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Artist Statement: 

In an age where AI and automation are rapidly transforming every aspect of our lives, I find deep value in the sensitivity of the human hand. My work begins with a craft based process in which I carefully weave hundreds of fine metal wires by hand to construct three dimensional forms. From these sculptural structures, I develop images that I reinterpret through various mediums such as printmaking, drawing, and painting. Each piece holds multiple layers of dimension - 2D surfaces, 3D physical forms, and even a conceptual fourth dimension suggested through shadows and time. While these works are rooted in an exploration of the universe and the human experience within it, their final forms often resemble algorithmic systems or machine logic, as if shaped by artificial intelligence itself. This tension between the handmade and the computational—between organic creation and synthetic precision—is at the heart of my practice. It is this contrast, this coexistence of extremes, that gives the work both its form and its meaning.

Bio:

Mina Kim is a multidisciplinary artist who spans painting, sculpture, and installation art. Born in Seoul, South Korea, working & living in New York, she takes inspiration from the intersections of nature, time, and human perception. Educated at the School of Visual Arts, where she earned a BFA with honors, Mina Kim has exhibited in New York and Seoul. Her work emphasizes repetitive processes, meditative gestures, and the interplay of light, shadow, and space, often reflecting philosophical themes linked to Eastern thought and concepts of impermanence. Mina Kim’s work has been featured in publications such as Hands Magazine and 20/20 by the School of Visual Arts and is part of several private collections. She is currently enrolled in the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts in New York, where she continues to develop new works that challenge perception and explore the boundaries between materiality and meaning.

Website: www.minakim.org | @minakim.studio   

Course: Silkscreen | FIC-2812-B