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Lee Ufan
Lee Ufan was born in Korea in 1936 and lives and works in Paris, New York and Japan. A painter and sculptor whose work has been shown and acclaimed across the world, he is the artist theoretician of the avant-garde movement Mono-ha (“the school of things”), a Japanese artistic movement that developed in parallel with minimalist and radical movements. Mono-ha is often considered to be very close to the attitudes and choices that nourished Arte Povera in Europe.
Lee Ufan’s sculptures are presented as connections between stones or wood chosen from nature and industrial materials, while his painting tends towards a single sign, towards meditation and the evocation of emptiness.
Lee Ufan designed the wearable sculpture Untitled in spring 2024 in Paris at the invitation of MiniMasterpiece.
Untitled is part of the sculptural and pictorial work carried out by the artist since the 1960s. Here, the sought-after balance between gold and raw black diamonds. The precious metal, partially brushed, plays with the bursts of light and also recalls in the repetition of the gesture the infinite character of artistic creation.
Lee Ufan jewels will be available as of July 1, 2024 at the Lee Ufan Foundation in Arles (France) and at the gallery in Paris.
Earrings
18k white gold and raw black diamond
Edition of 10 + 2 AP
Edition MiniMasterpiece, 2024
Earrings
18k white gold and raw black diamond
Edition of 10 + 2 AP
Edition MiniMasterpiece, 2024