oil, inkjet transfer, enamel, and paper on canvasHarper's
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The artwork presents a surreal and dreamlike scene. The composition features a large, imposing sculptural figure with outstretched arms against a backdrop of a cloudy blue sky with dangling golden stars. In the foreground, there is a large, stylized zeppelin-like object resting on a tiled platform, with a small human figure standing beside it. The vibrant colors, geometric shapes, and juxtaposition of the natural sky and the manufactured object create a sense of whimsy and wonder. The artist seems to be exploring themes of fantasy, technology, and the relationship between the natural and the artificial. This imaginative and visually striking piece reflects the innovative and experimental nature of contemporary art. ...
Ho Jae Kim drafts mixed media paintings which eerily explore understandings of purgatory. With an interest in digesting this liminal state in a secular setting, the artist frequently depicts mundane in between spaces, such as vacant dining tables or windswept balconies. Theatrical lights unnaturally illuminate these tableaux and are framed by velvet curtains, cultivating a surreal, theatrical quality. Classical art historical references are also troubled by Jae Kim, for example, Matisse’s 1911 La Danse is reimagined in rich orange hues, with each dancer beheaded. No recognisable motif or image remains untouched. Jae Kim’s unique process also affords each piece immense symmetry, giving each scene an all too perfect, uncanny tone. With homage to the precision of painters such as Piero della Francesca of the Early Italian Renaissance, all of his paintings are originally drafted on a 3D modelling and rendering program. Finalized models are then inkjet transferred onto canvas in multiple layers, serving as underpaintings for Jae Kim to delicately embody with oil paints. Enamel and paper are also embedded within the canvas to add a sense of textural weight and to further disrupt traditional material processes. This unconventional method has developed a distinct painterly style for Jae Kim, as he continues to produce haunting and bewitching paintings. ...
