Brush
, cm
About the artwork
At Space Asia Hub. This captivating work by Lee Jung Woong features the artist’s signature subject, a Chinese brush. Lee renders it in hyperrealist form, skilfully illustrating each of the brush’s delicate hairs and gleaming wooden handle. The guiding lines of the paint strokes draw the viewer into the work and instill it with a sense of movement and life. Lee imbues this inanimate object with emotion and spirituality, creating visual poetry with his meticulous artistic process and the elegant minimalism of the work, that is sure to be the focal point of any space and a captivating conversation starter.
About the artist
Born in Korea in 1963, Lee Jung Woong is the masterful creator of the internationally acclaimed 'Brush' series of paintings. Bold, profound and breathtakingly dramatic - Lee Jung Woong’s intricate works command lucidity in spite of the abstract, and empower the objects of his depiction with hyper-realistic life. Having attained his Masters in Fine Arts from Keimyung University, Korea, Lee’s works have been exhibited in several solo and group exhibitions worldwide, including America, Switzerland, Singapore and Spain and are part of prestigious auctions at Sotheby's and Christies.