#jeeyoung lee

[koenji]

JeeYoung Lee (이지영, Korean, b. 1983), figs.

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Jeeyoung Lee

[theartshelf]

Jeeyoung Lee

South Korean, b. 1983

"Working within the confines of her single-room studio, JeeYoung Lee builds immersive environments that explore her innermost thoughts. Her dizzying, surrealistic installations are often inspired by traditional Korean fables and childhood memories; Lee photographs herself in them before destroying her creations."

[joeinct]

Resurrection from Stage of Mind, Photo by JeeYoung Lee, 2011

[philoursmars]

Lille. Dans le cadre d’ “Utopia”, toute une série d’expos. Ici, à la Gare Saint-Sauveur, l’expo “Novacène”.  

- Art Orienté Objet - "Canis Novacenus”

- Zheng Bo - "Pteridophilia”

-  les 3 suivantes: JeeYoung Lee - ''Slow Dance” (et une étrange information !)

- ? (pas d’indication...)

[photo-art-lady]

As criações de JeeYoung Lee

Recentemente graduada na Universidade de Hongik, em Seul, a jovem JeeYoung Lee fotografa o invisível. Em seu minúsculo estúdio na capital sul-coreana, ela cria – somente com as próprias mãos e sem nenhum tipo de manipulação digital – pequenos universos que reflectem suas emoções, suas memórias e seus sonhos.

Lee está no centro de cada uma dessas fotografias, dando um aspecto ainda mais pessoal à obra. Os autor retratos, no entanto, nunca mostram o rosto da artista de frente, já que o trabalho não reflecte sua aparência, mas sim sua busca de identidade, desejos e emoções.

Com esse trabalho, JeeYoung já ganhou diversos prémios, como o Sovereign 2012. Ela é um dos nomes mais promissores da arte coreana e já teve suas fotografias expostas no museu de Fotografia de Kiyosato, no Japão e na Fundação de Arte e Cultura Incheon, em Seul.

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JeeYoung Lee, korean artist

“[...]korean artist jeeyoung lee has been turning her 4-square-meter studio into an alternate universe. made exclusively within this room, a series of intricate and imaginative labyrinths transport viewers to a fictional dreamscape [...]”

(source : interview by designboom : https://www.designboom.com/art/jeeyoung-lee-interview-installation-03-23-2016/ - extracts bellow :)

jeeyoung lee: before constructing an installation, I solidify my ideas. during this process, I create a series of draft sketches and change them several times while considering logistics and feasibility. I also do market research to check what material can be suitable to execute the installation and then test various mediums. for instance, the main motifs of ‘broken heart’ (2011) are rocks and eggs. once the main sketch was done, figuring out how to visualize rocks and eggs came next. I studied the shapes, textures and colors of rocks and eggs. the rocks had to be light enough to fix onto the walls and the eggs had to be matte and smooth. when testing mediums, two things were the trickiest. one was the egg yolk, which was agreeably expressed with gelatin and yellow pigment. the other issue was with the egg shells, which were done in paper mache, coated with wall putty, gently sanded, and finally painted. 

(continued) the pivotal point of inspiration for my work revolves around me. I always start by looking for stories from my personal experience and draw these moments of my life out into the world. everything around me, including my experiences, feelings, my reality and current situations, small and large events in my life, childhood memories, and dreams, all become my motifs. I also get inspiration from literature and mass media, which can be my motifs, as they have also been captured in my memory. 

DB: what are the most challenging aspects of realizing your work?

JL: the practical issues like budget and space limitations are what I have to cope with when executing my work. speaking of space, doing woodwork and building sets is all done in my studio. after the set is put up in my studio, I basically do work inside the set. the set has movable walls with wheels at the bottom so that it can be adjusted for size. my studio space can accommodate 4 x 4 to 8 meters with a height of 2.4 meters for the set. though the width is a little variable, I can’t go beyond this range. that means I sometimes have to give up on certain angles and lighting. my work is also labor intensive, but I don’t mind this. I rather enjoy the repetitive physical demand, but it took about two months to complete each image in the ‘stage of mind’ series, which I have to confess was quite challenging.

[gianluc30]

Jeeyoung lee

Opiom gallery