Description
‘Toad the 5th’ by Cassandra Kim
Artist: Cassandra Kim
Title: ‘Toad the 5th’
Medium: Acrylic and oil on Masonite
Dimensions: 5″ x 4″
Framing: Framed in a vintage velvet lined frame (frame size: 10″ x 9″)
Year of Creation: 2022
About the Artwork:
“I’ve been looking at the portrait of Charles V by Bernard van Orley, and thought he’d make a good toad. When I thought about that, it made happy, so I painted it.” – Cassandra Kim
About the Artist:
(Artist Statement)
Cassandra Kim is a contemporary artist whose paintings reflect a lifelong love of animals and traditional art. Inspired by the master painters of the past and she seeks to put her own slightly absurd surrealistic twist on art by replacing animals with people. She also has been teaching herself to restore reclaimed antique and vintage wood items to paint on or frame her painting in. She is a Virginia native and 2003 BFA Illustration graduate from Virginia Commonwealth University, and worked as a muralist and graphic artist for Trader Joes for 14 years. In 2013, the Klondike Gold Rush National Park and Chilkoot Historical Site awarded Cassandra with an artist residency. In 2018 Cassandra turned her focus to her personal art full-time. She has been in exhibits across the United States and internationally.