Lee Jungwoong South Korean, b. 1963

From chaotic splashes of ink to cleansing bold strokes on a stark background, the artist instills the depicted inanimate object with emotion and spirituality, using space and the placement of background and foreground to expatiate the yin and yang he portrays. From vast expanses to crowded canvases, the dynamism of his brush and its hyper-realistic rendering creates a tangibility that strikes the mind and stirs the soul, adding an amplitude of meaning to his stunning aesthetics, resulting in perceptive masterpieces of infinite motion. Contrasting colors and spiritual energies are not the end of his elaborate expression, however. His choice of western style and paint to depict a Chinese object is as much a play on culture contrasts as it is a reflection on the artist and his subject. Lee Jungwoong's works are hence multifaceted in both meaning and visuals - their magnificence is only amplified by the variety of interpretations.