Kim Young-Hun

Kim Young-Hun (b. 1964 in Nonsan, South Korea) is currently based between New York City and Seoul. He obtained B.F.A. in painting from Hongik University and holds two M.F.A. from Chelsea College of Art and Design and Goldsmiths College in London. Living through the transition between the analog and digital generations, Kim is passionate about observing and deciphering the unknown between the 1 and 0 binary codes. His works demonstrate a traditional Korean painting technique called Hyuk-pil (革筆畫), in which the painter mixes various colors and paints with rapid strokes using a leather brush. The multi-colored stripes that seem to flow like ink are made by one continuous brush stroke across the canvas, with the oil colors melting together and permeating into the canvas. Kim has exhibited extensively internationally, with over 15 solo and 70 group exhibitions. His paintings are in several prestigious public and corporate collections, including Bank of America, The Arts Club, and numerous museums.
Selected Works



Kim Young-Hun
p22037 - Electronic Nostalgia, 2022
Oil on linen
227 x 182 cm
Kim Young-Hun
p22060 - Electronic Nostalgia, 2022
Oil on linen
97 x 130 cm
Kim Young-Hun
p22044 - Electronic Nostalgia, 2022
Oil on linen
100 x 100 cm


Kim Young-Hun
p22036-Electronic Nostalgia, 2022
Oil on linen
120 x 97 cm
Kim Young-Hun
p22035-Electronic Nostalgia, 2022
Oil on linen
100 x 80 cm



Kim Young-Hun
p22002-Electronic Nostalgia, 2022
Oil on linen
53 x 45 cm
Kim Young-Hun
p22006-Electronic Nostalgia, 2022
Oil on linen
73 x 61 cm
Kim Young-Hun
p22034-Electronic Nostalgia, 2022
Oil on linen
73 x 61 cm



Kim Young-Hun
p22007-Electronic Nostalgia, 2022
Oil on linen
100 x 80 cm
Kim Young-Hun
p22008-Electronic Nostalgia, 2022
Oil on linen
80 x 100 cm
Kim Young-Hun
p22003-Electronic Nostalgia, 2022
Oil on linen
73 x 91 cm


Kim Young-Hun
p22004-Electronic Nostalgia, 2022
Oil on linen
61 x 73 cm
Kim Young-Hun
p2140-Electronic Nostalgia, 2021
Oil on linen
97 x 130 cm


Kim Young-Hun
p2121-Electronic Nostalgia, 2021
Oil on linen
259 x 194 cm
Kim Young-Hun
p1925 Electronic Nostalgia, 2019
Oil on linen
184 x 184 cm


Kim Young-Hun
p2114-Electronic Nostalgia, 2021
Oil on linen
130 x 97 cm
Kim Young-Hun
p2115-Electronic Nostalgia, 2021
Oil on linen
130 x 97 cm
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Kim Young-Hun
p2036-Electronic Nostalgia, 2020
Oil on linen
65 x 91 cm

Kim Young-Hun
p1935-Electronic Nostalgia, 2019
Oil on linen
40.5 × 61 cm
Kim Young-Hun
p2131-Electronic Nostalgia, 2021
Oil on linen
61 x 73 cm

Kim Young-Hun
p2023-Electronic Nostalgia, 2020
Oil on linen
38 x 46 cm

Kim Young-Hun
p2028-Electronic Nostalgia, 2020
Oil on linen
38 x 46 cm

Kim Young-Hun