Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 2

Jongwang Lee
Nirvana, pink and gray abstract painting

2020

About the Item

Jongwang Lee's paintings challenge a dormant potential he believes lives within all humans. Inspired by Buddhist philosophies of space, Korean ideas of communication with the soul, and Eastern philosophies, Lee presents the concept of the "spacewomb"—an ideal world where the material and technological elements of the modern, physical world are escaped in a return to the spiritual haven of a womb. His paintings use a mixture of resin, oil paints, and pigments to create liquid forms: fluids, which for him represent humans, interacting in neural space. Lee's work combines contemporary qualities, like the bold colors and compositions of Pop art, with his personal lineage, through Eastern techniques such as Korean sumi brush painting. After experimenting with resin for over 20 years, Lee's latest work combines this material with oil paint and rice paper in a process that produces three-dimensional, sculptural layers.
  • Creator:
    Jongwang Lee (1960, Korean)
  • Creation Year:
    2020
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 60 in (152.4 cm)Width: 60 in (152.4 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    60 x 60 inchesPrice: $87,000
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1688230722
More From This SellerView All
  • Spirit, mixed media, 57 x 49 inches. Atmospheric painting
    Located in New York, NY
    Jongwang Lee's paintings challenge a dormant potential he believes lives within all humans. Inspired by Buddhist philosophies of space, Korean ideas of communication with the soul, a...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Resin, Canvas, Sumi Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel

  • Illusion, acrylic, resin, and sumi ink on canvas over panel, 48 x 32 inches.
    Located in New York, NY
    Jongwang Lee's paintings challenge a dormant potential he believes lives within all humans. Inspired by Buddhist philosophies of space, Korean ideas of communication with the soul, a...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Resin, Sumi Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel

  • Lincoln 1860, acrylic, resin, and sumi ink on canvas over panel, 36 x 24 inches.
    Located in New York, NY
    Jongwang Lee's paintings challenge a dormant potential he believes lives within all humans. Inspired by Buddhist philosophies of space, Korean ideas of communication with the soul, a...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Resin, Sumi Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel

  • A Figure, acrylic, resin, and sumi ink on canvas over panel, 24 x 24 inches.
    Located in New York, NY
    Jongwang Lee's paintings challenge a dormant potential he believes lives within all humans. Inspired by Buddhist philosophies of space, Korean ideas of communication with the soul, a...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Resin, Sumi Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel

  • Fatima Wafa, acrylic, resin, and sumi ink on canvas over panel, 72 x 48 inches.
    Located in New York, NY
    Jongwang Lee's paintings challenge a dormant potential he believes lives within all humans. Inspired by Buddhist philosophies of space, Korean ideas of communication with the soul, a...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Resin, Sumi Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel

  • Realization, acrylic, resin, and sumi ink on canvas over panel, 36 x 26 inches.
    Located in New York, NY
    Jongwang Lee's paintings challenge a dormant potential he believes lives within all humans. Inspired by Buddhist philosophies of space, Korean ideas of communication with the soul, a...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Resin, Sumi Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel

You May Also Like
  • Tactile 11 Textured Black Modern Painting
    By Debra Ferrari
    Located in Dallas, TX
    Tactile #11 is an original mixed media painting. I created this modern art piece using plaster, paper and black acrylic paints. Perfect for the modern contemporary home.
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Acrylic, Plaster, Paper

  • "Pearly Dewdrops 4" Contemporary Colorful Abstract Circular Painting
    Located in Houston, TX
    Colorful abstract contemporary circular painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse. Currently on view in "David Hardaker: R...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Enamel

  • "Kool Thing" Contemporary Abstract Gray and White Concentric Circle Painting
    Located in Houston, TX
    Gray and white abstract contemporary circular painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse. Artist Statement: The work is a...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Enamel

  • "Pink Steam" Contemporary Abstract Gray and White Concentric Circle Painting
    Located in Houston, TX
    Gray and white abstract contemporary circular painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse. Artist Statement: The work is a...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Enamel

  • "Hot Patootle" Contemporary Abstract Colorful Concentric Circle Painting
    Located in Houston, TX
    Colorful abstract contemporary circular painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse. Artist Statement: The work is a respo...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Enamel

  • Maybe a Little Threat
    By Jenny Day
    Located in New Orleans, LA
    JENNY DAY (b.1981) is a painter based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She earned an MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Arizona, a BFA in Painting from the University of Ala...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

    Materials

    Glitter, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil

Recently Viewed

View All