Sports
On Canvas
Prese
JOHN H. YIM
Welcome
to an exciting and dynamic world filled with imagination and joyful visions…
Welcome to a world of pure enlightenment and fascination… Welcome to a world
of immense creativity and artistic splendor…Welcome to the past and the
present… Welcome to the world of Sports Artist - John Yim.
John
Yim is a passionate artist with a great love for sports.
A resident of the Washington D.C. area, he strives to capture the essence
and history of the all-time great athletes of our time.
His style is unique and creative. He
offers the old and the new, the past and the present, precision with imagination
and soft tones with strong lines. The
net result is a powerful presentation of the truly great athletes that we have
all come to know, revere and admire.
John Hoon Yim, was born in Seoul, South Korea on
January 21, 1967. Yim, who arrived
in the United States in 1975, has spent the past 25 years in the culturally rich
Washington, D.C. metropolitan area (Maryland Suburban).
Studying Design and Art History at the University of Maryland, Yim’s
career as an artist has been one of complete dedication to refining and honing
his craft. His signature style is
characterized by emphasizing a strong intensity and powerful movement of the
lines. This unique style
effectively presents and captures the athlete in full range of motion thereby
offering a true sense of visual reality. His
work is a striking and jubilant celebration of today’s athlete and a powerful
reminder of the great athletes of the past.
Growing up, Yim enjoyed drawing and participating in
athletics. Sports Art has naturally
become the end product of two passions in his life coming together.
According to Yim, a great source of inspiration comes from the client’s
themselves.
“The
ones who grew up admiring players like Joe Dimaggio, Ted Williams and Jim Brown
love to share and impart their knowledge and experiences with me. They help me to understand and to better know the subjects
that I paint. Sports’ ultimate
purpose is to inspire and to entertain, and I in return try to share my art with
art lovers, fans and collectors the world over…”
Best Wishes,
John H. Yim