Kyuhak Lee
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Monument - Campbell's Soup Cans, 2020
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Monument - Early Sunday Morning, 2020
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Monument - New York Movie, 2020
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Monument - Nighthawks, 2020
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Monument - Pont du Carrousel and the Louvre, 2013
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Monument - View of the Roofs of Paris, 2013
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Monument-Red Vineyard at Arles, 2018
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Monument- Pond With Water Lilies, 2017
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Monument - Wheat Field with Crows, 2016
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Monument - Landscape with Ploughed Fields, 2016
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Monument - Le Moulin de Blute Fin Mill, 2015
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Monument - Night Cafe, 2010
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Monument - Sand barges, 2018
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Monument - Vue d'Auver, 2014
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Monument- Gogh’s Room, 2013
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Monument- Picasso #2, 2018
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Monument- Railway Bridge, 2013
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Monument- Wheat Field With Crow, 2013
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Monument - Campbells Soup (Orange & Blue), 2019
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Monument - Campbells Soup (Red & White), 2019
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Monument - Gaugin's Chair #5, 2018
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Monument - Girl in the Street, Two Coaches in the Background, 2017
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Monument - Gogh's Chair #5, 2018
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Monument - Japanese Print, 2012
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Monument - View of Saintes Maries #3, 2018
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Monument- The Red Vineyard, 2015
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Monument- Two Lovers #3, 2016
Kyu-Hak Lee has devoted his practice to mastering the art of recreating and reimagining iconic works from art history, with a particular affinity for Van Gogh. To do so, Lee uses a unique method of mixed-media mosaic, which involves using Polystyrene or Styrofoam strips as the building blocks of his assemblages, wrapping these strips with magazine and newspaper, and then covering them with a layer of hanji, a traditional handmade Korean paper. These strips are then put together piece by piece to create the final work that is reminiscent of, yet quite distinct from his inspiration.
Lee's unconventional artistic approach is a social commentary on the consumerism of modern civilization, and questions the intrinsic values of the millennial era. Using everyday materials as a gesture of upcycling, Lee utlizes Styrofoam as his base material best represents the vanity of contemporary culture, as it is fragile, flammable, and mostly air while still being non-biodegradable and difficult to dispose of. The translucent hanji wrapped over the layer of magazine and newspaper represents the role of humans in the world through tradition and lineage. And the torn publications represent the ways in which writing is being replaced by other media as a driving force within contemporary society
Born in Gyeongju, South Korea, Kyu-Hak Lee received a Master of Fine Arts from Chung-Ang University, and currently lives and works in Korea. He has since exhibited in Miami, Seoul, Paris, Zürich and Frankfurt, and his work are held in the Boghossian Foundation in Belgium, Busch Co. in Germany, Artist Pension Trust in England, Arteallimite Collection in Chile, and private collections in Monaco, London, New York, Paris, Miami, Shanghai, Geneva and Mexico.
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Kyuhak Lee - Online Viewing Room
March 19 - April 12, 2020Due to the temporary closure of our gallery space in light of the worldwide impact of Covid-19, BLANK SPACE is presenting its first online exhibition featuring a selection of works...Read more -
Kyu Hak Lee - Monuments
April 20 - June 18, 2017BLANK SPACE is pleased to present Monuments, Kyu-Hak Lee’s first solo exhibition in New York. Demonstrating the artist’s unique technique of mixed-media mosaic, this exhibition will feature reinterpretations of Vincent...Read more
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CONTEXT Art Miami 2019
December 3 - 8, 2019BLANK SPACE is pleased to announce its participation in the 2019 Edition of Context Art Miami, which will be held at Biscayne Bay from December...Read more -
Seattle Art Fair 2019
August 1 - 4, 2019BLANK SPACE is pleased to announce its participation in the 2019 Edition of The Seattle Art Fair, which will be held at the Century Link...Read more -
Art New York 2018
May 3 - 6, 2018BLANK SPACE is pleased to announce its participation in the 2018 Edition of Art New York, which will be held at Pier 94 from May...Read more -
Art New York 2017
May 3 - 7, 2017BLANK SPACE is pleased to announce its participation in the 2018 Edition of Art New York, which will be held at Pier 94 from May...Read more -
Art New York 2016
May 3 - 8, 2016BLANK SPACE is pleased to announce its participation in the 2016 Edition of Art New York, which will be held at Pier 94 from May...Read more