Yoonhyup Kim — Seoul, South Korea / New York, USA

"Try to be who you are and don’t worry about having a different style from others. Your originality will eventually earn you admittance to a bigger world."

Multifaceted Yoonhyup Kim is a painter and designer who divides his time between Seoul and New York City. He takes every opportunity to communicate with his public, from street art to exhibitions, videos to collaborative projects. His signature Poker Face, which is a cloud-faced character created to be integrated into all his work as a symbol of urban life in Seoul, helped to establish him as a key figure in Korea’s underground-art scene.