Whanki Kim, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Whanki Kim

painter

Date of Birth: 27-Feb-1913

Place of Birth: South Jeolla Province, South Korea

Date of Death: 25-Jul-1974

Profession: painter

Nationality: South Korea

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Kim Whanki, also Kim Whan-ki or Kim Hwan-gi (1913–1974, hangul: ???), was a pioneering abstract artist of Korea.
Born February 27, 1913, in the village of Eupdong-ri on the island of Anjwado, Sinan County, South Jeolla Province, Kim died in New York City, USA, on July 25, 1974. Kim belongs to the first generation of Korean Abstract artists, mixing oriental concepts and ideals with abstraction.
With refined and moderated formative expression based on Korean Lyricism, he created his characteristic art world.
His artworks largely dealt with diverse hues and patterns.
Kim's early works were semi-abstract paintings which allowed beholders to see certain forms, but his later works were more deeply absorbed abstract paintings, filled with lines and spaces.Respected domestically and abroad, the Whanki Museum, dedicated to Kim, opened in Seoul in 1992.