SSIN, AKA Kim Sin Hye, is a recent graduate of Hong-Ik University in Seoul. In the painting shown, 21st Century Boys & Girls Golden Mountain, elaborate, highly detailed pieces which resemble maps and topography as much as paintings. As we look we are easily lost in the painting’s details. The piece effectively creates various textures, combined to create an overall composition. Gold pigment and Korean ink on Korean paper. You can explore more of the artists work here.

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Doking and Lhenos, founders of Urban Tonic opened their debut exhibition at Biin Gallery, Soul South Korea last month. Entitled “100 Cubes” the show brings together 135 artists from 33 universities in 6 countries. Students from Harvard, Pratt, Central Saint Martins, and Parsons among others collaborated on the 122 cube framed pieces.

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