Creative Director,
Photographer,
Designer.
Kyu Park grew up between South Korea and the United States. He studied Spatial Experience Design at ArtCenter College of Design in 2012 before working as an industrial designer, creative director, and photographer across South Korea and the United States.
His work has been featured in Vogue, Marie Claire, W, and Dazed & Confused, and more, and he has collaborated with clients including Nike and LG Global. From 2023 to 2024, he served as the U.S. Photography Team Director for Kia Global, directing and producing photography for the “Opposites United” campaign while leading the photography team.
From 2018 to 2023, Kyu founded and led the cosmetics brand RINGRANGRUNG as Founder and Creative Director. He directed the brand’s overall development, focusing on product innovation and visual identity. The brand was selected as a “Next K-Beauty Brand” in 2020 and 2021 in collaboration with Sephora and Marie Claire.
After stepping away from his company to expand his artistic practice, he earned a Fine Art degree in Photography and Imaging from ArtCenter College of Design in 2025. He is now pursuing a Master of Arts in Photography at the Royal College of Art in London.
At the Royal College of Art, his research explores consciousness and its connection to quantum mechanics, synthetic media, and evolving image systems within contemporary visual culture. His practice operates at the intersection of AI and fine art, investigating how computational systems reshape perception and expand the ontology of the photographic image.