Listen "Painter Yuran Kim"
Episode Synopsis
She began her career in Seoul as both a teacher and a painter, but the pandemic prompted her to seek “a life with a little more room to breathe,” leading her to settle in Jeju. Now based in a small village on the island’s western coast, she continues to explore themes of nature, community, and self through her paintings. Using oils, oil bars, and gel stone, she creates textured works that carry the traces of emotion and memory. As a member of the artist collective My Dazzling Friends, she shares the joy of creation and the quiet healing that comes from making art together. In Jeju, she also teaches children and adults, often saying that “painting is another mother tongue.” After losing sight in one eye, she has come to see the world anew—translating recovery, love, and the simple joys of life into her art.
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