Kim Young-Sik, Eternity and Limitation 6, 2008
Print on paper
67 x 96 cm (visible), 73 x 99 x 3 cm (framed)
Condition: Very good
Artwork located in Taiwan
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Kim Young-Sik (Korean, b. 1954), born in Masan, Gyeongsangnam-do, received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in painting from Seoul National University. During the 1970s and 1980s, he studied painting in the United States, at the heart of the contemporary art movement. With a persistent drive for innovation and a deep commitment to the exploration of painting, he developed a distinctive artistic language. Employing both representational and abstract techniques, his works express a profound inner subjectivity and reveal a sincere emotional engagement with the act of painting.
Kim Young-Sik has held fifteen solo exhibitions in cities such as Seoul, New York, Melbourne, Taipei, and Macau, and was awarded the Special Depiction Prize at the International Painting Festival in Cannes, France. He has participated in nearly 300 exhibitions and served as a juror for national art competitions in Korea, a board member of the Seoul Art Fair, and a selection committee member for numerous domestic and international art events. His works are included in the collections of many museums and public institutions.
Kim's works are characterized by a spatial interplay of abstraction and imagery. Petals, symbolic of life, are set within an abstract space infused with the effect of light filtering through, suggesting layered meaning. Text appears along lines that resemble pencil drawings yet radiate with a translucent glow, serving as both a visually charged element and a key to the work's conceptual depth. The essence of life is beyond human control—an elevated, sublime realm. Light is life: its clarity and warmth purify existence, transcending time and imbuing it with eternity. Against a nearly luminous white background, the delicate depiction of flora symbolises humanity's desire to transcend the limits of mortality and pursue the eternal.
(Photographed in May 2025)