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A Life Shaped by Transition: The Early Years of Lee Bul Lee Bul, born in 1964 in Yeongju, South Korea, is an artist whose work resonates deeply with the complexities of a nation undergoing profound transformation. Her upbringing was inextricably linked to the political turbulence of the Park Chung Hee era, a period of military dictatorship that cast a long shadow over Korean society. The activism of her parents, and the resulting inst…
Scroll through Lee Bul's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Lee Bul's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.
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