Korean artist Younguk Yi is recognized for his precise, almost digital, paintings, which balance abstraction with hyperrealism.
Yi works in Seoul, Korea. He graduated from Dankook University, Department of Western Studies, and completed his MFA and PhD programs at Hongik University, Department of Painting.
His fragmented figures, overlapping and unfolding across the canvas, offer a deep exploration of the form.
The repetition and arrangement of figures create a sense of transformation, encouraging the viewer to reconsider how we perceive the subjects.
The artist uses this motif to question representation, materiality, and existence in today’s world.
The artist uses this motif to question representation, materiality, and existence in today’s world.
Yi’s paintings, despite their hyper-realistic style, never allow the viewer to fully construct the forms in their mind.
His figures are distorted—whether human or animal, their identities are lost in the disjointed assembly.
More of Younfuk Yi’s hyperreal images can be found at .https://hifructose.com/2025/10/07/younguk-yis-journey-through-repetition-fragmentation-the-modern-human-condition/ and https://www.instagram.com/yiyounguk/?hl=en.
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