Using hundreds of bicycle chains, Korean artistYoung-Deok Seoassembles massive human heads.
These mesmerizing three-dimensional portraits possess a unique puzzle-like texture that is achieved by attaching these small metal links.
From entire heads to mask-like pieces, Seo has a masterful way of utilizing this unconventional material.
Seo’s sculptures are highly surreal, toeing the line between realism and abstraction.
The choice of material and its symbolism of modern industrialization is at the core of Seo’s work.
We are interlocked and running like parts of a giant machine.
And we are not allowed to be a protagonist of our own very life, he says.
South Korean artist Young-Deok Seo creates sculptures with an unconventional material.
Using hundreds of bicycle chains, he renders massive human portraits.
These chains reflect the industrialization of labor.
The chains in my work mean [restraints], he says.
The fetters are all about our contemporaries' complicated, forced relationships and cravings for materials.
