Overview

"Nature is fluid and constantly evolving, so I don't believe there is a need to portray them as static and immovable. As a result, this perception of nature has led me to develop a style of painting that may appear dream-like to the viewer."

–Guimi You

The practice of Guimi You (b. 1985, Seoul) is informed by her training in both traditional Korean portrait and landscape painting and oil painting. Her work combines the lucidity and richness of both traditions, resulting in canvases reveling in the beauty of natural environments and the communication of joy through pigment. You’s paintings blend and blur reality and daydreams with a sense of magical realism. They astound in their intimacy and playfulness.

You received her MA in painting from the Royal College of Art, London in 2014, and holds a BFA and an MFA in Korean portraiture and landscape art (San-su hwa) from Seoul National University, Korea in 2008 and 2011. Her work is in the public collections of the Museum of Art, Seoul National University; the ICA Miami; the Columbus Museum of Art; and the College of Fine Arts, Seoul National University. Guimi You currently lives and works in Seoul.

Works
  • Guimi You, Blessed Blossom, 2023
    Blessed Blossom, 2023
  • Guimi You, Spring in the Forest, 2023
    Spring in the Forest, 2023
  • Guimi You, After the Rain, 2022
    After the Rain, 2022
  • Guimi You, No Where, 2022
    No Where, 2022
  • Guimi You, Reading in the forest, 2022
    Reading in the forest, 2022
  • Guimi You, Rose House, 2022
    Rose House, 2022
  • Guimi You, Sun and Moon, 2022
    Sun and Moon, 2022
  • Guimi You, Text Me, 2022
    Text Me, 2022
  • Guimi You, Text You, 2022
    Text You, 2022
  • Guimi You, Your Window, 2022
    Your Window, 2022
  • Guimi You, Blue Studio, 2021
    Blue Studio, 2021
  • Guimi You, Lemon Curtain, 2021
    Lemon Curtain, 2021
  • Guimi You, Mother's Room, 2021
    Mother's Room, 2021
  • Guimi You, My Palette, 2021
    My Palette, 2021
  • Guimi You, Pasted Passerby, 2021
    Pasted Passerby, 2021
  • Guimi You, Point Reyes, 2021
    Point Reyes, 2021
  • Guimi You, Sticky Snake, 2021
    Sticky Snake, 2021
  • Guimi You, To the sunshine , 2021
    To the sunshine , 2021
  • Guimi You, Way Home, 2021
    Way Home, 2021
  • Guimi You, Yellow Night, 2021
    Yellow Night, 2021
  • Guimi You, The Woman by The Window, 2020
    The Woman by The Window, 2020
  • Guimi You, Better Than Flower, 2019
    Better Than Flower, 2019
  • Guimi You, Silence, 2019
    Silence, 2019
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