The timed auction ends Thursday August 27th at 8:00pm. Whoever holds the highest bid at the auction closing time wins.
Amy Kim
Sunnyside Up, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
Height 151 cm x Width 121 cm
Artwork is stretched and ready to hang & comes with a certificate of authenticity
Starting Bid: $3,900
Sunny Side Up holds a quiet optimism that arrives without certainty. Within the When I Swallowed Clouds series, this work reflects a moment of choosing light even when the sky feels heavy—an everyday act of hope that doesn’t deny vulnerability. The painted forms hover between softness and clarity, as if warmth is slowly breaking through a lingering fog. Like clouds held inside the body, emotions here are both tender and weighty, floating yet deeply felt.
The title suggests a simple, familiar comfort, but beneath it lies a more fragile truth: brightness is not always given, sometimes it is gently turned toward. Through layered acrylic gestures and open space, the work invites the viewer to sit with that in-between state—where uncertainty remains, yet the possibility of warmth quietly rises.
Artist Bio: Amy Kim’s art seamlessly weaves resilience and vulnerability, connection and solitude, and identity and memory into a rich tapestry of visual storytelling. A Melbourne-based artist with roots in Seoul, South Korea, Amy draws from her cultural heritage and multidisciplinary background in painting, design, and education to create works that fuse the tangible with the surreal. Her practice is marked by bold, vibrant forms, fragmented shapes, and organic lines that narrate the paradoxes of modern human relationships and deeply personal stories.
Infused with inspiration from her cultural roots and the intricacies of everyday life, Amy’s art explores themes such as fragmented identity, generational narratives, and the beauty found in imperfection. Combining geometric precision with expressive and minimal abstraction, her compositions invite viewers to find harmony within life’s contradictions. Each piece emerges from a layered process—initial sketches capture fleeting reflections, colours evoke emotional resonance, and intuition guides her hand to create multi-dimensional, evocative artworks.
Through her work, Amy Kim offers a lens through which audiences can pause, reflect, and uncover the ironic elegance of life. Her art bridges the personal and universal, transforming familiar experiences into vibrant, surreal landscapes that provoke thought and invite connection.
Dimensions:
151 cm x 121 cm