MK the Artist

 Painting the taste in painting
-Meghan Kim

Everytime I stand in front of the blank canvas, I always struggle for what to paint. Eventually I will paint something out of
it, but I may not be satisfied. I have been painting since when I was twelve. All I wanted was to be an artist. That was my
only dream and I still desire to be "the Artist".
Just like everyone tastes of the same food differently, everyone has a different taste when looking at a piece of art.
Perhaps that is why it is not easy to paint something and maybe that is the most difficult part to get over.
Greatly influenced by Cubistic ideas, I like to paint with geometric elements to create a new image. Instead of focusing on
specific objects or ideas for years to paint, I normally choose a theme or subjects that interest me and set up a motif to
paint for a certain period of the time then move on. Sometimes I do make series. Delicious Paintings are one of them.
What I try to represent is not the series of repetitive images but the consistent taste in style. Simple, geometric, abstract,
contrast, solid, structured, graphic, colour harmony, puzzling, futuristic, illusionary space and modern; all these words
describe what I paint. However, the image shown itself is not the ultimate answer. It is the taste that motivates you to
seek something more special and meaningful because the taste changes and evolves.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB Canada

Exhibition 

01.14-20.2009     The 34th Korea Landscape Painters' Association Annual Exhibition
                            YeeHyung Art Centre (InSa Art Plaza), Seoul, Korea
12.19-23.2008    The 26th New Art Competition Winners' Exhibition
                           InSaDong Seoul Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea
09.09.2007     MK the Artist, Studio Open House Exhibition, Calgary AB
06-09.2006     Collages, The Korean Gallery, Art Central, Calgary AB
12.2005-02.2006        Metamorfosa Gallery, Art Space, Calgary AB
04.06-09.2005            Ehwa Alumni Association Exhibition
                                   Ehwa Women's University SamSung Education Centre, Seoul                        
11.28-12.06.2004         The 4th Wind Project: Thanksgiving Gallery Cafe Spring, Korea
08.14.2004     Korean Day Festival Art Exhibition, Calgary AB
12.15-19.2003           Korean Artists Who are in their 20's: The Wind
                                   University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia MO U.S.A.
05.01-13.2001            BFA Grad Show, University of Alberta FAB Gallery, Edmonton AB
1996   Awards Show, Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary AB
1995   Calgary Stampede Art Show,Round Up Centre, Calgary AB