Jui Lee

I am an artist who explores time, space, and the traces of memory and emotion accumulated within them through painting. In my work, time and space are not simply physical settings, but flows in which experiences, emotions, and unconscious perceptions are layered over time.

I have long been interested in symbolic and narrative images that have been repeatedly passed down across generations, including mythology, classical sculpture, legends, fairy tales, and geometric forms. These images appear familiar and beautiful, yet their meanings continuously shift depending on the era and context. Rather than reproducing them as they are, I fragment, reconstruct, and rearrange them, inviting viewers to experience familiar scenes from an unfamiliar perspective.

A central concept in my work is the transformation of perspective. I aim to encourage viewers to reconsider objects, emotions, and memories that are often taken for granted. The layered surfaces and material textures within my paintings function as traces of accumulated time and emotion, leading viewers beyond the image itself toward the atmosphere and memories hidden beneath the surface.

In my process, I combine a variety of materials including stone powder, pigments, acrylic, oil p...

PhD. Fine art, Hongik University, Seoul, South Korea 2016~2020.
MFA(Master of Fine Arts). Fine art, Hongik University, Seoul, South Korea 2012~2014.
Doctoral Thesis ' A Study on the Ambiguity of Boundaries and the Subversion of Gaze'
MFA. Fine art, Hongik University, Seoul, South Korea
Master's Thesis ' A Study on the expanded space though the geometric painting'

Solo Exhibition
2022 10th solo exhibition ‘At the border of time and space’ (Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Hongik University)
2019 9th "in a Mixed time " (Gallery ARTRIE, South Korea)
2019 8th "Dislocated Time" (Hongik University, Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea)
2018 7th "Boundary at 2" (Alternative Space Eye, Suwon, , South Korea)
2016 6th "At the Border" (Ian Gallery, Daejeon, , South Korea)
2015 5th "Observers" (Moare Gallery, Seoul, South Korea)
2014 4th Solo Exhibition (Nogun Art Libro. Daejeon, , South Korea)
2013 3rd "2D ≒ 3D! ≒ 4D? "( Sponsored by Seoul Media Center, Gallery Oh Ji-Mi ,Seoul, South Korea)
2013 2nd "Drawing of Power" (,Gallery Dos, Seoul, South Korea)
2012 1st Solo Exhibition (Hongik University, Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, , South Korea)

Awards
2018 Alternative space snow exhibition artist contest selection
2016 Ian Gallery Young artist contest selected
2016 Selected as contest artist at Contemporary Art Exhibition
2015 Selected 100 artists from 2015 Asia
2014 Moare Gallery Selected Artist
2013 Oh Jae-Mi-Dong Gallery Solo Exhibition Selected Artist
2013 EDA Gallery Planning Artist
2013 Gallery DOOS Planning Competition Exhibition Selected Artist
2013 Selection of artist contest ...