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Core Riddle

A Painter Who Reveals the Invisible Truth
Stories Beyond Art, Records from Parallel Universes

Inspired at the age of twenty by Kant’s words — “the starry sky above me and the moral law within me” — artist Core Riddle has long pursued a creative journey driven by wonder and inquiry.

Since his teenage years, he has explored science and philosophy, religion and mythology, art and human nature. From the observer effect in quantum physics and the theory of parallel universes to the Book of Changes in Eastern philosophy, his wide-ranging studies have become the foundation of his art.

Core Riddle’s paintings transcend the notion of mere “beautiful images.” They become maps of thought — visual records that seek to reveal the essence of both the universe and humanity.

Majored in Oriental painting, Seoul National University

Umwelt(My Space), Gallery Pi, Incheon Yeongjong, South Korea, 2025

Flowers from Stars, Han Culture Gallery, Jeonju, South Korea, 2017

NET-TIE, Jeongdong Kyunghyang Gallery (The Kyunghyang Newspaper), Seoul, South Korea, 2004



DIY Universe 10 Years After – Version 5, Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, South Korea, 2009

Selected Young Artists Invitational Exhibition, Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 2009

Gwangju MBC Ink Painting Exhibition (15 Selected Artists), Uijae Museum of Korean Art, Gwangju, South Korea, 2006