Kyung tae Kim

Lives and works in Jersey City, NJ, USA

Artist statement

My works are presented in the form of multiple unit frames and expressed with various visual expression techniques that were introduced throughout the history of art. They are symbolic visualization of objects that possess meanings to me. They are also objectification of time, memories, desires, and various emotions associated with the objects. The images shown in the works are visual recordings of myself that deal with complex feelings in life such as positive and negative thoughts, reality and imagination, consciousness and unconsciousness, desire and hope. Throughout the history of art, countless visual expression methods with unique characteristics have been introduced as a result of the development and experiment of various media. However, in a general sense, an artist expresses his or her thoughts and emotion based on one main visual expression method on a single canvas. I feel that such expression structure is somewhat limited when attempting to freely express my thoughts and emotions in our current contemporary environment of complex and multi-layered structures. In this regard, I try to reveal my personal stories and inner flowing thoughts and emotions that cannot be explained in words through the form of multiple frame structures and various visual expression techniques from illusionistic expression to minimalistic expression, and from painting, drawing, photography to digital media

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