Korean artist Lee Soomi has on the other hand cleverly transformed the attributes of materials to create sensible works. Her sculpture series combined metal work and antique wood and furniture. The transformation of cold metal into lace changes its original nature of tough, and organically blended with the wood to form a harmonious beauty. Her other major series is the metal sculptures with the theme of skulls and ants. These works that explore the concept of life and death are not terrifying under the elegant style, and are also revealing her creative philosophy of reconciliation.

 

The visual effects of the works of these three artists(Qi Yu, Lee Young-Rim, Lee Soomi) are very different, each of them is wonderful, but all dedicated to transformation of the materials in an artistic way, and develop their own artistic features in the process of adopting Western and Oriental cultures. The exhibition serves as an exchange of art between China and South Korea, and on the other hand it also hopes to show the consistency of concentration and persistence in artistic creation through their outstanding works.

 

Eric Leung

2019. 11. 18