“Human+Love+Mild 240848” by Lee Sung-kuen (Courtesy of the artist, Artcube 2R2)
Set up artist Lee Sung-kuen’s solo exhibition “The Circle of Life” at Artcube 2R2 in Gangnam-gu, southern Seoul encompasses the artist’s 70-year profession that has advanced across the act of steady binding and tying.
The exhibition that kicked off on Aug. 29 options the artist’s iconic installations created with oil-tempered metal wire, extensively used for springs, wrapped in hanji, conventional Korean mulberry paper.
The wire is woven right into a mesh in spherical shapes harking back to cocoons or clouds, the connecting knots and the wires between them showing like dots and features.
“Human+Love+Mild 240815” (left) and “Human+Love+Mild 240816” by Lee Sung-kuen (Courtesy of the artist, Artcube 2R2)
“Hanji, which is incomparably smooth but possesses long-lasting vitality, connects to the continuity and existence of life. The rounded items, composed of small knots and features wrapped in hanji, create an area that feels as serene as a mom’s embrace,” the artist stated of his work.
A Hongik College graduate, Lee has exhibited in Milan, Paris, New York since 1998. A solo exhibition entitled “Human, Love, Mild” was held in 2020 at Buk-Seoul Museum of Artwork.
Artcube 2R2, a gallery newly launched by ArtToken, an internet non-fungible token artwork buying and selling platform, is open Tuesday-Saturday. The exhibition will run by way of Oct. 16.
