13- Free Blog: Lee Jaehyo

I am obsessed with the works of Lee Jaehyo. His work arranges from wood to steel and stone. Every time I look at his work, it makes me wonder on how someone could create such a thing.

A lot of his works are in hotels around the world and I have seen some at the W in Korea a lot. My favorites are the wooden pieces. Lee cuts the trunk of the wood to create organic shapes. His doughnut shapes also reminded me of Noguchi’s marble piece at the Noguchi museum in Queens.

Born in 1965, Lee is a Korean born artist. All of his pieces are made of natural materials that come from the earth. What really interest me are the shapes of his sculptures. They are mostly all organic and this is why I think a lot of the hotels have his works permanently installed in the lobby and in their interiors. The organic shapes juxtaposed with natural materials bring serene sense of ambiance to its surroundings.

His furniture pieces, which I wish to own someday, are also fun to look at and surprisingly look very comforting even though they are made out of wood. They look very modern despite the fact that they are made out of trunks of trees, even more modern than fancy chairs made today out of synthetic materials. His stone and steel pieces are also AMAZING.

I believe Lee’s pieces work also because of its scale and how they are installed. They are very large and just amazing to look at. I wish I could own everything and all his pieces are breathtaking to look at!!!