The Moon and the Korean

Daehyun Kim was born in Seoul in 1980. Following his studies in traditional Asian painting, he decided to devote himself to drawing. Moonassi will become his artist name, contraction of the Korean words Moona (The Void) and ssi (common honorific title). His drawings in black and white are essential in 2007 in a solo exhibition and several collective exhibitions. His works are currently visible at the Museum of American Illustration and his work was rewarded in 2013 by the YCN Award.

Moonassi considers his work as a real introspection from day to day. Voluntarily anonymous, his characters, who reveal a certain strangeness, symbolize above all abstract concepts, expressions of language or fugitive thoughts that the artist fixes on paper in lunar landscapes.

A life project, his series of ink drawings explores the identity of his creator with elegance, discretion and humility. Strong and poetic visuals, the works of Daehyun Kim are appealing by their refinement and their philosophical connotations.

Daehyun Kim’s work is featured in the portfolio of Cercle Magazine N ° 2 – Science-fiction.

The rain comes whenever I wish, 비와, 29.7 × 42 cm, Pigment liner and ink on a paper, 2012
Blow your mind, 훅, 29.7 × 42 cm, Pigment liner and marker on a paper, 2010
I always go back to me, 자기동일성, 29.7 × 42 cm, Pigment liner and marker on a paper, 2010
Faces that I have to face before I sleep, 불면, 29.7 × 42 cm, Pigment liner and marker on a paper, 2010
L’île nue, 49.3 × 32 cm, Pigment liner and marker and ink on paper, 2014
Untitled, 무제, 29.7 × 42 cm, Pigment liner and marker on a paper, 2010
Face the whole (Martini), 시간의 직면, 29.7 × 42 cm, Pigment liner and marker on a paper, 2011
You are (a) mine, 동굴동굴, 29.7 × 42 cm, Pigment liner and marker on a paper, 2011
A stammerer, 말더듬이, 29.7 × 42 cm, Pigment liner, ink and marker on a paper, 2012
Detached, 29.7 × 42 cm, Pigment liner and marker on a paper, 2014

© Daehyun Kim The Moonassi website: www.moonassi.com