In my sculptural paintings, I paint onto resin casts of various surfaces, including people. This work layers different ways that visual information presents itself – from sculptural relief to painted illusion – to create a calibrated dissonance. I began inserting low relief casts into my paintings as I was contending with photography’s domineering authority over visual culture. But rather than use photography directly, I opted to use mold-making and casting as its extremely tactile, full contact surrogate.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da4d7a707cb78f75b2f1db9d73db0ebda5cdca8722e470ba34ccaa2e20533b97/LUCY-KIM_Knives_one_small_web.jpg)
Oil paint, acrylic paint, urethane resin, fiberglass, epoxy, metal hardware
56 x 42 in.
2019
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a506f4d5c8cef613534b098fae4f4463f016dbec4a64bf3af739462a61444480/Legacy1_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Legacy 1
Oil paint, spray paint, urethane resin, epoxy, wood, powder-coated aluminum frame
37 x 23.5 in.
2014
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3057491ee00a73f66fc5fb3a352659eca61421aab5870b7153f27e058ab53c8f/Kim_AutoSyntheticFlames2018_web.jpg)
Auto-Synthetic (Flames)
Oil paint, acrylic paint, urethane resin, epoxy, fiberglass, powder-coated aluminum frame 37 x 23.5 x 2 in.
2018
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/59db509fb13977d250d0c35add1e29b3fc44fd74ebd0ad23e82e252f8ba997e3/Kim_AutoSyntheticConceptualSmoker2018_web.jpg)
Oil paint, acrylic paint, urethane resin, epoxy, fiberglass, powder-coated aluminum frame 37 x 23.5 x 2 in.
2018
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bd4034c000a1f99faea81f57362063c543887d0d4588470b91496228ab12b343/Kim_AutoSyntheticWoodenBirds2018_web.jpg)
Oil paint, acrylic paint, urethane resin, epoxy, fiberglass, powder-coated aluminum frame 37 x 23.5 x 2 in.
2018
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/846238f2b8ba9c445991af3c270381b9e01348acc3df16bd0a581bf374706360/CuredInPinkSeanandSusan_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Cured in Pink (Sean and Susan)
Oil paint, acrylic paint, spray enamel, urethane resin, epoxy on Dibond panel
72 x 48 x 4 in.
2015
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3f4c7840eb567ee2ff0e6020dad115ebffd11460e684770854dd3b548c17c06/MelissaDoft1_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Dr. Melissa Doft, Plastic Surgeon 1
Oil paint, acrylic paint, urethane resin, epoxy, fiberglass, wood framing
92 x 60 in.
2016
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d1b8642f50d0b5b9035b2dc7dd8e52385c69b916268baf2a1350f51c0751eb44/MelissaDoft2_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Dr. Melissa Doft, Plastic Surgeon 2
Oil paint, acrylic paint, urethane resin, epoxy, fiberglass, wood framing
92 x 60 in.
2017
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fe22668862ecae12334f3d949f4465c2c4aa9a18c76f00ab87920502987b40ea/StephenMarino1_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Stephen Marino, Fitness Trainer 1
Oil paint, acrylic paint, urethane resin, epoxy, fiberglass, wood framing
92 x 60 in.
2016
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a21984d0382ceb17951705912069977f00b1cbfee4aa7e393b3541ecac85366f/StephenMarino2_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Stephen Marino, Fitness Trainer 2
Oil paint, acrylic paint, urethane resin, epoxy, fiberglass, wood framing
92 x 60 in.
2016
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1616f53feb92b996b312a61bf38b774aff07741b5054fb046f6c21e0b4c46145/EricLander1_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Dr. Eric Lander, Geneticist 1
O il paint, acrylic paint, urethane resin, epoxy, fiberglass, wood framing
92 x 60 in.
2017
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b3296aafbacada0a13fecf5f97c664e05b4a1c3e6e3c453a1a559bb8611b0f8a/EricLander2_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Dr. Eric Lander, Geneticist 2
Oil paint, acrylic paint, urethane resin, epoxy, fiberglass, wood framing
92 x 60 in.
2017
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/943b0c5c6309108927d5816860ff9753985860fd071aa7016cbc066208fb3979/LucyKim_PlasticSurgeonTrainerGeneticistSeries_compilation_web.jpg)
Plastic Surgeon, Fitness Trainer, Geneticist series
Oil paint, acrylic paint, urethane resin, epoxy,
fiberglass, powder-coated aluminum frame 37 x 23.5 x 2 in. each
2017 - 2020
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b12e456ffb35c59ec2efb4fd3219a668c245713a91e1f752bbd16952350ef3b9/BacktoBasicsStrawberryChoke_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Back to Basics (Strawberry Choke).
Oil paint, acrylic paint, urethane resin, polyurethane glue on wood panel, 16 x 12 in., 2015
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6ad8a988fbd89e0e4ef34a2dd06d09f9a2e749b8ce233d9bc623244d0de3a2a3/BacktoBasicsBlue_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Back to Basics — Blue
Oil paint, acrylic paint, spray enamel, urethane resin, epoxy, polyurethane glue, burlap, powder-coated aluminum frames
37 x 23.5 in each
2014
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fafc19fcec12c16786ad328eabd5915dca18198b0b65cb47b3fd795dbe70c121/BacktoBasicsYellow_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Oil paint, acrylic paint, spray enamel, urethane resin, epoxy, polyurethane glue, burlap, powder-coated aluminum frames
37 x 23.5 in each
2014
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6ca8e991b23be15f7e049cdef3f7272a7f7254c90bc4d7561c8bad468210f915/BacktoBasicsRed_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Oil paint, acrylic paint, spray enamel, urethane resin, epoxy, polyurethane glue, burlap, powder-coated aluminum frames
37 x 23.5 in each
2014
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/89c841f06a6113be1452250877f0c2bda79c57dff9f69a8eeb583769796ddc32/Kim_StubbornDouble3_web.jpg)
Oil paint, acrylic paint, urethane resin, epoxy, urethane glue on dibond panel 52x40 in.
2017
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5fac00556eddfd4d0a81408a316a2a571c565eec49e47c0a561fde94419d3c7e/Kim_DriftBirdAndMirror_web.jpg)
Oil paint, acrylic paint, urethane resin, epoxy, urethane glue on dibond panel 68x48 in.
2017
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/751f3064724ee4dfc6fb8a74577ce1aa08a25a519f50d5b62d833cc27cdddd02/Kim_StubbornDouble4_web.jpg)
Oil paint, acrylic paint, urethane resin, epoxy, urethane glue on dibond panel 52x40 in.
2017
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bd5241bc33b95544a2e2becf69f6ab9503a97cc4cd9bdc497c7b5642af1813b0/Kim_PPSM1_web.jpg)
Oil paint, acrylic paint, urethane resin, epoxy, fiberglass, wood frame
38x22 in.
2017
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7c275c9be7bc36e0ec4f1082039bdb5a5c878138864056162fd5c646a54d9624/Kim_CBBB1_web.jpg)
Oil paint, acrylic paint, urethane resin, epoxy, fiberglass, wood frame
31x34 in.
2017
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/223c0d08e07df421513c65932b23e6977e413d7c8700adddf4707bd2a8d8e106/LK_CTCG1_web.jpg)
Oil paint, acrylic paint, urethane resin, epoxy, fiberglass, wood frame
31x21 in.
2016
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e5dde75001ab54d48901af3eb25e49651776735ab482e5430d2113483e9fef12/DuckDuckGoose1_tiered_web.jpg)
Duck Duck Goose 1
Oil and acrylic paint, urethane resin, urethane glue on wood panels
54 x 27 in. each
2016
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/00ca26adc559c162b13b1e602444636b735d48a00a491b3117b592b5ac954707/DuckDuckGooseLookingGlassLookingBlue_web2.jpg)
Duck Duck Goose (Looking Glass, Looking Blue)
Oil and acrylic paint, urethane resin, fiberglass, urethane glue, aluminum framing
56 x 27 in. each
2016
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b7c15eea1a623be4cc36d74ff6a173fa05bb8a27c4e842483ad9a46280245fc5/AnEdge_LucyKim_web.jpg)
An Edge
Oil paint, acrylic paint, spray enamel, urethane resin, epoxy polyurethane glue, burlap on wood
54 x 27 in.
2014
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5f12135ae0b380e62cc1429b8612e80d143d4eafce466b956b8b662388e9659b/TheStubbornDouble2_LucyKim_web.jpg)
The Stubborn Double 2
Oil paint, acrylic paint, spray enamel, urethane resin, epoxy polyurethane glue, burlap on wood
54 x 27 in.
2014
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e3023a88a6d91c4dcee42e674575c498c690e75f34f81dbebb5eda09c10918bd/Darkly_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Oil paint, acrylic paint, spray enamel, urethane resin, epoxy, polyurethane glue, burlap on wood
54 x 27 in.
2014
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/62c248a43dd56d6cee52f7ec5a5ebccec3d08aaa1d67eb703177f5f5d979f81f/Virtuosic_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Oil paint, urethane resin, epoxy, polyurethane foam on wood panel
48 x 36 in.
2014
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e2d00c59c0f99ed40c369e11b398c4b8dd95c7c06b51732f82955042f7da6e5/UndertheShadeofGarbosGaze1SeanandSusan_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Under the Shade of Garbo’s Gaze 1 (Sean and Susan)
Oil paint, acrylic paint, urethane resin, epoxy on Dibond panel
59 x 48 in.
2014
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6472fd48c37076c2c55db9c49bf61e771449486d5f520e32abeeb7738adf9132/SoLongWaves_LucyKim_web.jpg)
So Long Waves
Oil paint, urethane resin, epoxy on Dibond panel
52 x 41 in.
2014
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f5b752629525cf7994499b58da6e2b6bd90579b0dab4159dc0e37a2f74fd97b/MarilynMarks_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Oil paint, spray paint, urethane resin on wood panel
16 x 12 in.
2013
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/57d7bab6a2d4b46100f5b63002aef170841a4aaf740701e85c39f76989533f97/CoupleBondingJamesBonding_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Couple Bonding, James Bonding (Karla and Bryan)
Oil paint, spray paint, urethane resin on wood panel
16 x 12 in.
2013
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7fd5469095076f0933f41a0b6d49f6d08372acdc15dc8a14a470002b36b5b35d/LK014-Nose3-web.jpg)
Your Nose Is My Nose 3
Oil paint, urethane resin, epoxy, spray paint on wood panel
20 x 16 in.
2014
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5214a41e33445e2b34982809d82b3bc719af6c4ac609568512762ac6d90a8446/LK013-Nose2-web.jpg)
Oil paint, urethane resin, epoxy, spray paint on wood panel
20 x 16 in.
2014
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0e214db82c9c7db7bae90fafe0837d4947c9e5dc48655bad7e5bb1f86e707b15/Pack_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Oil paint, urethane resin, epoxy, and spray paint on wood panel
16 x 12 in.
2014
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/914a2dc82ece20bbd220f99e533a0a8a884bebe759e736ad58a406ee24061258/LucyKim_TheDoubtfulCrane_web.jpg)
Silicone rubber, silicone pigment on wood panel
20 x 16 in.
2014
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1dd2e97617803d826a46c5422ef342e5bba0e6a24e4adb26433b62dea36aae5d/KnockKnockJensHip_LucyKim_front_web.jpg)
Commission for Brooklyn Academy of Music - Next Wave Art
Oil paint, acrylic paint, spray enamel, urethane resin, fiberglass, epoxy, aluminum framing, steel hardware
92 x 100 x 12 in.
2015
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/971ebcb0c30eed8e2708555c5cb89136fd5fb43c51f2237f9b40d55f80206506/TheDoubtful_Caress_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Tinted silicone on wood panel
20 x 16 in.
2013
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/58f6895640e6c31675cf8012805c2ac911bac1fed9240bf78a0960c13eb62bdd/TheDoubtful_Profiles_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Tinted silicone on wood panel
20 x 16 in.
2013
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1818121def24e9b32c7aba6afd1bf9ed89c1493e4b8f12166c27d1574613d9d8/TheDoubtful_UnbuttonedShirt_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Tinted silicone on wood panel
20 x 16 in.
2013
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/146627380aab447cf6f5a2f1077416d58994037ede150c83012f02f1d9c0a670/LucyKim_TheDoubtfulGreen_web.jpg)
Tinted silicone on wood panel
20 x 16 in.
2014
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/249bec8865e64a9d5d8b4d8bdae383f07d695395ca564f2ce01f4baa4580a3f1/PlaneOfDucks_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Oil paint, spray paint, urethane resin, epoxy on wood frame
40 x 32 inches
2013
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0757dc144eb7d2a56ce7febadce7f9103ade5cd192adbd0f4946988137c0f9ff/Tamers_LucyKim_web.jpg)
Oil paint, spray paint, urethane resin, epoxy on wood frame
39 x 33.5 in.
2013