Kobe called D-Will a bad boy. He averaged 19.4 points and 10.7 assists. Terry Kim averages 0 points and -0.7 assists. But he has sideburns
New Art Scene Writer For the LA Examiner!
Sorry it’s been awhile since I posted. Normally I would make some comment about how since I get like 1 hit a day, like, who cares, but I just checked my hits for yesterday and today I’ve been getting like hundreds of hits over the weekend. Is that a computer error? Iono. I hope it’s not because that’s pretty cool. Anywho, The reason I haven’t posted in a while is actually not due to laziness this time. I recently got a position at the Examiner as the art scene editor and I have been working really hard at that. I’ve already have three posts up. I have lot of big plans with that position so stay tuned for more announcements on that.
New Shows!
It’s been too long since I’ve done some art shows so I got myself in some shows. Check the upcoming shows sidebr for more details.
These are the Celestials. They are big. My news is big. It’s not as big as the Celestials, but I like the Celestials so I’m putting a picture of them up here.
Sorry I haven’t been able to post in a lil bit. Nobody is reading this. Who am I apologizing to? Nobody I suppose. I like to pretend I have an audience. It’s what I do so I don’t feel so aloooooooone. 
Anywho, like the title says, there is some big news coming up and that is why I have been too busy to post my usual random silliness. Stay Tuned!
I am in need of a 5′x3′ frame for a new painting so I was planning on stripping this unfinished painting of Charles Mingus, but it’s really not that bad, so I’m thinking maybe I should just finish it. What do you think? Finish or not finish?
My next show at the Hive.
Opening: Saturday 1/3/08 8-12
Art Walk: Thursday 1/8/08 All day
729 S. Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Sun-Tues: By appnt
Wd, Th, Fri, Sat: 1-6:00pm
213-955-9051
(Unititled)
24″x36″
Oil on Canvas
2008
$1000
Orpheus
30″x48″
Oil, Acrylic and Paper on Canvas
2008
NFS
The Last Testament of Orpheus
30″x48″
Oil, Acrylic and Paper on Canvas
2008
NFS
My next show at the Hive.
Opening: Saturday 1/3/08 8-12
Art Walk: Thursday 1/8/08 All day
729 S. Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Sun-Tues: By appnt
Wd, Th, Fri, Sat: 1-6:00pm
213-955-9051
(Unititled)
24″x36″
Oil on Canvas
2008
$1000
Orpheus
30″x48″
Oil, Acrylic and Paper on Canvas
2008
NFS
The Last Testament of Orpheus
30″x48″
Oil, Acrylic and Paper on Canvas
2008
NFS
My name is Terry Kim and I’m a 26 year old artist from Orange County, California. I’m a self taught artist with a pretty natural ability in realism, which is somewhat ironic since I’ve never been a huge fan of realism or anything. My personal tastes have always leaned more towards abstract or graphic designy artists like Miro, Klimt, Mondrian, or Rothko. I’ve always liked drawing and painting people realistically however, so my aesthetic naturally evolved to be a mix of those two tastes.
In the last few years I have become super obsessed with basketball; particularly with motion offenses such as the Triangle Offense, SSOL, or the Princeton Offense. I don’t really know how these offenses work because they are pretty dense and complicated and I’m dumb, but the basic idea is that, when run properly, they automatically create plays and scoring opportunities. I’ve since adopted this ideology into how I create my paintings by trying to create complex systems that will yield what I call “instant style.” This isn’t a real unique concept, since I’m sure everybody is creating their own systems for painting, but I think mine are unique because, like the afore mentioned basketball systems, I try to make mine as dense and Baroque as possible.
I’ve been painting for about 6 years and starting showing in the LA and Orange County area for about four years (since around 2006.) In that time I’ve appeared in around 50 or so shows. I am currently working on a book and my six pack.
SOLO AND FEATURED SHOWS
2008 “New Poison Art Show” (ftd artist)
New Poison Art Gallery – Hollywood, CA2008 Costa Mesa Artist Showcase X (ftd artist)
Triangle Square – Costa Mesa, CA2008 The Hive Gallery (ftd artist)
The Hive- Los Angeles, CA2008 “Terry Kim vs the World part 1: Neapolitan” (solo)
The Light Gallery – Costa Mesa, CA2007 “Terry Kim Gets Next to You” (solo)
The Artery – Costa Mesa, CA2006 “Une Femme Este Une Femme” (solo)
The Artery – Costa Mesa, CA2006 “Scene Subjectively” (solo)
The Artery – Costa Mesa, CA2005 “Pop, Girls Etc.“ (solo)
Orange Coast College – Costa Mesa, CA
JURIED SHOWS
2009 “Costa Mesa Artist Showcase XI”
Gods & Heros – Costa Mesa, CA2008 “Costa Mesa Artist Showcase IX”
eVocal – Costa Mesa, CA2008 “Costa Mesa Artist Showcase VIII”
Crew Salon – Costa Mesa, CA2007 “Orange County Design Collective V”
The Lab – Costa Mesa, CA2007 “Costa Mesa Artist Showcase VII”
Triangle Square – Costa Mesa, CA2007 “Costa Mesa Artist Showcase VI”
Triangle Square – Costa Mesa, CA2007 “Orange Coast College Student Showcase”
Orange Coast College – Costa Mesa, CA2007 “Costa Mesa Artist Showcase V”
The Artery – Costa Mesa, CA2006 “Orange County Design Collective IV”
The Lab – Costa Mesa, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 “Lift Off” by Project Ethos
Vanguard – Hollywood, CA2009 “United C.A.T.”
Chickwa – Fullerton, CA2009 “United C.A.T.”
Chickwa – Fullerton, CA2008 “Urban Idioms”
111 Minna Gallery – San Fransisco, CA2008 “United C.A.T.”
Safari Sam’s – Los Angeles, CA2008 “United C.A.T.”
Safari Sam’s – Los Angeles, CA2008 “United C.A.T.”
Koo’s Art Center – Long Beach, CA2008 “Art Tease II”
The Light Gallery – Costa Mesa, CA2008 “Rock the Arts”
Mountain Bar – Los Angeles, CA2008 “United C.A.T.”
Koo’s Art Center – Long Beach, CA2008 The Hive Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
2008 “The Water Cooler Summer Classic”
Proof Bar – Santa Ana, CA2008 The ARTery – Costa Mesa, CA
2008 “United C.A.T.”
Koo’s Art Center – Long Beach, CA2008 Mountain Bar – Los Angeles, CA
2008 The Hive Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
2008 The Light Gallery – Costa Mesa, CA
2007 The ARTery – Costa Mesa, CA
2007 The Hive Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
2007 The Hive Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
2007 The Hive Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
2007 The Living Room – Costa Mesa, CA
2007 Co-op Kiosk – Costa Mesa, CA
2007 Co-op Kiosk – Costa Mesa, CA
2006 Co-op Kiosk – Costa Mesa, CA
2006 Co-op Kiosk – Costa Mesa, CA
2006 Blankstyle Grand Opening Party – Costa Mesa, CA
2005 Co-op Kiosk – Costa Mesa, CA
2005 “OCC Student Showcase”
Orange Coast College- Costa Mesa, CA2005 “Orange Drop News Years Concert”
OC FairGrounds- Costa Mesa, CA
RESIDENCIES
The Hive 11/08 – 3/09
CURATOR AND RESIDENT SHOWS
2008 “The Water Cooler Summer Classic”
Proof Bar – Santa Ana, CA
AWARDS
2008 Costa Mesa Mayor’s Choice Award
REVIEWS/ARTICLES
2008 Blank, Alan “Local artist’s work selected by the mayo”
The Daily Pilot, July 2, 20082006 Douglas, Theo “Total Recall,”
OC Weekly, Aug 24-31, 2006
EDUCATION
Self taught
