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Kyung Sunghyun’s Hallucinatory Portraits

Korean painter Kyung Sunghyun mimics overexposed photographs in his work, blurring faces like old memories that lose their precision with time. The characters are caught between expressions. Twinkles of mischief, joy and sometimes sadness appear in their multiple smiles and eyes, yet it's difficult to piece together the emotion in their faces. It's as if the artist has captured them in a state of change, freezing dynamic motion in one frame. Take a look at some of Kyung Sunghyun's work after the jump.

Korean painter Kyung Sunghyun mimics overexposed photographs in his work, blurring faces like old memories that lose their precision with time. The characters are caught between expressions. Twinkles of mischief, joy and sometimes sadness appear in their multiple smiles and eyes, yet it’s difficult to piece together the emotion in their faces. It’s as if the artist has captured them in a state of change, freezing dynamic motion in one frame. Take a look at some of Kyung Sunghyun’s work below.

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