Kyu Ho Lee

If everything was forever then it wouldn’t be as beautiful.

It’s like when you’re young and someone hands you a lollipop.

You have it for a brief moment and it’s gone.

It makes it so much sweeter I think.

At the center of my work lies this dichotomy. That a flower is beautiful because it blooms only once. That life is precious because it ends. Through my practice I explore this idea of fragility and vulnerability as it relates to beauty. My subjects are brief moments impermanent and imperfect. Through my practice I hope to create spaces they can call home.

Kyu Ho Lee is a South Korean Artist currently based in New York, NY. Although rooted in drawing, his practice spans from oil paintings to paper folding, mark collecting and other time based work.

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