Painting
Drowning in Hapiness
The drowning image is my first memory of trauma, which became a source of fear from drowning in a swimming pool when I was nine. The body is painted in dark, morbid colours surrounded by post-modernistic pink. In the adoption of abstractionism, the... More
Painting
1) Joy of Pooping
My new series "Happiness on the most typical day" talks about gratitude, joy, and happiness on the most ordinary day. Unexpected, unprepared, the pandemic had taken my rights one by one like supernatural, omnipotent force. It first caged me in my... More
Painting
2) A Joyful Bath
My new series "Happiness on the most typical day" talks about gratitude, joy, and happiness on the most ordinary day. Unexpected, unprepared, the pandemic had taken my rights one by one like supernatural, omnipotent force. It first caged me in my... More
Painting
A Room filled with Happiness
"Happiness is in us" Series #1 Kim’s recent Series, “Happiness in us,” conveys seeking happiness in our modern bustling life while facing new norms from the unexpected pandemic. Kim attempts to express the meaning of true happiness and hope from... More
Painting
Happy 2020
“Happy 2020” explores unprecedented changes in values during the pandemic. Ever since the COVID-19 crisis locked down everyone in their homes globally, we are living in a moment of pause amid quarantine. Walking on the street, encountering people... More
Painting
Utopian Home
From my accidental approach of splashing and smeared paints on the canvas with abstract imagery and mark-making, I constructed my Utopian Home. On top of it, I created whimsical imagery by applying and squeezing a paste of paint and painting... More
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Esther Kim
“"In my painting, I am expressive, whimsical, and joyful. I have liberated myself from framing the picturesque material world or reenacting philosophical elevated modern art in my canvas. I instead...” [More]