_BIO
Kiya Kim is an interdisciplinary artist, Cultural Engeenier and, A kind of Inventor.
Raised in South Korea and Based in New York City since 2008, Her work evolves through a dialogue between inner muses and outer phenomena. The urban setting predominating throughout her life path opened her eyes to myriad material fabrications. Her multi-faceted works take the form of: rhythmic site-specific installation, ethereal video, juxtaposed assemblage, whimsical jewelry, interactive performance, and, festive fashion-based sculpture.
Kim grew up surrounded by literature due to her father and mother’s artistic perspectives. Her parents provided unstinting support nurtured Kim’s fearless sensitivity and continual efforts to expand her offbeat vision.
_CV
B. South Korea. Lives and works in New York, NY
kiyakim.me / kiyakimnyc@gmail.com / 1-347-821-9302 / @kiyakim_studio_nyc_
EDUCATION
2018 Master of Fine Arts in Art Practice _ School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2012 Certificate in Fashion Styling _ Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
2000 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fine Art _Donguei University, Busan, Korea
GRANT AND RESIDENCIES
2018 Young Eun Contemporary Museum of Art Residency / Kwangju (Kyungkido) Korea
2014 Wassaic Project Residency / New York, NY
2001 Competition of Island Non-Profit Space / Busan, Korea
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS & INDEPENDENT PROJECT
2019
- Upcoming Solo Exhibition _ Young Eun Contemporary Museum of Art / Kwangju (Kyungkido ) , Korea
2018
- Another day I was dressed in my laugh again_ 530 Canal / New York, NY
2017
- Appetizers of Ingenious Attitude ( Fashion Assemblage ) _ MCM showroom / Seoul, Korea
- 7 Days at #10276 _ Paths from NYC to BAHAMA / Cruise ship
- Another Associated Territory _with Hongik college student / Seoul, Korea
- This is my Laugh _ Performance / NY, LA, Korea
2015
- Sunlight _ Assemble Intuitions _ Toy Republic Gallery / Seoul, Korea
- Would you like to some tea? _ Invited by SLDF – Coex / Seoul, Korea
2014
- Status Anxiety ‘ _ Performance _ Sponsored by Hyundai Motors-M stage / Seoul, Korea
2013
- ST { ART } RY _ Jewelry Show – STORY Concept Shop / New York, NY
2012
- Urban Muse _ Fashion Project / New York, NY
- Delight in Light _ Fashion Project / New York, NY
2007
- Scratching on the Sky’ – Space Maxim / New York, NY
2006
- Kiya Street – 3 Story Multi-Cultural Space / Seoul
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 Quality Time – SVA Chelsea Gallery / New York, NY
2016 Annual Group show -The Invisible Dog Art Center / New York, NY
2015 SALONUKHA – Trestle Gallery / New York, NY
2014 SALONUKHA-Trestle Gallery / New York, NY
2014 Mash Up – Islip Art Museum / New York, NY
2014 HIVE Group Show -The Invisible Dog Art Center / New York, NY
2014 Special Guest Juror Salon Show – The Green Point Gallery / New York, NY
2013 Big Future – Recession Art / New York, NY
2013 Work/Space -The Invisible Dog Art Center / New York, NY
2012 Work/Space -The Invisible Dog Art Center / New York, NY
2011 Collaboration with Artistry –Horim Museum / Seoul, Korea
2011 Juried Show / Wide Open – BWAC / New York, NY
2011 Work/Space – The Invisible Dog Art Center / New York, NY
2010 Chasing 56 -The space M/ New York, NY
2010 Wind, where are we going? Gallery Maum / New York, NY
2010 If you see nothing, Say something – The Invisible Dog Art Center / New York, NY
2009 Haitian: Tears from Survivors – KGS Gallery / NJ
2008 As it is – Multi Media Center / NJ
2007 Annual Mission’s show / Church of Christ / Seoul, Korea
2006 Pop of Christmas – 3story Gallery / Seoul, Korea
2003 Seoul Design Art Festival Seoul – Art Center / Seoul, Korea
2001 Korea Young Artists Biennale – Daegu Cultural Art Center / Daegu, Korea
2001 Competition of Island Non-Profit Space – Island Non-Profit Space / Busan, Korea
2000 I am going to dream – Kyungsung Museum / Busan, Korea
LECTURES
2016 Special Lecture_Cheonnam university / Kwangju, Korea
2009 Special Lecture _Suwon University / Suwon, Korea
PUBLICATIONS
2016 Modern Oracle Kiya kim Story / Ingenious Attitude
2016 MoMA p.s. 1 studio visit PS1 / studio visit / kiya kim
2015 June / Naver blog / Korea Artist Kiya kim Kiya kim Exhibition
2015 June / Korean Spirit / Korea Kiya Kim / Exhibition
2015 June / Acrofan / Korea Kiya kim / Exhibition
2015 June / Brain Media / Korea Kiya kim / Exhibition
2015 June / Art card / Korea Kiya kim / Exhibition
2015 June / Naver News /Korea Kiya kim / Exhibition
2015 June / Notefolio Magazine /Korea Kiya Kim / Exhibition
2014 Mar / Noblesse / Korea
2013 Sep / Quistyle NYFW by Mangue Banzima / NY Kiya kim style
2013 Emagnet The way of living this couple
2010 Jul / The L Magazine by Deirdre Hering / NY
2010 May / Art Slant / NY kiya kim
2010 Broadway World / NY kiya kim
2010 Art Calender / NY
2010 Going NYC / NY
2010 Celeste. network / NY
2010 Cobble Hill blog / NY
2010 New York Art beat/ NY
2010 San Art / NY
2009 May / Computer Art – Artist of the Month / Korea
2007 Dec / Elle Magazine-with S flora / Korea
2007 Mar /In Style Magazine – Contemporary artists inspiration / Korea
2007 Marie Claire Magazine- with S flora / Korea
2007 Bazaar Magazine-with S flora / Korea
2007 Segea Times News Paper / NY
2007 Korean Community Newspaper / NY
2007 Korea Daily News Paper-Multi Section / NY
2007 Korean Times News Paper / NY
2006 May/ High Fashion Magazine / Korea
2006 Casa living Magazine- Exhibition section / Korea
2006 Design house – Exhibition section / Korea
2006 Instyle Magazine – Exhibition section / Korea
2006 Casa living Magazine- Exhibition section / Korea
2006 April / SBS Morning wide-Exhibition interview / Korea
2004 Design Jungle Web Magazine special issue -FABYKI interview / Korea
2003 Dec / Vogue girl – Christmas gift FABYKI / NY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2015 Archive of Asian American Art Center / NY
2013 Studio Visited by Gertrude _ Meet Art / NY
2010 Curatorial Project _ ‘If you see nothing Say something’ _The Invisible Dog Art Center /NY
2007 Visual Art director _‘ Crayon Dance Project _Haeundae Cultural center / Busan, Korea
COLLECTIONS
Busan High Shcool of Art / Busan
Dongrae middle school of girl / Busan
Many of private collections in NY and SEOUL
_ARTIST STATEMENT
I write now in fragments about fragments of fragmented life,
scraps of biography,
thread of a personal evolution.
This reflects the work I make which is also Fragmented,
Piece of Material,
Gesture in Form,
which the reader or viewer assemble to make their own story.
1.My work is question and responses regarding specific prehension in my daily moments. The visual narrative of the component that is state of being and behind the scene in my chronological paths. There it could be elements of Colors, Materials, Languages, Found objects or Investigation on consciousness that through hidden intuitions. The medium of expressions is unlimited as Mixed media, Installation, Video, Painting, Collage, Fashion performance even invisible matter etc. In the extended structure, the way of exploring has flexibilities on perception and the interaction in between work and audiences that will become close to completion as audience’s own their personal perspective are participated in.
2. The plastic that is the main material of the work, something transparent, fragile disposable materials, glitter or shine, vivid colors, images of magazine advertising models, these are mainly found in the media, It is also a remnant. It is also a place where I was growing up in the city like Seoul, New York. However, on the other hand, human anxiety, vanity and greed, consumption, emptiness hidden behind the splendor of the city And the conflicting meaning of desire for peace, and secularism coexist. On the other side of such a polarity, the medium of nature also joins with work as my thoughts intervene in the moments of despairing rest or their movements to make the self-gaze deeply.
3. Recreation of daily items by aligning them with other materials may be part of the process in which a person meets that of another from a different background. finding harmony or it may also be a journey of finding one’s true self from the reflection of the other. The reason and questions brimming from among such a series of creative elements and incessantly redefined relationship settings in my life are directly related to my artwork. These, ultimately, become an act of self-communication, and such are repeated actions of life, discovered from within while sometimes needed to be renounced and other times be maximized.
4.The theme of ‘fashion’ is also an important topic that must be mentioned in my work. The meaning of putting on clothes is that it means creating a moving work using a person (including personality and emotion), and its origin is from my ‘playful and creative clothes’ play. On the surface, it can be an expression of extended work on the movement path of life, and it is an extension of my identity inquiry. The attitude that I respond to the batter’s fashion is instinctive as the prompt reaction in front of the beautiful visuals and becomes a canvas for my own fashion and becomes a tool of amplification of creative expression. Also, for those who facing on people, I become a motivation itself which can let questions in life and provide discovery.
JEWELRY WORK
The Whimsical structure and daily poetic assemblage jewelry derived from my mixed media work committed to exploring interplay with color and balance, material texture, describe to a narrative, and their relationship is evoked responses from my intuition in my inner sensibility.
Since I was a little girl a free interplay with fashion and art though skip the meal. The relationship was like white on rice for me, all day drew to fashion model each unique or differently which I stylized to head from toe on the papers. Also, I mimicked to model on the fashion magazine like wearing red knee socks and man’s daring shoes and strutted on the street. my works are an extension line with my childhood and observation for twinkle materials around me that there are my pursuing blissful spirits and plastic placebo effect for the people.
When the very first Jewelries were born in 2013 ,the owner of ST{ }RY : (http://thisisstory.com/) Rachel Shetchtman visited my open studio, she immediately proposed the show that theme was Art at their concept shop in Chelsea, it was first debut in NYC. And in my solo show in Seoul, many important art collectors and gallery owners collected my lovelies.
1.나에게서 작업의 의미는 일상의 어떤 포착을 향한 질문이자 곧 해답이다. 그리고 그것들의 존재 혹은 현상과 나의 연대기 적 삶의 숨어 있는 기억과 경험 들을 들추어서 조합하는 시각적 표출이다. 색감에 대한 것일 수도 있고, 매체, 시간, 소리 ,직관의 배후에 기저 된 의식의 추적일 수도 있고 혹은 나와 공존해 온 모든 삶의 총체적 배경이 될 수도 있다. 그것들을 표현하는 것에 있어서 매체의 제한은 없다. 아상블라쥬, 설치, 영상, 콜라쥬, 페인팅, 패션 퍼포먼스 등등 미 경계의 선상에서 실험적인 방식으로 표출되어진다. 그러한 확대적 구조 안에서 시점에 따른 표현의 보폭은 유동성을 가지며 관객의 개인적인 관점과 스퀴마가 개입되면서 그 교감은 비로소 작업의 완성을 이룬다.
2.작업의 주 소재를 이루는 플라스틱, 투명한 어떤 것, 부서지기 쉬운 일회용 소재, 반짝이는 것 혹은 비치는 것, 비비드 한 색감들, 잡지 광고 모델의 이미지들, 이러한 것들은 주로 대중 매체, 쇼윈도, 화려한 패션 필드에서 발견되는 잔상들 이기도 하다. 도시에서 자라고 지금껏 서울과 뉴욕을 오가며 작업의 기반을 두고 있는 삶의 동선이 여실하게 노출되는 소재이기도 한데, 그러나 한편으로는 그 도시의 화려함 뒤에 감추어진 인간의 불안, 허영과 탐욕, 소비, 공허함에 맞서는 고요와 평안 그리고 탈 세속주의를 갈구하는 대립된 의미가 숨어 공존하기도 한다. 그러한 양극단의 선상에서 또한 자연이라는 매체는 적막한 안식의 순간 혹은 자아를 깊이 응시하게 만드는 그것들의 움직임에 나의 사유가 개입이 되면서 동시에 작업으로 합류되기도 한다.
3.일상에서 쉽게 발견되는 머트리얼과 다양한 물성끼리의 조화와 배열등은 다른 삶의 이야기를 가진 한 인간의 삶과 또 다른 배경의 삶이 만나는 결합으로의 상징이다. 조화를 이루어 가는 불협화음의 과정일 수도 있고 타인을 통해 발견되어지는 낯선 자아와의 대면을 이루는 여정인 것일 수도 있다. 이러한 모든 일련의 작업적 요소와 내 삶의 끊이지 않는 인간 관계 설정 가운데의 고민과 질문은 내 작업과 직접적 연관 고리가 되고 때로는 발견되고 때로는 버려져야 하고 때로는 극대화 되어야 하는 삶의 연속적 행위들이다.
4.‘패션’이라는 주제는 내 작업에서 반드시 언급되어야 하는 중요한 화두이기도 하다. 옷을 입는다는 ( 입힌다는 ) 의미는 사람을 ( 인격과 감정 까지 포함한 ) 이용한 하나의 움직이는 작업을 만들어 낸다는 의미와도 같으며 그것의 근원은 어린 시절 나의 ‘즐겁고도 창의적인 옷 입기’ 놀이에서 부터 였다. 표면적으로는 삶의 동선 상에서 확장된 작업의 표현 방식이 될 수가 있으며 나의 정체성 탐구의 연장선에 있다. 내가 타자의 패션에 반응하는 태도는 아름다운 시각물 앞에 즉각적인 반응을 불러 일으키듯 본능적인 것이며 내 자신의 패션의 관하여서는 스스로 캔버스가 되어 창의적 표현 증폭의 도구가 된다. 또한 그런 나와 마주하는 사람들에게는 삶에서 질문을 던지고 발견을 제공하는 예술가가 된다.
_CRITIC
http://modernoracle.us/index.php/2016/02/08/kiya-kim-ingenious-attitude/
