today’s inspiration_Plus de lumière_Lee Bae_Fondation Maeght_Saint Paul de Vence_France
More light … very subtle blends coming from Western abstract art such as Arte Povera and the codes and traditional artistic practices of Korean culture can be found in the body of work of Lee Bae. Presenting the idea of nature through fire and charcoal as well as using the symbolic and intangible aspect of black are guiding his artistic path since the beginning of his career. Revealing an environment and an interior landscape where forms, the space, and the elements become the philosophical and poetic expression of relationships with the world, burning wood and coal through the human hand and the ability to transform this natural material – 15 days of light burning and 15 of cooling – may reveal an attitude between body and nature signed by vitality, strength and energy …
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