Drawings and maquettes

While Lee Bul is better known for her monumental-scale sculptures and installations, her intimate-sized drawings and maquettes comprise an important part of her oeuvre. The artist always begins by drawing on paper — tracing what’s inside her and developing concepts. She also creates precisely designed and complexly structured maquettes for her three-dimensional works. More than just preparatory studies, Lee Bul’s drawings and maquettes not only embody her virtuosity but also reveal the tremendous complexity of her creative process. Some of the drawings and maquettes on view at Utopia Saved were shown to the public for the first time.