These delicate abstractions by Mikyung Kim are studies in contradictions.  They are reductive and simple as to forms but sensual and complex for the way those forms are rendered.  They are subtle and meditative yet quietly intense for their scraped back surfaces and color combinations.  Kim is masterful at maneuvering color within

Mikyung Kim, Amos Eno Gallery

Mikyung Kim, Amos Eno Gallery

various contexts so that intensity is amplified. While this works runs the danger of sliding into pure design the uneven naturalistic shapes defining the forms help to avoid this.

Mikyung Kim, Amos Eno Gallery

Mikyung Kim, Amos Eno Gallery