Streaming giant Netflix has hit it out the park with it's latest show Beef, a comedy-drama with a near perfect audience and critic rating across the board.
The series follows Amy (Ali Wong) and Danny (Steven Yeun) after a heated road rage incident upturns their lives through each person's need for revenge.
Art is at the core of the show, with Amy's husband the son of a famed sculptor and hidden meaning in the art and sculptures dotted throughout.
Similar to the critically acclaimed The White Lotus, each episode even features artwork on the title card that taps in to the feelings for that part of the story - without viewers even realising.
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Production designer Grace Yun shared the complex meaning behind each eye catching title card with Tudum, which have been individually created by cast member David Choe, who plays Danny's cousin Isaac.
Grace said: "We wanted something beyond a text title card. Sonny [Lee Sung Jin, showrunner] was friends with David Choe, and we had this amazing group of his original imagery and paintings to choose from.
"It was a visceral feeling that we got from each image of whether or not it would reflect the theme of that episode."
Take the first episode, the title card reads "The Birds Don't Sing, They Screech in Pain" on a painting with meat and a cow's head in the foreground while people from different classes interact in the background. The episode's intentions couldn't be clearer - this is a show about class divisions and beef.
Flash forward to episode four and viewers can see a woman with a vacant stare sat alone in a dishevelled outfit. The title, "just not all at the same time", references a line from feminist author Betty Friedman which said: "You can have it all, just not all at the same time."
This contradicts the Amy the audience sees having a career, a family, a striking blonde makeover, and telling everyone that it is possible to have it all. The woman in the painting is possible to interpret as the Amy she is leaving behind or the woman she will become.
Beef's title cards isn't the only place art features prominently, with Amy's husband George (Joseph Lee) sculpting blob shapes that Amy doesn't quite understand or resonate with.
Grace said: "These amorphous blob shapes represented how George floats through life and doesn't really restrict himself.
As George's journey unfolds, his art becomes larger and the production designer added: "[The pieces] reflect him becoming a bigger fixture inside the home as well, literally hanging inside the house. He's no longer restricted to the basement."
From the precious Tamago chair to an impressive crown collection belonging to mogul Jordan (Maria Bello), each key artwork has been considered and curated - fans just have to look beyond the surface.
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