Diamond Mountain: Electronic Nostalgia
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Soluna Fine Art is pleased to present Kim Young-Hun’s solo exhibition ‘Diamond Mountain: Electronic Nostalgia’ for the first time with the gallery. This exhibition showcases eight vibrantly coloured oil paintings by the artist that are inspired by the Korean landscape and digital screen glitches. Diamond Mountain will be on view at our Sai Street location from 03 April to 01 Aug 2020, with an opening on 03 April 2020.
Living through the transition between the analog generation and digital generation, Kim Young-Hun is passionate in observing and deciphering the unknown between the 1 and 0 of binary codes. For Kim, such incomprehensibility intrigues him to create disoriented and euphoric paintings: Inspirations such as stripe covered light bulbs, white noise from digital screens, and invisible vibrations from string instruments allow Kim’s works, in his wordings, to “...generate an electronic-like abstract painting language that interferes with some parts of the ambiguous boundaries of our ever-changing digital or reality lives”.
The show title Diamond Mountain (金剛山) is based on the center piece’s title in Kim’s solo exhibition. Diamond Mountain not only refers to one of the most picturesque mountains in the Korean peninsula but also the Diamond Sutra (金剛經). This Buddhist scripture uses the world’s hardest stone ‘diamond’ as a metaphor, emphasizing that the liberation of the mind is the path to spiritual enlightenment. Similarly, Kim Young-Hun’s ‘Electronic Nostalgia’ series envisages his artistic journey towards a brand-new direction and share his vision with the audience; more importantly, it is a tribute to Diamond Mountain, one of the most important motifs and artists’ sources of inspiration in Korean cultural history.
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Kim Young-Hun
p1929-Electronic Nostalgia_Diamond Mountain, 2019
Oil on linen
184 × 184 cm
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Kim Young-Hun
p1815-Electronic Nostalgia, 2018
Oil on canvas
131 x 97 cm
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Kim Young-Hun
p1939-Electronic Nostalgia, 2019
Oil on linen
130 x 97 cm
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Kim Young-Hun
p2001-Electronic Nostalgia, 2020
Oil on linen
162 × 130 cm
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Kim Young-Hun
p1942-Electronic Nostalgia, 2019
Oil on linen
80 x 100 cm
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Kim Young-Hun
p1917-Electronic Nostalgia, 2018
Oil on linen
40.5 x 61 cm
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Kim Young-Hun
p1943-Electronic Nostalgia, 2019
Oil on linen
97 × 103 cm
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Kim Young-Hun
p1935-Electronic Nostalgia, 2019
Oil on linen
40.5 × 61 cm
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Kim Young-Hun
p1940-Electronic Nostalgia, 2019
Oil on linen
73 × 91 cm
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Kim Young-Hun
p1941-Electronic Nostalgia, 2019
Oil on linen
80 × 100 cm
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Kim Young-Hun
Cloud Map-p1315r, 2013
Oil on linen
112 x 162 cm
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Kim Young-Hun
p1931-Electronic Nostalgia, 2019
Oil on linen
122 x 91 cm
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Kim Young-Hun
p2027-Electronic Nostalgia, 2020
Oil on linen
38 x 46 cm
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Kim Young-Hun
p2028-Electronic Nostalgia, 2020
Oil on linen
38 x 46 cm
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Kim Young-Hun
p2026-Electronic Nostalgia, 2020
Oil on linen
38 x 46 cm
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Kim Young-Hun
p2025-Electronic Nostalgia, 2020
Oil on linen
38 x 46 cm
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Kim Young-Hun
p2022-Electronic Nostalgia, 2020
Oil on linen
38 x 46 cm
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Kim Young-Hun
p2024-Electronic Nostalgia, 2020
Oil on linen
38 x 46 cm
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Kim Young-Hun