Lee Ufan: ‘The process matters. Above all, encounters matter.'

VENICE, Italy -- Large brushstrokes spread across white canvases evoke both tension and harmony through rhythm and negative space.

In another room, stones and steel plates face one another in silent confrontation.

Korean-born artist Lee Ufan’s works may initially appear minimal and deceptively simple, but the artist says they emerged only after countless repetitions, effort and moments of contemplation. "Controlling strength is important (when painting).

It only emerges after an enormous amount