Lee Bae’s Bronzes Capture Gesture in Lustrous Limited Edition
The Korean artist expands his meditative exploration of material and mark making through a collection of eighteen cast sculptures, each individually patinated to reveal the profound depths of bronze.
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Lee Bae’s artistic practice unfolds across the fluid boundaries between painting, drawing and sculpture, a meditative exploration of black, material and the profound poetry of gesture. This new bronzework, Brushstroke ac, crystallises that inquiry into tangible form, materialising the artist’s elegant vocabulary of mark and surface into three dimensions.
Conceived as a limited edition of eighteen, each sculpture emerges from a singular original model developed expressly by the artist. The pieces are cast using the venerable lost wax technique, an ancient method that demands both technical mastery and artistic sensitivity. Following casting, every bronze is meticulously patinated and hand brushed, a labour intensive process that coaxes forth the subtle nuances and deep lustres inherent within the material itself. The resulting surfaces reveal layers of tone and texture, celebrating bronze’s capacity to hold light and shadow in perpetual dialogue.
Each work arrives as a singular expression of the artist’s vision, individually signed and numbered through engraving, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity bearing Lee Bae’s signature. This commitment to provenance and craft elevates the piece beyond the realm of mere object, transforming it into a considered artwork, a meditation rendered in metal.
The Brushstroke ac edition arrives as an extension of Lee Bae’s ninth solo exhibition with the gallery, Attending, which continues through December 19. The exhibition traces the artist’s ongoing fascination with the interplay between gesture and materiality, offering audiences an intimate encounter with a practice rooted in contemplation and refinement.
Available through Perrotin’s carefully curated gallery locations in Paris and New York, as well as through their digital platform, these bronzes invite collectors and art enthusiasts to commission a work that exists at the intersection of Korean minimalism and European sculptural heritage. Each acquisition represents not merely a possession, but an encounter with an artistic consciousness devoted to the profound possibilities of surface, form and the eloquent language of the artistic hand.
Imagery courtesy of Perrotin (@perrotin).
