Kim Young-Hun's Monochromatic Blues
Soluna Fine Art
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Witnessing the transition from the analog generation to the digital generation, Kim Young-Hun explores the rapid technological development and its influence on our everyday life in his Electronic Nostalgia Series. Employing the traditional Korean painting technique of Hyukpil, he utilizes a leather brush and scraper to paint stripes of color that warp and distort, creating a ripple-like effect that manifests the fluctuations of electronic waves.
‘When I was 13, I went fishing. The minnows sometimes nibbled at my floats … those ripple patterns entered my mind. Many years later, standing in front of the canvas, I swam through the ripples like a minnow. We all live in constantly swaying waves.’
In p24003 and p24004, Kim applies layers of oil paint onto the canvas with a spatula, creating an effect similar to impasto. The repeated stripes across the canvas are seemingly disjointed due to their varying texture and thickness, leading to a sense of disconnection between the lines, hence reifying the image of distorted and undulating electronic waves.
Images: Courtesy of Felix Wong (@asia_art_hopper)
Stepping into a digital age, we are inevitably surrounded by invisible vibrations and noises of electronic signals, anytime and anywhere. Through the Electronic Nostalgia Series, Kim Young-Hun visualizes his experiences and perception of a digital world, and invites viewers to contemplate and rethink the human relationships in this digital age.
Images: Courtesy of Felix Wong (@asia_art_hopper)
Artist Biography
Kim Young-Hun (b. 1964 in Nonsan, Korea) is currently based between New York City and Seoul. He obtained B.F.A. in painting from Hongik University and holds two M.F.A. from Chelsea College of Art and Design and Goldsmiths College in London. Kim is passionate about observing and deciphering the analog and digital generations. His paintings are in several prestigious public and corporate collections, including Bank of America, The Arts Club, and numerous museums.
Images: Courtesy of Felix Wong (@asia_art_hopper)
