Lee Leenam South Korean, b. 1969
Born in Damyang of Jeonnam province, Lee Leenam graduated from Chosun University in Korea with an undergraduate degree in sculpture and a doctorate degree in Fine Arts. He also completed a PhD program in Media Art at the Graduate School of Communication and Arts of Yonsei University. In his digital reinterpretation of classical masterpieces that reveal nature's wonders and life's aura, he attempts to breathe new meaning and vitality into each pixel of image. With more than eight hundred exhibitions, both solo and group in countries like Belgium, China, Qatar, New York, Singapore and Paris under his belt, Lee continues to expand his horizons globally.
His signature works include "Parkyeon Waterfall," what Geomjae Jeongseon called "a rhapsody that flows from the heavens" and "Cartoon-folding screen" which shows many faces of modern civilization inside a classical painting through the display of interaction among cartoon characters, seasonal transformations, icons and symbols of art, society and war. At the 2016 Busan Biennale, he was the first Korean artist to present a virtual reality artwork using Google's Tilt Brush technology. In 2017, Lee received Best Artist Award and People's Choice Award at the 3rd Annual Nanjing International Art Festival chosen by art critics and audience, among others and his works are included in the collections of Incheon International Airport, National Library of Korea, United Nations headquarters in New York, and numerous prominent museums such as the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the Suning Art Museum and the Zebrastraat Museum in Belgium.
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New Kiss, 201755" LED TV13min 30sec -
Parkyeon Waterfall, 201755" LED TV6min 39sec
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Gogh - The Starry Night, Arles, 201655" LED TV7min 30sec
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The Battle of Civilisation - Star Wars V, 201655" LED TV7min 7sec
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Landscape of Wang Shichang , 201365" LED TV101.5 x 145 cm
40 x 57 in -
Ruins Mona Lisa, 201365" display monitor - 5m 40s (wall mounted sculpture)145 x 101.5 cm
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Miindo, Velazquez and Some Ants, 2011Two 55" LED TVs4m 50s
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South Korean Contemporary Art
15 Jan - 27 Feb 2021Pontone Gallery is delighted to present this group exhibition of six acclaimed South Korean artists at the gallery’s downtown Augusta, GA location. With artworks ranging from ostensibly traditional oil and ink paintings to light box sculptures, solar LCD units and digital work on television screens, this is an exhibition that celebrates and explores the conjunction of time-honored Eastern artistic ideals with contemporary methods of execution and representation.Read more -
From Miami to London
10 Jan - 3 Feb 2019After another outstanding year at Art Miami 2018, Pontone Gallery is delighted to present a further opportunity to enjoy works by our artists who achieved such great success there.Read more
In January we will present a Miami to London collection in the gallery and online, including works by Emil Alzamora, Hwang Seontae, Mari Kim, Lee Leenam, Malcolm Liepke, Matteo Massagrande and Jeff Robb. -
Lee Leenam
Re-Animator 4 Oct - 4 Nov 2018Pontone Gallery is excited to present this exhibition of new digital pieces by the acclaimed Korean artist, Leenam Lee.Read more
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Art Wynwood 2020
13 - 17 Feb 2020Pontone Gallery will present the works of Pablo Atchugarry, Mari Kim, Lee Jungwoong, Lee Leenam, Malcolm Liepke, Matteo Massagrande, Yigal Ozeri and Chris Rivers at...Read more -
Art Miami 2018
4 - 9 Dec 2018Pontone Gallery will showcase the works of Malcolm Liepke, Matteo Massagrande, Lee Leenam, Emil Alzamora, and Jeff Robb in the 2018 edition of Art Miami.Read more -
Art Wynwood 2018
15 - 19 Feb 2018Pontone Gallery will exhibit the works of Lee Leenam, Jeff Robb, Hong Sungchul, Lee Jaehyo, Malcolm Liepke and Matteo Massagrande at Art Wynwood 2018.Read more
