About the artist
“Emotion fuels my passion”

Martine LEE
Artist sculptor
Born in Paris in 1949, Martine LEE settled in Seine-et-Marne before transferring her studio to the hills of Nice in 2008.
Passionate from an early age about the plastic arts, she went from painting to framing and creating decorative objects, before turning to making original silk garments, in the process dyeing her creations.
She discovered sculpture at the age of 40, a discipline she perfected in various art schools over the course of ten years.
In 1996, Martine LEE suffered an accident that left her immobilized for 6 months. She decided to put her passion for sculpture to creative use, and became a professional sculptor.
Martine LEE’s world
Martine LEE is not only interested in the appearance of her subjects, but also in the emotion that emanates from them. Ainsi, pour préserver ce contact intime, elle sculpte ce qu’elle ressent et travaille principalement sans modèle ni photo.
She finds her inspiration in her “travel diary”, where, backpacking, she is enriched by contacts with people from all walks of life. She mentally captures emotionally-charged moments and works from within on her figures, which then take shape in a block of clay.
To express a feeling or a situation, she also creates imaginary characters, where posture complements the expressions born of features.
Her passion for the human figure remains the starting point for her work. Her experience as a stylist ensures that the bodies are elegantly dressed, with particular attention to drapery.
It’s in the foundry that her works, transformed into bronze, complement each other with lightness, harmony and elegance. She directs the craftsmen in the selection and placement of oxidized patinas.

Awards and honours
Since 2003 Member of Maison des Artistes
2015 Prix du public SIAC Marseille
2015 Prix du public, Salon international de l’art contemporain
2012 1ᵉʳ Prix de sculpture – Prix de la Ville de Crécy-la-Chapelle
2002 Prix de la Municipalité, Le salon d’Iris
1999 Prix Du Public CHENNEVIERES, 94, France
1998 Prix Du Jury COURPALAY, 77, France
1998 1ᵉʳ Prix de sculpture de Courpalay
Premiers prix du jury et de sculpture — Noisiel, Montévrain, Ozoir-la-Ferrière
Médaille de la ville, Marché régional de l’art
Prix spécial du jury du 18e salon d’automne de Pontault