bluebee magazine - volume 2

Young-Sung Kim

Seoul, South Korea

These images belong to Kim’s series ‘Nothing. Life. Object’, representing his reflections on modern society, where lives are threatened and many things have disappeared due to the advanced development of material civilisations.

Kim chooses the genre of hyperrealism on purpose. By creating images that seem more real than a photo or a brand-new TV, the artist aims to shock the viewers and make them think about the fragility of the natural world. Life objects, appearing as a zoomed-in piece of advertisement or theatrical installation, reveal humans’ negligence of life and the superficiality of values, rooted in commerce.

Nothing.Life.Object - 2018 - Oil on canvas

Nothing.Life.Object - 2017 - Oil on canvas

bluebee magazine - volume 2

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