Characteristic works are an artist's best business card, such as: when it comes to fireworks, people will think of Cai Guoqiang; when they mention the big dot, they will think of Yayoi Kusama; when they mention balloon dogs, they will think of Jeff Koons... etcetera. Many artists are deeply bound to their work, and these can be said to be symbols, or labels, which are the pursuit of every artist, because, it means that he has been familiar and recognized by the public.
A while ago, Xiao Dai introduced a young sculptor for everyone, he was also marked with a "label" by people with his excellent works, this label is the line sculptor, I believe many people still remember the name of this sculptor, he is the artist Lee Sang-so from South Korea.
Line sculpture, as the name suggests, is to use lines to create sculpture works, and Lee Sang-so's lines are not the thin lines in our cognition, but a thick iron box that is put together, because the completed sculptures are full of the rhythm of the lines, so he has the name of a line sculptor.
This form of sculpture, which Lee Sang-so calls painting in the air, is also a very appropriate metaphor, and his work is like a painting composed of several lines brushed in the air with a large brush of pure color. These clean and flexible sculptures have gained the love and curiosity of many people in a very short period of time.
Xiao Dai will briefly introduce to you today how these sculptures are made, and some people think that these sculptures are made of special wood, twisted and spliced, which seems to be very close to the truth. However, in fact, they are not wood carvings, but are made of large pieces of iron.
At the beginning of the creation, Lee Sang-so will draw a sketch in advance, combine the sculpture works he wants to create first, and then disassemble the lines one by one, after the line disassembly is completed, it also needs to be adjusted according to the thickness of each line, followed by the line production process, through continuous cutting and welding, gradually forming the lines he needs.
These lines of construction sculpture cannot be imagined in any way until the stitching is completed, because what it presents us with is a messy strip of metal boxes. When the stitching is finished and colored, the final piece is enough to amaze each of us.
This particular sculptural work is actually inspired by Picasso's oil paintings, and if you have carefully admired Picasso's animal paintings, you can find some commonalities between the two, which also proves Picasso's artistic status from another aspect.
The sculptures created by Lee Sang-so with a sense of color and rhythm fit the aesthetic tastes of contemporary people, and it is no wonder that they can get the love of so many people in a short period of time. Next, let's take a look at the general production process of the artist's line sculptures, and some of the latest line sculptures.
1. Cut the lines used in sculpture
2. Welding combination
3. Parts production
4. Spray the base color
5. Partial coloring
6. The work is completed
Lee Sang-so Line Sculpture Works Appreciation:
flamingo
Color cats
Siamese cat
poodle
parrot
reindeer
Flocks of flamingos