PRESS/VIDEOS

Colorful Strips of Metal Coil into Minimal Animal Sculptures by Artist Lee Sangsoo





OCTOBER 12, 2021

GRACE EBERT




All images © Lee Sangsoo, shared with permission


Considering his practice a form of “drawing in the air,” artist Lee Sangsoo forges colorful, spiraled flamingos,

dogs, parrots, and other creatures with long strips of metal. He sculpts the minimal works with resin or stainless steel

depending on the size—he uses the latter for any piece that spans more than one meter—and coats each angled side with subtle gradients or a complementary palette.

Although three-dimensional and sometimes so large that they tower over the landscape,

the creatures are inspired by Picasso’s small, abstract animal drawings, which the artist explains:


Lines, planes, and colors are important elements that work in my work.

The lines drawn in the two-dimensional sketchbook determine the large flow and form of the work,

and it becomes three-dimensional in the three-dimensional space.

The square lines are shown in various shapes and colors according to the flow and twist,

and you can feel the dynamism in the still work. Also, depending on the flow, the thickness of the lines may be rhythmically thickened or thinned.


Some of Lee’s works are on view as part of KIAF Seoul, and you can find more of the twisted menagerie on his Instagram. (via Lustik)









By , https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/10/lee-sangsoo-sculptures/


이상수 작가의 작품이 실린 COLOSSAL의 기사를 링크하였습니다 :)

Thanks for your nice introduce and interest about Lee sangsoo Sculptor.



List