Juni Lee

Crime of Poverty 

Year: 2025

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 12x16

This piece portrays an elderly homeless person in a mugshot moment, holding a card labeled "crime of poverty." It highlights the social stigma and systemic challenges faced by those living in poverty.

Voyage to Freedom

Year: 2025

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 20x50

This piece depicts a paper boat sailing toward the Statue of Liberty, carrying blooming flowers instead of people. The fragile boat and growing flowers symbolize the delicate pursuit of freedom and the hope inherent in striving toward it.

Sanctuary of Childhood

Year: 2025

Medium: Oil

Size: 20x24

This piece draws inspiration from memories of my childhood home. It captures the comfort and warmth of being surrounded by the objects and spaces I cherished as a child, evoking a sense of nostalgia and personal connection.

Legacy of Power

Year: 2025

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 16x20

This piece depicts the three North Korean leaders as massive stone monuments, inspired by Mount Rushmore. Below them stretches a landscape of graves, while a small girl clutching a pickaxe stands among them, symbolizing human resilience and defiance amid the weight of power.

Sweet Palette

Year: 2025

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 12x16

This piece arranges my favorite desserts as a menu, using bold colors and lively composition to create a cheerful, playful atmosphere. Each dessert represents something I enjoy, celebrating whimsy, delight, and personal joy.

Constrained

Year: 2025

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 15x20

This piece captures a North Korean girl with an uneasy smile. The gray concrete blocks behind her create a heavy, confined atmosphere, emphasizing the oppressive surroundings and the weight of her environment.

Modern Breakfast

Year: 2025

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 10x15

This piece depicts a breakfast in the style of 17th-century Dutch still lifes. It parodies the traditional "breakfast piece," replacing classical symbols of wealth and abundance with modern fast food, exploring contemporary culture through classical painting techniques.

Fluid Dreams

Year: 2024

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 10x15

This piece presents a nine panel sequence using surrealist imagery that drifts from one form to another. Each frame shifts unpredictably, capturing the fluid, dreamlike movement of the subconscious and the ever changing nature of thought and imagination.