Biography
Binna Kim was born in Busan, South Korea. She spent most of her childhood in a very natural setting enjoying the ocean and mountains nearby. This rich natural environment inspired her to start making art with crayons and watercolors. Since then, nature has always been a huge part of her life and inspiration as an artist. As she grew up and her art career matured, she decided to become a professional floral designer to continue working closely with nature, creating floral and plant-based designs. Working as a floral designer and a window stylist for several renowned boutiques in New York City keep her surrounded by beautiful flowers and plants. For several years, she has been making on a weekly basis floral arrangements for Le Bernardin restaurant and Rainbow Room among other venues. Her window display designs were presented at Beretta, Madison Ave Gallery and Oxxford Clothes on Fifth Ave. In addition, her holiday decoration, designed for Le Bernardin Restaurant, was mentioned as "The Most Beautiful Holiday Decorations in 2017" in AD (Architectural Digest, 2017 link below).
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/most-beautiful-holiday-decorations-2017
Artist statement
In Binna Kim's artwork, particularly drawings, she aims to present a stimulating mixture of nature and a view from her vivid imagination.
Whether in colorful abstract works or visual interpretation of nature, the works demonstrate keen attention to the smallest detail in order to emphasize the depth of expression and emotive beauty of nature. This combination helps bring the audience to a different world, a stage for viewing scenery in an emotionally evocative way. While viewing the works, the artist's visual expression and interpretation by the audience merge and go hand in hand to evoke a memory, a passion, or a feeling unique to each of us.
Indeed, her works, whether it be detailed drawings or abstract paintings, aim to represent an exquisite, vivid and colorful emotional interpretation of nature's scenery.
In Serenity, Metamorphosis and Memories Drawing Series, the level of fine details and depth in each drawing aims to capture nature in many different and transformative forms, demonstrating Binna's curiosity and her eye for the unique beauty that nature has to offer. These works represent an invitation for each member of the audience to observe nature up closem while taking a contemplative, introspective moment to be at peace with themselves.
Selected Group Exhibition
- 2020 Art Series IX "Real, Surreal scapes & Contemporary Abstractions" at Studio Anise in Soho, NYC(Ongoing)
- 2020 "She is..." at One Art Space in Tribeca, NYC
- 2019 Spatial Transformations Part 1,2,3 & "Painting vs Drawing" at Studio Anise in Soho, NYC
- 2019 Winter Group Shows Part 2 at Onishi Gallery in Chelsea, NYC
- 2019 Group show at NAWA (National Association of Women Artists) in NYC
- 2018 Off The Wall at Plaxall Gallery in Long Island City, NY
- 2018 ARTIF ACTS at One Art Space in Tribeca, NYC
- 2018 Benefit Auction at The Drawing Center, NYC
- 2018 Eternal Summer at One Art Space in Tribeca, NYC
- 2018 Transformation at One Art Space in Tribeca, NYC
- 2018 Drawing 2017, an exhibition of 20 international artists at Gallery 25N
- 2017 Making Connections ll at The City Deford Gallery (Citigroup Building) in Long Island City , NY
- 2017 Making connections at The Plaxall Gallery in Long Island City , NY
- 2017 Winner of Drawing category : 9th Artslant Prize
- 2017 IGOA gallery, Theme "Animal&wildlife"
- 2017 Projekt 30, Monthly Exhibition in May and July
- 2017 Bauhausprairie art gallery, Theme "Abstract" and "Artist's favorite work"
- 2016 Honorable Mentions : IGOA (www.international- gallery.org) Art-open "No Theme"
- 2016 Projekt 30, Monthly Exhibition in October and November
Binna Kim was born in Busan, South Korea. She spent most of her childhood in a very natural setting enjoying the ocean and mountains nearby. This rich natural environment inspired her to start making art with crayons and watercolors. Since then, nature has always been a huge part of her life and inspiration as an artist. As she grew up and her art career matured, she decided to become a professional floral designer to continue working closely with nature, creating floral and plant-based designs. Working as a floral designer and a window stylist for several renowned boutiques in New York City keep her surrounded by beautiful flowers and plants. For several years, she has been making on a weekly basis floral arrangements for Le Bernardin restaurant and Rainbow Room among other venues. Her window display designs were presented at Beretta, Madison Ave Gallery and Oxxford Clothes on Fifth Ave. In addition, her holiday decoration, designed for Le Bernardin Restaurant, was mentioned as "The Most Beautiful Holiday Decorations in 2017" in AD (Architectural Digest, 2017 link below).
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/most-beautiful-holiday-decorations-2017
Artist statement
In Binna Kim's artwork, particularly drawings, she aims to present a stimulating mixture of nature and a view from her vivid imagination.
Whether in colorful abstract works or visual interpretation of nature, the works demonstrate keen attention to the smallest detail in order to emphasize the depth of expression and emotive beauty of nature. This combination helps bring the audience to a different world, a stage for viewing scenery in an emotionally evocative way. While viewing the works, the artist's visual expression and interpretation by the audience merge and go hand in hand to evoke a memory, a passion, or a feeling unique to each of us.
Indeed, her works, whether it be detailed drawings or abstract paintings, aim to represent an exquisite, vivid and colorful emotional interpretation of nature's scenery.
In Serenity, Metamorphosis and Memories Drawing Series, the level of fine details and depth in each drawing aims to capture nature in many different and transformative forms, demonstrating Binna's curiosity and her eye for the unique beauty that nature has to offer. These works represent an invitation for each member of the audience to observe nature up closem while taking a contemplative, introspective moment to be at peace with themselves.
Selected Group Exhibition
- 2020 Art Series IX "Real, Surreal scapes & Contemporary Abstractions" at Studio Anise in Soho, NYC(Ongoing)
- 2020 "She is..." at One Art Space in Tribeca, NYC
- 2019 Spatial Transformations Part 1,2,3 & "Painting vs Drawing" at Studio Anise in Soho, NYC
- 2019 Winter Group Shows Part 2 at Onishi Gallery in Chelsea, NYC
- 2019 Group show at NAWA (National Association of Women Artists) in NYC
- 2018 Off The Wall at Plaxall Gallery in Long Island City, NY
- 2018 ARTIF ACTS at One Art Space in Tribeca, NYC
- 2018 Benefit Auction at The Drawing Center, NYC
- 2018 Eternal Summer at One Art Space in Tribeca, NYC
- 2018 Transformation at One Art Space in Tribeca, NYC
- 2018 Drawing 2017, an exhibition of 20 international artists at Gallery 25N
- 2017 Making Connections ll at The City Deford Gallery (Citigroup Building) in Long Island City , NY
- 2017 Making connections at The Plaxall Gallery in Long Island City , NY
- 2017 Winner of Drawing category : 9th Artslant Prize
- 2017 IGOA gallery, Theme "Animal&wildlife"
- 2017 Projekt 30, Monthly Exhibition in May and July
- 2017 Bauhausprairie art gallery, Theme "Abstract" and "Artist's favorite work"
- 2016 Honorable Mentions : IGOA (www.international- gallery.org) Art-open "No Theme"
- 2016 Projekt 30, Monthly Exhibition in October and November
