'The Wing Flap of a Bird Sculpted in Metal' Seoul Auction, Retrospective Exhibition of Sculptor Lee Young-hak

Retrospective Exhibition "Garden of Silence" Until the 24th
Over 200 Works Displayed from Early to Recent Pieces

Seoul Auction announced on the 6th that it will hold a retrospective exhibition titled "Garden of Silence," revisiting the sculptural world of Lee Young-hak, a sculptor representing Korean contemporary sculpture.

Lee Young-hak, Bird 2402, iron, 25.0(d)×28.5(h)cm, 2022 [Photo provided by Seoul Auction]

This exhibition is Lee Young-hak's large-scale solo exhibition held for the first time in 10 years. A total of over 200 works, including various sculptures from his early works in the 1980s to recent pieces and archives, will be exhibited.

Through series works such as "Water Jar" and "Bird," visitors can explore the artist's overall creative activities, who created the most Korean sculptures with minimal sculptural language.

Additionally, various "portraits" by Lee Young-hak, including the Girl Statue, granite statues, and busts, will be showcased. In particular, the rough yet intense texture of busts of prominent figures from politics and business, such as Cardinal Kim Soo-hwan, novelist Park Wan-seo, painter Jang Uk-jin, and Monk Jung-gwang, captivates visitors' attention.

The artist graduated from the Department of Sculpture at Seoul National University and studied at the Rome Academy of Fine Arts and the Municipal School of Decorative Arts in Italy. He created over 250 portrait sculptures, mainly focusing on human busts. Since the 1990s, he has mainly presented animal-shaped sculptures such as birds and tigers using everyday metal objects like hoes, scissors, spoons, and coal tongs.

A representative from Seoul Auction said, "Lee Young-hak is a leading artist in Korean contemporary sculpture, but it is no exaggeration to say that we have forgotten him over nearly the past decade. We hope visitors will directly experience the 'Garden of Silence,' where past and present, nature and humans communicate and interact through the artist's work that captures the essence of nature and humanity with minimal sculptural language."

Sculptor Lee Young-hak Retrospective Exhibition 'Garden of Silence' [Poster = Seoul Auction]

The exhibition will be held daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. until the 24th on the 4th basement floor of the Seoul Auction Gangnam Center. Admission is free.

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