“An anxious but peaceful rest in purple light.” Woo-Hyun Lee’s paintings of tranquil and restful scenery empathize with modern people who are fatigued by conflicting ideals and reality. The color “purple” is the artist’s principal medium which captures a presence among coincidences. Purple is dual in character, as it contains both passionate red and gloomy blue. It resembles the paradoxical lives of humans who strive to live every moment in precariousness. Lee’s landscapes seem a little faint with blurred lines, and yet the purple light veiling the screen adds weight and depth to the scene, and density to the subject matter. Through the sheer ambiguity and dense profundity both captivated in purple, Lee intends to illustrate the sublimity of humans who continuously struggle in between redness and blueness. However, the viewers might find themselves in peacefulness amid the “purplescape” smeared with the paradox of human existence. It is because the color purple holds a dreamy and romantic quality that evokes a warm atmosphere, and the somewhat familiar purplescape summons up pleasant sensibility from faint memories. Such peacefulness stems from the artist’s optimistic view of human existence. Instead of denying the insecure aspects of human beings, he attempts to embrace their insecurity by continually re-translating it into his purplescape. Its process is overlaid with struggles, but it also offers a warm consolation to our troubled lives. The sweetness of purple, the familiarity of the faint scenery, and the consolation from a tree over a tranquil hilltop… Lee’s dreamy work provides a shelter of rest and refreshment in this demanding world. For a moment, gaze at the work and let yourself relax under the shelter. You will come across the peaceful rest in purple light.