LEE Jeongbae
Biography
LEE Jeongbae (b. 1974) creates works that mirror the image of nature among the city's landscapes, which are privatized and tailored to conform to human needs and desires. Prior to this, the artist experimented with various mediums, including painting, photography, video, and installation. In 2016, LEE began to take an interest in representing deteriorating landscapes that had gradually lost all original meaning through the encroachment of capitalism. These segmented images, which become objets, each act as a landscape that portrays various scenes from nature. LEE Jeongbae's works, which examine the daily life of the city, capture fragments of mountains, rivers, and the sky that peer through the cityscape. These images are separated by geometric forms and expressed through the use of artificial materials such as FRP and aluminum panels. Nature, which has been torn apart by capitalism and materiality, is recomposed by LEE into atypical forms and painted over with color. Completed through a delicate process of painting the surface of the sculpture hundreds of times, these works represent new abstract landscapes expressed through LEE's perspective.
Since LEE Jeongbae's first solo exhibition at Munhwa Ilbo Gallery (Seoul, Korea) in 2005, he has shown at Artside Gallery (Seoul, Korea); Window Gallery at Gallery Hyundai (Seoul, Korea); 16 Bungee at Gallery Hyundai (Seoul, Korea); Seodaemun Prison History Hall (Seoul, Korea); Pibi Gallery (Seoul, Korea); Goodspace Gallery (Seoul, Korea); and the Seoul Metropolitan Government (Seoul, Korea). LEE has also participated in various group exhibitions at the Busan Museum of Art (Busan, Korea); Korean Cultural Center in Brussels (Brussels, Belgium); Buk-Seoul Museum of Art (Seoul, Korea); Seoul Olympic Museum of Art (Seoul, Korea); Arario Gallery (Seoul, Korea); CAN Foundation (Seoul, Korea); Whanki Museum (Seoul, Korea), and more. In 2011, LEE was awarded the "JoongAng Fine Arts Prize," organized by the Seoul Arts Center (Seoul, Korea). His works are included in many significant collections such as MMCA, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Seoul, Korea); Seoul Museum of Art (Seoul, Korea); Arario Museum (Seoul, Korea); Joongang Ilbo (Seoul, Korea); CAN Foundation (Seoul, Korea); Whanki Museum (Seoul, Korea); and ART OMI Collection (New York, USA).
Works
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Blob 얼룩, 2024
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Bright Rising Sunlight Between Large Buildings, 2023
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Bright Sunlight 찬란한 햇빛, 2023
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Gold Inwang Mountain 금의 인왕산, 2023
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Jammed 끼인, 2023
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Jewel-Like Sunlight on the Side of Large City Building, 2023
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Mountain Light - Blue, 2023
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Mountain Light - Pink, 2023
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Mountain Light - Yellow, 2023
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Mountain of Light 빛의 산, 2023
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Pink Mountain 분홍산, 2023
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Pointed Moonlight 뾰족한 달빛, 2023
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Pointed Moonlight 뾰족한 달빛, 2023
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Silver Inwang Mountain 은의 인왕산, 2023
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Silver Thorn and Tree 은의 가시와 나무, 2023
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Tree of Stone 돌의 나무, 2023
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Tree of White Stone 하얀 돌의 나무, 2023
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Wave 파도, 2023
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A Small Pointed Red Mountain, 2022
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Beautifully Revealed Triangular Mountain Between Buildings 건물들 사이 아름답게 모습을 드러내는 삼각산, 2022
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Beautifully Shining Sunlight on the Side of the Building, 2022
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Blue Flower, 2022
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Bright Rising Sunlight on the Side of the High-Rise Building, 2022
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Greens, 2022
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Sunlight, Sky 햇빛, 하늘, 2022
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Two Bright Rising Sunlight, 2022
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Green Flower, 2021
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Greens 초록들, 2021
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Of Pink, 2021
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Triangular Mountain-Torso 삼각산-토르소 , 2021
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Black, Circle, 2020
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Blue Peak 파랑봉우리, 2020
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Blue, Brown, 2020
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Circular Turquoise, 2020
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Dark Green, 2020
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Faint, 2020
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Sky Blue Sea 하늘바다, 2020
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Violet Blood, 2020
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Blue, Grey, Circle, 2019
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Torso-Yellow, 2019
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Park-Notting Hill Garden, Seine River, 2018
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Park-Santa Monica, 2018
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Park-Yeouido, Central Park, 2018
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Polygonal, 2018
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Torso-Angulate, 2018
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Torso-Burrow, 2018
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Torso-Circle, 2018
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Torso-Divided, 2018
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Torso-Layer, 2018
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Torso-Polygonal, 2018
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Torso-Pressed, 2018
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Torso-Rectangular, 2018
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A Pointed Orange, 2017
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Flat Yellow, 2017
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Coastline, 2016
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Crevice, 2016
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Grey-Dark, 2016
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Light Purple-Sharp, 2016
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Scarlet-Strong, 2016
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Sky Blue, Black-Pointed, 2016
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Sky Blue-Pale, 2016
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Thin Pink, 2016
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Wave, 2016
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Whitish Green-Sweet, 2016
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Yellow-Strong, 2016
News
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[News] Can't miss this...The Mandatory Viewing Course of 2024 Art OnO
19 April 2024Sohn Seong Bong, Maeil BusinessRead more -
[News] Yellow ribbon that fluttered for 10 years, when will the answer of the years come to mind... The 10th anniversary of the Ferry Sewol disaster 'Memory, Stare, Wish"
14 April 2024Ahn Hyung Cheol, Joongboo IlboRead more -
[News] The inside of a prominent side: Artist Talk with LEE Jeongbae
1 December 2023Cultura, December 2023Read more -
[News] The mountain and sun showing the gap of the building. A landscape painting these days.
12 October 2023Sung Soo Young, Hankguk KyungjaeRead more -
[News] Lemon-shaped Sunlight and a Green Stick Mountain...A Modern Landscape Painting of Geometric nature
4 October 2023Yoo Seung Mok, Moonwha IlboRead more -
[News] The beauty of nature in its geometric form…"Rub,Jam and Glimmer"
25 September 2023Kim Il Chang, News1Read more -
[News] 2.7ons of pure gold became Inwang Mountain...joy that has overturned common sense
22 September 2023Kim Seul Gui, Maeil KyungjaeRead more -
[News] A small piece of nature, becomes an artwork
21 September 2023Cho Sang In, Art HolicRead more -
[News] Gold and silver are the same price? It's possible in modern art.
21 September 2023Kim Seul Gui, Maeil KyungjaeRead more -
[News] Arario Gallery Participates in International Art Fair Frieze Seoul and KIAF Seoul 2023 at the same time
17 August 2023Kim Jung Mo, Segye IlboRead more -
[ FAIR ] ART SG 2023
3 January 2023Arario Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in ART SG 2023. With 12 artists, whose artworks derive from diverse cultures and societies, Arario Gallery...Read more