Born in Korea in 1956, Young-Sé Lee left his native country with his parents at a very young age to settle in France. From a young age, he began painting in the studio of his father, Ungno Lee, a prominent artist in the Asian scene of the 20th century. Young-Sé then attended the National School of Applied Arts, the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
At the crossroads of two cultures, he has built a unique body of work rooted in the Korean tradition of the mid-18th century, while also embracing the modernity of the West.
As a master of hanji mulberry paper, Young-Sé's work is an odyssey between two worlds, his story a true journey between two universes. Employing a timeless technique, the artist's gesture is based on wooden matrices that he has previously sculpted. A creative magic thus transposes the form onto the support, the culmination of which both captivates and intrigues.
Pluralistic and resolutely contemporary, Young-Sé Lee's works sit in majesty, like the promise of an undeniable truth.