“I wanted to think about the true meaning of family, to describe family time on the canvas.”
Nostalgic memories and surrealist domesticity
For Guimi You, art is tender and nostalgic. With a palette of pale colours and soft tones, her work has a transportive quality. Each painting has a sense of magic infused within it. Dreamy skies, otherworldly scenes and fanatical animals are brought together with oil on linen. You’s inspiration often begins with a walk. Sometimes in the garden, or on her daily journey to the studio. These walks remind her of unlimited possibilities – the ability to find beauty everywhere. As a child, You admired surrealists including Salvador Dali and René Magritte.Their obscure approach to everyday objects an...
Bio
Guimi You (she/her) was born in 1985 in Seoul, Korea, where she currently lives and works.
Practice
Painting is Guimi You’s life force. She returned to painting only three weeks after the birth of her son.
Did you know?
You is a huge fan of surrealism – she named her first son Dali after Salvador Dali.
