Yi Younguk, who has persistently explored the repetition of forms, infuses his paintings with an unsettling sense of alteration and juxtaposition.

He manipulates patterns to reconstruct and recontextualize stories of those around him - people intoxicated in fleeting, superficial excitement. During this process, he candidly tells his own narrative, one that is in close dialogue with contemporary society.

By expanding these 'altered forms' and employing repetition and variation, Yi seeks to bridge the gap between himself and the outside world. Through painting, he reflects on his own place within a world saturated with ephemeral and disposable language.

The artist, who has consistently tried to create "repetitiveness of shapes," gives the screen a sense of alterations and juxtapositions where images are bizarrely combined.

His reason for manipulating the patterns is to reconstruct the stories of those around him who are caught up in the peripheral excitement of the moment and put them into a new context, to tell his own story of being in touch with a cross-section of contemporary society.

By expanding these "manipulated forms" and using repetition and variation, Lee seeks to connect himself to the outside world and identify his place in a world filled with consumerized everyday language through painting.