Archive
Works
Gesture
The Gesture-17009, 2017
Gesture
The Gesture-23013, 2023
Untitled
Untitled-11051, 2011
Untitled
Untitled-12015, 2012
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
《Abstract, Color, and Gesture》, 2017.10.24 – 2018.01.21, ARARIO GALLERY Cheonan
LEE Kangwook is well known for his abstract painting series, Invisible Space, in which the oppositional spatial concepts of the ‘microscopic’ and ‘macroscopic’ worlds collided together in coexistence.
2017.10.23
Exhibitions
《Invisible Space》, 2014.04.05 – 2014.04.26, Tokyo Gallery
Tokyo Gallery + BTAP announces《Invisible Space》, a solo exhibition by South Korean artist Kang Wook Lee opening Saturday 5 April. Born in 1976, Lee Kang Wook obtained his master’s degree in oil painting from Hongik University in 2003 and has gone on to exhibit actively both within South Korea and overseas.
2014.04.04
Exhibitions
《Shifting Shapes and Shades》, 2021.08.26 – 2021.10.31, Mugaksa LOTUS Gallery
Beginning from the microscopic world of cells and extending toward the paradoxical concept of the macroscopic universe, the solo exhibition of Lee Kang-uk, professor at Hongik University, titled 《Shifting Shapes and Shades》, will be held at LOTUS Gallery, Mugaksa Temple, in Gwangju, from August 26 (Thu) to October 31 (Sun).
2021.08.25
Exhibitions
《Invisible Space》, 2011.11.09 – 2011.11.25, Gallery Rho
In the 2000s, Lee Kang Wook—an artist who swept the top prizes of all major and prestigious open-call exhibitions held in Korea, earning the title of a “Grand Slam” winner of national competitions—will hold a solo exhibition at Noh Gallery from November 9 (Wed) to November 25 (Fri).
2011.11.08
Exhibitions
《Shifting Colors》, 2022.03.17 – 2022.04.10, GANA Art Busan
GANA Art Busan will present Lee Kang Wook’s solo exhibition 《Shifting Colors》 from March 17 to April 10. This exhibition marks the artist’s first solo presentation in Busan and features approximately 40 works from the ‘The Gesture’ and ‘Invisible Space’ series.
2022.03.16
Activities
Activities
Artist Lee Kang Wook Named First Recipient of the ‘Samdoo Art Award’
The first recipient of the ‘Samdoo Art Award’, established by the Ulsan-based company Samdoo Engineering to support the development of local arts, has been selected as artist Lee Kang Wook, a native of Ulsan and professor in the Department of Painting at Hongik University. The prize includes an award of 20 million KRW and a solo exhibition to be held at Art Nasal in Seosaeng from January 27 to February 26 next year.
2022.12.01
Activities
[People, People] Grand Prize Winner of the 24th JoongAng Fine Arts Competition, Lee Kang Wook
Lee Kang Wook (26), who won the Grand Prize at the 24th JoongAng Art Competition, repeatedly emphasized the word “again,” saying that he would take this award as motivation to work even harder. With his bright expression and slender build giving him a boyish impression, he has nevertheless maintained a firm conviction about painting, stating clearly—despite his gentle appearance—that “painting is a personal story of the artist.”
2002.09.17
Activities
World-Renowned Spanish Art Market “ARCOmadrid” Opens
A 30-minute drive from central Madrid brings visitors to IFEMA (Institución Ferial de Madrid), a vast, state-of-the-art exhibition complex whose cutting-edge architecture stands in stark contrast to the historic character of the Spanish capital. From the 15th, for five days, Halls 7 and 9 host “ARCOmadrid”, one of the world’s leading international contemporary art fairs.
2007.02.15
Activities
“Fabriano” Art Collection with Artist Kangwook Lee
The collaboration artwork between the Fabriano team, known for participating in the art collections of renowned museums such as the Louvre and the Metropolitan Museum with works by world-famous artists like Picasso and Monet, and a Korean artist Lee Kang Wook, has been released for the first time.
2020
Activities
DREAM EYE CENTER Produces Reusable Bags in Collaboration with Contemporary Artist Lee Kang Wook as Part of Its ESG Management
Gangnam-based DREAM EYE CENTER has produced a reusable bag in collaboration with contemporary artist Lee Kang Wook as part of its ESG management initiative. ESG management refers to environmentally friendly and sustainable business practices, encompassing Environment, Social, and Governance.
2024.05.07
Writings
Criticisms
On Lee Kang Wook’s Painting – A Representation of Sensuous Illusions
An atom is nothing but an assumption for our convenience. It does not exist in reality. What is present is nothing but an idiosyncratic feature in the same physical continuity. Atoms are the conceptualization of the spirit isolating matter from all attributes of beings. In fact, the spirit makes all beings remain in a complete, independent four-dimensional world. As if surrounded by a myriad of mirrors, what makes a reflection by these singular atoms is none other than a sensuous illusion. (Gaston de Pawlowski, Travel to a Four-dimensional Space, ed. Images Modernes, 1923, pp. 104–105)
2022.12.01
Criticisms
Double Negation: Lee Kang Wook’s Recent Paintings
Delicately drawn lines and pale coloured patches are floating on the surface of paintings. Oval and rectangular forms are emerging in different sizes and at times are incomplete, just suggestive enough of these forms, and at other times overlapping each other as if repeating itself in spatial successions.
2020.08.12
Criticisms
Lee Kang Wook's "Phases" Neutralizing His Art
Lee Kang Wook's paintings are ornamental and, when lit, glitter brightly like gems. His painting is tender and slightly pale in its pastel tones, provoking a feeling of coldness. The sensuous, sinuous lines congregate at one point and then spread out all of a sudden. Its imagery as a whole is tidy, orderly and urban, yet also feminine.
2005
Criticisms
The Storied Space of New Abstract Painting
Lee Kang Wook had studied painting in Korea and the United Kingdom and has been presenting about 10 solo exhibitions in Korea and abroad. He traveled to the United Kingdom in 2008 and since then,
2016
Criticisms
The Passion for Painterly Monads of Open Potential : On the Occasion of Lee Kang Wook’s Exhibition,《1mm Border》at Place C
Delicately drawn lines and pale coloured patches are floating on the surface of paintings. Oval and rectangular forms are emerging in different sizes and at times are incomplete, just suggestive enough of these forms, and at other times overlapping each other as if repeating itself in spatial successions.
2025.03.03