Lee Jong-hyup
이종협
Flexibility held in solid conviction and the shade of nature
6 works
WORKS
ABOUT
Graduated from Hannam University and Tama Art University Graduate School, Japan.
Artist’s Note
Flexibility held in solid conviction and the shade of nature
A work of art is the product of vital activity. To read the phenomenon of life contained in that product, one must endure the difficulty of approaching a solitary, fundamental phenomenon.
An artist devoted to nature art delves into a distinct material. Lee Jong-hyup links the seeping of water, the source of life, with the structural harmony of textile. Water, too, is the dominant element that makes up life.
Inspired by the poem “To the Primordial Matter” by the Mexican poet Luis de Sandoval Zapata, which appears in a book by Ivan Illich, the Austrian philosopher, Catholic priest and ecologist, the artist created Water That Became H2O.
Solo Exhibitions
- 2010 “Addicted to Plum Blossoms” (Morris Gallery, Daejeon)
- 2007 “Introduction of Narrative”: Flower Rain and Text (Moin Gallery, Seoul)
- 2005 “Horizons of Daejeon Art”: Lee Jong-hyup (Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon)
Over 600 Exhibitions at Home and Abroad
- 2022 – Indoor: Yatu Six-Person Exhibition (Gallery Gotbin curated exhibition, Daejeon)
- 2021 – A Museum for Everyone, by and for Prints (Jincheon Saenggeo Print Museum); 46th Street Printmakers (Uyeon Gallery, Daejeon)
- 2020 – 異空異間 DIEP International Print Exhibition (Uyeon, Igong, Ssangri and Hani Galleries, Daejeon)
- 2019 – Saturation of Contemporary Art (Daejeon Museum of Art); ASIAN WAY (Maru Gallery, Seoul)
- 2018 – The Dawn of Daejeon Contemporary Art: The Spirit of the Age (Daejeon Museum of Art); 50 Years of Korean Performance Art Archive, “Heretics of Resistance and Challenge” (Daegu Art Museum)
- 2017 – Tsukuba International Artist in Residence (Tsukuba, Japan)
- 2016 – 世20163間 (Ssangri Gallery, Daejeon)
- 2010 – “Moving Castle,” Korea–Japan International Art Festival, Tokyo (Korean Cultural Center, Tokyo)
- 2009 – Geumgang Nature Art Biennale (Yeonmisan, Gongju)
Major Positions
- Artistic Director, Geumgang Nature Art Biennale (2009–2010)
- Director, Daejeon Museum of Art (2010–2014)
- Currently: Steering committee member, Jincheon Print Museum
- Currently: Korean Fine Arts Association
- Currently: Daejeon Contemporary Art Association
- Currently: Representative, 46 Pieces