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YeRim LeeHello,Is Everyone Doing Well, 2023
Listed by Gallery COLORBEAT
Acrylic on Canvas
162 cm x 130 cm x 4 cm
Unique work
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity

$13,000

About the work

My work begins from the gaze of a solitary figure wandering through the city. It originated with sketches of buildings I encountered in New York, a foreign city I traveled to alone after quitting my job in order to become an artist. People built cities and raised buildings out of necessity, yet it is always the buildings—standing in the same place—that watch over the city as people surge in like a tide and withdraw like an ebb. There are magnificent buildings of great historical or artistic significance, but most are unremarkable structures where people simply carry out their daily lives. These buildings are the face of the city, telling me different stories each day. We spend most of our everyday lives in the city—more precisely, between buildings. Urban architecture is constructed to be solid, and indeed must be so. To me, this resembles the daily lives of people who conceal complex inner worlds while moving through each day with seemingly untroubled faces. The buildings in my paintings—interwoven with lines that are firm yet gentle, linear yet organic—carry the emotions of those who live within the city.

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Medium
Acrylic on Canvas
Size
162 cm x 130 cm x 4 cm
Year
2023
Signature
Yeromi
Edition
Unique work
Certificate
Certificate of Authenticity issued by the gallery
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YeRim Lee
YeRim Lee
Seoul · b. unknown

My work begins with the perspective of a person strolling alone through a city. People created cities and erected buildings out of necessity, but what truly protected the city, as people flooded in and then ebbed out, were the buildings that stood there, looking down on them. While some buildings possess great historical and artistic significance, most were ordinary, unremarkable buildings where people spent their daily lives. They were the face of the city, telling me different stories every day. People spend most of their time in the city, or more precisely, among these buildings. Above all, the city's buildings are built to be solid, and that's how they should be. I believe this mirrors the daily lives of people who live each day with a calm demeanor, concealing their complex inner selves. The buildings in my paintings, interwoven with lines that are solid yet gentle, linear yet organic, capture the emotions of those who live in the city. As I mentioned earlier, I want to conclude by saying that every profession has a role to play within society. As an artist, there's one story that I've always held close to my heart. This is a passage from a letter the painter Paul Gauguin wrote to a friend. I read it so long ago that I don't remember the exact text, but it's now a phrase I remember, slightly modified, as my own. "A painter is someone who captures the tremors of emotion so trivial and everyday that people often miss them and presents them to others." Even now, as an artist, this passage provides the basis for asking and answering the recurring questions, "What should I paint?" and "Why should I paint it?" It also fuels my hope that my work goes beyond simply expressing my emotions. I believe that my ongoing mission as an artist is to capture and visually present the tremors of emotion that people undoubtedly experience in life but fail to accurately express, or lack the need or space to do so.

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Gallery COLORBEAT
Gallery COLORBEAT

Colorbeat presents curated exhibitions centered on the works of contemporary artists, serving as an experimental exhibition space where current sensibilities and social contexts are articulated through art. Rather than being confined to specific media, the gallery organically highlights a wide range of practices—including painting, sculpture, installation, and video—while offering in-depth insight into the attitudes and critical perspectives of artists living and working in our time. In particular, Colorbeat actively discovers and supports emerging artists who work freely across media, providing ongoing exhibition opportunities and fostering critical discourse to encourage their long-term growth. By focusing not only on completed works but also on artistic processes and trajectories of thought, the gallery enables visitors to engage with art in a more layered and immersive way. Beyond mere appreciation, each exhibition functions as an open platform for collectively exploring the possibilities of contemporary art.

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YeRim LeeHello,Is Everyone Doing Well, 2023
Acrylic on Canvas
162 cm x 130 cm x 4 cm
Unique work
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity

$13,000

About the work

My work begins from the gaze of a solitary figure wandering through the city. It originated with sketches of buildings I encountered in New York, a foreign city I traveled to alone after quitting my job in order to become an artist. People built cities and raised buildings out of necessity, yet it is always the buildings—standing in the same place—that watch over the city as people surge in like a tide and withdraw like an ebb. There are magnificent buildings of great historical or artistic significance, but most are unremarkable structures where people simply carry out their daily lives. These buildings are the face of the city, telling me different stories each day. We spend most of our everyday lives in the city—more precisely, between buildings. Urban architecture is constructed to be solid, and indeed must be so. To me, this resembles the daily lives of people who conceal complex inner worlds while moving through each day with seemingly untroubled faces. The buildings in my paintings—interwoven with lines that are firm yet gentle, linear yet organic—carry the emotions of those who live within the city.

Artwork details+
Medium
Acrylic on Canvas
Size
162 cm x 130 cm x 4 cm
Year
2023
Signature
Yeromi
Edition
Unique work
Certificate
Certificate of Authenticity issued by the gallery
Shipping & taxes+
Shipping
  • Ships from the gallery's location (set per work, defaults to the gallery address)
  • Cost calculated at checkout by destination
  • Optional full insurance in transit
  • Usually ships within 10 business days, fine-art packed
  • In-person pickup available for some works (no shipping fee)
Taxes & customs
  • Listed price may include VAT applicable in the seller's country or the work's place of shipment
  • Duties, import VAT/GST, customs fees, and other taxes in the buyer's country are not included and are the buyer's responsibility
  • These are assessed by the destination customs authority and billed separately by the carrier
  • Sales tax may be added at checkout depending on jurisdiction
For general guidance only — not legal or tax advice. Obligations vary by jurisdiction.
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