After watching a short clip called 'JaeHyo Lee: Return to Nature" and it gave me more of an insight into his work; I picked out a few quotes he said about his sculptures that just simply explains his art:
“I had never thought that an artist could live off the sales of his works, there was no-one like that around me.”
“Constructing artwork out of unfamiliar materials might actually be easier. But I believe you can get more of a ‘wow effect’ when you create a striking piece from every day, common materials.”
“Though I may take my time to create my pieces, though I may be an artist behind the times, this is who I am. … I’m just doing the work that fits me well, thus here I am still hammering away in this digital age.”
“I want to express the wood’s natural characteristics, without adding my intentions.”
“The globe is the simplest form that demonstrates the wood’s original energy; no corners, no angles, and the same shape from whichever side you look at it. I like to make the most out of the material’s inherent feeling.”
“Every tree has unique growth rings and colours”
“The ‘globe’ is the simplest form that demonstrates the wood’s original energy”
Cha jong rye (his wife)
Very delicate sculptures that require concentration rather then a strong face. "I add importance to figurative things. My piece may look jumbled and mixed up but after I finish shaving the pieces. I rearrange them in my own way. After several readjustments when I feel satisfied, then the work is complete"
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