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Daniel Young Kim
Visual Effects/Ceramic Artist
dan@gldnmnky.com

Daniel Young Kim (b. 1978, Portland, Oregon), known as gldnmnky, creates ceramic works that translate the language of film and animation into physical form.

Working in time-based and sculptural media, his practice draws from a career in visual effects and stop-motion and merges technological precision with the organic variation of clay.

Themes of transformation and nostalgia recur throughout his work. Spinning vessels loop hypnotic sequences that animate over time, and cinematic motifs adorn vessels that appear unearthed and resonate with an uncanny familiarity.

Gldnmnky (pronounced “golden monkey”) is an anagram derived from the consonants in Daniel Young Kim and represents the transmutation of natural elements into form.

History:
  • 2026. “Clay in Motion.” featuring Caravan Zoetrope Moon Pot. Ceramics Monthly magazine, February 2026 issue.
    https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramics-monthly/ceramics-monthly-article/clay-culture–clay-in-motion

  • 2025. Nike commissioned ceramic works. With Sybylla Lindert. Nike King’s Road and Selfridges flagship locations, London, United Kingdom.

  • 2025. Ceramic Showcase. Exhibition and Market. With Sybylla Lindert. Oregon Potters Association, Portland, Oregon.

  • 2024. Stop-Motion Compositor. The Tiny Chef Show (Nickelodeon). Shadowmachine. Portland, Oregon.

  • 2022–2024. Visual Effects Artist.
    Shōgun (FX on Hulu; recipient of eighteen Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Special Visual Effects, 2024); Manhunt (Apple TV+); Cross (Amazon Prime Video); Nature Queen Barbie (Mark Ryden and Mattel).
    Refuge VFX. Portland, Oregon.

  • 2021–2022. Visual Effects Artist.
    Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix; recipient of the 2023 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film, and the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature).
    Shadowmachine. Portland, Oregon.

  • 2014–2021. Visual Effects Artist and Stop-Motion Compositor.
    Over the Garden Wall (Cartoon Network); Disjointed (Netflix); Rudolph’s 50th Anniversary (CBS).
    Commercial clients: Nike, Kellogg’s, Planters, Novo Nordisk, T-Mobile, and SoFi.
    Bent Image Lab. Portland, Oregon.

  • 2007–2021. Visual Effects and Motion Graphics Artist.
    Music video: ZZ Top, Modest Mouse, Red Fang, OFF!, Laura Veirs, Danava, Summer Cannibals, and Litanic Mask.
    Independent feature: Going Dark, MDMA The Movie, and Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters.

  • 2010–2019. Motion Graphics Artist.
    Commercial clients: Intel, Microsoft, Adidas, Nike, Converse, and MTV. Selected agencies: Little Giant, Roundhouse, Camp Grizzly, Liquid, Citizen+, Sockeye, Swift, North, and Getty Images.

  • 2015–2017. Compositing Artist.
    Nike World Headquarters, Beaverton, Oregon.

  • 2014. Belladonna of Sadness. Live film score performance with Emi Maggi. Curated by Muriel Lucas.
    Church of Film, Portland, Oregon.

  • 2012. Dangerous Women. Video installation with Kathleen Keogh, Alberta Poon, Alicia McDaid, Diana Joy, and Angela Fair.
    PICA Time-Based Arts Festival, Revolution Hall, Portland, Oregon.

  • 2012. Gama Function. Group exhibition with Zach Egge, Chris Brunkhart, Matt Donahue, Dan Peterka, and Jamie Lynn.
    Nemo Design, Portland, Oregon.

  • 2011. The Archaic Revival. Video installation. Group exhibition curated by Dani Tull. With Joanne Burke.
    Las Cienegas Projects, Los Angeles, California.

  • 2008. Group exhibition with Theo Ellsworth, Jennifer Parks, and Zack Soto.
    Pony Club Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

  • 2001–2010. Art Director and Broadcast Designer.
    Meredith Corporation, KPTV-KPDX (FOX 12 and UPN 49).
    Emmy Award Nomination, Northwest Regional Chapter, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, 2004–2005.
Contact:
Pinocchio/Grateful Dead VFX Crew DesignGldnmnky Studio - Portland, OR
Pinocchio/Grateful Dead VFX Crew Design
Gldnmnky Studio - Portland, OR
Pinocchio/Vertigo VFX Crew DesignGldnmnky Studio - Portland, OR
Pinocchio/Vertigo VFX Crew Design
Gldnmnky Studio - Portland, OR
Abba/Darkthrone DesignGldnmnky Studio - Portland, OR
Abba/Darkthrone Design
Gldnmnky Studio - Portland, OR
Fenriz (Darkthrone)
Fenriz (Darkthrone)
Fenriz (Darkthrone) & Dennis Dread (Wyrd War)
Fenriz (Darkthrone) & Dennis Dread (Wyrd War)
South Pole (McMurdo Station, Antarctica)
South Pole (McMurdo Station, Antarctica)
Death to False Pop
Death to False Pop
Available here
Flora-Landscape-2-2
Flora_Landscape-2
Flora (2012)
Photography: Gldnmnky
Model: Flora Watling
Jewelry: Cara Swift
Wardrobe: Katie Freedle
Nike x Gldnmnky

Nike x Gldnmnky (2015)
Bioluminescent Cap-Toe Chukka Concept
Gldnmnky Studio - Portland, OR

Overlook (2013)Gldnmnky Studio - Portland, ORw/ Emi Maggi
Overlook (2013)
Gldnmnky Studio - Portland, OR
w/ Emi Maggi
Church of Film "Belladonna of Sadness" (2014)Emi Maggi & Gldnmnky
Church of Film "Belladonna of Sadness" (2014)
Emi Maggi & Gldnmnky

あ(a),い(i),う(u),え(e),お(o) (2012)
Exhibition: Gama Function - Nemo Design - Portland, OR
Gldnmnky Studio - Portland OR
w/ Zach Egge

Function: Past, Present, Failure
Photography: Zach Egge

El Jimador "Dia De Los Muertos"
Visual Effects/Stop-Motion Compositing
Bent Image Lab - Portland, OR

Voight Kampff (2013)
Gldnmnky Studio - Portland, OR
w/ Joanne Burke

Whitey Films - Music Videos (2012-2015)
Visual Effects/Compositing
Gldnmnky Studio - Portland, OR

Nike "Run Free" (2015)
Visual Effects/Compositing
Little Giant - Portland, OR

Mother & Daughter (2012)
Exhibition: Dangerous Women - PICA Time-Based Arts Festival - Portland, OR
Gldnmnky Studio - Portland, OR
w/ Kathleen Keogh and Alberta Poon

D.B.C. - Music Video (2010)
Gldnmnky Studio - Portland, OR

Cape Kiwanda "Sects on the Beach" (2005)
Gldnmnky Studio - Portland, OR

Voight Kampff 2 (2014)
Gldnmnky Studio - Portland, OR

Litanic Mask "You release me" - Music Video (2014)
Gldnmnky Studio - Portland, OR

Chromium Dumb Belle "Sun Testament" (2011)
Exhibition: Las Cienegas Projects Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Gldnmnky Studio - Portland, OR
w/ Joanne Burke

Archaic Revival at Las Cienegas Projects - Los Angeles, CA
Chromium Dumb Belle at Las Cienegas Projects - Los Angeles, CA

"Straw Bears" (2016)
Gldnmnky Studio - Portland, OR

"Going Dark" Independent Feature (2018)
Visual Effects/Compositing
Gldnmnky Studio - Portland, OR

Victoza (2015)
Visual Effects/Animation/Stop-Motion Compositing
Bent Image Lab - Portland, OR

"Nature Queen" Mark Ryden x Barbie (2023)
Visual Effects/Compositing
Refuge VFX - Portland, OR

"Erschreckendglückseligkeit OG" Disjointed S1.E4 - Netflix (2017)
Visual Effects/Stop-Motion Compositing
Bent Image Lab - Portland, OR

Danava "Where Beauty & Terror Dance" - Music Video (2008)
Gldnmnky Studio - Portland, OR

"Ground walks with time in a box" Modest Mouse (2015)
Visual Effects/Compositing
Gldnmnky Studio - Portland, OR

"Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio" Netflix (2022)
Visual Effects/Stop-Motion Compositing
ShadowMachine - Portland, OR

"Shōgun" Hulu/FX (2024)
Visual Effects/Compositing
Refuge VFX - Portland, OR