Sobre el Artista

Jay Kim became a full-time artist to pursue a passion for brass patina and engraving, a style he had developed as an accessory designer. As the artist explains “Engraving unveils, in surprising ways, an untouched golden color hidden beneath the dramas of colors and patterns from patina. To me, it symbolizes the beauty of our true being we all share inside us.” Instead of painting brush, Jay uses a small handheld torch for flame patina and Dremel tool for engraving. When he works on blue patina, he concocts mineral salts into solution and streams it on 3D shaped brass to create tree-like branching patterns, which he believes can be found from every single living organism throughout nature including the organs of our bodies. Jay was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. He received a B.A. degree in Liberal Arts from Yonsei University in Seoul. After various work experiences in both private and government sectors, including running his own purse brand based in Atlanta, USA, it is clear that he finally discovered a calling in his relatively late age. Jay has been invited to multiple national juried art shows and has won various awards and honorable mentions including Sylvia Roger Best New Artist Armonk Outdoor Art Show 2020, NY, Second Place Mixed Media Armonk Outdoor Art Show 2021, Best in Show Ann Arbor State Street Art Fair, Best in Category Metalwork Bethesda Row Arts Festival, Best in Category Millennium Art Festival and First place in metal/sculpture Summerfair.