Lee UFAN
Lee Ufan
Born in 1936 in Kyongnam (Korea)
Artist, writer, philosopher, sculptor, he also studied poetry, painting, and calligraphy.
The philosophers Nietzsche, Rilke, Heidegger, and Merleau-Ponty heavily influenced his art.
He is the main theorist of the Mono-ha (“School of Things”, reminiscent of our Arte Povera movement) which focuses on the relationships of materials and perceptions rather than on expression or intervention.
Lives between Japan and Paris.
Caption:
Untitled, 2012
Earrings – Sterling and sandblasted silver
4.8 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
Edition Galerie MiniMasterpiece, 1/8
Coll. Diane Venet
