IN THE MAIN GALLERY

Jeesoo Lee: 풍경 Pung-Gyeong Moving Scenery

June 2-27, 2021
Opening Reception: (following socially distanced guidelines) Friday, June 4, 2021, 5:00-8:00 pm

Jeesoo Lee
Dyslexic elements in rules (detail), mixed media on canvas, 70 x 90 inches, 2019-2021.
Jeesoo Lee
Untitled (detail), mixed media on canvas, 64 x 76 inches, 2019-2021.
Jeesoo Lee
Map of mumbling red, mixed media, 11 x 10 inches, 2021.
Jeesoo Lee
Dusty I, mixed media on canvas, 14.5 x 11 inches, 2021.
Jeesoo Lee
Dusty II, mixed media on canvas, 14.5 x 11 inches, 2021.
Jeesoo Lee
Utterly nothing, mixed media on canvas, 11.5 x 12.5 inches, 2021.
Jeesoo Lee
Just layers, mixed media on canvas, 12 x 12 inches, 2021.

Artist Statement

One's reality is molded by a myriad of objects and people, of images and emotions emerging and fading from consciousness. We recognize and fail to recognize, we remember and forget, and we erase the memories of our senses, whether voluntarily or otherwise. The sound of a young son's laughter when he opens his eyes in the morning. The anguish of a friend who has unexpectedly lost a loved one... My work depicts the process by which these moments, mundane and intense, each combine to form ever unfolding and evolving landscapes.

These landscapes are created through an organic process of layering, cutting, and reattaching materials and infusing drawings. Disparate elements merge and weave together through the passage of time. The result is an intricate collage-like fabric that lives and breathes. It captures and tells the story of the continuously unfolding scenery in our mind's eye. I draw landscapes in motion.