Minhee Kim

Minhee Kim evokes futuristic portraits where digital fantasy merges seamlessly with painterly realism, redefining the visual language of East Asian femininity. Drawing inspiration from cyberpunk, techno-orientalism, and nostalgic video game aesthetics, her large-scale works depict surreal yet deeply personal figures—primarily East Asian women—who challenge objectification and reclaim agency through bold stylization. Layering oil paint with digital precision, Kim’s process evokes both glitch and grace, fusing hyper-saturated color fields with detailed brushwork. Her figures inhabit liminal realms between softness and distortion, revealing how identity can be reshaped through cultural and visual remixing. These compositions function as meditations on representation, critiquing inherited beauty standards and the politics of visibility. By weaving personal and cultural references into speculative imagery, Kim transforms stereotypical archetypes into empowered avatars. Her work reframes pop-cultural symbols—often rooted in orientalist projections—through an East Asian lens, reimagining them as emblems of strength, irony, and self-determination. Kim’s practice operates at the crossroads of memory and invention, inviting viewers into a layered space where gender, heritage, and visual culture intersect—and where new forms of embodiment become possible. ...