LEE & BAE presents three Korean contemporary artists-Sungjae Lee, Seungtaik Jang, and Jinwook Yeom-at BAMA 2026.
Sungjae Lee constructs geometric structures through meticulous manual labor, bringing into visibility things that have been forgotten or have disappeared, as well as people and landscapes so ordinary that they often go unnoticed. He lingers on the lives of mothers who have quietly lived like air or soil while tending to household work, and on the feelings of children that have been dismissed as “trivial.”
Seungtaik Jang’s Layer Colors Painting series builds up layers of acrylic paint through countless repeated brushstrokes, forming a profound darkness reminiscent of an abyss. Each brushstroke functions as an individual moment, and this process of constructing immeasurably transparent layers entails contentious issues surrounding the structural qualities of painting. In this context, the artist’s pictorial act constitutes a response to the ways in which the world and time exist as perceived by humans.
Jinwook Yeom’s Memory of Mountain series is a profound portrayal of timeless, absolute freedom through delicate and tranquil brushwork. She uniquely expresses perception in front of landscapes that resist depiction. Her work blurs the boundaries, dissolving distinctions between object and object, viewer and viewed, opening up new dimensions of perception. Her paintings do not simply present something to be seen—they place us within the act of seeing itself.
