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The Scientist-Turned Abstract Painter, Man Hee Kim
Abandoning his successful career as a scientist, Man Hee Kim finally pursued his lifelong passion for art in middle age after his family opposed it in youth. The late-blooming abstract painter's works, fusing Eastern and Western aesthetics through the lens of a scientist, attained mastery in abstraction.
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[Korean Artists in New York - 126] Pioneering a Creative Abstract World Brimming with Vitality and Sensibility
Man Hee Kim, the late-blooming abstract artist, pioneered his own creative world across the globe, imbuing free-flowing lines, colors and forms with vitality drawn from both meticulous scientific observation and raw inner emotion. His masterful abstractions harmonizing Eastern and Western sensibilities through the unique lens of a scientist attained mastery without resorting to imitative rote learning.