by Hakgojae Gallery Location: Hakgojae Gallery
Artist(s): Youngbin LEE
Date: 20 May - 26 Jun 2011
Hakgojae holds a solo exhibition of LEE Youngbin who has drawn her statement of mind through art works which talk about tiny bits of life. In 2005, LEE Youngbin had her first solo exhibition in Space CELL when she was a graduate school student. Her second solo exhibition, which was composed only with her drawings, held in ARTTOGRAPH and this is her third solo exhibition. In this exhibition, LEE Young-Bin will unveil her new series of art works ‘Bath’. The ‘Bath’ series has not been fully opened to the public although she has made steady and persistent effort on the theme.
To LEE Youngbin, painting is a way of observing and recording daily life surrounding her. The ‘Bath’ series contains an objective view to evaluate and recognize the society. The art works are the artist’s statement of confession which based on her true emotions. Though the process of art making, LEE Youngbin accepts inevitable values of life and learns how to heal herself.
This exhibition introduces the ‘Bath’ series and 158 drawings which conveys theme of healing inner-self through free and spontaneous expression comes from everyday life.