Lee Geun Hwa is a painter whose practice investigates natural flow and vital energy through abstraction. Her ongoing Flow series originates from sustained encounters with the sea, translating experiences of movement and generation into a distinct painterly language. For Lee, the ocean is not merely a visual subject, but a dynamic environment in which rhythm, order, and生命 continually unfold.
This perspective took shape through scuba diving, where direct immersion in the underwater world revealed a depth and intensity beyond representation. Confronted with the density of color, the weight of water, and the organic motion of currents, Lee recognized the limitations of depiction. Rather than reproducing these scenes, her focus shifted toward conveying the sensation of flow itself.
As a result, her paintings resist fixed imagery. Vivid colors, layered surfaces, and rhythmic gestures suggest movement without describing it. The compositions expand and overlap like waves, establishing structures in which repetition and variation coexist. Through this process, Lee evokes the cyclical energy of nature while maintaining a controlled balance within the pictorial space.
Although rooted in personal experience, Lee’s work opens onto a shared sensory field. Viewers are invited to move through the paintings intuitively, guided by rhythm and color rather than narrative. Active in numerous international exhibitions and art fairs, Lee Geun Hwa continues to refine an abstract visual language that reflects an ongoing inquiry into nature, perception, and the unseen forces that shape lived experience.