Born in Gyeongsang Nam Do, Korea, in 1936. Left Seoul University before graduating in 1956 and moved to Japan, where he has lived ever since. Exhibited in the Sao Paulo Biennale in 1969 and Documenta 6, Kas-sel, in 1977. One-man shows at Stadtische Kunsthalle, Dusseldorf and the Luisiana Art Gallery, Denmark, in 1978. Won the Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art Prize at the International Biennial Exhibition of Prints, Tokyo, in 1979. In addition to arrangements of plain materials, including steel, stone, and glass, makes paintings and prints with deliberately repetitive brushstrokes.
"Expressive action with sensing a
rupture in existence.
The desire to eliminate this gap and
become
fused with existence itself becomes the
will to create art" Lee Ufan.
'FROM LINE'
From Line, 1974, oil on canvas
'FROM POINT'
From Point by
oil and mineral pigment on canvas
17¾ x 20¾ in. (45 x 52.7 cm.)
Painted in 1982.
'RELATUM'
Lee Ufan sitting on relatum
Two rock between metal plate
Lee Ufan hunting for stones in Long Island
What I liked the most about Lee Ufan was
that all his art works have to do with infinity,
vision and perception. Lee Ufan as part of the Mono-Ha
used man made materials and
natural materials as well to create art.
For instance, Lee Ufan used a square
glass and dropped a stone right in the
middle of the glass
braking it to create something new.
Lee Ufan break the glass
'DIALOGUE'
'WITH WINDS'
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