이상원

Education
1990  Hongik University, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Department of Sculpture and Painting

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2016  Portrait of the Medium, Artpark Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2004 Invitational Exhibition, Full of Qi, Joseon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2003  Invitational Exhibition, Intercontinental Hotel Asia Live Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2002  From the Center, Deokwon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1996  Self Portrait Exhibition, Yoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1994  From Self to Process, Namu Gallery, Seoul, Korea

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Selected Group Exhibitions
2021  Why We are Fascinated by Moon Jars, Gallery Now, Seoul, Korea
2019  Art Basel Miami, USA
2015  Kwon Jingyu Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2014  Maiemi Scope Art Fair, USA
2013  Korean collective, ALBEMARLE Gallery, London, UK
2011  Korean Contemporary Leonherd Ruethmvell, Basel, Switzerland
2008  Korean Flguative Art, DIE Galeria,Germany-Frankfurt

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Collection
Seoul Museum of Art, Hanmi Art Museum, Seoul Asan Hospital, Korean Folk Village, Severance Hospital, Seoul Asan Hospital, Boryeong Pharmaceutical, Daemyung Leisure Industry, Kaesong Industrial Area (Comprehensive Support Center), Kiwoom Securities

About 
Yongjin Kim graduated from Hongik University College of Fine Arts, Department of Sculpture. He pre-drills holes in the canvas, cuts wires into various thicknesses and lengths, and writes them on the canvas or twists the cut wires. The density varies depending on the spacing, height, and size of the wires, revealing a sense of contrast and space. He mainly depicts portraits and still life. It is characterized by the gathering of hard and strong wires to express the soft side. The expressions of the figures are detailed, and it takes the artist about two to three months to work on each piece. Yongjin Kim started working with wire when he couldn't read the newspaper one day and used a magnifying glass, and when he looked at it, the letters were dots. He wanted to create shapes with wire dots, just as the world and humans are built from cells and molecules.