ALEXA EUNJI LI
My work begins with feeling and flows toward meaning.
I observe how the human heart flickers — how it shines and fades — within the subtle warmth and quiet motion of the world. Through color and form, I try to capture those fragile moments,
inviting the viewer to pause and meet their own memories and emotions in silence.
Art, to me, is both language and conversation —a gentle presence that slips softly into someone’s day,
leaving behind a trace of warmth.
My work unfolds along three strands: botanical motifs, silent portraits of the human figure, and abstract impressions. Through these, I explore the interplay of nature, humanity, and sensory traces, weaving them into a subtle narrative.
Botanical Motifs : Flowers
Flowers embody the most intuitive expression of time and the flow of life. In their brief cycle of blooming and withering, we encounter both beauty and transience. Within my work, flowers are not mere decorative motifs, but metaphors that hold both disappearance and regeneration. Through the brilliance that hides impermanence, yet always returns in cycles, I aim to reflect the endless renewal inherent in life.
Silent Portraits : The human figure
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The human figure is an inexhaustible subject and the core of my work. A person is not simply a depiction of outward appearance, but a landscape of emotions, memories, and traces of relationships. Rather than focusing on the precise face, I seek to visualize the inner world, the social context, and the tensions created through connections. The human being is both “self” and “other,” serving as a mirror in which we endlessly reflect one another.
Impressions : Abstract
Abstraction is a process of transcending reality to explore more fundamental senses and thoughts. Through the free interplay of forms, colors, rhythms, and spaces, I reveal subconscious states and emotions. Abstraction may resist clear definition, but precisely for that reason, it opens deeper realms of contemplation and interpretation. I hope viewers, when encountering my work, discover their own inner landscapes and experience the freedom of personal meaning.