현대미술가 이혁은 1985년 경상남도 부산에서 태어났다. 그의 부모님은 전라남도가 고향이다. 이러한 가족 환경은 작가가 유년시절 부터 한국의 동쪽과 서쪽의 다양한 문화를 접할 수 있는 영향을 끼쳤다. 또한, 한국전쟁 휴전으로 인해 발생한 고도의 긴장감은 작가의 삶 전반에 적지않는 영향을 주었다. 남북이 단일 민족이면도 서로 다른 환경과 이념으로 대치하고 있는 이 상황은 작가로 하여금 '다름'의 본질을 생각하게 만드는 많은 요소 중 하나다.
이혁 작가는 2010년 유럽의 이탈리아로 넘어가 밀라노 국립미술 대학교 브레라에서 미술을 본격적으로 공부하기 시작했다. 친숙한 아시아 문화에서 벗어나 생소한 서양 문화와의 충돌은 작가의 내면 발전에 굉장한 영향을 끼쳤다. 아시아의 것과는 전혀 다른 유럽의 기후와 건축 양식들 그리고 음식과 언어는 작가가 그들의 문화에 융화되기 위해 반듯이 극복해야하는 과제였다. 유럽에서의 생활은 '다름'이란 무엇인지 세계적인 관점에서 생각할 수 있는계기가 되었다.
그 후 2016년 북미대륙에서 미술 공부를 하기 위해 캐나다로 입국했다. 다양한 국적을 가진 사람들이 뒤섞여서 살고 있는 캐나다의 환경은 작가에게 또 다른 경험과 '다름'을 연구하는 새로운 자극을 주고있다.
In 1985, Hyeok Lee was born in Busan, Southeast Korea. However, his family came from Southwest Korea. It made him be able to face various Korean traditional cultures. The tension between South Korea and the other Korea in the north also made him concerned about Differences.
In 2010, he went to Italy to study art. The impact with unfamiliar Western cultures, away from familiar Asian cultures, gave him a tremendous effect on his inner-side development. The European Continent’s climate, architecture, food and language, which were completely different from Asia, were challenges that Hyeok had to overcome in order to fit into their culture. The life in Europe became an opportunity to think about what 'different' is from a global perspective.
In 2016, he moved to Port Moody in Canada to study art and new culture of North America. Canada's environment, where people of various nationalities are living in, is another experience and stimulation for him.
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Name : Lee, Hyeok (ANTONIO)
Date of Birth : 7, November, 1985, South Korea
Education :
2012 - 2014 BFA Fine Art, Accademia delle belle arti di Brera, Milano
2016 - 2021 BFA Fine Art Emily Carr Art and Design University, Vancouver
Website : https://www.antonio-lee.com/
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/antonioatelier/
Email : antoniohyeok@gmail.com
Solo Exhibition
2014. 8 Explosion, Gallery MOA, Heyri, South Korea
2015. 5 Explosion, Brera Gallery Cafe, Il-san, South Korea
2017. 7 Peace. No more war, Silk Gallery, Port Moody, Canada
2018. 7 Designed War, Cityart Gallery, Milan, Italy
2020. 2 Human nature, Lamer Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2021. 8 Encounters:embracing our differences, Headline Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2021.12 Encounters:embracing our differences, Lamer Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2022. 7 Encounters:embracing our differences, Hotel Andaz, Seoul, South Korea
2023, 5 Encounters:embracing our differences, Arts council of Surrey, Surrey, Canada
Group Exhibition
2013. 3 Associazione Arte Cultura e Sport, Provincial Congress Milan, Milan, Italy
2013. 10 National students’ Art Contest BARI Italy 2013, University of Bari, Italy
2014. 2 Il treno della speranza, Gallery Antonio Battaglia, Milan, Italy
2014. 5 Arte & Civo, Academy of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
2014, 6 ART AWARD OF GRIFFIN 2014, La fabbrica del Vapore, Milan, Italy
2014, 9 Trunk teen festival 2014, Gwangiu, South Korea
2018, 6 FLORIBUNDA!, Silk Gallery, Port Moody, Canada
2020, 5 A World without End, Group online exhibion, no barking aRt Gallery, London, UK
2021, 6 ART2021 A juried exhibition by Surrey art council, Surrey art gallery, Surrey, Canada
2023, 1 P-RE VIEW, HEDWIG Gallery, Seongnam, South Korea
Art Fair / Biennale
2014. 8 International Art Fair Art Gwangju 2014, Gwangiu, South Korea
2017.11 International Fine art Biennale, Romart2017, Rome, Italy
2023. 3 International Art Fair BAMA BUSAN 23, BUSAN, South Korea
Award
2013. 10 National students Art Contest BARI Italy 2013, Italy
2014. 6 ART AWARD OF GRIFFIN 2014, Italy
2017. 12 INTERNATIONAL ART COMPETITION “Patterns" 2017, Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, USA
2021, 6 ART2021 A juried exhibition by Surrey art council, Surrey art gallery, Surrey, Canada
Collection
Provincials Congress Milan, Milan, Italy
Bari Fine Arts Academy, Bari, Italy
Gallery MOA, Heyri, South Korea
Publications & Reviews
2014 Ivan Quaroni, Premio Griffin 2014, https://ivanquaroni.com/tag/hyeok-lee/
2020 전시가이드, Art Magazine S.Korea, Feb 2020, p.76 http://online.flipbuilder.com/crart1004/ajwg/
2020 문화뉴스, Korean Culture Newspaper, Oh Yunji, http://www.mhns.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=388041