Lee Jae-Hyo Turns Ordinary Pieces of Wood Into Giant Sculptural Spheres

<a href="http://www.leeart.name">Korean artist Lee Jae-Hyo</a> has this remarkable ability to turn objects as simple and natural as pieces of wood into <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/leo-villareals-giant-led-buckyball-lights-up-the-night-at-madison-square-park/">giant sculptural spheres</a> that adorn galleries around the globe. Displaying ultimate respect for the material at hand, as well as total control, Jae-Hyo labors for hours over these immense creations that are unlike anything we've seen before.

Lee Jae-Hyo has this remarkable talent to turn ordinary pieces of wood into giant spherical structures

Using little more than wood and some bolts and nails, Jae-Hyo spends hours laboring over his creations

Absolutely dazzling in their scope, these pieces are on display throughout the earth

Lee Jae-Hyo also makes furniture that is equally spectacular

This closeup reveals the intricacy of Jae-Hyo's work

The sculptures are held together with scaffolding