GJ Kimsunken

Seoul-born, New Jersey-based artist GJ Kimsunken (b. 1985) creates luminous, minimalistic canvases that obliquely reference the human figure, hovering hauntingly between representation and abstraction. In Kimsunken’s work, he asks questions about our human existence: who we are, why we are and what we are for. With an emphasis on raising the physical matter to the height of the human spirit, Kimsunken investigates the relationship between the paint material and the passage of time. His agonizingly simple gestures result in compositions that are lean and austere, yet immersive and generous in nature. Crafted with humane precision attuned to minute imperfections, Kimsunken’s paintings are thick in texture and succulently layered. These qualities gently reinforce the implication of bodily presence, which Kimsunken examines with subtlety and grace. Kimsunken received his MFA from the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture in 2010, and an BFA from the National Art School in Sydney, Australia in 2008. Kimsunken currently lives and works in New Jersey. His work has been featured in galleries and institutional exhibitions around the world.

GJ Kimsunken - Works on Paper

ONLINE VIEWING ROOM

28 Jul - 10 Sep 2022

An online viewing room featuring GJ Kimsunken's luminous works on paper, concurrently running alongside the artist's solo exhibition of canvas works in the gallery space. ENTER VIEWING ROOM >

GJ Kimsunken - Figuration

Solo Exhibition

23 Jul - 10 Sep 2022

Yi Gallery is pleased to present Figuration, an extraordinary body of new paintings by GJ Kimsunken. This is Kimsunken's first solo show in New York. The opening, at which the...

Where We Meet Ourselves

Debra Ramsay + GJ Kimsunken Two - Person Exhibition

15 Oct - 21 Nov 2021

Yi Gallery is delighted to present a two-person exhibition by Debra Ramsay and GJ Kimsunken in the gallery’s new space, located in Brooklyn’s Industry City. Where We Meet Ourselves features...