About Yumi

Yumi is a figurative abstract artist based in Lisbon, originally from Seoul, South Korea. Her work explores human emotions through color, rhythmic lines, and form, often drawing from personal memories shaped by travel and everyday encounters. She captures fleeting moments of connection to places and the people within them.

Her paintings often begin with a story from the piece of memory, gradually shifting toward emotional expression. While traces of figuration remain, the work moves into abstraction, where elements such as shadow and form serve the rhythm of the composition rather than physical reality.

In her painting, color functions as her central language. She is drawn to vibrant, intuitive palettes, using bold color to express both what she sees and what she feels. The sensory richness and luminous atmosphere of Lisbon have become a strong influence on her recent work. Both intuitive and deliberate choice of color in figures opens space for interpretation, allowing viewers to find their own moments of connection, reflection, and joy within the work.