
"The highest level of expression is not to create something from nothing, but rather to nudge something that already exists so that the world shows up more vividly.” Lee Ufan
1987
A delicate wash of watercolor on paper embodies Lee Ufan's philosophy of restraint and presence, where subtle gradations of pigment dissolve into the untouched white of the page. Rather than imposing upon the surface, Ufan coaxes the existing world into heightened awareness through the gentlest of marks, allowing silence and emptiness to speak as powerfully as color itself. The work invites the viewer to perceive not what has been added, but what has always been there — now made luminous through the artist's quiet intervention.
- Medium
- watercolor on paper
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
November 17, 2016
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