임현중 Im Hyunjoong (b. 2001) +82-10-9028-1622 | hjhj1622@gmail.com
Im Hyunjoong uses the dystopian imagination of vintage science fiction as a tool to deconstruct contemporary landscapes, focusing on works that rearrange the present into a scene from a future that has already passed. Resisting the smoothness of self-illuminating digital screens, the artist explores the materiality of painting—specifically, how it refracts and reflects external light through the dense, layered texture of oil paint.
Through the <Redshifted Future> series, which captures the points where the present and future overlap based on a loose narrative; the <Lagrangian home> series, inspired by the artist’s hometown; and the <65.153> series, which archives various mechanical structures,
he is constructing a unique world of two-dimensional painting. His works, executed with dense brushstrokes, represent a process of creating his own “slow world”—one imbued with a sense of weight—amidst an era of endless acceleration.
Education
2020 – 2026 한국예술종합학교 미술원 조형예술과 졸업 예정
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Korea National University of Arts, Seoul, Korea
Solo Exhibition
2026 Redshifted Future, THE THIRD, Seoul, Korea
Group Exhibition
2026 PRIM, Kim Heesoo Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2026 미대열전 美大列傳, Everyart, Seoul, Korea
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