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The starting point of Lee Ungno’s artistic world was bamboo, one of the “Four Gracious Plants (Sagunja),” and it was also bamboo that he favored most as a subject throughout his life. That he used “Juksa,” meaning “bamboo scholar,” as his courtesy name before he chose “Goam” is just another indicator of his love for bamboo.After Lee went to France, his bamboo paintings underwent significant change, resulting in greater variety of form. One of the most noticeable changes that occurred in this period is that the bamboo leaves were made more prominent and the stems given less attention. No one knows exactly when this new tendency began, but it was around 1969 that the bamboo in Lee’s artworks began to have more profuse leaves. In the tradition of East Asian bamboo paintings, the stem was supposed to rise straight upwards to represent the unwavering will of the noble Confucian elite. Lee’s bamboo paintings, however, show that he was more interested in the leaves, which he viewed as being more easily affected by the surrounding environment. It was Bamboo in Wind (Pungjuk), which Lee painted after seeing a bamboo grove being shaken violently by a storm and sent to the 10th Joseon Art Fair in 1931, where it received a Critic’s Special Choice (Teukseon) award, that led to his decision to lead the life of an artist. One may conclude, then, that the change that occurred in his paintings in the late 1960s was rooted in the strong impression and influence that those troubled bamboo trees had on him in those early days.

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early life and training

lee ungno, also known as yi eungro, was a korean-born french painter and printmaker born in séoul, south korea in 1904. his early life was marked by a brief stint at the hongseong botong hakyo (홍성보통학교, 홍城초등학교, 洪城普通學校), after which he dedicated himself to studying painting under yeomjae song tae-hoe from 1920.

artistic career in korea and japan

lee ungno's artistic career began in earnest when he moved to seoul in 1922, becoming an apprentice to celebrated calligrapher-painter-photographer haegang kim gyu-jin. he primarily learned to paint the four gentlemen in the 'haegang style.' notably, his inkwash painting of a bamboo, mukjuk (묵죽, 墨竹, ink bamboo), won a prize in the 3rd annual joseon art exhibition. lee ungno consecutively won prizes in the joseon art exhibition throughout the colonial period. however, he believed that eastern ink painters should modernize their style. in the early 1930s, lee began producing inkwash landscapes influenced by new, modern eastern ink painting styles and naturalistic renditions found in western-style paintings.

international recognition and later life

after training in traditional inkwash painting in korea from the 1920s to the 1930s, lee gradually experimented with western-style painting techniques in japan. his works from the 1950s showcase creative attempts at merging eastern medium and brushstrokes with western perspective and forms. lee ungno relocated to france in 1958, where he fully established his standing as an abstract artist. he is most known for his series of ink and paper collage, abstract letters, and crowd paintings that developed during his stay in france.

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**legacy** lee ungno is credited for forming part of the first generation of korean abstract artists and contributing to the diversification in the use of eastern material in modern and contemporary art. the lee ungno museum, opened in 2007 in daejeon, south korea, preserves, displays, and promotes artworks and materials related to the artist. **sources:** * [https://BuyPopArt.com/@/yi-eungro](https://BuyPopArt.com/@/yi-eungro) * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/yi_eungro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/yi_eungro)

yi eungro

1904 - 1989 , South Korea

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Artistic Movement Or Style: Eastern & Western Expressionism
Artists Or Movements Influenced By This Artist: ['Haegang Style']
Artists Who Influenced This Artist: ['Yeomjae Song Tae-hoe']
Date Of Birth: January 12, 1904
Date Of Death: January 10, 1989
Full Name: Yi Eungro (Lee Ungno)
Nationality: Korean-French
Notable Artworks: ['Composition']
Place Of Birth: Seoul, South Korea

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international recognition and later life