Hung-Hsin LIN

Hung-Hsin LIN, born in 1975 in Yunlin, Taiwan.

Lin’s artistic practice centers on realist painting, yet unlike American photorealism’s objective depiction, his works are infused with a strong sense of subjectivity. He merges vector-like planar symbols, virtual spatial imagery, and fragments of personal experience and imagination into his compositions.

The artist intentionally simplifies color and composition, connecting objects, symbols, hues, lines, and realistic figures to convey an inner perception of environment and things. Throughout his process, Lin frequently alters and deconstructs the boundaries between image and painting, employing digital effects to dissolve backgrounds and transform the noise of urban life into abstract visual rhythms.

His figures’ faces are often modified, duplicated, or erased — redefining emotion and probing psychological and social states within a fractured reality. The floral series draws inspiration from contemporary digital visual experiences: by “realistically” re-rendering digital images of flowers through oil painting, Lin reverses the relationship between painting and digital imagery, creating a subtle and thought-provoking dialogue between the virtual and the real.