The Blind Watchmaker — Jiyoung Kim

I find that my painting process provides a visual metaphor for Dawkins’ theory on evolution: complexity born out of numerous small, incremental changes over time rather than a central design. Layers of paint and gesture accumulate into forms with traces of earlier iterations still visible, reflecting the nature of our evolutionary history on a telescopic level.

The Blind Watchmaker 1

I find that my painting process echoes Dawkins' evolutionary metaphor: layers of paint and gesture accumulate into forms that seem designed but emerge through process, resulting in complexity born of chaos. Sumi Ink, red clay, acrylic paint and oil stick on canvas. 48×60

The Blind Watchmaker 4

Red clay, Sumi ink and acrylic paint on canvas. 24×16