By painting her subjects in two poses, Kim Hyunji's life-size portraits capture the duality of a generation.
Kim Hyunji is a Korean-born, Australian-based artist who bares the body and souls of her friends and acquaintances in her paintings. Typically nude and sometimes in the midst of something private, Kim’s subjects reveal more of themselves in one portrait than they might in an entire Instagram feed.
I was influenced by my mother and grandmother who are also artists, so started drawing when I was very young, but completed my Bachelor of Fine Art about four years ago. Early on I enjoyed drawing things around me: banana peels, people walking down the street or my classmates. Capturing the essence and the resemblance of individuals is what really intrigues me. I also did a lot of self-portraiture as I began to practice oil painting.
Every work I make is pretty self-reflective. For me, in my work, I think it’s important to expose the reality and the relevant issues our generation faces. We need better and more constructive communication between different generations, and different communities, and I hope that my work can contribute to that. Sharing a mutual experience with the audience and possibly evoking some feelings through my art is my general goal.Your paintings seem to riff on and reflect selfie culture.
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