Lee Kun-yong
Lee Kun-yong: A Body in Revolt Born in Seoul, South Korea, in 1942, Lee Kun-yong’s life and art were inextricably linked to the turbulent political landscape of his nation. Emerging during the period of martial law under Park Chung-hee, he witnessed firsthand the suppression of artistic expression and the constraints placed upon individual freedoms. This experience profoundly shaped his trajectory as an artist, fueling a deeply rebellious spirit that would permeate his work for decades. Lee’s early career was marked by experimentation with diverse media – performance, video, sculpture, and i…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Lee Kun-yong's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
