Sculptor Lee Young-hak graduated from the Department of Sculpture at Seoul National University and studied at the Rome Academy of Fine Arts and the Municipal School of Decorative Arts in Italy. He later completed his master’s degree at Seoul National University Graduate School.

Lee Young-hak has created over 250 human head sculptures, and since the 1990s, he has also created various animal sculptures, such as birds and tigers, using household items such as hoes, scissors, spoons, and coal tongs. In Lee Young-hak’s sculptures, which utilize various materials, you can see the Korean aesthetic and quiet atmosphere that he pursues in the simple yet modest forms....