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'''Seund Ja Rhee''' (also transcribed as Seongja Lee; June 3, 1918 – March 8, 2009) was a South Korean painter, [[printmaker|engraver]], draughtswoman, and illustrator.<ref>{{cite journal|journal= Korean Cultural Center in Paris|title=Seund Ja Rhee ou l'intemporel|author=Jean-Clarence Lambert|date=October 1996| url=http://www.coree-culture.org/IMG/pdf/43.pdf|pages=15–17}}</ref> She also designed tapestries and mosaics.<ref name="Benezit">{{Cite book|url=https://uiuclib.on.worldcat.org/oclc/935485030|title=Dictionary of Artists|last=Benezit|first=Emmanuel|year=2006|publisher=Gründ|isbn=2700030702|location=Paris}}</ref> She was a prolific artist with more than 1,000 paintings, 700 prints, 250 ceramics, and numerous drawings.<ref>{{cite web|work=Seundja Rhee Foundation|title=Oeuvres|url=http://www.seundjarhee.com/www.seundjarhee.com}}</ref> She exhibited mainly in France and in South Korea, with 84 solo exhibitions and almost 300 group exhibitions during her lifetime. In 1958, she moved to [[Tourrettes-sur-Loup, French Riviera]] (France) where she finally built the "Milky Way", a large [[atelier]] and exhibition room.<ref>[http://www.tourrettessurloup.com/index.php?cat=personnalit%E9&mc=artiste%20ancien Tourrettes Sur Loup]</ref>
'''Seung Ja Lee''' (also transcribed as Seundja Rhee) (June 3, 1918 &ndash; March 8, 2009) was a Korean painter, printmaker and ceramist.


==Biography==
She was a prolific artist with more than 1000 paintings, 700 prints, 250 ceramics, and a lot of drawings.


Born in [[Jinju]], [[Keishōnan-dō]], [[Korea under Japanese rule|Korea, Empire of Japan]], Rhee studied in Jinju Girls' High School before moving to Japan to attend [[Jissen Women's University]] in Tokyo in 1938. In 1938, she returned home and married. In 1951, she was separated from her three sons by the [[Korean War]]. In the same year, she left for Paris, where she entered the [[Académie de la Grande Chaumière]] in 1953 to study under [[Yves Brayer]] and [[Henri Goetz]].<ref name="Blouin">{{Cite web|url=http://www.blouinartinfo.com/artists/seund-ja-rhee-153181|title=Seund Ja Rhee - Seund Ja Rhee Biography, Artwork, Galleries Online {{!}} Blouin Artinfo|website=www.blouinartinfo.com|language=en|access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref> Rhee started to develop an interest in woodcuts and engraving while visiting [[Stanley William Hayter]]'s "[[Atelier 17]]." In 1958, she moved to Tourrettes sur Loup, French Riviera, where she used a stone shepherd's cottage for her atelier. In 1996, she built the "Milky Way", a larger atelier, in the Korean style.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Korea Foundation]]|title=Rhee Seund-ja's Atelier in Tourrettes|author=Lee Ku-yeol|url= http://koreana.kf.or.kr/view.asp?article_id=899}}</ref><ref name="Blouin" />
She exhibited mainly in France and in Korea, with 84 solo exhibitions and almost 300 group exhibitions, during her lifetime.


In 1991, Rhee was appointed the Chevalier of the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] in France. The Seundja Rhee Foundation was established in 2009 in Korea to preserve and promote her art.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://seundjarhee.com/content/foundation-history|title=Seundja Rhee|website=seundjarhee.com|access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref>
==Early life==


== Artwork and exhibitions ==
Born in [[Jinju]] (South Korea), Rhee studied in Jinju Girls' High School before moving to Japan at Jissen Women's University (Tokyo) in 1938.<br />
Rhee's style is primarily decorative [[abstraction]], utilizing geometric patterns and discreet colors. She was known to incorporate Korean symbols and script in her artworks. It has also been argued that, starting from the 1950s, her style changed both formally and conceptually: not only “her bold and expressionistic brushwork began to dismantle into tiny strokes, forming color planes,” but feminist allusions started to emerge, leading to a work that “was chiefly about experiences distinctive to women.”<ref>Yeon Shim Chung, “Seundja Rhee's Early Works: ’Woman-Earth’ in the 1960s, Longing and Painting,” ''Korean Modern and Contemporary Art'' 2018:1–13 (1, 5).</ref> Her work has been featured in various collective exhibitions in museums and galleries, including Salon de la [[Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts]], Paris (1956), the International Biennale of Ljubljana (1963, 1965, 1967), the [[Geneva Museum of Art and History]] (1965), and the International Biennale of Engravings in Buenos Aires (1968, 1970, 1972).<ref name="Benezit" /> Rhee's solo exhibitions have appeared in both European and Asian art institutions.<ref name="Benezit" />
In 1938, she returned home and married.<br />

In 1951, because of the Korean War, she was separated from her three sons. Then she left for Paris.<br />
== Tributes ==
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In 1953, she entered the [[Académie de la Grande Chaumière]] to study under [[Yves Brayer]] and [[Henri Goetz]].
On 3 June 2016, Google celebrated Rhee Seund Ja’s 98th birthday with a doodle.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=OV Digital |date=2023-06-02 |title=3 June: Remembering Seund Ja Rhee on Birthday |url=https://observervoice.com/3-june-remembering-seund-ja-rhee-on-birthday-24575/ |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=Observer Voice |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rhee Seund Ja’s 98th birthday |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/rhee-seund-jas-98th-birthday/ |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=www.google.com |language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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* art-cote magazine d'art et d'architecture de Florence Canarelli, http://fcanarelli.free.fr/maison-rhee.html
* Exhibitions and works with [[Michel Butor]], http://henri.desoubeaux.pagesperso-orange.fr/butorweb-s.html
* Bibliography of writings by Gaston Diehl on Seund Ja Rhee, http://www.archivesdelacritiquedart.org/outils_documentaires/critiques_d_art/264/bibliographie
* Artists linked to Tourrettes-sur-Loup, http://www.tourrettessurloup.com/index.php?cat=personnalit%E9&mc=artiste%20ancien
* Catalogue of the exhibition at the BMVR of Nice¸http://www.bmvr-nice.com.fr/OPACWebAloes/index.aspx?IdPage=171
* Korea Foundation, "Rhee Seund-ja's Atelier in Tourrette" by Lee Ku-yeol, http://koreana.kf.or.kr/view.asp?article_id=899
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* Search in the base Joconde (catalogue of the Collections des Musées de France), http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/joconde/fr/pres.htm
* Korean Cultural Center in Paris, Seund Ja Rhee ou l'intemporel par Jean-Clarence Lambert, http://www.culturecoreenne.fr/vslide.php?division=parArticle&url=298&type=slide


== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://fcanarelli.free.fr/maison-rhee.html Art-cote magazine d'art et d'architecture de Florence Canarelli]
* [http://www.seundjarhee.com/ www.seundjarhee.com]
* [http://henri.desoubeaux.pagesperso-orange.fr/butorweb-s.html Exhibitions and works] with [[Michel Butor]] (the entry is located at Seundja, not at Rhee)
* [http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5231686 christies]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101223234949/http://www.archivesdelacritiquedart.org/outils_documentaires/critiques_d_art/264/bibliographie Bibliography of writings by Gaston Diehl on Seund Ja Rhee]
* [http://193.48.79.10/cg06_v3/cms/maa/index.php?id=202 Conseil Général des Alpes Maritimes]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110720213135/http://www.bmvr-nice.com.fr/OPACWebAloes/index.aspx?IdPage=171 Catalogue of the exhibition at the BMVR of Nice]
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Latest revision as of 23:27, 5 August 2024

In this Korean name, the family name is Rhee.
Seund Ja Rhee
Born(1918-06-03)June 3, 1918
DiedMarch 8, 2009(2009-03-08) (aged 90)
NationalitySouth Korea
Alma materJinju Girls' High School
Jissen Women's University
Académie de la Grande Chaumière
Occupation(s)Painter, printmaker, ceramist
Korean name
Hangul
이성자
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYi Seong-ja
McCune–ReischauerYi Sŏngja
Websiteseundjarhee.com

Seund Ja Rhee (also transcribed as Seongja Lee; June 3, 1918 – March 8, 2009) was a South Korean painter, engraver, draughtswoman, and illustrator.[1] She also designed tapestries and mosaics.[2] She was a prolific artist with more than 1,000 paintings, 700 prints, 250 ceramics, and numerous drawings.[3] She exhibited mainly in France and in South Korea, with 84 solo exhibitions and almost 300 group exhibitions during her lifetime. In 1958, she moved to Tourrettes-sur-Loup, French Riviera (France) where she finally built the "Milky Way", a large atelier and exhibition room.[4]

Biography

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Born in Jinju, Keishōnan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan, Rhee studied in Jinju Girls' High School before moving to Japan to attend Jissen Women's University in Tokyo in 1938. In 1938, she returned home and married. In 1951, she was separated from her three sons by the Korean War. In the same year, she left for Paris, where she entered the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in 1953 to study under Yves Brayer and Henri Goetz.[5] Rhee started to develop an interest in woodcuts and engraving while visiting Stanley William Hayter's "Atelier 17." In 1958, she moved to Tourrettes sur Loup, French Riviera, where she used a stone shepherd's cottage for her atelier. In 1996, she built the "Milky Way", a larger atelier, in the Korean style.[6][5]

In 1991, Rhee was appointed the Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France. The Seundja Rhee Foundation was established in 2009 in Korea to preserve and promote her art.[7]

Artwork and exhibitions

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Rhee's style is primarily decorative abstraction, utilizing geometric patterns and discreet colors. She was known to incorporate Korean symbols and script in her artworks. It has also been argued that, starting from the 1950s, her style changed both formally and conceptually: not only “her bold and expressionistic brushwork began to dismantle into tiny strokes, forming color planes,” but feminist allusions started to emerge, leading to a work that “was chiefly about experiences distinctive to women.”[8] Her work has been featured in various collective exhibitions in museums and galleries, including Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris (1956), the International Biennale of Ljubljana (1963, 1965, 1967), the Geneva Museum of Art and History (1965), and the International Biennale of Engravings in Buenos Aires (1968, 1970, 1972).[2] Rhee's solo exhibitions have appeared in both European and Asian art institutions.[2]

Tributes

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On 3 June 2016, Google celebrated Rhee Seund Ja’s 98th birthday with a doodle.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ Jean-Clarence Lambert (October 1996). "Seund Ja Rhee ou l'intemporel" (PDF). Korean Cultural Center in Paris: 15–17.
  2. ^ a b c Benezit, Emmanuel (2006). Dictionary of Artists. Paris: Gründ. ISBN 2700030702.
  3. ^ "Oeuvres". Seundja Rhee Foundation.
  4. ^ Tourrettes Sur Loup
  5. ^ a b "Seund Ja Rhee - Seund Ja Rhee Biography, Artwork, Galleries Online | Blouin Artinfo". www.blouinartinfo.com. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  6. ^ Lee Ku-yeol. "Rhee Seund-ja's Atelier in Tourrettes". Korea Foundation.
  7. ^ "Seundja Rhee". seundjarhee.com. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  8. ^ Yeon Shim Chung, “Seundja Rhee's Early Works: ’Woman-Earth’ in the 1960s, Longing and Painting,” Korean Modern and Contemporary Art 2018:1–13 (1, 5).
  9. ^ Desk, OV Digital (2023-06-02). "3 June: Remembering Seund Ja Rhee on Birthday". Observer Voice. Retrieved 2023-06-02. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ "Rhee Seund Ja's 98th birthday". www.google.com. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
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