Lightly Brushed On

LEE & BAE presents a two-person exhibition titled 'Lightly Brushed On' featuring Seunghee Lee, who introduced a new paradigm in ceramic painting, and artist Hyunkyoung Shin, who expresses the essence and permanence of nature through color pencils and pencils. Seunghee Lee’s work unfolds through a process of recognizing that the essence of nature is no different from the attributes of life, while Hyunkyoung Shin’s work evolves through a process of humbly affirming life and recording its aliveness. Both artists develop their artistic worlds through repetitive processes of restraint and patience, akin to silent practice.

Dates

February 27, 2025 — April 11, 2025

Location

LEE & BAE, Busan

Hours

Tue — Sat, 10:00 — 18:00

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About the Artists

Hyunkyoung Shin

Gimpo, South Korea, b. 1960

In Hyunkyoung Shin's work, which fills the screen with countless dashed lines, one can detect a psychological phenomenon of 'repetition compulsion'. The lines that repeatedly break and reemerge are a repetition of presence and absence. Similar to Freud's concept of the infant's "fort-da game", the act of actively adjusting presence and absence brings pleasure and alleviates anxiety. Rather than remembering repressed desires or impulses as things of the past, the artist seeks to constantly evoke and experience them in the present through repetition.

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Seunghee Lee

Cheongju, South Korea, b. 1958

Seunghee Lee is a master of ceramic art known for his contemporary interpretation of traditional Korean and Chinese ceramics. He was trained in the Craft Design Department at Cheongju University in Korea, where he studied ceramics, fiber craft, dyeing, and tapestry. He creates much of his work in Jingdezhen, in southeastern China, where he established a studio in 2008 in the historic center of Chinese porcelain production. Since the establishment of his studio, he has won international acclaim for his Porcelain Paintings, the Space of 8mm series, and his Bamboo series.

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