Laila Lee

Present: CEO of Degrid (Deconstructed grid) Academy
Researcher at Art Research Institute affiliated with Korea Arts Promotion Agency
Invited artist from Korean Modern Art Contest
Regular member of Korean Artist Assocation
Author of the book Deconstructed grid

About Deconstructed Grid (Degrid)

While the formalistic grid of modernism (Piet Mondrian grid) had to remove all temporality, naturalness, emotion, literary illusion, and interactivity with the outside, Deconstructed grid implodes grid in meaning by re-expressing what the formalistic grid of modernism removed on canvas. The artist (Laila) expressed deconstructed grid through Goethe’s emotional colors, which she chose out of inner necessity.

Creative Artwork Process

My Deconstructed Grid works are more than paintings; they are sculptural objects born from a tactile dialogue with material. By blending stone powder with acrylics, I build a rugged foundation that is carved and layered to create a physical relief. Much like a traditional fresco, the mineral-based composition provides exceptional durability. These pieces are archival and resilient, standing firm against environmental factors such as humidity, UV light, and temperature shifts.

Techniques and Characteristics
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Hongik University (M.F.A)
Master of Fine Arts
Master's in Psychology

Deconstructed Grid is an artistic concept presented by Western painter Laila Lee, and it is a series of works and an example theory that reinterprets the 'grid,' a symbol of 20th-century modernism, with her own philosophy.
The main features and meanings are as follows:
Artistic definition and philosophy
Overcoming Modernism: The formalism of modernism removes emotion, naturalness, and temporality from the screen, while "the deconstructed grid" restores it and imbues the artist's emotions into the grid.
Combination of physicality and spirituality: Attempts to combine matter (material) and spirituality by projecting psychological and emotional colors onto a flat lattice structure.
Communication with nature: Aiming for an open structure that communicates with the external world and nature by breaking down the artificial framework of the grid, and aims to capture 'nature before reduction.'

[Collection of artworks]
ShangShang Museum in Beijing, Korean Cultural Center of Russia, Pine&Crane publisher, Banwol Tower in Daegu, Eincity Plaza in Goyang, . Private Collection Series

[Exhibitions]
2012~Invited artist Exhibition from Korean Modern Art Contest
2012, 13, 14~ Domestic / International Art Fairs annual participation
2015~ Invited Solo Exhibition in Bongsung Gallery, Daegu
2016~ Int’l Invitation Exhibition, ShangShang Museum of Art, Beijing, China
2015, 16, 17~ KIAF (Korea International Art Festival) exhibition & participation
2018~ Art Beijing participation
2020~ Permanent exhibition in L Convention, Guro-gu, Seoul
2021~ Permanent exhibition in Gamsunhouchui, Gangnam, Seoul
2021~ Permanent exhibition in K-Gallery, Yangsuri, Yangpyeong
2022~ Collaboration exhibition in Gallery Hospital, Seoul Woowon, Goyang
2024~ Invited Solo Exhibition at the Korea Magazine Museum, Yeouido, Seoul
2026~Invited Solo Exhibition at Eliena Hotel, Gangnam, Seoul