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Build your own color theory with Ah Hyeon Lee.
Ah Hyeon Lee’s creative process begins with quiet observation, drawing from simple memories of the past that, though gradually fading, leave behind lingering impressions. These residual sensations become the foundation of her work, reassembled through an intuitive exchange between color and surface.
As vivid colors flash through her mind, they quickly form the compositional backbone of each painting. Working with clear gesso, Ah Hyeon allows the natural texture of the canvas to remain visible, creating a tactile interplay between background and pigment. This careful process of layering, covering, and revealing creates a palpable sense of flow. The resulting works seem to echo fragments of urban life and natural landscapes through shifts in tone, form, and movement. As she manipulates these relationships, the canvas gains momentum and depth, shaped by both deliberation and spontaneity.
Experimentation plays a vital role in Ah Hyeon’s approach. She turns to unfamiliar colors as active participants, allowing them to move in unexpected ways and give rise to compositions that are as surprising as they are cohesive. Through this ongoing engagement, color gradually gains structure, supporting the visual and emotional architecture of each piece.
For Ah Hyeon, color is a choice that determines the tension, balance, and resonance of her work. It draws in the viewer and holds their attention just long enough for new meanings to emerge. In her practice, color becomes a lens through which perception deepens, and through which fleeting experiences are quietly transformed into something everlasting.
