Cell-Building block, 14 x 14 x 14 inch, 2016
Driven by an interest in the biological process of cell division, artist Jiyong Lee (previously) fabricates translucent sculptural works of segmented glass components fused through coldworking techniques. Some pieces purposefully take the form of organic life with titles such as “White-orange Chromosome Segmentation” or “Geometric cell membrane segmentation” while others are decidedly more geometric in nature. Born and raised in South Korea, Lee has helmed the glass program at Southern Illinois University since 2005. He most recently had a solo exhibition with Clara Scremini Gallery in Paris, and you can see many more of his pieces on Artsy.
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White-orange Chromosome Segmentation, 7 x 12 x 16 inch, 2017
Orange Cylinder Segmentation, 5.7 x 11.5 inch, 2017
Geometric cell membrane segmentation, 17 x 14 x 14 inch, 2016
Black & White segmented Cylinder, 5.5 x 13.75 inch, 2015
Gold-Ruby Trapezohedron, 9.25 x 15 x 10.5 inch, 2015
Blue-Yellow cuboid segmentation, 10.5 x 9 x 5 inch, 2015
white Drosophila embryo segmentation, 6.5h x 14.5w x 5.75d (inch), 2014
Source: thisiscolossal.com