Soo-Kyoung Lee - Memoria - autumn 2022 - Oniris
Soo Kyoung Lee is an adept of abstract and spontaneous painting, she admits that she never makes any preparation before starting the work. For her, the most important thing is the gesture. Thought and action are simultaneous and it is in this continuity of gestures that the painting becomes tangible.
Art critics emphasize the paradox of the artist's works: they are at the same time an act of "veiling and unveiling, of decision and surprise". This paradox is due to the fact that she constructs her painting by the process of several coverings and overlappings. On a monochrome background, the abstract forms wander, overlap, superimpose and disappear.
Soo Kyoung Lee does not need an interpretation and says that her works "do not mean anything". Her creations are the image of the artist's thought: a thought freed from any preconceived idea when she lets her brushes express themselves.
« The word "tradition" sounds paradoxical to me in the sense that I recognize certain landmarks only to distance myself from them. Coming from Asia, I have observed a lot of works on paper. They require precise gestures and quick decisions in the face of a material that can tolerate neither repetition nor repentance. The work depends essentially on the mastery of the gesture. My artistic concern had to separate itself from this conception. On the contrary, I counteract my gestures as soon as they tend to be repeated. My work proceeds from multiple actions, which I repeat to better differentiate them. »
In this second solo exhibition at the Oniris Gallery, Soo Kyoung Lee presents creations made over the past two years. These works demonstrate the evolution of Soo-Kyoung Lee's creative process while maintaining a characteristic spontaneity.
