitchen scene. However, it wasn’t long before these seemingly ordinary subjects began to transform under her hand, imbued with an increasingly surreal and dreamlike quality that would become her sign…