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Bringing the Internet to the Canvas

What if the images we mindlessly scroll past on the internet could become a single painting?

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What if the images we mindlessly scroll past on the internet could become a single painting? Artist Kim Sang Woo presents a distinctive practice that reconstructs photographs, advertisements, classical artworks, screenshots, and online imagery onto canvas. Visual fragments from different eras and sources are arranged in grid-like compositions, documenting the relentless cycle of image production and consumption that defines our digital environment.

His work goes beyond simple collage. By blurring the boundary between painting and digital culture, Kim transforms familiar visual fragments into entirely new narratives and contexts. Much like the endless feed of social media we scroll through daily, his image archives create a cohesive visual story, inviting viewers to reconsider how we engage with imagery in the digital age.

Kim Sang Woo's practice translates the visual culture of our digital era into the analog medium of painting, prompting us to reflect on the meaning and value of the images we consume. Discover how the world we scroll through on screens gains new life on canvas through his compelling artistic vision.

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What work does artist Kim Sangwoo do?

Artist Kim Sangwoo reconstructs photographs, advertisements, masterworks, screenshots, and online images in grid formations on single canvases, creating paintings that document the visual culture of the digital age.