LEE MYUNG SOO
이 명 수
Just as each person's life is filled with color and philosophy, my own story is also contained in the canvas. My experience of living in a Hanok as a child became the motif of my work. The soft feeling of sunlight streaming into the room through the window prints, and the afterimage of my childhood gaze through the holes in the window paper were nature, such as trees and forests.
The forest is a place where countless living things interact to form a microcosm, and where energy endlessly circulates and life is regenerated. It stimulates the five senses to restore living things and leads humans to a world of rest, reflection, and deep inner self. In yoga, the forest is called a collection of energy, and in indigenous religions, the forest is considered the place where the most energy is gathered. The forest, which I visited whenever I was in pain, was a space that revived me, and that mysterious space was a sanctuary for me.
Through my past experiences, I developed a love for the forest and reconstructed a non-existent space. I reinterpreted the various aspects of life in the forest with lines, surfaces, and colors, and captured the mystery of the forest on canvas. I chose Korean paper to express the feeling of reflection and reflection I felt from the window screen. As the eldest daughter-in-law who has been performing ancestral rites for a long time, the ritual of burning fat was familiar to me. So I started working with the traces left by burning Korean paper with incense.
The image was derived from the repeated act of burning the hanji with incense, piercing it, and blocking the traces, and the regular yet irregular pattern, the speed and direction within the pattern, led to the sculptural variation of the work. The intended image and the unintended shape are combined to form an organic image. The color and brightness of the burnt image vary depending on the thickness, texture, and density of the hanji. Various images are produced depending on the length of time the hanji is burned, the direction, and the underlying image.
Circles and straight lines, small circles within circles, circles and diagonals, thin lines and thick lines, distances between lines, intersections between opposing lines, densities of different thicknesses, etc., can also lead to unintended results. The act of repeating the work, which was absorbed into my consciousness and practiced, was an act of reflection and thinking for me. The process of working, which allowed me to express infinite and diverse formativeness, was exciting. I hope that through My Forest, each person can draw a forest deep in their heart and take a break.
각자의 삶에 색깔과 철학이 녹아 있듯, 캔버스에도 나만의 이야기가 담 겨있다. 어릴 적, 한옥에서 살았던 경험이 작업의 모티브가 되었다. 창호 지문을 통해 방안으로 투과되었던 햇살의 은은한 느낌과, 창호지 구멍을 통해본 어릴 적 시선의 잔상은 나무나 숲 같은 자연 이였다 . 숲은 수많은 생명체들이 상호작용하며 소우주를 형성하는 곳 이자, 끝없 이 에너지가 돌고 생명이 재생 되는 곳이다. 오감을 자극하여 생명체를 복원하고 인간을 휴식과 사색 그리고 깊은 내면의 세계로 이끈다. 요가에 서는 숲을 에너지의 집합체로 불리기도 하고 토속 신앙에서는 가장 에너 지가 모여 있는 장소로 숲을 꼽는다. 살면서 고통스러울 때마다 찾았던 숲은 나를 되살렸던 공간, 신비스러운 그 공간은 나에겐 성소였다. • 과거의 경험을 통해 숲에 대한 애호를 갖고 존재하지 않은 공간을 재구성 했다. 숲에 사는 다양한 생명의 여러 면모를 선, 면, 색 으로 재해석하여 숲의 신비를 캔버스에 담았다. 창호지문에서 느낀 비춤과 투영의 느낌을 표현하기 위해 한지를 선택했 다. 오랫동안 제사를 모시는 맏 며느리로서 지방을 태우는 의식은 나에게 친밀했다. 그래서 향으로 한지를 태우면서 나온 흔적들을 갖고 작업을 하 기 시작했다. 향불로 한지를 태워서 뚫고 그 흔적을 막는 반복된 행위로 이미지를 도출 했고, 일정하되 불규칙한 패턴, 패턴 속 속도감과 방향성은 작품의 조형 적인 변주를 주도케 했다. 의도된 이미지와 의도하지 않은 형상이 어우러 져, 하나의 유기적인 상(象)이 형성된다. 한지의 두께, 질감, 밀도에 따라 태워지는 색과 명도가 달라진다. 한지를 태우는 시간정도, 방향성, 밑 이 미지가 무엇인가에 따라 다양한 이미지가 나온다. 동그라미와 직선, 동그 라미 안에 작은 동그라미, 동그라미와 사선, 가는 선과 굵은 선, 선과 선 과의 거리, 상반된 선 간 교차, 서로 다른 두께가 주는 밀도감 등은 의도되 지 않은 결과를 유도하기도 한다. 나의 의식 속에 녹아 수행(修行)하듯 반복하는 작업행위는 나를 반추하고 사유하는 행위였다. 무궁무진하며 다양한 조형성을 표현할 수 있었던 작 업 과정은 가슴 설레게 했다. 나의 숲을 통해 각자 마음 깊숙한 곳에 숲을 그려보고 잠시 쉬어 가는 계기가 되길 희망한다
EXHIBITION : 전시경력
Solo Exhibitions ● 2022 – 7th Solo Exhibition: “Personal Branding with Incense and Hanji” Nuri Gallery 3, Goyang Aram Nuri Arts Center (Hosted by Goyang Cultural Foundation) ● 2021 – 6th Invited Solo Exhibition, Namsong Art Museum ● 2020 – 5th Invited Solo Exhibition, MeiJun Gallery, Cheongdam-dong ● 2018 – 4th Open Call Solo Exhibition, Lotte Department Store Art Studio, Ilsan ● 2017 – 3rd Solo Exhibition, Gallery Han, Ilsan ● 2014 – 2nd Solo Exhibition, DMC Gallery, Sangam-dong ● 2014 – 1st Solo Exhibition: “Coexistence”, Hwan Gallery, Insa-dong Art Fairs (Solo Booths) ● 2023 – Daegu International Art Fair, EXCO ● 2020 – Sculpture Art Seoul, COEX ● 2013 – Seoul Open Art Fair (SOAF), COEX Group Exhibitions (Selected) ● 2024 – First December, Jamie Collection Gallery ● 2024 – 100 Artists 100 Works, Agit Museum ● 2024 – LOLO Art Fair, Culture Salon 5120 ● 2024 – 7 Perspectives by 7 Artists, Nodeul Gallery 1 ● 2024 – Tell Me Your Story, Integral Gallery ● 2024 – Empathy, Joy of Sharing Together, Goyang Eoullim Museum of Art ● 2023 – Vision of Goyang's Future, Goyang Eoullim Museum of Art ● 2022 – Art Gyeonggi Art Market, Art Factory Paju ● 2022 – Upclose 04, Hana Bank H.art1, Seoul ● 2022 – The Shape of the Intangible, Art Gyeonggi x Lotte Gallery ● 2022 – Art Gyeonggi Rental Exhibitions: Gyeonggi Provincial Government, NH Bank Ansan & Anseong Branches ● 2022 – Art Gyeonggi MEEK, Cava Life ● 2021 – Artmining Seoul Thematic Exhibition, Nodeul Island, Space 445 Gallery 1 & 2 ● 2021 – Korea Grand Art Exhibition Winners’ Show, Ansan Arts Center ● 2020 – Korea Art Festa, Korea Art Museum ● 2020 – Autumn Story of Artists, Gallery Soma ● 2020 – Mulban in Soul Regular Exhibition, Gallery Soma ● 2020 – 30th Anniversary of Goyang Art Association, Haengju Art Hall ● 2020 – Ah! Korea “The Power of Art”, Onggi Art Center ● 2020 – Cheer Up, Korea! United Through Art, Korea Art Museum ● 2020 – Korea Grand Art Exhibition Winners’ Show, Onggi Art Center ● 2020 – Mulban in Soul Spring Special, Gallery Gaon ● 2019 – Korea Art Festival, Onse Art Center ● 2019 – Communication and Vision, Aram Nuri Gallery ● 2019 – Mulban in Soul Annual Exhibition, Gyoha Art Center ● 2019 – Mulban in Soul Special Exhibition, Gallery Bitdeul ● 2018 – Affiliated Artists Exhibition, Atelier Gallery ● 2018 – Contemporary Korean Artists Exhibition, Chosun Ilbo Museum of Art ● 2018 – Mulban in Soul Exhibition, Pirang Gallery ● 2018 – Hangju Sunday Painters, Gallery Gaon ● 2017 – Draw Hope, Aram Nuri Gallery ● 2017 – Blooming Art, Goyang Sports Complex ● 2017 – Hangju Sunday Painters, Gallery Wool ● 2017 – Goyang 2015 – Mulban in Soul, Gallery Han ● 2016 – Goyang Artists Association New Members Show, Hosu Gallery ● 2016 – Hangju Sunday Painters Annual Show, Gallery Gaon ● 2016 – Small Painting Festival of Contemporary Art, Gyeonghuigung Museum ● 2015 – Be Natural: 3 Artists Show, SaneSan Gallery ● 2015 – Sharing Love, Aram Nuri Gallery ● 2015 – Beautiful Works with Citizens, Aram Nuri Gallery ● 2014 – Emerging Artist Open Call, Heesu Gallery ● 2014 – Opening Exhibition, Gallery Han Awards and Recognitions ● 2024 – Selected Artist, Alida Festival, Nodeul Island, Nodeul Gallery (Hosted by Seoul City) ● 2023 – Selected as Rising Star ● 2023 by Saatchi Art 2022 – Selected Artist, Art Gyeonggi, Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation ● 2022 – Selected for Culture Bridge, Goyang Cultural Foundation 2021 – Selected for Artmining Seoul Thematic Exhibition 2021 – Award Winner, Korea Grand Art Exhibition (Non-figurative Category) 2020 – Award Winner, Korea Grand Art Exhibition (Non-figurative Category) ● 2020 – Selected by Goyang Art Bank (Goyang Cultural Foundation) 2020 – Selected for Emerging Artist Program, Seoul Arts Foundation / Pyo Gallery 2018 – Selected for Affiliated Artist Exhibition, Atelier Gallery ● 2018 – Selected for Contemporary Korean Artists Exhibition, Chosun Ilbo Museum of Art / Gallery Lambent ● 2014 – Emerging Artist Open Call Winner, Heesu Gallery
