Synecdoche Possibly 1991

Byron Kim made this piece, *Synecdoche*, with oil paint on canvas, each panel a small study in itself. I love how he's approached color here, not as a static thing but as something alive and ever-shifting. It's like each little canvas is a breath, a moment in a spectrum. Up close, you can see how Kim layers his paint. It’s thin, almost translucent in places, allowing the canvas texture to peek through. Then there are spots where it's built up, richer, with more depth. It’s not about hiding the process but celebrating it, revealing the hand of the artist in each stroke. The way the colors blend is like a subtle dance, each rectangle has its own hue, its own temperature. It reminds me a bit of Agnes Martin’s grids, but warmer somehow, more human. The work as a whole isn't about perfection; it’s about embracing the nuances, the messiness of being.