At first glance, Korean artist Kyu-Hak Lee's mixed media mosaics come off as fairly straightforward recreations of iconic works of art. But upon closer inspection, there's more depth to Lee's works than expected. Using a specific technique -- rolling strips of magazine and newspaper pages around small bits of wood -- Lee replicates brushstrokes, patterns, and colors to create a commentary on consumerism and worth.
In an interview with The NY Daily News, Lee explained that he chose to work with a range of materials because, "it best represented the 'vanity' of contemporary culture." For Lee, Styrofoam is "the best material symbolizing the modern civilization," adding, "[it's] easily broken and melted with heat, but non-biodegradable like plastic."
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