Joseph Lee
dal 5/11/2007 al 15/12/2007
Segnalato da
5/11/2007
Joseph Lee
University Museum and Art Gallery - UMAG, Hong Kong
The show presents 60 of thelatest oil paintings by Hong Kong artist. Influenced by both Chinese and Western art and culture, Lee's paintings are a mixture of both.
Back to Nature. Paintings
The University Museum and Art Gallery of The University of Hong Kong is
pleased to present an exhibition, "Back to Nature", featuring 60 of the
latest oil paintings by Hong Kong artist, Joseph Lee.
Born in Hong Kong in 1940, Joseph Lee was educated in Hong Kong, majoring in
Mathematics at the University of Hong Kong. Lee is fond of Chinese
literature and art. Influenced by both Chinese and Western art and culture,
Lee's paintings are a mixture of both.
On show will be paintings by Lee painted in Western media and techniques to
achieve the Chinese spirit of "becoming one with the universe". Both his art
and his philosophy of living are inspired by nature, which Lee finds it a
strongly poetic and lyrical force. Through paintings, Lee expresses his
philosophy.
Lee's paintings are characterized by their exuberant hues and complementary
palette in a style associated with the landscape paintings of masters such
as Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh. Yet nature in Lee's canvas is a sacred
aura. When admiring his paintings, one may experience a sense of alienation.
We are like the figures in the paintings, dissolving into the background; we
embrace nature yet we are outsiders admiring the paintings.
Beside painting, Joseph Lee is also an accomplished poet. Lee has written
poetry to accompany the works in this exhibition.
Opening on Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 6:00 pm
University Museum and Art Gallery - UMAG
94 Bonham Road, Pokfulam , Hong Kong
Free Admission