Kim Sang-Hee boldly simplifies buildings, stones, and books. She boldly simplifies things that are common in our everyday lives. She omits the peripheries and leaves just the most important forms. Although she uses many western style materials like acrylic paintings and oil paintings. She also enacts the oriental painting philosophy which values the work of leaving certain things out. Kim Sang-hee said, “The act of simplifying and drawing an object itself is a process of studying the object,” adding, “If you draw a line and color according to the shape, you think deeply about the function of the object.” She said, “There is a lot of space in the work because the object is simplified. She said, “I have made constant efforts to create this margin,” adding, “Usually, I complete the work by filling in the margin, but I have done the opposite.”

Kim Sang-Hee does these things because she believes in the saying ‘the more simple something is, the more beautiful it is.’ She said, “I realized from my work at the time that the simpler the object is, the more beautiful the object is,” adding, “The essence of the object is revealed through simplification, and the beauty of the essence is also revealed.” She said, “To the audience, ‘The world is simpler than you think. “So I want to say that it’s beautiful,”. The simplification work is also in line with her understanding of the world. Artist Kim usually simplifies and understands complex things. It’s a habit for her to be surprised when she finds out that no one else does.

The objects that the artist draws are very diverse. The objects range some large tunnels and large buildings to much smaller objects such as books and bookshelves. So far seven pieces of her artwork has been presented; this includes books, a bookcase, underground tunnels, an individual brick, and several sidewalk bricks.Along with the painting, it presents an object that became a model for the painting’s instillation work. In august of 2023, a special exhibition was held at the Eulhiri Art Exhibit and Hanzom Art Museum, which showcased the simplified lighting and the lighting that became the model of the work. For bookshelf and canvas waxwork, they have also been working on displaying simplified works and objects that have become models of the works.

The artist’s work has a stable and sophisticated color combination. She said, “It makes nothing in the work stand out and harmonize with the whole,” and added, “It doesn’t have to be too short of the presence of the work, but I don’t like it to stand out too much compared to the surroundings.”