Jungwook Kim's figure paintings are depictions of her deep explorations of human beings. Figures enveloped in a dark background with sparkling eyes set unusually wide apart are the symbolic representations of the human mind not readily encountered in the physical world. The unrealistic beings glimmering in the dark exude a mystical aura, inviting viewers to rethink the boundary between the real and surreal worlds and material and nonmaterial. Kim's early works featured figures with empty eyes, overflowing tears, long, droopy hair, and bright fair skin dramatically contrasted against a dark background. But from 2015 onwards, they began taking on a more concrete form, accompanied by celestial bodies like the moon. The artist, who has been surveying the relationship of humans with spiritual beings and their connectedness to supernatural elements fueled by her curiosity and the fundamental question of the human phenomenon.

Since graduating from Duksung Women's University in 1994 as an East Asian painting major, Jungwook Kim has had over 70 group and solo exhibitions at major art museums both at home and abroad, such as the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul Museum of Art, Seongkok Art Museum, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Busan Museum of Art, and Soma Museum of Art, Tokyo, and Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art. She has also actively participated in art fairs worldwide, including those in Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Tokyo (Japan). She recently had a solo show in December 2023 at the OCI Museum of Art, and her works are in the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art collections, Seoul Museum of Art, Suwon I'PARK Museum of Art, and Seoul National University Museum of Art.

Kim Jong-wook's works reflect deep reflections on humanity through his figures. The sparkling eyes, wide brows, and dark backgrounds of the figures in his works symbolize the inner life of human beings that is not easily found in the outside world. The unrealistic figures, glowing in the dark, create a mysterious atmosphere and make the viewer contemplate the boundaries between the real and the surreal, the material and the immaterial. While his early works featured empty eyes, flowing tears, long hair, and white skin contrasted with dark backgrounds for dramatic visual effects, around 2015, celestial bodies such as the moon began to appear, and more fleshed-out figures began to emerge. Based on his fundamental questions and curiosity about human phenomena, he has been exploring the relationship between humans and spiritual beings and their connection to the supernatural.

Since graduating from Deoksung Women's University's Department of Oriental Painting in 1994, Kim has been actively engaged in over 70 group and solo exhibitions at major museums in Korea, including the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul Museum of Art, and Sungok Museum of Art, as well as the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, and the Hokkaido Provincial Museum of Modern Art. He has participated in group exhibitions at major museums such as the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gyeonggi-do Museum of Art, Busan Museum of Art, and Soma Museum of Art, as well as art fairs in Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Tokyo (Japan). He held a solo exhibition at OCI Museum of Art in December 2023, and his works are in the collections of the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul Museum of Art, Suwon I-Park Museum of Art, and Seoul National University Museum of Art.