Hyunji Lee
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CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW about the balance established by colors and texture: we have really appreciated the vibrancy of thoughtful nuances that saturate your works suggests such a tactile feeling. How did you come about settling on your color palette? And how much does your own psychological make-up determine the nuances of tones you decide to use in a piece and in particular, how do you develope a painting’ s texture?
Images of my work that are taken in different places where I have lived and visited before still feel timeless to me, but slightly intangible when I transfigure them. Nevertheless, I transform them in an intuitive manner though my final visual composition sometimes remains unclear to me. I cannot visualize the final images but they always remind me of the freefloating memory with no defined space or time in some manner. It may end up resembling a place with no beginning or end, or it may be more like the interweaving of time and space. I am not too sure how to depict that timeless moment. But repeatedly I transfigure those moments into visual images and these images affect almost every aspect of my art and life.
Immigration Law Center, Los Angeles. One of the hallmarks of your work is the capability to create direct involvement with the viewers, who are urged to evolve from a condition of mere spectatorship. So before leaving this conversation we would like to pose a question about the nature of the relationship of your art with your audience. Do you consider the issue of audience reception as being a crucial component of your decision-making process, in terms of what type of language is used in a particular context?
I do not consider a specific audience, but want to impact on the viewer since my works could be huge different stories for each others.
Thanks a lot for your time and for sharing your thoughts, Hyunji. Finally, would you like to tell us readers something about your future projects? How do you see your work evolving?
I am working on installations now. I haven’ t been to Korea since 2011 and will travel to there next summer. I expect to create new works in Korea.
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Over your career you have exhibited your works in several occasions, including your recent“ Defend & Advance” at the National