kwangho lee: 'touch' exhibition at kukje gallery, seoul
kwang-ho lee: touch kukje gallery, seoul on now until may 16th, 2010
cactus no.47, 2010 oil on canvas 250x300cm ©lee kwang-ho, courtesy kukje gallery korean artist kwang-ho lee’s most recent work is on view at kukje gallery, seoul. in creating the new cactus and landscape series, lee has experimented with various techniques such as scratching, rubbing of the paintbrush, and tapping on the canvas whilst enlarging the subject to its extreme to make the cactus seem like a type of abstraction. as a result, the small cacti can appear animal-like, rouse a unique phallic aura, and be reminiscent of a monument or even a model from his previous work ‘inter-view’ series.
in contrast, the landscape series deals with empty spaces found in nature. lee presents us with familiar open spaces consisting of woods and forests, sky and movement of the wind. the landscapes are not particularly beautiful or nostalgic but upon closer observation, the depicted subjects actually disappear, revealing only a layer of paint comprised of countless, precise brushstrokes, and markings of a meticulous knife work. in the end, the abstract surface of the landscape series is actually quite similar to that of the cactus paintings. the artist has attempted to create not only a realistic transfer of the subject onto the canvas but to investigate the fundamental question of painting – the act of painting itself.
exhibition view
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cactus no.33, 2009
oil on canvas
259.1×193.9cm
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cactus no.31, 2009
oil on canvas
259.1x170cm
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exhibition view
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cactus no.30, 2008
oil on canvas
259.1×181.8cm
©lee kwang-ho, courtesy kukje gallery
cactus no.37, 2009
oil on canvas
227.3×181.8cm
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cactus no.36, 2009
oil on canvas
200x200cm
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cactus no.45, 2010
oil on canvas
130.3x97cm
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cactus no.44, 2010
oil on canvas
130.3x97cm
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cactus no.40, 2009
oil on canvas
193.9×130.3cm
©lee kwang-ho, courtesy kukje gallery
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kangwado, 2010
oil on canvas
130.3×162.1cm
©lee kwang-ho, courtesy kukje gallery
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awesome!!
Lovely work
a little bit phallic? =)
I’m in love. Wonder how much these are selling for.
cactus love,
simply beatifull:)
intense
Absolutely magnificent. I am stunned.
Really shooking, a very pleassement shock of color and textture in the eyes and soul, magnificent 😉
Fantastic!! The oil paintings are splendidly lifelike.