South Korean artistSun-Hyuk Kimcreatesmesmerizing figurative sculpturesthat sprout into the air like trees.
He uses stainless steel to render abstract representations of bodies and faces that are merged with sprawling branches.
These outstretched tendrils reach in numerous directions to shape the human form and fill it with sprigs.
[My art] describes the existence of human beings, Kim tells My Modern met.
His work is informed by COVID-19.
The pandemic of 2020 has clearly shown how weak the existence of a human being is.
I use plants, animals, and objects as metaphors to show this.
Instead, the twigs scatter inside the body like veins and capillaries, leaving pockets of empty space inside.
Instead of a successful being, the viewer is seeing a figure in progress.
South Korean artist Sun-Hyuk Kim creates mesmerizing figurative sculptures out of stainless steel.
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