Byron Kim

American, born 1961

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The artwork titled "Belly Painting: Prussian Blue" features a three-dimensional sculpture resembling a protruding form, similar to a rounded belly. It is painted in a deep, dark Prussian blue color, creating a smooth and glossy surface. The sculpture is mounted on a canvas or textile background, which is framed with wooden supports visible at the edges. The texture of the paint on the surface has subtle variations, contributing to its tactile appearance. The form extends outward.
Byron Kim, Belly Painting: Prussian Blue, 1993, encaustic on linen, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Anthony T. Podesta, Washington DC), 2014.136.167

Belly Painting: Prussian Blue

Byron Kim · 1993 · encaustic on linen ·  Accession ID  2014.136.167
560 panels, each painted a unique, flat color, are hung in a grid to create an abstract work of art. The grid has ten horizontal rows of fifty-six panels. The surface of each panel is covered from edge to edge with a single color. The colors range from mahogany to peach, almond white to dark brown. Some panels are smoothly painted while brushwork is visible on others.
Byron Kim, Synecdoche, 1991-present, oil and wax on lauan plywood, birch plywood, and plywood, Richard S. Zeisler Fund, 2009.39.1.1-560

Synecdoche

Byron Kim · 1991-present · oil and wax on lauan plywood, birch plywood, and plywood ·  Accession ID  2009.39.1.1-560