Twisted Metal Bars are a Breath of Fresh Air for Animal Sculptures

Lee Sangsoo is a South Korean artist who creates minimalist animal sculptures. You may ask why he is so important. Our answer is here: he creates slightly abstract sculptures based on twisted, folded, and metal strips. His designs represent a simple but informative bestiary. The artist once stated that he is a huge fan of the artist Picasso. Therefore, we can find inspiration for the well-known artists in the animal sculptures of Lee Sangsoo.

Lee Sangsoo

The Korean artist Lee Sangsoo lets his imagination run wild and creates amazing metal structures. He shapes the metal material with the help of a forge. As you can see from his sculptures, the artist is passionate about nature and animals. The artist has a huge collection of animal sculptures such as flamingos, parrots, cats, dogs, deer, and many others.

Lee Sangsoo

Creating animal sculptures can seem cliché. But the artist makes modern sculptures with long metal bars. He gives spiral shapes to these bars. As you know, it is really hard to give shape to metal unless you get help from heating. According to the shape of the sculptures, the artist heats specific points of the metal.

Lee Sangsoo

Unfortunately, we do not know how long it takes to shape the metal. But once the Lee Sangsoo finishes the structure of his sculptures, he starts painting them. As you can guess and see, the artist has a signature of his own. For example, he coats each side of metal bars with a glossy, complete color palette. The final arrangements of the animal sculptures are absolutely breathtaking and unique. We are surprised at how perfectly the artist shapes the metal bars and paints them.

Lee Sangsoo

If you would like to see the artist’s newest animal structures or how he makes sculptures, you can follow him on social media. He has quite engaging social media accounts, for your information!

Lee Sangsoo