Mauro Corda | Lee Jung Woong

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MAURO CORDA
LEE JUNG WOONG

Preface
Few artists have the ability to expertly render artwork that encapsulates themes of
simplicity, movement, and realism, all into a single work. Amongst these, Mauro Corda
and Lee Jung Woong excel. The idea of movement is a very prominent concept explored
seamlessly in both bodies of work, as well as the contrast of realistic versus unrealistic.
Though Corda’s works portray a sense of realism through bodily details, the positions
simultaneously flirt with the very limits of a human body’s capacities. In Lee’s world,
his work may be as simple as a brush splash onto a canvas, but he has explored the
extendibility of realism by simply applying precise strokes.
Showcasing the best of realism and imagination of when East meets West, this exhibition
will illustrate the harmonious blend of cultures through exhibiting two very different set of
aesthetics contrasting each other. With this juxtaposition, Corda and Lee demonstrate a
well fused consistency through magnifying movement: movement of the body, of the
brush, of paint, and even the movement of the viewers’ eyes. By the very strength of
their art, they breathe life into matter.
Opera Gallery Singapore is proud to bring them together and to host their first joint
exhibition in 2019.
Gilles Dyan
Chairman and Founder, Opera Gallery Group
Stéphane Le Pelletier
Director, Opera Gallery Asia Pacific
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Mauro Corda
Mauro Corda is a figurative sculptor born in 1960 in Lourdes, France. He studied at the École
des Beaux-Art in Reims and in Paris. He lives and works in Paris.
The central theme of Corda’s œuvre is the portrayal of people in diverse roles, environments,
and situations, however he has also created a whole series of animal sculptures. The artist does
not limit himself to any particular medium, and has developed an impressive technical mastery
with many of them including metal work and stone carving.
Corda’s sculptural work has been exhibited in a number of museums worldwide such as the
Museo Eduardo Sívori in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Museo Victor Hugo in Cuba and the Museo
Frederic Marès of Barcelona, Spain and the Musée Comtois in Besançon, France. His work
is part of several public collections (cities of Tarbes, of Porto-Vecchio, of Epinay sur Seine, of
Mont-de-Marsan in France, of Casablanca in Maroco). He is the recipient of several
awards including the Prix Paul Belmondo, the Prix Fondation Princesse Grace de Monte-Carlo,
the Phoenix Art Award and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
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Contorsionniste aux couettes, 2018
Bronze
Edition of 8
150 x 60 x 35 cm I 59.1 x 23.6 x 13.8 in
Price on request
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Contorsionniste
à la balle, 2018
Bronze
Edition of 8
58 x 72 x 50 cm
22.8 x 28.3 x 19.7 in
Price on request
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Erostorsion VI, 2018
Bronze
Edition of 8
34 x 14 x 12 cm I 13.4 x 5.5 x 4.7 in
Price on request
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Erostorsion XIV, 2018
Bronze
Edition of 8
26 x 35 x 19 cm
10.2 x 13.8 x 7.5 in
Price on request
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Erostorsion XV, 2018
Bronze
Edition of 8
16 x 15 x 17 cm
6.3 x 5.9 x 6.7 in
Price on request
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Erostorsion XII, 2018
Bronze
Edition of 8
40 x 30 x 19 cm
15.7 x 11.8 x 7.5 in
Price on request
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Erostorsion XI, 2018
Bronze
Edition of 8
27.5 x 16.8 x 11.5 cm I 10.8 x 6.6 x 4.5 in
Price on request
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Erostorsion IV, 2018
Bronze
Edition of 8
25 x 16.5 x 13.5 cm I 9.8 x 6.5 x 5.3 in
Price on request
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Contorsionniste homme V, 2015
Bronze with black patina
Edition of 8
21 x 40.5 x 40.5 cm I 8.3 x 15.9 x 15.9 in
Price on request
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Danseurs, 2004
Silvered bronze
Edition of 8
54 x 38.5 x 30 cm I 21.3 x 15.2 x 11.8 in
Price on request
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Sans titre, 2006
Nickeled bronze
Edition of 8
20.5 x 14.5 x 12.3 cm I 8.1 x 5.7 x 4.8 in
Price on request
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Contorsionniste féline, 2018
Bronze
Edition of 8
24 x 28 x 34 cm
9.4 x 11 x 13.4 in
Price on request
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Contorsionniste aigle, 2018
Bronze
Edition of 8
63 x 27 x 27 cm I 24.8 x 10.6 x 10.6 in
Price on request
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Lee Jung Woong
Born in Ulleung-Gun, South Korea, in 1963, Lee Jung Woong began to study art at the age of
40, at the University of Keimyung. Specialising in hyperrealism, he revisited American Post-War
Action Painting, initiated notably by Joan Mitchell and Jackson Pollock.
His approach is marked by his Oriental sensibility, evoking the art of calligraphy. The Hanji paper,
made from mulberry tree pulp, he uses as his medium anchors the work in reality, as the material
remains raw. Lee Jung Woong illustrates his canvases with large traditional Chinese brushes
saturated with ink. He is particularly interested in the imperfections created by the spontaneity
of his gestures: the ink spots, the splashes or the angle of the brush… Lee also questions the
influence of traditional painting on the perspectives of contemporary Asian art.
His work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the United States, South
Korea, Singapore and Europe, and features in many collections, for example, the Seoul Museum
of Art and the Daelim Museum in Seoul.
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Brush, 2017
Oil on Korean paper
130 x 163 cm I 51.2 x 64.2 in
Price on request
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Brush, 2017
Oil on Korean paper
197 x 112 cm I 77.6 x 44.1 in
Price on request
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Brush, 2017
Oil on Korean paper
197 x 137 cm I 77.6 x 53.9 in
Price on request
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Brush Blue, 2018
Oil and mixed media on canvas
140 x 140 cm I 55.1 x 55.1 in
Price on request
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Brush Blue, 2018
Oil and mixed media on canvas
140 x 140 cm I 55.1 x 55.1 in
Price on request
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Brush, 2018
Oil and mixed media on canvas
140 x 140 cm I 55.1 x 55.1 in
Price on request
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Brush, 2018
Oil and mixed media on canvas
140 x 140 cm I 55.1 x 55.1 in
Price on request
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Brush, 2018
Oil and mixed media on canvas
162.2 x 130 cm I 63.8 x 51.2 in
Price on request
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Brush, 2018
Oil and mixed media on canvas
162 x 130.3 cm I 63.8 x 51.3 in
Price on request
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Brush, 2018
Oil and mixed media on canvas
193.7 x 130 cm
76.3 x 51.2 in
Price on request
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Brush, 2018
Oil and mixed media on canvas
193.7 x 130 cm I 76.3 x 51.2 in
Price on request
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Brush, 2019
Oil and mixed media on canvas
162 x 130 cm I 63.8 x 51.2 in
Price on request
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Published by Opera Gallery to coincide with exhibition Mauro Corda & Lee Jung Woong, February 2019.
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