Esther Kim

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Happy Halloween 🎃 This year I wanted to carve

Happy Halloween 🎃

This year I wanted to carve something cute, but spooky.. I think I’ve succeeded 🙌🏻

#halloween #pumpkin #pumpkincarving #spooky #sculpture #happyhalloween

Happy Birthday @nimasalli ✨♥️🎉 Operation

Happy Birthday @nimasalli ✨♥️🎉 Operation Surprise Party was a major success!! I made a quirky mushroom cake for my crazy best friend🤪

THANK YOU @sepandt @rissyeung @josie @poetic_announcement @damesthename @keanusalimi & @mommy for making this happen!! ✨♥️

#surprisebirthday #happybirthday #foodsculpture
#mushroom #cakedecorating #chocolate #cakeporn #delish #teamworkmakesthedreamwork

When @nimasalli and I thought we were at our wits

When @nimasalli and I thought we were at our wits end, we spontaneously packed our bags and headed up North, then stumbled upon a magical castle with dozens of screaming heads, and personally met their maker, Peter Camani. No broken promises, we’re 100% heading back this summer!! 🙌🏻❤️🙆🏻‍♀️

And yes, we were pretty spooked in the second tower, things that ran across our minds: should we be worried?...wax museum vibe, what did we walk into... are we next? 👀

#screamingheads #petercamani
#witsend #sculpture #artist #sculpturegarden #installationart #publicart #canadianartist #handbuilthome #thinknoevil

Happy International Women’s Day 🙆🏻‍♀️

Exactly 2 years ago from today was my first time assisting York University’s Sculpture and Foundry Technician @rochsmith and Foundry Professor @zeke_moores with a bronze pour!! What a fashion statement I made rocking the oversized men’s gear 💁🏻‍♀️ Honestly this was such a thrilling opportunity that I got to experience, you rock Roch, thank you! I miss the studio so much 🥲 so many happy memories, long nights, frustrated tears, feelings of exuberant pains and pleasures.

What a tribute to #iwd2021 as the art of bronze casting had been a male dominated practice for several centuries and more and more women are changing the bias by challenging themselves beyond societal gender norms.

Missing @mel_del_art , @kristenelizakimber and Beki with all my heart ❤️

#choosetochallenge #choosetochallenge2021 #foundry
#foundrylife
#foundryfashion
#sculpturestudio
#torontoartists
#art
#metalart
#womenartists
#gearedupforfire
#yorkuniversity
#yorkuampd

Ground your roots and follow your heart; 2020 has

Ground your roots and follow your heart;

2020 has been a tough year for us all and inevitably made many, including myself, to search and retreat inwards. For me it was about understanding myself on a deeper level and battling the wave of emotions, uncertainties that life can unexpectedly bring, and surrendering that control to the universe.

As an artist, there are so many uncertainties due to the unconventional career path we choose, but we choose it because there’s this fire and passion that keeps pushing us in that direction, and everyday knowingly or not, we feed that fire over and over again.

So this is a reminder of how deep your roots sink; be available to your hearts deepest desires 💜

Thank you @elysesantilli for your empowering words 🥲❤️🔥

#soulseeker #selfcare #selflove #selflovequotes #selflovefirst #womensupportingwomen #artistsupport #feedyoursoul #feedyourpassion #potential #quoteoftheday #mindset #mindsetiseverything

Testing out some cyanotype prints for my plant car

Testing out some cyanotype prints for my plant care cards ❤️ Painting on the chemistry in the dark was definitely a challenge haha
#wip #cyanotype #print #process #plants #houseplants #pleasework

Thank you @artmur for this amazing opportunity 😊 I’m so happy I got to showcase my work for the first time out of province with so many talented artists!! Visiting in person was such a special treat!! If you’re in Montreal the show will be up until Aug 28!!

Here Am I, is being shown in Montreal for the 2020

Here Am I, is being shown in Montreal for the 2020 Fresh Paint and New Construction Exhibition @artmur with many other amazing and talented artists!! Showing until Aug 29th so if you’re in Montreal, definitely recommend you to check it out!! 😄❤️

#art #artmur #sculpture #metalfabrication #bronze #body #freshpaintnewconstruction #montreal #estherkim

My final year at York has been a blessing and I’

My final year at York has been a blessing and I’m proud to say that I’ve grown so much both physically and mentally as an artist and as a human being. I’m so thankful and grateful for the friendships made with colleagues, mentors and peers, I hope our paths cross again ❤️❤️❤️ Wow, 5 years at York went by really fast and it makes me realize how important the little joys in life are; the people we meet, times spent, minds spilled and sown; it’s nice to stop and smell the flowers.
#yorku #yorkuampd #sculpture #artcontemporain #artist #vasayorku #gallery #sowandgrow #growth

This year I got to learn two new print making proc

This year I got to learn two new print making processes, photogravure being one of them. Let me tell you..... it was a very long and stressful process with numerous steps (meaning numerous opportunities to mess up), and this got me to procrastinate, anxious and breathless. But in the end, it was super exhilarating to unveil the final print and seeing that that process and everything it entailed was all meant for something greater. I find a fascination in transcending an idea or material from its original nature. The sculptural process in the creation of Wildfire alone was extremely long and meticulous and a similar process continued in print. Many thanks to @d_armstrongsix for being an amazing and brilliant mentor.
#sculpture #bronze #lungs #wildfire #print #printmaking #printmakingprocess #photogravure #ink #japanesepaper #transcend

Gonna make a bunch of brainy skulls once I finish

Gonna make a bunch of brainy skulls once I finish this up and make a rubber mould🧠💀🙆🏻‍♀️ hope everyone’s staying safe and sound amid these stressful times.
#sculpture #art #studio #wip #progress #skull #brain #bodyart #torontoartist

Spineless (2020) Cyanotype on muslin and cheeseclo

Spineless (2020) Cyanotype on muslin and cheesecloth.
Transcending Backbone to another level...
Come by Special Projects and Gales Gallery and check out the Print, Sculpture and Drawing Area show!! It will be running until March 5th!! #cyanotype #printmaking #print #sculpture #drawing #yorku #yorkuampd #spineless #gallery

Severed Tongue has officially become a series; 2 d

Severed Tongue has officially become a series; 2 done, 7 more to go!! Come check them out! One’s going to be exhibited at Scott Library for the 8th Annual Research Fair and Art Walk while the other will be shown at the Sculpture Area Show 😜❤️
#sculpture #metal #art #tongues #weldingart #weld #metalfabrication #yorkuampd #researchfair2020 #yorkuniversity

Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️ I hope everyone is

Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️ I hope everyone is spending time with their loved ones or doing what they love most. 📷: @pricked_by_a_thorn
#valentines #love #art #sculpture #gallerywall #install #setup #ampdyorku #yorkuniversity

BODY CASTING WORKSHOP is one week away!!! Come dow

BODY CASTING WORKSHOP is one week away!!! Come down to the sculpture cave located at CFA004 next Wednesday from 12-2 and cast your body or small fist sized object in alginate! 💁🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙆🏻‍♀️ Have you ever wondered what a part of your body would look like detached from you, well you only have to wait one week to find out😁

#vasayorku #yorkuampd #yorku #yorkuniversity #sculpture #art

Unbending the spine on fabric 🙆🏻‍♀️ #c

Unbending the spine on fabric 🙆🏻‍♀️ #cyanotype #print #printmaking #fabric #spine #sculpture #wip #process

-CASTED- an all bronze sculptural exhibition by @p

-CASTED- an all bronze sculptural exhibition by @pricked_by_a_thorn @kristenelizakimber @alligarrity and myself! Reception is tonight from 6-8, please stop by if you’re at York ❤️ #gallery #artshow #sculpture #bronze #bronzeart #yorkuniversity #yorkuampd #ewag

Solve Et Coagula is soon coming to an end. Thank y

Solve Et Coagula is soon coming to an end. Thank you to everyone who stopped by the gallery and to those who have been following my progress online 🙇🏻‍♀️ the reception was absolutely phenomenal, I’m so touched by all your thoughtful comments ❤️ Starting off 2020 on full throttle, excited to see what’s ahead! The show will be running for 3 more days if you haven’t checked it out already, come on by! Have an awesome and beautiful day!! #gallery #reception #exhibition #art #sculpture #artshow #torontoartist #torontoart #myexperienceyu #yorkuniversity #yorkuampd

Hey all ❤️ my first solo exhibition, Solve Et

Hey all ❤️ my first solo exhibition, Solve Et Coagula will be exhibited at the Special Projects Gallery at York University starting tomorrow until Jan 16th! Please stop by, take a ponder and enjoy some art.
I am extremely grateful to @nimasalli for her brilliant mind and expertise in design and co-curation, thanks a bunch, this experience wouldn’t have been the same without you.

#art #sculpture #gallery #artshow #artist #yorkuampd #yorku #solveetcoagula #togetherness

Applying patina on bronze lungs 🙆🏻‍♀️

Applying patina on bronze lungs 🙆🏻‍♀️ I’m proud to say I have finally and officially completed this piece that I’ve been quite adamant on for a couple years now!
Come check it out at Solve Et Coagula, my solo exhibition showing from Jan 6-16 at the Special Project Gallery at York University!

#bronze #bronzesculpture #patina #lungs #body #nature #wip #yorkuampd #yorkuniversity

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