JeeYoung Lee South Korean, 1983
Swamp, 2019
Série: Into the Mist
Archival Pigment Print
120 x 180 cm
47 1/4 x 70 7/8 in
47 1/4 x 70 7/8 in
Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs
80 x 120 cm
31 1/2 x 47 1/4 in
31 1/2 x 47 1/4 in
Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
60 x 90 cm
23 5/8 x 35 3/8 in
23 5/8 x 35 3/8 in
Edition of 7 plus 2 artist's proofs
While still creating her artworks in-camera without any post-production modification, JeeYoung Lee takes a radically opposite approach to her previous aesthetic codes. She strips her studio down to immerse herself...
While still creating her artworks in-camera without any post-production modification, JeeYoung Lee takes a radically opposite approach to her previous aesthetic codes. She strips her studio down to immerse herself in an evanescent and vibrating universe close to abstraction. A master of colors in her own right, Lee instinctively expressed her subconsciousness through a single pastel hue and its infinite palette of nuances. Barely perceptible, the outline of her body paradoxically channels her soul to give substance to a visible, almost tangible emotion.
Inspired by a foggy day spent snowboarding, “Into the Mist” is a (re)collection of the sensations depicted through a series of introspective tableaux. Spiritual, almost mystical, each photograph reactivates a kinesthetic memory which the artist wishes to share with her audience. The physical addresses the immaterial and sublime, while the detail of a movement, a vague reminder of a silhouette, dwells into the viewer’s own sensory hermitage. Like a XXIst century Rothko painting, “Into the Mist” opens up a mental space to let the viewer experience a trip through the infinite perception of the colors of the artist’s soul.
Inspired by a foggy day spent snowboarding, “Into the Mist” is a (re)collection of the sensations depicted through a series of introspective tableaux. Spiritual, almost mystical, each photograph reactivates a kinesthetic memory which the artist wishes to share with her audience. The physical addresses the immaterial and sublime, while the detail of a movement, a vague reminder of a silhouette, dwells into the viewer’s own sensory hermitage. Like a XXIst century Rothko painting, “Into the Mist” opens up a mental space to let the viewer experience a trip through the infinite perception of the colors of the artist’s soul.
Expositions
Into the Mist, OCI Museum, Seoul, July 4 - August 10, 2024