Sign in
Home
Explore
Nearby
Profile
Achievements
Collections
Themes
Experiments
Artists
Mediums
Art movements
Historical events
Historical figures
Places
About
Settings
View activity
Send feedback
Privacy
&
Terms
•
Generative AI Terms
Loading…
Lee Ungno: The Artist Who Never Stopped
A new look at the life and work of the pioneering Korean artist with the Lee Ungno Museum
In partnership with
Who was Lee Ungno?
Get to know the Korean modern master
TOP FACTS
5 Things You Should Know About Lee Ungno
Even continuing to make art out of rice in prison, find out what made Ungno so unstoppable
"Not being able to paint is like dying."
- Lee Ungno
Ungno's greatest artworks
A guide to the different creative periods in his career
18 Masterpieces That Show Ungno's Style
A journey of artistic discovery
Explore
Immerse yourself in his art
A new interpretation of Lee Ungno's masterpieces
Bamboo and Landscapes Come to Life Before Your Eyes
Play video
Abstract Paintings and People Series
Play video
A new look at Lee's abstract paintings and People series
Lee Ungno Through Time
What's your favorite period?
Choose a year
The early abstractions
An insight into Ungno's imagination
Up close
Zoom Into This 'Self Portrait'
There's more than meet the eye...
Up close
Zoom Into 'Full of Life'
How do you interpret the ink?
The collage and abstract letter series
Immerse yourself in his unique world of art
Up close
Zoom Into Lee Ungno's Collage 'Composition (1961)'
Zoom in to see the unique materials that make up the work
Up close
Zoom into Lee Ungno's Composition (1962)'
See the patterns and pigments up close
Up close
Zoom into Lee Ungno's 'Composition (1968)'
Discover the painting Ungno made in prison
Up close
Zoom into Lee Ungno's Collage 'Composition (1970)'
Get up close to see the cotton wool
Up close
Zoom into Lee Ungno's 'Composition (1972)'
Discover the method behind the collage
Up close
Zoom into Lee Ungno's 'Composition (1978)'
Get lost in the geometry of this exhibition poster design
Look and listen
A relaxing journey through Lee's paintings
Music + Art
Composition (1968)
Look while listening to Mesmerize by Kevin Macleod
Music + Art
Composition (1968)
Look while listening to Blue Paint - Atlantean Twilight by Kevin Macleod
Music + Art
Composition (1962)
Look while listening to Gymnopedie No 3 - Wahneta Meixsell
Music + Art
Composition (1970)
Look while listening to The Temperature of the Air on the Bow of the Kaleetan by Chris Zabriskie
Lee's letters
The powerful brushwork of Lee's experimental calligraphic drawings
I ching 64 hexagrams sequence
64 Different Meanings in Lee Ungno's Abstract Letter Series
Find the connection between calligraphy and art
Turn Your Photos into Lee Ungno Style Artworks
Take a photo and transform it with Art Transfer
Play with Art Transfer
A master of materials
A new method of expression
Embracing space
Behind The Sculptures of Lee Ungno
Ungno's art in three dimensions
1967-1969
Discover The Works He Made From Behind Bars
Lee Ungno never stopped making art even while in prison, using anything from soy sauce to toilet paper...
Art from everything
Ungno made art from any material he could get his hands on
Soy sauce
Rice paste
Hanji (Korean traditional paper)
Newspaper
Ink
Linen
Sand
Cotton wool
Wood
Stone
Ceramic
See the sketches
Ungno's drawings for his composition series and sculpture
Composition
Lee Ungno
Composition
Lee Ungno
Composition
Lee Ungno
Composition
Lee Ungno
Composition
Lee Ungno
Untitled
Lee Ungno
People
Lee Ungno
People
Lee Ungno
People
Lee Ungno
People
Lee Ungno
People
Lee Ungno
Composition
Lee Ungno
Untitled
Lee Ungno
Lee Ungno In Your Living Room
See actual-size artworks in augmented reality right in front of you
Play with Art Projector
The art of adventure
How Ungno turned iconic stories about exploration into illustrations
Exploring the unknown
Explore Lee Ungno's Marco Polo Series
Explore 79 landscape illustrations based on accounts of Marco Polo’s travels
Red
Lee Ungno
Orange
Lee Ungno
Yellow
Lee Ungno
Green
Lee Ungno
Blue
Lee Ungno
Navy
Lee Ungno
Brown
Lee Ungno
Gold
Lee Ungno
Grey
Lee Ungno
Black
Lee Ungno
The Colors of Lee Ungno
From oriental green to energetic red
Pick a color
"My painting has changed a great deal since I started painting people. People poured into paintings. I immersed myself in painting people for the last decade of my life..."
- Lee Ungno
The people series
Feel the force and movement of his ink figures
A Closer Look At The Characters
Zoom into the different postures and movements
View
From Korea to Europe
A timeline of Lee Ungno's extraordinary life
A Virtual Tour of Lee Ungno's Europe
Follow in his footsteps to Germany, Switzerland and France
Explore
1904-1958
Becoming Lee Ungno
His art debut and developing his style
1958-1989
Crossing the Continents
Lee Ungno goes international
1979-1989
His Final Years
Ungno's later works and lasting legacy
Are you a teacher?
A lesson plan to learn more about Lee Ungno in school or at home
Download
Explore the Lee Ungno Museum
Discover how the museum design is based on Ungno's paintings
Art and architecture
Beauty and Symbolism in Architecture
Explore the story behind the museum inspired by Lee Ungno
Discover the designs behind the museum
The architectural sketches of Laurent Beaudouin
Laurent Beaudouin
Laurent Beaudouin
Laurent Beaudouin
Laurent Beaudouin
Laurent Beaudouin
Laurent Beaudouin
Laurent Beaudouin
Take a virtual tour
Walk around the museum with Street View
Explore
Lee Ungno Museum (Outdoor)
Explore
Lee Ungno Museum (Indoor)
Get to know more about the museum celebrating Lee Ungno's legacy
View All
Explore more
Stories
Images
Street Views
Videos
Translate with Google
Home
Discover
Play
Nearby
Favorites