Punch Diary — 8 Months, Reaching
Ink on Georgian oil paper
Shizico Yi
Part of the Punch Diary series, ongoing since 2026
Shizico Yi’s drawing practice centres on immediacy and perception. Working primarily in ink, she approaches drawing as a direct means of recording how she encounters the world—each line tracing not only form, but memory, presence, and emotional residue. For Yi, drawing becomes a contour of lived experience, whether observed or remembered.
The Punch Diary series documents the early life of Punch-kun (パンチくん), a Japanese macaque born in July 2025. Widely followed online, Punch’s story—abandoned by his mother and raised by zookeepers, forming an attachment to a surrogate plush “Oran-Mama”—resonated deeply with the artist. Since February 2026, Yi has followed and drawn Punch’s daily development, capturing fleeting expressions and subtle emotional shifts.
Executed on Georgian oil paper, a surface traditionally associated with painting, the works emphasise texture and resistance. Ink and charcoal are used here to heighten the tactile quality of the line, reinforcing the physical and emotional closeness of the act of drawing. Across the series, Punch’s gestures and presence are rendered with a sensitivity that blurs the boundary between human and animal experience.
Details
Punch Diary — 8 Months, Reaching
Ink on Georgian oil paper (thick board)
A4 size
Collector Services
– Artist’s Lifetime Warranty for the original painting; the only kind of warranty in the art market provided by the gallery.
– Worldwide tracked shipping (UK free; international flat rate from £19 via Royal Mail)
About the Artist
Dr. Shizico Yi, the UK artist working on installations, films and paintings; the documentary nature of her work often concerns about the loss, repetition, the everyday subject and memories .
With design and film background, Shizico combines her interests making installation projects which relate to artist's personal life in relation to the society and human condition at large.
Shizico Yi holds a PhD in Fine Art awarded by UEL, UK 2017; she had completed a Master in Fine Art with a BA in Womenswear from UAL. London. She is also the Winner of Women Film Makers: Best Shorts Competition 2013 Los Angels. USA.
Shizico Yi is available for commission , the artwork can meet your brief, budget and deadline, just contact us here or email, gsystudiogallery@gmail.com
Notes:
Guarantee International End to End tracking by Royal Mail, with only £19 flat-rate worldwide.
Free Shipping in the UK.
We offer Artist's Lifetime Warranty for the original artwork. Please keep the Certificate as the proof, if in need, just contact us for the conservation process.
Frames in the pictures are not included. If you need advice on framing, just give us a shout.
Punch Diary — 8 Months, Reaching
Ink on Georgian oil paper
Shizico Yi
Part of the Punch Diary series, ongoing since 2026
Shizico Yi’s drawing practice centres on immediacy and perception. Working primarily in ink, she approaches drawing as a direct means of recording how she encounters the world—each line tracing not only form, but memory, presence, and emotional residue. For Yi, drawing becomes a contour of lived experience, whether observed or remembered.
The Punch Diary series documents the early life of Punch-kun (パンチくん), a Japanese macaque born in July 2025. Widely followed online, Punch’s story—abandoned by his mother and raised by zookeepers, forming an attachment to a surrogate plush “Oran-Mama”—resonated deeply with the artist. Since February 2026, Yi has followed and drawn Punch’s daily development, capturing fleeting expressions and subtle emotional shifts.
Executed on Georgian oil paper, a surface traditionally associated with painting, the works emphasise texture and resistance. Ink and charcoal are used here to heighten the tactile quality of the line, reinforcing the physical and emotional closeness of the act of drawing. Across the series, Punch’s gestures and presence are rendered with a sensitivity that blurs the boundary between human and animal experience.
Details
Punch Diary — 8 Months, Reaching
Ink on Georgian oil paper (thick board)
A4 size
Collector Services
– Artist’s Lifetime Warranty for the original painting; the only kind of warranty in the art market provided by the gallery.
– Worldwide tracked shipping (UK free; international flat rate from £19 via Royal Mail)
About the Artist
Dr. Shizico Yi, the UK artist working on installations, films and paintings; the documentary nature of her work often concerns about the loss, repetition, the everyday subject and memories .
With design and film background, Shizico combines her interests making installation projects which relate to artist's personal life in relation to the society and human condition at large.
Shizico Yi holds a PhD in Fine Art awarded by UEL, UK 2017; she had completed a Master in Fine Art with a BA in Womenswear from UAL. London. She is also the Winner of Women Film Makers: Best Shorts Competition 2013 Los Angels. USA.
Shizico Yi is available for commission , the artwork can meet your brief, budget and deadline, just contact us here or email, gsystudiogallery@gmail.com
Notes:
Guarantee International End to End tracking by Royal Mail, with only £19 flat-rate worldwide.
Free Shipping in the UK.
We offer Artist's Lifetime Warranty for the original artwork. Please keep the Certificate as the proof, if in need, just contact us for the conservation process.
Frames in the pictures are not included. If you need advice on framing, just give us a shout.
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