Kim’s hyperrealistic sculptures are about his childhood memories and dreams which are seasoned with delicate and subtle sentimentalism. His two human figure sculptures shown here deal with the presence and absence of innocence: an innocent young boy and one whose innocence is taken away by reality.

The young boy with a fair complexion is an innocent being that seems not to be found in reality. Another figure with a heavy horn in his hands is standing in front of the boy as if he were about to sink down. The horn is symbolic of the pains and desires to which one is vulnerably and unavoidably subject to in his or her life, and it is in clear contrast with the fair skin of the innocent young boy. 

In his works, the two contrasting figures are reflective of the conditions by which the moderns are confronted. As suggested by the arrow in the hand of the young boy, the social and realistic confinements prevent modern people including himself from realizing their childhood dreams and maintaining their innocence. The will to life has not yet been lost, however, as the figure continues to move forward though slowly without surrendering to the weight of the horn.

Hyunsoo Kim studied sculpture in Hongik University and its graduate school. His works have been shown through the two solo exhibitions he had at Kwanhoon Gallery (2005, Seoul) and Gallery Hyundai (2009, Seoul) and many group shows at DOOSAN Gallery, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea, Seoul Museum of Art, Gallery Hyundai and Ulsan Museum.