이강소
Lee Kang So
끊임없이 실험적 작업을 해온 현대미술가 이강소 개인전이 6월 8일 부터 7월 15일까지 갤러리 신라에서 개최됩니다.
이번 전시는 작가의 신작 회화작품 및 세라믹, 사진작품들을 선보입니다. 작가는 자신의 생각만을 표현하고 고집하는 것이 아니라 작업을 만드는 과정을 통하여 끊임없이 사유하며, 보는 이가 작품과 소통하는 길을 제시하고 있습니다.
이번 갤러리 신라 전시를 통해 한층 아름답고 깊어진 회화와 사진, 그리고 자연스레 생성된 듯한 세라믹 작품을 감상할 좋은 기회가 될 것입니다.
English
Lee, Kang-so(born 1943) is a key figure in the history of Korean conceptual art. Lee mainly created performance-based works in the 1970s, however during the 1980s he shifted his focus to media including painting, pottery, and photography. He is best known for his abstract, near-monochromatic paintings. Like many Korean artists from this era, Lee, Kang-So was influenced by European and North American schools; specifically Impressionism, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism and Conceptualism. In addition to his Pop Art prints, Lee produced large scale conceptual installations. Lee understood that it was one goal to master foreign technique, but more important to create an identity for Korean contemporary art. To synthesize the East and West, Lee returned to painting, the most well respected art form in Asia, and continued to delve into the depths of conceptualism. Inspired by contemporary movements while honoring tradition without appearing too conservative, Lee Kang So began a series of monochromatic, abstract seascapes while diluting oils and acrylics to emulate ancient Oriental ink painting. Lee’s intent was to pay homage to naturalism. Naturalism in Asian art differs from the Western definition in that it refers to nature and not realism. Motifs of ducks, boats, and deer donned his canvases and soon individualized his style. With an impasto method, Lee “built” his seascapes with layers of calligraphic and painterly brushstrokes. The context is far from obvious, purposely forcing the viewer to ponder its complexity. A monochromatic palette further induced intrigue.