Lee Sung O, Kokktu - Eternal Figures
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Contemporary item# 828515 (stock# 0253)
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Lee Sung O's innovative paper assemblage, Kokktu - Eternal Figures (Kokktu are traditional Korean funerary figures) 31.5 x 31.5 inches, 80 x 80 cm. Lee's work is in the permanent collection of many major museums, including the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul, and he has an excellent auction record, with not a single work going unsold in the many major auctions that have listed his work over the last several years, including Christie's. The Korean Contemporary Art scene is abuzz with the name Lee Sung O, winner of the Seoul Arts Center Young Artist Prize. It is that he is an old spirit with a young mind. While so many young Korean artists are looking to the West for guidance, Lee Sung O has found inspiration in the soulful symbolism of traditional Korean folk art. His work is a most inventive and unrestrained interpretation of this tradition, true to the creative spirit of Korean folk art. He has created an entirely new technique of gluing stacks of colored paper together, soaking, drying, and cutting the stacks into strips, and then assembling them so that only the edge of the paper is visible, creating exciting works of great textural density that are composed entirely of the paper’s edge. His work uses an everyday material to make us look at objects (and the world) from a different viewpoint and in an entirely new way, reminding us that innovation and beauty shouldn’t be forced or contrived and needn’t be sought in unknown regions, but can be rooted in tradition and found naturally.
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Lee Sung O, Tiger
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Contemporary item# 1067660 (stock# 0711)
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Lee Sung O's innovative paper assemblage, Tiger, 72 x 36.25 inches, 183 x 92 cm. Lee's work is in the permanent collection of many major museums, including the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul, and he has an excellent auction record, with not a single work going unsold in the many major auctions that have listed his work over the last several years, including Christie's. The Korean Contemporary Art scene is abuzz with the name Lee Sung O, winner of the Seoul Arts Center Young Artist Prize. It is that he is an old spirit with a young mind. While so many young Korean artists are looking to the West for guidance, Lee Sung O has found inspiration in the soulful symbolism of traditional Korean folk art. His work is a most inventive and unrestrained interpretation of this tradition, true to the creative spirit of Korean folk art. He has created an entirely new technique of gluing stacks of colored paper together, soaking, drying, and cutting the stacks into strips, and then assembling them so that only the edge of the paper is visible, creating exciting works of great textural density that are composed entirely of the paper’s edge. His work uses an everyday material to make us look at objects (and the world) from a different viewpoint and in an entirely new way, reminding us that innovation and beauty shouldn’t be forced or contrived and needn’t be sought in unknown regions, but can be rooted in tradition and found naturally.
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Lee Sung O, Facing The Truth
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Contemporary item# 828541 (stock# 0257)
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Lee Sung O's innovative paper assemblage, Facing the Truth, 36 x 28.75 inches, 91 x 73 cm. Lee's work is in the permanent collection of many major museums, including the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul, and he has an excellent auction record, with not a single work going unsold in the many major auctions that have listed his work over the last several years, including Christie's. The Korean Contemporary Art scene is abuzz with the name Lee Sung O, winner of the Seoul Arts Center Young Artist Prize. It is that he is an old spirit with a young mind. While so many young Korean artists are looking to the West for guidance, Lee Sung O has found inspiration in the soulful symbolism of traditional Korean folk art. His work is a most inventive and unrestrained interpretation of this tradition, true to the creative spirit of Korean folk art. He has created an entirely new technique of gluing stacks of colored paper together, soaking, drying, and cutting the stacks into strips, and then assembling them so that only the edge of the paper is visible, creating exciting works of great textural density that are composed entirely of the paper’s edge. His work uses an everyday material to make us look at objects (and the world) from a different viewpoint and in an entirely new way, reminding us that innovation and beauty shouldn’t be forced or contrived and needn’t be sought in unknown regions, but can be rooted in tradition and found naturally.
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Lee Sung O, Facing Your Past
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Contemporary item# 828538 (stock# 0256)
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Lee Sung O's innovative paper assemblage, Facing Your Past, 36 x 26 inches, 91 x 66 cm. Lee's work is in the permanent collection of many major museums, including the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul, and he has an excellent auction record, with not a single work going unsold in the many major auctions that have listed his work over the last several years, including Christie's. The Korean Contemporary Art scene is abuzz with the name Lee Sung O, winner of the Seoul Arts Center Young Artist Prize. It is that he is an old spirit with a young mind. While so many young Korean artists are looking to the West for guidance, Lee Sung O has found inspiration in the soulful symbolism of traditional Korean folk art. His work is a most inventive and unrestrained interpretation of this tradition, true to the creative spirit of Korean folk art. He has created an entirely new technique of gluing stacks of colored paper together, soaking, drying, and cutting the stacks into strips, and then assembling them so that only the edge of the paper is visible, creating exciting works of great textural density that are composed entirely of the paper’s edge. His work uses an everyday material to make us look at objects (and the world) from a different viewpoint and in an entirely new way, reminding us that innovation and beauty shouldn’t be forced or contrived and needn’t be sought in unknown regions, but can be rooted in tradition and found naturally.
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Lee O, Bouquet From Your Past - Thoughts Of Your Future
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Contemporary item# 828532 (stock# 0255)
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Lee Sung O's innovative paper assemblage, Bouquet From Your Past - Thoughts Of Your Future, 36 x 28.75 inches, 91 x 73 cm. Lee's work is in the permanent collection of many major museums, including the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul, and he has an excellent auction record, with not a single work going unsold in the many major auctions that have listed his work over the last several years, including Christie's. The Korean Contemporary Art scene is abuzz with the name Lee Sung O, winner of the Seoul Arts Center Young Artist Prize. It is that he is an old spirit with a young mind. While so many young Korean artists are looking to the West for guidance, Lee Sung O has found inspiration in the soulful symbolism of traditional Korean folk art. His work is a most inventive and unrestrained interpretation of this tradition, true to the creative spirit of Korean folk art. He has created an entirely new technique of gluing stacks of colored paper together, soaking, drying, and cutting the stacks into strips, and then assembling them so that only the edge of the paper is visible, creating exciting works of great textural density that are composed entirely of the paper’s edge. His work uses an everyday material to make us look at objects (and the world) from a different viewpoint and in an entirely new way, reminding us that innovation and beauty shouldn’t be forced or contrived and needn’t be sought in unknown regions, but can be rooted in tradition and found naturally.
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Lee Sung O, The Village In My Mind
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Contemporary item# 828523 (stock# 0254)
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Lee Sung O's innovative paper assemblage, The Village In My Mind, 36 x 18.5 inches, 91 x 47 cm. Lee's work is in the permanent collection of many major museums, including the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul, and he has an excellent auction record, with not a single work going unsold in the many major auctions that have listed his work over the last several years, including Christie's. The Korean Contemporary Art scene is abuzz with the name Lee Sung O, winner of the Seoul Arts Center Young Artist Prize. It is that he is an old spirit with a young mind. While so many young Korean artists are looking to the West for guidance, Lee Sung O has found inspiration in the soulful symbolism of traditional Korean folk art. His work is a most inventive and unrestrained interpretation of this tradition, true to the creative spirit of Korean folk art. He has created an entirely new technique of gluing stacks of colored paper together, soaking, drying, and cutting the stacks into strips, and then assembling them so that only the edge of the paper is visible, creating exciting works of great textural density that are composed entirely of the paper’s edge. His work uses an everyday material to make us look at objects (and the world) from a different viewpoint and in an entirely new way, reminding us that innovation and beauty shouldn’t be forced or contrived and needn’t be sought in unknown regions, but can be rooted in tradition and found naturally.
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Lee Sung O, Journey On The Wind
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Contemporary item# 828510 (stock# 0252)
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Lee Sung O's innovative paper assemblage, Journey on the Wind, 24 x 18 inches, 61 x 46 cm. Lee's work is in the permanent collection of many major museums, including the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul, and he has an excellent auction record, with not a single work going unsold in the many major auctions that have listed his work over the last several years, including Christie's. The Korean Contemporary Art scene is abuzz with the name Lee Sung O, winner of the Seoul Arts Center Young Artist Prize. It is that he is an old spirit with a young mind. While so many young Korean artists are looking to the West for guidance, Lee Sung O has found inspiration in the soulful symbolism of traditional Korean folk art. His work is a most inventive and unrestrained interpretation of this tradition, true to the creative spirit of Korean folk art. He has created an entirely new technique of gluing stacks of colored paper together, soaking, drying, and cutting the stacks into strips, and then assembling them so that only the edge of the paper is visible, creating exciting works of great textural density that are composed entirely of the paper’s edge. His work uses an everyday material to make us look at objects (and the world) from a different viewpoint and in an entirely new way, reminding us that innovation and beauty shouldn’t be forced or contrived and needn’t be sought in unknown regions, but can be rooted in tradition and found naturally.
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Reflect by Jahee Lee, Mirror Made of Antique Materials
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Contemporary item# 1077299 (stock# 0753)
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'Reflect' by Jahee Lee, mirror constructed entirely of antique wood, metal, and textile with the ten symbols of longevity (sipjangsaeng), only the glass is new. 47.5 x 30 inches, 120.5 x 76 cm. Growing up with parents who were social workers in a traditional Korean Hanok house of hand-hewn timber, Jahee Lee developed both a deep affection for people and for traditional materials. When her parents' orphanage, the Lighthouse in Haenam (est. 1953) was recently demolished, she decided to use the materials from the building to create mirrors. Someone else would probably have used the materials to create furniture or other structures, but mirrors are a thought-provoking choice. Jahee says "A mirror is an object that has many delicate layers of meaning. Through this object you can realize the meaning behind yourself and see within your life. When you are facing a mirror you cannot deny your feelings or deceive yourself. The mirror tells you exactly the truth with clarity that you cannot deny, it embraces you as you are, and it makes you think about yourself and how you relate to your world around you. I hope that by using materials from the old Lighthouse orphanage, the love and warmth and traditional values taught and practiced there will live on and inspire the person who looks in this mirror."
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Reflect by Jahee Lee, Mirror Made of Antique Materials
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Contemporary item# 1077290 (stock# 0751)
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'Reflect' by Jahee Lee, mirror constructed entirely of antique wood, metal, and textiles, only the glass is new. 43 x 7 inches, 109 x 18 cm. Growing up with parents who were social workers in a traditional Korean Hanok house of hand-hewn timber, Jahee Lee developed both a deep affection for people and for traditional materials. When her parents' orphanage, the Lighthouse in Haenam (est. 1953) was recently demolished, she decided to use the materials from the building to create mirrors. Someone else would probably have used the materials to create furniture or other structures, but mirrors are a thought-provoking choice. Jahee says "A mirror is an object that has many delicate layers of meaning. Through this object you can realize the meaning behind yourself and see within your life. When you are facing a mirror you cannot deny your feelings or deceive yourself. The mirror tells you exactly the truth with clarity that you cannot deny, it embraces you as you are, and it makes you think about yourself and how you relate to your world around you. I hope that by using materials from the old Lighthouse orphanage, the love and warmth and traditional values taught and practiced there will live on and inspire the person who looks in this mirror."
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Reflect by Jahee Lee, Mirror Made of Antique Materials
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Contemporary item# 1077296 (stock# 0752)
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'Reflect' by Jahee Lee, mirror constructed entirely of antique wood and metal, only the glass is new. 28 x 28 inches, 71 x 71 cm. Growing up with parents who were social workers in a traditional Korean Hanok house of hand-hewn timber, Jahee Lee developed both a deep affection for people and for traditional materials. When her parents' orphanage, the Lighthouse in Haenam (est. 1953) was recently demolished, she decided to use the materials from the building to create mirrors. Someone else would probably have used the materials to create furniture or other structures, but mirrors are a thought-provoking choice. Jahee says "A mirror is an object that has many delicate layers of meaning. Through this object you can realize the meaning behind yourself and see within your life. When you are facing a mirror you cannot deny your feelings or deceive yourself. The mirror tells you exactly the truth with clarity that you cannot deny, it embraces you as you are, and it makes you think about yourself and how you relate to your world around you. I hope that by using materials from the old Lighthouse orphanage, the love and warmth and traditional values taught and practiced there will live on and inspire the person who looks in this mirror."
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