Su Hyun Kim, born in South Korea, is one of the outstanding voices of a new generation of Korean artists who combine emotion, memory and social reflection. She studied painting in Seoul and developed an unmistakable style between abstraction and realism.
Her works – often oil or watercolor paintings – explore the subtle transitions between inner order and outer chaos. For Kim, recurring motifs such as hands, fabrics or family scenes are symbols of human closeness, separation and hope. With precise composition and delicate colors, she creates images that touch without demanding pathos.
She attracted international attention with the series “Happy Home Encounter”, which addresses the division of Korea and imagines a reunification with poetic calm. Her art has been shown in renowned galleries such as Gallery DOS in Seoul and the Suwon Art Center and has won several awards.
Su Hyun Kim lives and works in Seoul. Her works are both an invitation and a mirror – encounters with the silence between people, captured in color and light.
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Su Hyun Kim, born in South Korea, is one of those artists who build bridges with quiet consistency – between emotion and form, memory and the present. Her training in classical painting in Seoul forms the foundation on which she has developed an independent visual language: subtle transitions between abstraction and realism, supported by emotional precision and psychological depth.
Her works reflect a subtle examination of Korean identity – familial gestures, fabrics, hands, scenes of reunion. But Kim’s art aims less at political symbolism than at human resonance. She creates spaces where silence speaks and order emerges, where the chaos of life is gently brought into balance.
Her paintings, which have won numerous awards, have been shown at the Gallery DOS in Seoul and the Suwon Art Center, among others. Su Hyun Kim lives and works in Seoul. Her art remains an invitation to pause – a silent encounter with what connects us.
More about the artist at: www.suhyun-kim.com
Cover artwork spring 2025
The Embrace, 162 × 130 cm, oil on canvas, 2024 © Su Hyun Kim
