The artwork features a vibrant, dreamlike composition with a central nude female figure surrounded by a lush, patterned backdrop. The colors are bold and energetic, with a mix of warm reds, yellows, and greens, creating a sense of organic vitality. The figure's pose is sensual and enigmatic, evoking a sense of mystery and introspection. The overall style and technique suggest a surrealist or symbolist approach, blending realism with imaginative, almost hallucinatory elements. This piece may explore themes of female identity, nature, and the subconscious, reflecting the artist's unique vision and artistic exploration. ...
Jaeheon Lee draws from a wide spectrum of influences—Velázquez, Goya, Bacon, Giacometti, Picasso, Richter, and others—merging these approaches into a distinctive, highly personal painting style. His work establishes a dialogue between Korean cultural heritage and reflections on contemporary human experience, positioning them within the broader context of Western art history. Lee seeks to reconnect historical Korean painting traditions with present-day culture, addressing the rupture in figurative painting caused by Westernization and modernization following the Japanese occupation. Imbued with subtle spirituality and poetic sensibility, Lee’s brushwork pursues the existential form of the human figure. Echoing Giacometti, he repeatedly paints and erases, tracing the tension between presence and absence. His figures often shed individual identity, merging into singular, emblematic forms that reflect the state of humanity in the 21st century. Ghostlike and ephemeral, these beings inhabit a liminal space—suspended between life and death, presence and memory—offering meditations on civilization, mortality, and the fragile, collective essence of human existence. Across his work, Lee’s paintings evoke both timelessness and immediacy, bridging history and contemporary experience through haunting, contemplative imagery. ...
Management is a contemporary art gallery operating in the heart of New York’s Chinatown since October 2021. The gallery represents diverse emerging artists and focuses on realizing ambitious, original presentations that challenge and complicate dominant trends and discourses within contemporary art.
