Based in Seoul, Korea, Kyuin Shim is a digital artist and sculptor who executes dark and poignant visions by altering the human body. His latest sculptural series "Black Black" features several monochromatic renditions of mannequin-like figures whose bodies seem to disintegrate before one's eyes. In Korean, the title of the series has two meanings: "Black" and "Sound of Crying." The characters' flesh becomes consumed by bubbling matter that eventually turns into a downpour of water from their limbs and orifices. A recent series of digital 3D renderings, "Small Place," similarly abstracts the human body, this time in all white. Featuring different groupings of feet sticking out from under a cubicle-like prism, the piece evokes the smothering closeness of an unhealthy relationship. Take a look at some of Shim's work below.

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- La Valse, completata nel 1889-1890, non è stata esposta al Salon fino al 1893. La prima realizzazione di questo bronzo risale al 1892, poi, negli anni, la Claudel ne curò varie versioni, via via più levigate ed eleganti, fino a quella più tarda che risale al 1906. - Created at the height of her artistic career, Camille Claudel's La Valse is a stunning example of the sophistication and skill of the young sculptress. This dynamic rendering of a couple in movement, with its detailed and complex treatment surface and form, is considered among her best sculptures.

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