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Korean artist, Ji Hee Lee has been talking about the subject of 'a shelter' expressing it in a surrealistic way through everyday objects such as cats, aquariums, and fruits. Lee draws imaginary images with her unique hyper-realism technique, delivering a fresh visual experience by close-up or blurring the focus of the subject. Young cats, dessert fruits, and aquariums appear in Ji Hee Lee's works, and the hyper-realistic expression method that expresses the sticky texture of melting chocolate and the fluffy and smooth texture of cat's hair is especially noticeable in Ji Hee Lee's paintings. While not following the original proportions of the subject, Lee closes up the subject and depicts it hyper-realistically, while another subject on the same screen, on the contrary, blurs the focus and boldly breaks away from perspective to express it abstractly. Through bold primary color treatment, hyper-realistic depiction of the subject, and simplification and abstraction of the subject, Ji Hee Lee breaks away from the methods and structures seen in conventional paintings without hesitation. The cat, the subject of the work, cannot take her eyes off the aquarium as if she longs for the freedom and tranquility of the fish swimming in the vast aquarium, and focuses on the sweet dessert, but is free and comfortable. It responds to and indulges in the dynamic movements of a huge whale and the subtle movements of aquatic plants. Humans do not appear in Ji Hee Lee’s work, but the cats are peaceful and free in their own imaginary space without interference from humans or anyone else. To the cat, the cake becomes a peaceful and vast aquarium, and the whales and aquatic creatures in the aquarium are safe and free in their own sanctuary, disconnected from the world of cats indulging themselves. Ji Hee Lee who conveys the tranquility felt in a vast aquarium and the warmth felt in a small cat through the 'Sweet Shelter' series, makes people in this modern society contemplate what their own sanctuary is and whether they have found it, just as a vast aquarium becomes a sanctuary for cats.
Exhibition - " Vanilla Sky" 2023 at VIVIAN CHOI GALLERY Seoul
- Creator:Lee Ji Hee (Korean)
- Dimensions:Height: 28.63 in (72.7 cm)Width: 23.86 in (60.6 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Seoul, KR
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2564214153872
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