BYRON KIM
Byron Kim is known for paintings that are rooted in minimal abstraction but operate on a conceptual level.
One series he has been working on since 2001 is entitled "The Sunday Paintings." Each sky-colored field acts as a diary entry made every Sunday. This series was inspired by Kim's chance encounter with the writing of Chuang Tze, an early Daoist, who wrote eloquently about the relationship of the infinite to the infinitesimal. Here Kim translates this notion into a comparison between the vastness of the sky and his quotidian, relatively insignificant, life.
The Permanent Paintings debuted at the Hosfelt Gallery in September 2004. The material, made of pigment, wax, and mineral oil, remains indefinitely pliable. Kim thinks of these as being permanently alive, always fresh, remaining forever at the point of being made.
One series he has been working on since 2001 is entitled "The Sunday Paintings." Each sky-colored field acts as a diary entry made every Sunday. This series was inspired by Kim's chance encounter with the writing of Chuang Tze, an early Daoist, who wrote eloquently about the relationship of the infinite to the infinitesimal. Here Kim translates this notion into a comparison between the vastness of the sky and his quotidian, relatively insignificant, life.
The Permanent Paintings debuted at the Hosfelt Gallery in September 2004. The material, made of pigment, wax, and mineral oil, remains indefinitely pliable. Kim thinks of these as being permanently alive, always fresh, remaining forever at the point of being made.
Untitled (For P.B.), 2011
Untitled (For I.M.O), 2011
Belly Painting (Red with Cascading Wax), 2004
Permanent Painting #10, 2004
Sunday Painting 2.29.04, 2003
Sunday Painting 9.12.04, 2003
