김서울의 작품은 회화를 향한 작가의 본질적인 질문과 응답의 과정으로 존재한다. 그의 작업에는 붓, 물감, 바탕천, 틀, 액자와 같은 물리적 단위가 회화에서 작동하는 방식에 관한 메타적인 탐구가 드러난다. 작가는 미술 사조에 영향을 끼친 선대 작가, 브랜드 미술용품의 규격과 모양, 그리는 행위에 가해지는 운동성 등을 주제로 삼은 연작을 이어오고 있다. 각각의 구성 요소는 그가 참조했던 실질적인 기표로부터 자유로워지며, 작가의 독자적인 해석이 담긴 빈틈없는 화면으로 완결된다. 이를 통해 시각 예술이 오랜 시간 빚져 온 역사적 참조와 관습을 재인식하고, 현재의 방식으로 다시 쓰기 위한 법칙을 하나씩 세워간다.
Seoul Kim approaches painting as an ongoing process of fundamental questioning and response. His practice centers on investigating, at a meta level, how the physical constituents of painting such as brushes, pigment, canvas, stretcher, and frame operate within the medium. He has developed a series of works that engage with influential figures in art history, the standardized formats and designs of branded art materials, and the embodied, kinetic conditions of the act of painting itself. Each component gradually loosens from its original referent and is transformed into a tightly structured pictorial field articulated through the artist’s own visual language. Through this process, Kim reconsiders the historical references and conventions that have long underpinned visual art, constructing new frameworks through which painting can be rewritten in the present.
Seoul Kim, Scalar and Vector No.16, 2025, Stand oil, oil on oil primed jute canvas(very rough texture), 172 x 172 cmSeoul Kim, Scalar and Vector No.15, 2025, Gesso, stand oil, oil on clear sized linen canvas(heavy texture), 172 x 172 cmSeoul Kim, Scalar and Vector No.10(small ver.), 2025, Ebonizing oak wood, stand oil, oil on clear sized linen canvas(heavy texture), 66.9 × 32.6 cmSeoul Kim, Scalar and Vector No.12, 2024, iridescent acrylic, oil on clear sized linen canvas(extra fine texture), 172 x 172 cmSeoul Kim, Scalar and Vector No.11, 2024, oil on clear sized linen canvas(extra fine texture), 172 x 172 cmSeoul Kim, Scalar and Vector No.10, 2024, oil on oil primed linen canvas(medium texture), 172 x 172 cmSeoul Kim, Scalar and Vector No.9, 2024, iridescent acrylic, stand oil, oil on clear sized linen canvas(extra fine texture), 172 x 172 cmSeoul Kim, Scalar and Vector No.7, 2023, iridescent acrylic, oil on universally primed jute canvas(very rough texture), 172 x 172 cmSeoul Kim, Scalar and Vector No.9(small ver.), 2024, cherry wood, handmade pvc film, soft gel medium, gesso, oil on birch plywood, 42 x 42 cmSeoul Kim, Scalar and Vector No.8(small ver.), 2024, ebonizing oak wood, oil on oil primed linen canvas(rough texture), 44.4 x 35.2 cmSeoul Kim, Scalar and Vector No.6, 2023, iridescent acrylic, cold wax, oil on polyester_cotton dyed canvas (medium texture), 172 x 172 cmSeoul Kim, Scalar and Vector No.4, 2023, molding paste, iridescent acrylic, cold wax, oil on oil primed linen canvas (extra fine texture), 172 x 172 cmSeoul Kim, Scalar and Vector No.3, 2022, cold wax, stand oil, oil on oil primed linen canvas (extra fine texture), 172 x 172 cmSeoul Kim, Scalar and Vector No.6(small ver.), 2023, cherry wood, handmade pvc film, soft gel medium, oil on birch plywood, 41.5 x 41.5 cmSeoul Kim, Scalar and Vector No.4(small ver.), 2023, ebonizing oak wood, oil on linen canvas(extra fine texture), 39.5 x 39.5 cmSeoul Kim, Scalar and Vector No.3(small ver.), 2023, oak wood, iridescent acrylic, cold wax, red carbon paper, oil on cotton canvas(medium texture), 39.5 x 39.5 cmSeoul Kim, Filbert Family No.5, 2020, stand oil, oil on cotton canvas (medium texture), 172 x 172 cmSeoul Kim, Filbert Family No.11, 2021, molding paste, cold wax, watercolor, oil on linen canvas (extra fine texture), 172 x 172 cmSeoul Kim, Filbert Family No.4, 2019, stand oil, cold wax, oil on cotton canvas (medium texture), 172 x 172 cmSeoul Kim, Filbert Family No.2, 2019, molding paste, stand oil, oil on cotton canvas (medium texture), 172 x 172 cmSeoul Kim, Filbert Family No.13, 2021, molding paste, cold wax, color pencil, oil on oil primed linen canvas (medium texture), 172 x 172 cmSeoul Kim, Filbert Family No.11 (small ver.), 2020, cherry wood, glass oil on cotton canvas (medium texture), 41 x 41 cmSeoul Kim, Filbert Family No.12 (small ver.), 2019, african padauk wood, 168 oil colors on cotton canvas (medium texture), 51 x 51 x 13.9 cmSeoul Kim, Filbert Family No.19 (small ver.), 2021, canadian hard maple wood, birch board wood, chrome, oil on cotton canvas (medium texture), 35 x 46 cmSeoul Kim, Filbert Family No.20 (small ver.), 2021, Cherry wood,hard maple wood, oak wood, walnut wood, birch board wood, chrome,oil on cotton canvas (medium texture), 33.1 x 33.1 cmSeoul Kim, After De Kooning No.5, 2017, 168 oil colors on cotton canvas (medium texture), 172 x 172 cmSeoul Kim, Color Chart After De Kooning No.5, 2017, watercolor on paper, 38 x 28 cmSeoul Kim, After De Kooning No.10, 2018, 168 oil colors on cotton canvas (medium texture), 172 x 172 cmSeoul Kim, Color Chart After De Kooning No.10, 2018, watercolor on paper, 38 x 28 cm
Selected Exhibitions
Seoul Kim, 《Docking Waltz》, 2024, ThisWeekendRoomSeoul Kim, Chaewon Lee, Jihee Kim,《Bloom Vision》, 2023, Kyoto Tsutaya Books Art Space, KyotoSeoul Kim, Jungwoo Lee, Yeji Jang,《Enfolded Landscape》, 2022, wonderaum, SeoulSeoul Kim,《Sonata for a Beautiful Soul》, 2021, ThisWeekendRoom
