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Lee JinWoo Exhibition
Tokyo Gallery + BTAP
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Lee JinWoo
Lee JinWoo is currently based in Paris. It was during his time as a student in Paris that that Lee happened to witness the eruption of the Italian island of Stromboli, an event that had a profound effect on him: he collected ash from the eruption and took it home with him. Lee continues to use this ash as a motif in his works.
Lee’s works are characterized by their distinctive texture, which evokes a state of contemplation. To create these works, Lee employs a unique approach that involves sandwiching pieces of charcoal between multiple sheets of Korean hanji paper to create a canvas, which he then repeatedly strikes and scratches with a wire brush. The use of the wire brush brings about various changes in the texture of the canvas, as the imprint of pulverized charcoal embedded in what may be anything from a few sheets to several dozen sheets of paper creates pockmarked, monotonal works. Lee describes this process as ‘honest work’, and a way of expressing a certain ‘something’ that lurks inside of him without using his head or his brain. He says he needs to repeat this process of intense labour in order to avoid his ideas or thoughts being interfered with. The exhibition will show 14 of Lee’s new artworks, including a large 200F-sized work.
Lee’s works are characterized by their distinctive texture, which evokes a state of contemplation. To create these works, Lee employs a unique approach that involves sandwiching pieces of charcoal between multiple sheets of Korean hanji paper to create a canvas, which he then repeatedly strikes and scratches with a wire brush. The use of the wire brush brings about various changes in the texture of the canvas, as the imprint of pulverized charcoal embedded in what may be anything from a few sheets to several dozen sheets of paper creates pockmarked, monotonal works. Lee describes this process as ‘honest work’, and a way of expressing a certain ‘something’ that lurks inside of him without using his head or his brain. He says he needs to repeat this process of intense labour in order to avoid his ideas or thoughts being interfered with. The exhibition will show 14 of Lee’s new artworks, including a large 200F-sized work.
Schedule | Nov 4 (Thu) 2021-Dec 25 (Sat) 2021 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||||
| Website | https://www.tokyo-gallery.com/en/exhibitions/3549.html | ||||||
| Venue | Tokyo Gallery + BTAP http://www.tokyo-gallery.com/ | ||||||
| Location | 7F, 8-10-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 | ||||||
| Access | 4 minute walk from the Ginza exit of JR Shimbashi Station. 5 minute walk from exit A3 at Ginza Station on the Ginza, Hibiya and Marunouchi lines. 5 minute walk from exit 5 at Shiodome Station on the Toei Oedo or Yurikamome line. | ||||||
| Phone | 03-3571-1808 | ||||||
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