Starry night_ Bumin Kim
14x12 in, thread and acrylic on wood, 2018
Moon Shadow #1 Bumin Kim
29x47 in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2021
Landscape #1, Bumin Kim
50x50 in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2021
Landscape #4, Bumin Kim
49.5x 49.5 in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2021
Landscape #2 Bumin Kim
6x36 in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2021
Landscape #3 Bumin Kim
36x36 in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2021
Moon Shadow #2 Bumin Kim
27x 45 in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2021
Camellia #3
36x36 inches, thread, and acrylic on wood panel, 2019
Cascade
36x36 inches, thread and acrylic on wood panel
Wildroses1
40x40 inches, thread and acrylic on wood panel
Winterforest
36x36 inches, thread and acrylic on wood panel
Moonfragment #4
40x30 inches, thread and acrylic on wood panel
Installation view
Installation view with White Daisy and Winter Forest, 2019
Moonfragment #1
40x30 inches, thread and acrylic on wood panel
Whitedaisy
36x36 inches, thread and acrylic on wood panel
Woodland 1
40x40 inches, thread and acrylic on wood panel
Bumin Kim (b. 1982, South Korea) received her MFA in drawing and painting in 2015 from the University of North Texas (Denton, TX) and remains in North Texas as an active member of the contemporary art community.
For Kim, thread and string become a unique media to explore many of the same questions usually investigated with paint. Kim’s work examines the nature of line beyond a two-dimensional surface into three-dimensional space. While thread and string are usually synonymous with the utilitarian actions of weaving and stitching, here they emphasize the energy, delicacy, and grace found in painting. These works shift, undulate, and pulse towards us, declaring themselves as entities emancipated from the confines of two-dimensions, and now poised and vibrating just above the surface.
In addition to numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout Texas, Kim has been featured at the Dallas Art Fair and Art Aspen. Kim’s work is included in both public and private collections in Texas and throughout the United States.
