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b. 1946 -

Korean by birth though now based in Toronto Lee was educated at Johnson State College (MFA Vermont USA) Pepperdine University (BFA LA USA) and Otis Art Institute (LA USA). He also lectures on post-modern art theories and practice at Luxan Academy of Fine Arts in China and as a visiting professor at a variety of further institutions., His sculptures incorporate both abstract and figurative elements that combine to create works remarkable for their expression. Earlier works more closely resemble recognizable human form whilst later pieces have moved toward further abstraction.

Artist's Statement

The material stares at me,

I stare at it back,

in time, it whispers,

I whisper back,

it takes me to its heart,

feel its pulses, its wishes, its "affect".

A form emerges, accompanying me to the world of primordial,

to the world of sacred, where the primal desire roams free,

the profane dissipates, shamans speak the moment' truth.

I become the moment,

become one with the moment,

the form becomes,

becoming the moment,

the material becomes,

speaks with "affect".

The work speaks,

speaks of "incorporeal materiality."



-Won Lee