Education

2023, BFA, Art, California Institute of the Arts

Bio

Originally from Busan, South Korea, Yebin Kim works with mixed media and abstract impressionistic painting. 

Currently based in Los Angeles, California, she draws inspiration from her diverse cultural background and experiences.

Received her BFA in Art at California Institute of the Arts. 

Works feature creating a formative consciousness that invites sensual experiences through space perception; it prompts reflections regarding the reinterpretation of the image’s arrangement and its perception within specific conventions and contexts. It revolves around questioning, doubting, and communicating that are not readily apparent, lack specificity, and extend beyond the conventional boundaries.

Artist statement

Acknowledging and proclaiming acceptance of the essence is a crucial initial step towards achieving “acceptance,” yet it does not necessarily indicate a complete embrace of verity. “Acceptance” is an intricate and multi-layered process that goes beyond more than mere verbal acknowledgment; it involves contradictory and paradoxical sense and psychological aspects. 

The manifestation of “acceptance” varies subjectively, and in my case, it finds expression through spatial representations in engaging in work In other words, composition and reconstitution of pictorial art. The paradox lies in the fact that while practicing this entails grappling with suffering, it also involves interpreting fundamental anxiety, monitoring thoughts, and above all, fostering detachment. 

Is this merely documentary, or is it the reconstruction of an illusory space where new values emerge by combining existing ones within.