Portrait of Young Kim
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Young Kim

Young Kim is a Korean-American visual artist based in North Texas whose practice includes painting, photography, and mixed media. With a background as both an artist and engineer, he approaches art through observation, experimentation, and structure. His figure-based work explores human vulnerability, identity, memory, and coexistence. His work has been exhibited in the United States and Europe.
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My work explores what it means to be human—the vulnerability, tension, solitude, resilience, and hope that exist beneath everyday life. Working primarily through the human figure, I use expressive lines, fractured forms, layered color, and pattern to examine the boundaries between inner and outer worlds. I am especially drawn to moments where opposing emotions coexist: beauty and discomfort, isolation and connection, darkness and humor. Rather than seeking idealized beauty, I try to create work that feels honest, allowing each figure to carry traces of memory, conflict, and the quiet desire to keep moving forward.
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The Shape of Now

Art in the Arena

Fresh Ideas 2026 Annual Premier Juried Exhibition

2026 Le Salon des Artistes: Represent Your Culture

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