Hryanskim (김성문) is an artist currently based out of Ljubljana, Slovenia. He was born in Syracuse, NY and spent much of his youth going between the US and South Korea. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 2017 with a BFA in Illustration. He creates work in both traditional and digital mediums, altering his approach to make use of the strengths provided by each tool. He explores the relationship between color and shape through depictions of animals and nature; often adding an absurd and surreal twist to their respective presentations. The balance between flat and dimensional, geometric and organic are accompanied by swaths of vibrant colors that shy away from subtlety.
Hryanskim (김성문)은 현재 슬로베니아 류블랴나를 기반으로 활동하는 아티스트이다. 그는 뉴욕주 시러큐스에서 태어나 어린 시절의 많은 시간을 미국과 한국을 오가며 보냈다. 2017년 스쿨 오브 비주얼 아츠를 졸업하고 일러스트레이션 전공으로 미술학사(BFA) 학위를 취득했다.
그는 전통 매체와 디지털 매체를 모두 활용하여 작업하며, 각 도구가 제공하는 장점을 살리기 위해 스타일을 유연하게 변화시킨다. 동물과 자연을 소재로 색채와 형태의 관계를 탐구하고, 종종 그 표현에 기이하고 초현실적인 요소를 더한다. 평면성과 입체성, 기하학적 요소와 유기적 요소 사이의 균형은 절제되지 않은 생동감 넘치는 색채와 함께 어우러진다.
Solo Exhibitions
2026
Taxidermy Daydreams- Galerie Gaia- Seoul, South Korea (upcoming)
2025
Anthropology- Galerie Gaia- Seoul, South Korea
2024
Metonymy- Galerie Gaia- Seoul, South Korea
Selected Group Exhibitions/Art Fairs
2026
Meowtopia II- Poetic Tiger Gallery- Boise, Idaho
2025
Urban Break- Galerie Gaia- Seoul, South Korea
2024
Urban Break- Galerie Gaia- Seoul, South Korea
2023
Urban Break- Tetto- Seoul, South Korea
Four Barrel x Tetto- Seoul, South Korea
2018
Surreal Salon 10- Baton Rouge Gallery- Baton Rouge, LA
2017
Good Medicine+- Van Der Plas Gallery- New York, NY
Murmurs From The Planet Earth- SVA Chelsea Gallery- New York, NY
Publications
2025
- 'Convergence' Art Book (Self-designed and published)
2024
- Korean Journal of Art Criticism (No.152) (미술평단)
pg. 82-87
2023
- Artview21 Contemporary Art Magazine (May 2023)
2018
- Creativebloch Art Magazine (Issue No.3)
Press:
2025
Marie Claire Magazine Korea
https://www.marieclairekorea.com/culture/art/2025/07/hryanskim/
Chosun Daily Newspaper (조선일보)
https://www.chosun.com/culture-life/culture_general/2025/07/09/ZM6Q7RSZFBBU5MPMAEWBFB6TQM/
2024
Kyeonggi Daily Newspaper (경기일보)
https://www.kyeonggi.com/article/20240713580003
The Korea Economic Daily
https://www.hankyung.com/article/2024061462567

