"Armed soldiers of Automatika Kalashnikova are hiding from the absent minded observers: us, as preys of already written destinies (not by superior gods, but by politics). An army is mimicred behind floral multidimensional patterns made of bright colors. They are slowly assaulting an unaware target. The prey doesn't notice anything and death could arrive unexpectedly. Lee Yong Baek, the only representative artist for Korea, moves the souls of the observers, by contextualizing a sub-pop asian world and by using in an excellent way the means offered to him by the digital age."
Artitude Review
Demonstrating Lee's background in kinetics, the 'pieta' sculpture uses casting elements to create oversized, robot like figures. In 'pieta' 2 forms speak to self destruction, with the molded figure destroying the mold from which it was cast.
